In June this year, fine watchmaking experienced one of its more unusual moments – a contemporary marketing approach that married history and tradition with a desire to overtake social media. In 1801, on June 26, Abraham-Louis Breguet patented the tourbillon and changed watchmaking forever; the contemporary brand that perpetuates his legacy likes to honour this occasion every year with a new creation. This year, it is the Classique Double Tourbillon 5345 “Quai de L'horloge,” which features the now-famous calibre 588N, presented here as calibre 588N2. We will say at the outset that it is impossible to do justice to a grand complication like reference 5345 with a short write-up. In 2022, the last version of this reference was part of our 10-page cover story in the Legacy issue.
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SMART CONNECTIONS
With the T-Touch Connect Sport, Tissot tries to strike a balance between traditional watchmaking values and digital usefulness
SPIRIT OF CONSERVATION
SORAL is a conservation group most famous for the activities related to its name: Save Our Rhinos Africa and India. Hublot has partnered with SORAI for four special editions now, with part of the sales benefitting the group's activities. We chat with SORAI founder, former England cricketeer Kevin Pietersen, about the challenges behind working to save animal species
FINISHING TOUCHES
We take a different approach to Lang & Heyne in this wide-ranging discussion, as befits the brand's extremely limited production, devotion to hand craftsmanship and absence of big marketing
THE CONVERSATION: TIME SHAPES UP
Rough winds do shake up watchmaking and this is when we least expect new directions. The debut of just one collection has changed the math and made many question the wisdom of banking so overwhelmingly on round watches. The editors of WOW debate the issue
BLANCPAIN VILLERET CALENDRIER CHINOIS TRADITIONNEL
Perhaps the brand most significantly and consistently associated with the Chinese calendar, we had to close out this list with Blancpain's Chinese calendar model.
STANDARD BEARER
Longines finds a way to elevate the classic round watch, with a bit of a precious twist
RULE OF THIRDS
A. Lange & Söhne celebrated 30 years of the Lange 1 in 2024. Here is a brief look back at the story of this seminal watch, with some exclusive photography of the current models
CELEBRATING MILESTONES
Franck Muller CEO Nicholas Rudaz talks up the partnership between his brand and Sincere Fine Watches
SUBTLE DISTINCTIONS
The Toric's latest iteration is a callback to the gentleman's dress watch — and the collection has never looked more dapper
WATCHING BRIEF
With up to three significant watch exhibitions coming together by happenstance here, the collecting community could scarcely have wished for better
