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Limited to 75 pieces each in its two versions, the RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari marries the supercar-maker’s design DNA with Richard Mille’s precision engineering. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Enter the RM 43-01 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Ferrari

Limited to 75 pieces each in its 2 versions, the RM 43-01 marries Ferrari’s design DNA with Richard Mille’s precision engineering, embodying peak performance with features like a 70-hour power reserve.

Luxury brands

Rubber straps on watches make for a sporty take on luxury

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Style Edit: Rolex’s Land-Dweller is finally here – as are upgrades and new colours

Fame and celebrity

Inside A$AP Rocky’s luxury watch collection, from Rolex to Piaget

The rapper, whose collection ranges from the holiest of grail watches to Japanese bargain brands, favours rare, obscure and niche timepieces that reflect his esoteric style.

A$AP Rocky favours rare, obscure and niche watches. Photos: Watch Insanity; @lepee_1839, @jacobandco/Instagram
Luxury brands

Gold watches from leading brands bossed it at Watches and Wonders

The ‘boom boom’ fashion trend saw glittering new Rolex and Patek Philippe releases, while Cartier returned to its famous panther, and Chanel evoked Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel’s love of braid.

Watches and Wonders

Form, fit and function were key trends at Watches and Wonders 2025

IWC, Chopard and Parmigiani Fleurier favoured functional complications and durability, while brands like Hublot, Zenith, Ulysse Nardin and Tudor focused on aesthetic values such as size and hue.

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Style Edit: Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Jérôme Lambert on the Reverso’s enduring appeal

At Watches and Wonders 2025, Style sat down for a chat with Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Jérôme Lambert, who’s back for another stint as head of the luxury watchmaker.

The Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds with its “Milanese” link bracelet was the talk of the town at Watches and Wonders. Photo: Handout
Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift’s newly discovered passion for luxury watches

Tay Tay’s style has evolved and she’s now embracing luxury timepieces – it’s a passion reportedly influenced by her boyfriend, who is also a known watch enthusiast.

Luxury brands

Watches and Wonders 2025: from thinnest tourbillon to most complicated watch

While expectations for 2025 are not particularly rosy, given the weaker China market and shifting global consumption patterns, top luxury watchmakers are holding little back in Geneva.

Rolex

The brains behind Rolex’s new Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller

Rolex has unveiled its Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller, a watch years in the making, and revealed some of the steps a new design goes through.

The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller 40 is a fresh entry in a lineage that includes such legendary watches as the Datejust, the GMT-Master II, the Submariner and the Cosmograph Daytona.
Rolex

Rolex’s patent-packed Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller is finally here

The new Land-Dweller comes in a 40mm platinum and Rolesor case, or a 36mm 18k Everose gold case set with diamonds – both with the Flat Jubilee integrated bracelet and calibre 7135.

Swiss watchmaker Rolex’s newest model, the Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller, packed with patented innovations, debuted at the 2025 edition of Watches and Wonders in Geneva on April 1. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Omega’s striking new Seamaster Planet Ocean Worldtimer

A top choice of watch enthusiasts since its debut in 2017, the Worldtimer now comes to Omega’s Seamaster Planet Ocean collection in 2 captivating models, each making a statement.

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Style Edit: Richard Mille’s latest RM 74-02 Automatic Tourbillon

Richard Mille worked with Swiss composite expert North Thin Ply Technology on the material for the case, while inside lies the CRMT5 calibre, also produced in house.

Fame and celebrity

Bling up like Bad Bunny: who else can pair pearls with jeans, a tie and a fur coat?

The Puerto Rican rapper and singer Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio won an award for Latin pop/urban song of the year, and also performed at the awards show.

Seen here with Becky G, Bad Bunny bossed the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17, winning an award and performing in a Storm Pablo-styled outfit of white fur coat, jeans and tie, accessorised with pearls and a Vacheron Constantin watch. Photo: Getty Images
High Jewellery

The luxury jewellery brands bringing artistry to the world of horology

Cartier was one of the first luxury houses to introduce its signature style to the world of watchmaking, and recently Tiffany & Co. signalled an intention to shift more of its focus to horology.

Piaget has achieved cult status in the world of haute horology, and last year relaunched several iconic timepieces including the Black Tie, now renamed the Andy Warhol. Photo: Handout
Rolex

7 watch moments of 2025 so far, from Tay Tay’s Cartier to Jay-Z’s Patek

The start of 2025 saw exciting – and unexpected – releases from the likes of Audemars Piguet, Bulgari, Richard Mille and Omega, plus some envy-inducing celebrity wrist checks during awards season.

Audemars Piguet

Audemars Piguet perpetual calendar movement changes the game

Perpetual calendar watches are usually fiddly to adjust, needing a tool. New Audemars Piguet models are reset with turns of a single crown.

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Kendall Jenner

Tiny watches are big – just look at Tyler the Creator and Kendall Jenner

Blend vintage charm with modern fashion by wearing one of these tiny timepieces from marque brands – as the likes of Hailey Bieber, Paul Mescal, Jonathan Bailey and Emma Chamberlain are.

A-listers like Paul Mescal (pictured), Tyler the Creator and Kendall Jenner are popularising the wearing of mini watches from marque brands. Photo: Getty Images
Fame and celebrity

What’s in Luka Doncic’s epic watch collection? From Audemars Piguet to Rolex

NBA star Doncic might have to up his whole fashion game after moving from Dallas to Los Angeles – but he has a head start thanks to his enviable collection of watches.

Tom Brady

Luxury watch brands are embracing bespoke designs to cater to individual tastes

Tom Brady’s rare and customised timepieces, recently auctioned at Sotheby’s, highlight a growing trend for personalised luxury watches from big and small brands.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, Feb 21-23

Celebrate noodles and a restaurant’s anniversary, and see the latest in vegetarian and vegan food – or a film that dives into deaf culture.

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A dish from VEA’s 10th anniversary noodles celebration. Photo: Instagram/vea_hk
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Style Edit: Richard Mille RM 16-02 Automatic Winding Extraflat

The watch comes on the back of the success of the film The Brutalist and of its star Adrien Brody earning plaudits during this year’s awards season.

The Richard Mille RM 16-02 Automatic Winding Extraflat embodies the brutalist aesthetic even more than its predecessor. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong’s pandas

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park halts sale of luxury watch after alligator-strap outcry

Theme park apologises after launching HK$36,000 panda-themed luxury watch the previous day.

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Special Report - Jewellery

High time: it takes savoir faire to make a true haute joaillerie watch

Haute joaillerie timepieces blend watchmaking prowess with fine jewellery artistry, setting such exemplars apart from more everyday gem-set pieces.

Billie Eilish

The nonconformist watches of Billie Eilish, from Casios right up to Rolexes

It’s no surprise that the award-winning singer, known for her boundary-breaking style and music, should bring that rebel-without-a-cause approach to her watches.

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Billie Eilish at a Chanel watch show. Photo: Getty Images
High Jewellery

Why mixing metals is enjoying a comeback, from Cartier to Rolex and Bulgari

While not everyone is a fan of pairing different types of metals on their watches and jewellery, it allows the wearer to be more versatile in expression and attire.

Rolex Oyster Cosmograph Daytona. Photo: Handout
XXIV

Timepieces for a sporty lifestyle, from Rolex, Omega and Richard Mille

Whether deep diving or in the boardroom, these tool watches are equally at home, with unique features and design elements suited to those with an active lifestyle.

Luxury brands

Why meteorite dials are taking off … from Rolex to Omega

There’s growing fascination with these naturally patterned dials that offer a touch of cosmic elegance and exclusivity … Wimbledon champ Carlos Alcaraz is a fan too.

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