Girard-Perregaux has long been regarded as a cutting-edge manufacture, creating the iconic Three Bridges tourbillon — a spectacle of precision, technical prowess and aesthetic beauty — as far back as…
Louis Vuitton has always been a brand rooted in art and craftsmanship since its founding in 1854. What began with exquisitely engineered trunks and luggage evolved into a universe of…
As 2025 draws to a close, the year has already given collectors and enthusiasts a stunning array of one-of-a-kind artistic watches. Among these, Parmigiani Fleurier’s La Ravenale Lépine Watch stands…
Chiming watches sit at the summit of mechanical watchmaking, combining miniature acoustics, kinetic engineering and extreme energy management into one of horology’s most demanding discips. Chopard has spent nearly two…
It’s not often that something genuinely unprecedented arrives in the world of high horology, but Blancpain’s new Grande Double Sonnerie is exactly that—a world-first accomplishment born from eight years of…
Introduced to the watch world yesterday, the new Vacheron Constantin Overseas Grand Complication Openface represents a major technical breakthrough in the brand’s sports watch up. For the first time in…
Luxury watch brands have found creative ways to honor their legacies, and celebrating the birthdays of their founders or inventive watchmakers is becoming a tradition. Parmigiani Fleurier exemplifies this with…
Recently, Jaeger-LeCoultre unveiled a groundbreaking new timepiece—the Master Hybris Artistica Calibre 184—at the Precision Pioneer exhibition in Beijing. This watch is a stunning fusion of mechanical ingenuity and artistic craftsmanship,…
Somehow for me, having been in the watch industry for decades, it is difficult to imagine that independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom – as we know it today –…
(This article by Roberta Naas first appeared on her column on Forbes.com.) Vacheron Constantin, the oldest, continually operating watch brand in Switzerland, is known for its technical prowess and keen…
Today, in honor of master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani’s birthday, Parmigiani Fleurier presents a one-of-a-kind watch, L’ Armoriale. The stunning work of métiers d’ arts combined with high horology in art to…
(Parts of this article by Roberta Naas first appeared on Forbes.com.) Just last week, I had the opportunity to meet with Christian Selmoni, Vacheron Constantin’s Director of Style and Heritage.…
At the forthcoming Salon Internacional de Alta Relojería (SIAR) in Mexico City (October 17-19), Pierre and Jean-Claude Biver of Biver Watches will release a one-of-a-kind horological masterpiece inspired by…
Ever since it was announced just about a year ago that the legendary Jean-Claude Biver and his son Pierre were planning to launch the eponymous Biver watch brand, the watch…
By Nancy Olson Michel Parmigiani’s early practice in the restoration of important timepieces has served him well throughout his watchmaking career, evident in the exceptional authenticity of his…