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.

THE CITIZEN HAS ARRIVED

The Japanese giant is expanding its global footprint of higher end watches

OLD FLAMES

In conversation with author, archivist, historian, and collector Aashdin Billimoria about his new book, A Comprehensive Guide to Vintage Swiss Watches, which features his personal collection

The Master of Mechanical Magic

How Andreas Strehler's passion for a good challenge has led to the most ingenious watches

FORWARD MARCH

Since it opened three years ago, the Tudor Manufacture and the Kenissi movementmaking facility next door have gone a long way to give Tudor independence and a stronger identity. WatchTime India visited the state-of-the-art facilities...

REBEL WITH A CAUSE

'Vandalising' vintage watches and creating new ones with a quirky yet thoughtful narrative-meet Romaric André, the creative force behind seconde/seconde/

Person of Interest

From picking watchmaking as a hobby to transitioning into a full-time watchmaker working on commissioned pieces, the self-taught Aditya Sambhare has come a long way

Travelling the Horological Silk Road Between Switzerland And China

How outsourcing the production of components for Swiss watch brands has influenced China's own watch industry

INTERVIEW WITH ALAIN VILLARD, CEO OF SWATCH

I believe the pressure on Swatch brand has always been there. Let’s not forget, the group is called ‘Swatch Group’, and that means people automatically have more expectations of a brand that saved the entire watch industry in the ‘80s.

DEEP INSIDE THE CREATIVE SYSTEM OF SWATCH

In February, WatchTime got to see Swatch's ultra-modern Sistem51 production in Boncourt and talk with the brand's CEO about the power of ideas, collaborations, and sustainability, shortly before the launch of the Omega x Swatch ‘Mission to the Moonphase' MoonSwatch in March 2024

Bright Idea

In a technological breakthrough, Panerai's new Submersible Elux Lab-ID combines electric fields with a mechanical movement for a powerful luminescence

Pure and Simple

After reaching several milestones in its relatively young journey, Frederique Constant is now packing a punch with its newest entry-level offering, the updated Classic Date Manufacture

In its Prime

As Breitling turns 140 this year, we speak to CEO Georges Kern on the brand’s legacy, and how it continues to cater to watch enthusiasts and collectors

SAVING THE DAY

Bovet Fleurier SA has created a world timer that takes Daylight Saving Time into consideration, combined with a roller system display that allows travellers to calibrate their watch to any of the 24 global time zones. Meet the Récital 28 'Prowess 1'.

HIGH TIME

All the conversation starters we loved at Watches and Wonders 2024

Looking Back to Move Forward

Three neo-vintage Patek Philippe references that every watch collector should consider