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In 2026, Breguet turns its attention to one of the defining inventions in mechanical watchmaking: the tourbillon. Two hundred and twenty-five years after Abraham-Louis Breguet received its patent, the House is marking the anniversary with new interpretations that connect historic mechanisms with contemporary design.
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Horology
With the Balancier 3, Greubel Forsey turns nearly two decades of technical and aesthetic development towards a more compact and comparatively accessible expression of its watchmaking. The result retains the Atelier’s emphasis on visible mechanics, elaborate hand finishing and chronometric performance within a newly proportioned Convexe case.
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Horology
Glashütte Original has distilled two chapters of Saxon horological history into a pair of finely proportioned flyback chronographs, one classically composed and the other shaped by…
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Horology
In 2026, Rolex marks a century since the Oyster transformed expectations of the wristwatch. The year’s new releases reflect that heritage through colourful dial artistry, precious-metal executions, renewed sporting functionality and continued advances in precision, bringing historic ideas into a contemporary watchmaking context.
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Lavender, purple iris and ancient olive trees surround Gabrielle Chanel’s restored Mediterranean retreat, where Peter Marino has recovered a landscape shaped by the same discipline, freedom…
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Hilton’s latest campaign with Deepika Padukone replaces overt status theatre with movement, assurance and emotional comfort, revealing how influence is reshaping the meaning of a luxurious…
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Horology
Panerai’s travelling historical exhibition, The Depths of Time, concluded its 2026 international tour in Taipei, bringing the watchmaker’s military origins and evolution into contemporary fine watchmaking to a historic creative district. The exhibition offered visitors a closer look at the technical, cultural and design milestones that have shaped Panerai over more than a century.
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Horology
Nearly seven decades after its debut, the Speedmaster demonstrates how a disciplined visual architecture can absorb new movements, materials and stories without surrendering its identity.
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Baume & Mercier expands its Clifton collection on 1 September 2026 with two limited editions defined by ice-blue guilloché dials. Available as a 39 mm automatic date model and a 40 mm perpetual calendar, both combine the collection’s 1950s-inspired design language with the long-running capabilities of the Maison’s Baumatic manufacture movement.
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TAG Heuer’s Watches and Wonders 2026 collection places two sides of its watchmaking identity in conversation: the expressive heritage of the Monaco and the performance-led character of the Aquaracer. Across new chronographs and a 500-metre dive watch, the Swiss maison continues to develop familiar forms through contemporary materials and mechanical innovation.
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