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A watchmaker works on the Vacheron Constantin The Berkley Grand Complication. Photos: Handout

The boldest complications revealed at Watches and Wonders 2024

Most brands made improvements, both subtle and substantial, on their offerings, with some pushing beyond their comfort zone and breaking horological hurdles

Watches and Wonders 2024: Style’s wrap from the world’s biggest watch fair

5 most impressive perpetual calendar watches for the leap year of 2024

Titan of time: 6 titanium watches every collector should clock in 2023

Harder, better, faster and stronger? Channel Daft Punk and Kanye West’s steely aesthetic with a titanium timepiece – one of 2023’s big watch trends to clock

Titanium watches to clock in 2023, from left to right: Rolex Yacht-Master 42; GPHG 2023 Sports category winner Tudor Pelagos 39; Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer

Watches and Wonders returns to Shanghai for its third edition in September

Mark your calendars – Watches and Wonders has just confirmed its third-ever Shanghai edition taking place this September with brands from Cartier to Panerai showing off their creations

Why watch brands should focus on one collection – except if you’re Rolex

How do you capture a prospective buyer’s attention in an overcrowded watch market? One trick is to focus on iconic collections that have set generations of watch lovers dreaming

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Inside Lewis Hamilton’s luxury watch collection, from Rolex to IWC

The IWC brand ambassador and racing champ caused a stir by protesting F1’s no jewellery ban, wearing three watches to a press conference, but what other timepieces does he own?

Lewis Hamilton is known for sporting luxurious watches. Photos: uhrforum.de, Patek Philippe, Rolex

Watches and Wonders 2022: 5 new timepieces riding the green dial trend

Green dials are here to stay, and luxury watchmakers each have their own exciting take on the trend, from Patek Philippe, Hublot and IWC, to Panerai and Moser & Cie

Swiss luxury-watch makers swap leather for plant-based bands

Greubel Forsey, whose watches sell for over US$200,000, will use vegan leather from January 2022. It joins brands such as Hermès and IWC Schaffhausen in turning greener to draw young buyers.

What Kim Jong-un’s IWC watch says about his weight

Last year, South Korean spies estimated Kim Jong-un to weigh at least 136kg – but new pictures suggest a dramatic transformation

Kim Jong-un’s weight has provoked concerns about the North Korean leader’s health. Photos: Reuters, @martyn_williams/Twitter

Rolex winners, Swatch losers after rough year for Swiss luxury watches

More expensive Swiss luxury watch brands have coped with the pandemic better than cheaper counterparts, a report says, with strong Chinese demand for mid-price brands driving the market.

A Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31 with a bezel set with 46 brilliant-cut diamonds and an aubergine, sunray-finish dial with a diamond-set VI.

How luxury watchmakers have embraced VR online boutiques during Covid-19

Watch brands are trying out augmented reality headsets and virtual assistants – while old-school holdouts, like Rolex, insist technology is not immersive enough yet

Why Breitling, Chopard and others can’t resist flirting with the past

Brands find answers for their latest releases by delving way back into their 20th-century archives

SIHH 2019: IWC’s Spitfire and Top Gun timepieces reach for the sky

Latest collections expand on the Pilot’s Watch theme and display the stylish practicality associated with the brand

IWC's Spitfire collection draws inspiration from the iconic fighter plane.

Top 11 timepieces for men at SIHH 2019

From Audemars Piguet’s Code 11.59 to the Hermès Arceau L’Heure De La Lune, the annual Geneva fair saw an impressive range from the world’s best luxury watchmakers

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The Santos de Cartier Skeleton stands out with its all-black case and strap.

SIHH 2019: IWC takes flight with new Top Gun and Spitfire Pilot’s Watches

The brand launches the lines alongside special-edition Le Petit Prince timepieces, while debuting two sturdy new materials – ceretanium and hard gold

Check out this US$1 million watch Sylvester Stallone helped create

Watches from Panerai, Ralph Lauren, Audemars Piguet and Blancpain are also a timely gift

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IWC celebrates 150 years of history with pop-up store

The store features a small cafe manned by Urban Coffee Roaster

IWC celebrates 150 years of history with a pop-up store in Causeway Bay.

IWC now offers Santoni leather accessories in six boutiques

Crafted in high-quality calf leather, the accessories echo IWC timepieces and the colours of Santoni bracelets

SIHH 2018: IWC celebrates 150th anniversary with limited-edition timepieces

IWC launches Da Vinci watches for women at SIHH 2017

Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 for women

IWC launches Da Vinci collection with star-studded Geneva gala

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Lewis Hamilton and Carmen Jorda

IWC taps women’s market with Da Vinci watches

Watches set to steal the spotlight at SIHH 2017

IWC shows Pilot watches in Hong Kong

IWC shows Pilot watches in Hong Kong

IWC celebrates launch of Pilot's Watches with star-studded party

Ralf Moller and IWC CEO Georges Kern strike an interesting pose at the event #stylescmp

IWC and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation collaborate with Hong Kong's Pacific Place to present two Little Prince exhibitions

Heir of The Little Prince author talks charity, vision and IWC collaboration

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last updated:
14 August, 2024
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