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NEW FRONTIERS

The outgoing CEO of TAG Heuer Julien Tornare shares his management style and values. No doubt these will remain consistent in his new role as Hublot CEO, just as they were in his Zenith tenure

STRUCTURAL STYLE

Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni explains the logic of the new Toric collection and takes us through his thoughts on style and elegance

THE CONVERSATION: APROPOS COMPLICATIONS

A watch with complications appeals to different sorts of collectors, and is quite different to a complex watch. The editors of Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand discuss the virtues of all sorts of complications and consider when more is really better...

EUREKA MOMENTS

Our extended look at gold in watchmaking comes to a close in this third and final part, with a look at five proprietary gold alloys. Of course, there are certainly more than five so we will leave the door ajar on going even further

MACHINE LEARNING

The mechanical calendar has been perfected over the last 100 years; it remains a challenge that invites multiple watchmaking and engineering approaches. We get into the nuts and bolts of how the perpetual calendar gets the job done

CULTURAL SENSE

The story of our calendar and why it is rife with anomalies

QUANTA OF TIME

Just as hours, minutes and seconds are quanta of time, so too are days, weeks, months and years. We finally explore the story of the perpetual calendar in particular, in a year that invites such ruminations

PURPLE REIGN

H. Moser Cie brings a brand new dial to the party with the Pioneer Perpetual Calendar Concept MD Purple Enamel Sincere Platinum Jubilee Edition

AUTUMN HUE

Grand Seiko continues its celebration of the 20th anniversary of Calibre 9R with the limited edition SBGA499

TWICE UPON A TIME

The world's greatest double tourbillon wristwatch, the Breguet Classique 5345 Quai de L'horloge is back, with new hand-finishing touches

HAND-FINISHED CERAMIC

Once thought impossible, Blancpain demonstrates how to bring handcraftsmanship to ceramic cases and bracelets with the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Quantième Complet Phases de lune 5054

RACING PEDIGREE

Bell Ross brings the worlds of motoring and aerospace together in the BR-X5 Racing

DELIGHTING TO SURPRISE

Tissot CEO Sylvain Dolla weighs in on the novelties of 2024

FORGING AHEAD

Tissot drops all-new PRX models, including a first in forged carbon. We also take a closer look at the Grendizer model and outside the PRX range the PR516 chronograph

EXPEDITION HUBLOT

A peek into the manufacture at Hublot reveals the amount of intricacies and technology behind the often quirky watches

SWATCHING BRIEF

While the Swatch is often credited with orotecting Swiss watchmaking, it has also had a lasting impact. Perhaps the revolutionary brand has never been more important...

LIGHT THE NIGHT

Luminox celebrates 35 years of existence by drawing on its heritage in the realms of the air, land and sea

USEFUL BREAKTHROUGH

With the Elux LAB-ID PAMO1800, Panerai has delivered the smartest and brightest dive watch ever made

TRACKING HERITAGE

Rolex marks 20 years as Official Timepiece of the Goodwood Revival and Title Soonsor of the Rolex Drivers’ Club

COMING IN THIN

Bvigari’s releases for 2024 continue to stun the watch world with its trail-blazing innovation and sublime artistry

ABOUT FACE

Rolex’s dials have long been a calling card of their collections, thus the brand puts a considerable amount of effort into making sure that each one is always made perfect

BACK IN BLACK

Meet the new Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm, the first Tissot watch with a forged carbon case and matching dial

Worth Its Weight

TAG Heuer scored an unexpected win with the Carrera Chronograph Skipper in the recent past, so the brand returned it to regular production in steel last year. For 2024, red gold marks the Skipper's triumph

When Imitation Is Criminal

In the second part of our special on the phenomenon of counterfeiting in watchmaking, we look at some surprising reasons behind consumer demand

The Conversation: Greater Expectations

With Geneva Watch Week behind us, the editors exchange views on the novelty showcases, the novelties themselves and all the watch news that is fit to print and some that is not)

GOLDEN HOURS

The first timekeepers may not have been cased in any precious metal but, given how precious time is, gold and silver soon made their marks here

FINE TIME

Precious metals promise to put the fine’ back into fine watchmaking, after years of being overshadowed by more prosaic materials. This special section continues the journey we began last issue, with a deep dive into that most desirable of all metals, gold. Of course, platinum is also back...

RED DAWN

Grand Seiko celebrates the 20th birthday of Spring Drive with a special edition Chronograph GMT SBGC275 with a unique dial

NEW DEPTHS

Breguet surprises with the gem-set Marine Chronograph 5529, opening up new vistas for the collection

NEW AND NOTED

As you might expect, we have been covering Watches and Wonders Geneva since it began as a physical fair in 2022 and of course when it was confined to the ether, from 2020.