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Sixties and Sixties Panorama Date 2018 © Glashütte Original
Trend Forecaster
What’s wrong with the Sixties?

The 1960s and ‘70s are widely remembered as a time of freedom and fantasy. Always quick to claim inspiration from these decades, in reality very few watchmakers dare to truly embrace such a bold aesthetic.

Wednesday, 09 June 2021
4 min read
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Classic Fusion Takashi Murakami All Black © Hublot
Trend Forecaster
Blackout

Among the hot reds and forest greens of the year’s new releases, black continues to hold its own as the perfect compliment to the intricate mechanisms beneath the dial.

Thursday, 03 June 2021
4 min read
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Roger Dubuis and Urban Art Tribe (Gully)
Culture
Watch brands make time for art

First came timepieces showcasing artistic crafts, then installations commissioned by brands from visual artists. Now watchmakers are selling their creations as non-fungible tokens using blockchain technology.

Wednesday, 28 April 2021
5 min read
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Tank Louis Cartier
Watches and Wonders
A festival of colour at Watches and Wonders

Watches for her, watches for him, there is less of a clear-cut distinction among the year’s releases. The emphasis is more on emotional appeal as new colours enter the spectrum.

Thursday, 22 April 2021
5 min read
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Oyster Perpetual Explorer © Rolex
Watches and Wonders
This sporting life at Watches and Wonders

The sports, or rather sports-style, watch stole the show at the Watches and Wonders Geneva digital fair.

Monday, 19 April 2021
4 min read
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Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 © Jaeger-LeCoultre
Watches and Wonders
Reasons to be cheerful at Watches and Wonders

Helping us forget ongoing restrictions, the brands at Watches and Wonders unveiled an explosion of colour alongside calendar complications, our future travel companions.

Thursday, 15 April 2021
6 min read
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Nuit Fantastique © Trilobe
Watches and Wonders
The dials have it at Watches and Wonders

Métiers d’art, transparent materials, three-dimensional structures, skeletonised movements… the brands at Watches and Wonders are changing the face of watchmaking.

Friday, 09 April 2021
5 min read
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Slim Perpetual Calendar © Hermès
Watches and Wonders
A foretaste of Watches and Wonders

In the run-up to the Watches and Wonders digital fair, this selection from the new releases so far sets the tone for a year which, after a sobering period, sees creativity bounce back.

Sunday, 04 April 2021
7 min read
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Benedict Cumberbatch and Jaeger-LeCoultre © Paul Ross
Culture
The new role of brand ambassadors

A pretty face is no longer enough, especially when it goes with an empty head. Watch brands are choosing their “friends” differently. Away from the glossy magazine image, these new ambassadors are more authentic and relatable.

Monday, 15 March 2021
6 min read
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