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Anatomy of a Crash: a view of the components that go into the new Cartier Privé Crash in platinum. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Cartier reshapes 5 of its most storied watch collections

This year, the house has reinvented the Privé Crash, Santos de Cartier, Baignoire and Myst de Cartier, and has brought back the Roadster.

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Style Edit: Audemars Piguet launches a new atelier at Watches and Wonders 2026

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Style Edit: Chanel’s watch and jewellery releases, from J12 to a chessboard

Luxury brands

The dark allure of hardstone watch dials, from Rolex and Chopard

Materials like tiger’s eye, onyx and obsidian are lending unique depth and character to watch designs by Van Cleef & Arpels and more.

Biver Automatique Obsidian Mahogany. Photo: Handout
Luxury brands

8 smaller women’s watches that made a big impact at Watches and Wonders

Dainty yet highly decorated pieces from brands like Chanel, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Chopard, Bulgari and Audemars Piguet redefine opulence and steal the spotlight.

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Style Edit: Tudor’s new models at Watches and Wonders 2026

The maison brought back the Monarch collection, complete with quirky dial and numerals, and added new models to its Royal and Black Bay marques.

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Style Edit: Tag Heuer reimagines the chronograph for Watches and Wonders

From a ground-up redesign of the chronograph to a 500-metre dive watch, the maison’s 2026 line-up is all about pushing boundaries.

Powered by the in-house Calibre TH20-11, the new Tag Heuer Monaco comes in three versions, including this one in a black dial with silver subdials and rose gold accents. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: The Omega Speedmaster story – from Apollo 11 to Artemis II

From Nasa’s punishing 1965 trials, to the Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite, ‘Reverse Panda’ and X-33 – this is how a space icon keeps evolving.

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Style Edit: Jaeger-LeCoultre adds 2 impressive new models for 2026

The 2026 Master Hybris Inventiva Gyrotourbillon À Stratosphère is a technical and decorative marvel, while the new Master Control Chronometre is based on the 1973 Master Mariner Chronometre.

Watches and Wonders

The best Watches and Wonders 2026 launches: Cartier, Hublot and more

This year’s event brings new editions of legendary pieces, such as the Tudor Black Bay and H. Moser & Cie’s Reebok collab, as well as innovative tech and materials.

IWC Schaffhausen’s Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Richard Mille’s vibrant Coloured Ceramics collection

The new RM 07-01 designs blend bold hues and technical precision for an ultra-modern aesthetic.

The new Richard Mille 07-01 Coloured Ceramics designs exude a vibrant, modern aesthetic that is paired with precision technology. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: IWC Schaffhausen celebrates its Pilot’s Watch’s 90th anniversary

New pieces soar with Inspiration4 and Polaris Dawn, and the adventurous spirit of Le Petit Prince.

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Style Edit: Breguet’s Tradition collection puts the movement on show

The most beautiful part of a watch may be the one you weren’t supposed to see – as the Tradition Seconde Rétrograde 7037 and Tradition GMT 7067 prove.

Watches and Wonders

Watches and Wonders 2026: travel disruptions and glittering debuts

Richemont’s 10 maisons created plenty of buzz, while Patrick Dempsey dropped in at Tag Heuer and Usher is expected at Jaeger-LeCoultre.

The Audemars Piguet booth at Watches and Wonders 2026, currently underway in Geneva. Photo: EPA
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Style Edit: Rolex’s central role at golf’s star-studded Masters at Augusta

Golf’s biggest names battled the Augusta course, including winner Rory McIlroy and Rolex Testimonees Ludvig Åberg, Matt Fitzpatrick, Viktor Hovland and Collin Morikawa.

The Masters Tournament golf course at Augusta, Georgia. Photo: Handout
Luxury brands

How diamonds are reshaping luxury watches, from Chanel to Cartier

Luxury maisons including Van Cleef & Arpels and Jaeger-LeCoultre are going beyond bling, revolutionising horology with functional diamonds.

Space

Beyond Omega: redefining space watches for a new era of exploration

Omega’s Speedmaster has long been Nasa’s go-to, but other space programmes are exploring partnerships with the likes of IWC Schaffhausen, Fortis and Barrelhand.

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Celebrity style

Colourful watches: the simple upgrade that celebrities are obsessed with

The Marty Supreme star’s Urban Jürgensen UJ-2 had a custom orange strap, while the rapper’s Pierre Balmain watch was a lush dark green.

Timothée Chalamet, Tyler the Creator and Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary show off watches with coloured straps at December’s New York premiere of Marty Supreme. Photo: Variety via Getty Images
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Style Edit: Audemars Piguet’s new Royal Oak and Code 11.59 watches, and more

The watchmaker also added the experimental Neo-Frame Jumping Hour and 150 Heritage pocket watch pieces, and hosted an Audemars Piguet Social Club event in Macau.

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5 watch moments in March 2026 – from Zendaya’s Rolex to Tag Heuer’s new boss

Elsewhere, Grand Seiko signed on baseball star Shohei Ohtani, GPHG gets a new jury president … and Watches & Wonders isn’t even here yet.

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Style Edit: Richard Mille’s limited edition RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer

Complications track the score and phases of a match, while the watch is available in 2 versions – Dark Blue Quartz TPT and Red Carmin Basalt TPT.

Richard Mille’s highly skeletonised RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer in Red Carmin Basalt TPT. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Art meets horology at Oriental Watch Company’s exhibition

For Art Month in Hong Kong, the luxury watch retailer is partnering with local artist Marian Ang for a celebration of culture and craftsmanship.

The Oriental Watch Company x Marian Ang exhibition will be held until May 10. Photo: Handout
Celebrity style

Russell Crowe’s luxury watch collection, as he revealed on TikTok

The actor has built an impressive collection, from his most talked-about Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ‘Tiffany’ to an Omega Seamaster James Bond tribute.

Luxury brands

5 watch moments in February 2026: the Baftas, Jungkook’s new role and more

Breitling partners with Aston Martin, Louis Vuitton collaborates with De Bethune, and Swiss jump-hour watch brand Niton is revived.

Luxury brands

Is titanium redefining dress watches? Models by Cartier and Bulgari suggest so

Once considered utilitarian, titanium is now the material of choice for elegant pieces like the Santos de Cartier and Bulgari Octo Finissimo.

The Santos de Cartier 2025 Titanium (right). Photo: Handout
How luxury is made

The luxury watch world’s marquetry masterpieces, from Hermès to Patek Philippe

Hermès gets cheeky with horsehair, Patek Philippe and Chopard turn to traditional materials, and Ulysse Nardin uses silicon as an artistic medium.

Making of the Ulysse Nardin Blast Free Wheel Marquetry. Photo: Handout
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Style Edit: Richard Mille backs Alexia Barrier’s all-female feat of sailing

The Famous Project saw the French sailor aim for the historic Jules Verne Trophy, during which her multinational 8-member crew were presented with severe technical challenges.

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Style Edit: Audemars Piguet’s contrasting watch releases

Two very different approaches to making a head-turning timepiece – one recalls a sleek 1929 reference, the other a jewel-like aesthetic.

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