CATEGORIES
"Moser has always been very strong, and it can be very polarising.You either love it or hate it."
Recently, H. Moser & Cie joined hands with Studio Underd0g to create two passion fruit-inspired watches (more on page 72), once again proving its unconventional, collaborative approach to watchmaking.
A WELLORDERED CELEBRATION
Sinn celebrated 25 years of its model 356 by introducing a handsome version of this pilots' chronograph that has a symmetrical dial with a subtle colour gradient
WELCOME TO THE CLUB
With the Nomos graduation watch launched back in 2007, the Club had almost left its teenage years behind. Reason enough for the manufacturer in Glashütte to revise this watch's design for the first time ever, but without altering its character. Our test shows how well the Club is maturing.
AT NIGHT MISSION
Breitling has relaunched the Avenger collection and sharpened its profile. The new pilots' series brings fresh new chronographs into the picture, along with an automatic and a GMT version. And now, the Breitling in-house Caliber 01 makes its appearance in a slightly smaller fuselage. Our test shows what the new Avenger B01 Chronograph 'Night Mission' version has to offer.
Sportsmanship
A closer look at the latest colour options for Parmigiani Fleurier’s Tonda PF Sport, a high-frequency chronograph in stainless steel that aims to offer “simplicity and sophistication in sportive elegance”.
ODE TO JOY
For Delhi-based watch collector Ravi Sethi, the pleasure of collecting lies not just in timepieces but also in the people and community that help further it
TWICE AS NICE
Montblanc's manufactures in Le Locle and Villeret in Switzerland are giving the brand an edge few other watchmakers can match. We visited both facilities to understand how two approaches one futuristic and the other steeped in tradition have resulted in a wide range of Montblanc offerings that can cater to every kind of watch lover.
Purpose and Drive
In conversation with the 2024 Rolex National Geographic Explorer Fernando Trujillo on the causes, effects, and results of a life spent protecting the Amazon River dolphins
WRITTEN IN THE STARS
A close look at legendary watchmaker George Daniels's Space Traveller watches, which combined different concepts of time reading
HOT DOG
Richard Benc's Studio Underdog is bringing a quirky, colourful approach to horology
KEEPING THE LEGACY ALIVE
Gerald Charles, the last brand from one of watchmaking's foremost figures, is keeping alive its founder's legacy through timepieces that boast his indelible mark
Watchmaking At the Turn of the Millennium
A look back at the year 2000 and the events that
PERFECT LANDING
Santos de Cartier Dual Time is the first in the Santos collection to boast the functionality. We take a closer look at the watch to see how it lives up to its aviation roots.
CATCH OF THE DAY
We take a look at the top haul from Geneva Watch Days 2024
In Top Shape
In conversation with Christoph Grainger-Herr CEO, IWC Schaffhausen, on the brand’s 2024 smash hits, and what constitutes the perfect WC watch
Berneron Mirage: The Persistence Of Creativity
An industry insider creates an audacious anomaly with a long waiting list
De Bethune
Haute Horlogerie's Rhapsody in Blue
LOUIS VUITTON'S AMBITIOUS DRESS WATCH
The Escale celebrates 10 years with a new look
Purely A Formality
Shaped watches from Cartier are unmistakable—just think about the Tank, the Cloche, and the Crash. Even though these timepieces have gained popularity in recent years, the movements that power them remain largely ignored. We take a look at some of the most fascinating movements inside these shaped watches.
Competitive Edge
The presence of the Titan Edge UltraSlim and Squircle in the 2024 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève nominations longlist marks the first time an Indian brand has made the cut. We take a look at the watches and how the Edge series has evolved.
BACK TO THE BASICS
Watch brands routinely look into their archives to resurrect vintage models that carry their essence and legacy. We take a look at the 2024 revivals that revisit the past while presenting a contemporary outlook.
Hands of Time
In the world of horology, time stands still for Sinziana lordache, a hyperrealist artist who creates life-like graphite drawings of watches
OFF THE BEATEN TRACK
In a short time of four years, New York-based Jaclyn Li has built a collection of heavyweight timepieces that goes beyond the usual suspects and highlights her love for exceptional watchmaking
Romancing the Stone
Beauregard melds haute joaillerie, haute horology, and the art of lapidary in its immaculately designed watches for women
CAST IN THE SAME MOULD
A look at how Chanel's capsule Couture O'Clock collection pays tribute to founder Coco Chanel's haute couture legacy
Tiny Triumph
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 is the smallest mechanical movement in the world, and it has revolutionised luxury watches for women
ROCKS OF AGES
Since it was launched in 1969, the diamond-studded L'Heure du Diamant line by Chopard has showcased the brand's extensive jewellery and watchmaking capabilities. The latest novelties in this line are only taking things further.
Titan Of The Depths
Rolex's first titanium the Deepsea watch Challenge-is water resistant to a record-setting depth of 11,000 metres. How does the 50mm model fit into everyday life?
SMOOTH TURN
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph is based on a model from 1996. The mechanical watch renaissance at that time saw the launch of a newly developed integrated chronograph with a special series of hand-wound complications. Its successor is available in rose gold with a black dial or in stainless steel with a blue-grey dial, the version we examine in this story.
"The combination of the playfulness of a story, high jewellery, and haute horology is a keystone element for the creation of our watches."
While it is natural for brands with expertise in jewellery making to extend design and gem-setting techniques to their timepieces, Van Cleef & Arpels has added an edge of story-telling to the mix. Over the past 18 years, the brand has established and builtits Poetic Complications line, which, as the name suggests, lends a playful, romantic edge to its complications with animation that brings alive every dial, so much so that timekeeping almost tends to take a step back in them. In 2022, this was personified by the Lady Arpels Heures Florales watch, where the hours were told by counting the number of opened flowers on the dial, while the minutes were indicated on the side of the case. Last year, the brand unveiled Lady Féerie, in which the hands of a fairy point to the (retrograde) minutes while jumping hours appears in a window at 6 o’clock.