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From left: Watches and Wonders; GPHG caps off the year by announcing winning watches in Geneva; Urban Jürgensen was relaunched. Photo: Handout
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9 top moments in watches in 2025: Trump tariffs, Urban Jürgensen and more

Taylor Swift announced her engagement wearing a Cartier Santos Demoiselle, while Aaron Taylor-Johnson was named Omega’s new brand ambassador.

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Not sure which watch to gift to whom? Here is our ultimate luxury guide

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How dress watches have evolved and why they’re coming back

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From childhood Flik Flaks to six-figure grails: 3 watch collectors open up

Explore horology through the eyes of Hong Kong timepiece obsessives Mervin Ling, Felicity Ng and Kai Huang.

Kai Huang’s collection includes a Cartier Cloche (left) and Cartier Ceinture (right). Photo: Jocelyn Tam
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September’s horological highs, from Geneva Watch Days to a Royal Oak for RiRi

Watches and Wonders announced new brands joining the line-up for 2026, while Mark Zuckerberg sported a Greubel Forsey prototype.

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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un, sister flaunt Swiss watch, Dior bag in China

The leaders showcased high-end European brands during their trip to Beijing, ignoring Pyongyang’s anti-capitalist stance.

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Taylor Swift, Rolex and Louis Vuitton: what’s ticking in the watch world

Taylor Swift and Christopher Briney favour vintage timepieces for important moments, Louis Vuitton releases a shortlist, and Rolex goes atomic.

From left to right: Fam Al Hut’s Mobius is a semi-finalist for Louis Vuitton’s Watch Prize for Independent Creatives; Taylor Swift sports a Cartier Santos Demoiselle for her engagement to Travis Kelce; Atelier Wen releases their new Ancestra collection, featuring a hand hammered dial. Photos: Handout, @taylorswift/Instagram, Handout
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The hottest watch moments of May and June 2025

In the wake of Watches and Wonders, the world of horology had some big moments in the last 2 months, from new launches and brand ambassadors – one could be the new 007 – to captivating red carpet moments.

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Jump-hour watches are making a comeback thanks to Jaeger-LeCoultre and others

These artfully mechanical timepieces are experiencing a renaissance, blending vintage charm with modern precision to captivate a new generation of watch collectors.

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Material gains: how ceramics are giving watches a sleek yet tough exterior

Modern ceramics are revolutionising high horology with scratch-proof durability and vibrant designs, making them the material of choice for many luxury watchmakers.

The Zenith Chronomaster Sport 160th Blue Ceramic. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: IWC Schaffhausen’s new models at Watches and Wonders 2025

Horological legend Gérald Genta brought the 1950s Ingenieur back in the 70s, and it was reintroduced again in 2023, while the Pilot’s Watch dates all the way back to the 1930s.

Among IWC Schaffhausen’s drops at Watches and Wonders 2025 were Pilot’s Watch models connected to Brad Pitt’s latest film, F1. Photo: Handout
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7 watch moments of 2025 so far, from Tay Tay’s Cartier to Jay-Z’s Patek

The start of 2025 saw exciting – and unexpected – releases from the likes of Audemars Piguet, Bulgari, Richard Mille and Omega, plus some envy-inducing celebrity wrist checks during awards season.

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Mechanical marvels: when watchmakers push horological boundaries

Luxury maisons showcase extreme engineering feats through their complex timepieces that include intricate designs and groundbreaking technology.

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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

A watchmaker works on the Vacheron Constantin The Berkley Grand Complication. Photos: Handout
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Watches and Wonders 2024: Style’s wrap from the world’s biggest watch fair

Footballer Kylian Mbappé and model Gisele Bündchen were among the almost 50,000 visitors to Geneva’s epic watch event – here’s our full report

Watches and Wonders in Geneva brought together the leading names in watchmaking from April 9-15, as well as A-list watch ambassadors like Hublot’s Kylian Mbappé and IWC’s Gisele Bündchen. Photo: WWGF/Keystone
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5 most impressive perpetual calendar watches for the leap year of 2024

Some horology enthusiasts would argue that ultra-complicated timepieces are frivolous – particularly the perpetual calendar function seen in these watches by Bulgari, A. Lange & Söhne and IWC

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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

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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

Watches and Wonders returns to Shanghai for the third time in September 2023. Photo: Handout
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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?

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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

With Endeavour Centre Seconds Concept Lime Green, whose green dial fades to black on the perimeter, H. Moser & Cie have reinvented fumé with a much more complicated technique. Photo: H. Moser & Cie
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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.

Swiss watchmaker Greubel Forsey will begin using plant-based bands from January 2022. Source: Greubel Forsey
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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

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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.

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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

One feature of Hublot’s digital extension to its Fifth Avenue, New York, store is the chance to interact remotely with in-store salespeople. Photo: Hublot
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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

Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 Chronograph
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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

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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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