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Phillips Sets The Pace For Spring 2025 Watch Auctions Worldwide
Press release: With the Largest Sale Totals, the Most Million-Dollar Timepieces, and the Highest Sell-Through Rates, Phillips Continues to Define the Gold Standard in Watch Auctions.
Renaud Tixier Enters the Dynamic North American Market with Prestigious Retail Partnerships in New York and Denver
Press release: Nyon, Switzerland – June 23, 2025 — Renaud Tixier, the independent haute horlogerie brand founded by master watchmaker Dominique Renaud, announces its official entry into the United States—currently the most dynamic and influential market in the world for fine watchmaking. This strategic expansion is anchored by exclusive retail partnerships with two of the nation’s premier luxury watch destinations: Cellini in New York City and Oster Jewelers in Denver. The move underscores the brand’s commitment to the U.S., a market that is not only thriving but is now the primary force driving global growth in the industry.
Vacheron Constantin: Les Cabinotiers Temporis Duo Grand Complication Openface
Press release: To bring together in a wristwatch a minute repeater, a split-seconds chronograph and a tourbillon regulator is a technical challenge that has rarely been met. In the Les Cabinotiers Temporis Duo Grand Complication Openface these complications benefit from Vacheron Constantin's latest technical developments and continuous research into materials. Particular attention has also been paid to the decoration and hand-finishing of Calibre 2757 S, which comprises almost 700 components. This work is revealed through the complex sapphire dial as well as the sapphire back of the 45mm 5N pink gold (750/1000) case. This highly technical timepiece turns mechanical watchmaking into a kinetic art form that measures time.
Interview - Urban Jürgensen
Press release: The next phase of Urban Jürgensen is more than an Haute Horlogerie story – it marks the transformation of a legacy that began in 1773. This watchmaking dynasty has endured not through bloodlines alone, but through generations of masters who shared a singular vision and an uncompromising passion for precision. Each custodian, whether a member of the Jürgensen family or a devoted collector or watchmaker, has drawn from the brand’s essence while propelling it forward, creating timepieces that reflect their era yet transcend them.
Bianchet: When An Ultra-Thin Automatic Tourbillon Resists Shocks Exceeding 5,000 Gs
Press release: Serving a tennis match at Roland-Garros with an ultra-thin tourbillon on the wrist? Precision, resilience, lightness, and elegance, all embodied by Bianchet’s ultra-thin automatic tourbillon movement UT01, proving that finesse, mechanical poetry, and reliability can coexist within an automatic tourbillon under 4 mm thick.
Interview - Breguet Type XX Chronographe 2075
Press release: To celebrate its 250th anniversary, Breguet unveils the Type XX Chronographe 2075 in New York—two hand-wound masterpieces in Breguet gold, blending aviation heritage, technical innovation, and timeless elegance inspired by a legendary 1955 civilian model.
Spaceone Worldtimer
Press release: A Futuristic Vision of Watchmaking - SpaceOne was born from the shared ambition of Théo Auffret and Guillaume Laidet, two watchmaking enthusiasts united by a common vision: a form of watchmaking that is innovative, technical, and accessible. Founded in 2023, the brand quickly made a name for itself as a key player in avant-garde horology, offering original complications and designs inspired by space exploration.
MB&F: HM 8 Mark 2 Purple
Press release: Back To The Dream - MB&F’s connection to cars runs deep, starting in 2012 with the HM5, followed by the HMX in 2015, and the HM8 in 2016. Each of these iterations is linked by its instantly recognizable speedometer-style display on the side of the case that recalls the daring and futuristic design of the 1970s. A decade after the first automotive-inspired MB&F Machines, MB&F revealed the supercar-inspired HM8 Mark 2 in 2023. After a successful introduction of two editions in 2023 – with white or green body panels, the latter limited to 33 pieces – the HM8 Mark 2 came back in 2024 with a limited edition featuring a glossy sapphire blue bodywork.
Bell & Ross Becomes Partner Of The Rafale Solo Display
Press release: Bell & Ross and Aviation: A Story of Partnerships - At the 55th edition of the Paris Air Show (Salon International de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace – SIAE) in Le Bourget, Bell & Ross officially unveils its partnership with the Rafale Solo Display, the Rafale’s official flight demonstration program of the french Air and Space Force. Driven by shared values of precision, excellence, and performance, Bell & Ross — already a partner of the Patrouille de France — is now working closely with this elite squad of the French Air and Space Force. Its mission: to demonstrate, both to the public and on the international stage, the exceptional flying capabilities of the Rafale through its perfectly choreographed aerial demonstrations. Bell & Ross is also proud to announce the renewal of its partnership with the Musée de l’Air et de l’Espace for an additional five years.
Le Régulateur - Louis Erard x Konstantin Chaykin III
Press release: The Regulator Monster is back… Time Eater III as a final bite? Two new watches. Two faces of the WristMonster… All the codes of the LE x KC saga. Two years ago, Louis Erard & Konstantin Chaykin unleashed their first beast. A one-eyed freak straight out of Slavic legends: half myth, half joker, full madness. You nicknamed it Time Eater. It stared at you. It made every second that counts fun. It sold out faster than you could blink. Today, it returns, hungrier than ever. Two Regulator versions… you asked for them and we simply couldn’t resist! And for the first time ever, this legendary collab will be sold by both Louis Erard and Konstantin Chaykin.
Depancel: Allure D[R]IVER Calendar
Press release: Between sea and asphalt, between nostalgia and modernity, Depancel introduces the Allure D[R]IVER Calendar: a timepiece crafted for thrill-seekers, lovers of timeless elegance, and free spirits. Channeling the adrenaline-fueled glamour of the 70s and 80s, where Cigarette boats and race cars ruled the scene, this new model fuses performance, precision, and flair.
ArtyA Genève Introduces Its First Micro-Rotor Caliber
Press release: ArtyA unveils a new movement in its Luminity collection: the exclusive AMR-02. A proprietary automatic micro-rotor caliber with twin parallel barrels. The elegance of the timeless Wavy case – now offered in two materials: Grade 5 Titanium and Sapphire.
H. Moser & Cie. X Alpine Motorsports: Pushing Limits Together
Press release: Neuhausen am Rheinfall, May 29th, 2025 - In most partnerships between watch brands and car manufacturers, the same scenario tends to play out: swapped logos, a splash of colour, exotic materials, and that’s where it usually ends. But when H. Moser & Cie. teamed up with Alpine in 2024, it was never going to be just a marketing ploy. The idea was to rewrite the rules and focus on a rigorous, authentic and committed approach: one of true collaboration. The two brands, renowned for their pioneering spirit in their respective fields, have set their sights much higher: a genuine, in-depth collaboration based on engineering considerations and not just marketing factors. At its heart, lies a single provocative question: How can a two-hundred-year-old Swiss watchmaker support the Alpine Formula 1 and Endurance teams in their quest for precision and performance? The answer offered by H. Moser & Cie. comes in two parts, with a duo of watches: the Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition and the Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition. An unprecedented blend of Haute Horlogerie and state of the art technology.
Interview With Amida's CEO Mr. Clément Meynier With The Library: AMIDA Digitrend Open Saphire
Interview: Time, Reimagined: The Vision Behind the Digitrend Revival
The AMIDA Digitrend Open Sapphire reimagines a 1970s icon with bold transparency and cutting-edge craftsmanship. Featuring a sapphire case, lateral time display via prism, and a mechanical jump hour movement, this limited-edition driver's watch blends Space Age spirit with Swiss horological excellence—an enduring tribute to innovation and design.
AMIDA Digitrend Open Saphire
Press release: Past Forward – The 70s Driver's Watch Returns with a Stunning Take on Jumping Hours. Under the sapphire crystal hood, the watch engine is on full display. Watch the precise dance of discs as each hour clicks into place. Sense the engineering behind this unique system.
Breguet Type XX Chronographe 2075
Press release: As part of its 250th anniversary celebrations, following Paris with the Classique Souscription 2025 and Shanghai with the Tradition 7035 edition, Breguet is making a stopover in New York. Here it presents the Type XX Chronographe reference 2075 in two versions, inspired by an emblematic model dating back to 1955.
Greubel Forsey Unveils The New GMT Balancier Convexe
Press release: Greubel Forsey unveils the new GMT Balancier Convexe. As the Earth takes centre stage within a newly reimagined amphitheatre, the hours, minutes, seconds, second time zone, and universal time indications become both companions and spectators to its quiet revolution.
Exaequo Melting Watch: Arabic Numerals + Fumè Dial
Press release: Two new interpretations of the “melting” watch that continues to defy the perception of time: one featuring a dreamy dial with handwritten-style Arabic numerals, and one in a fumé version that evokes suspended, ethereal atmospheres. Surrealism evolves—without ever losing its identity—in these limited editions of only 301 pieces each.
Louis Moinet: Time To Race
Press release: RUSH and WHITE FUJI: two new colour signatures - “The history of automobile racing has forged its share of legends. This year, I have chosen to celebrate two new creations: the RUSH, which features an intense metallic blue, and the WHITE FUJI, which radiates a luminous white with red accents. The watches are conceived on the same principle: one colour code, one lucky number, a unique piece.” Jean-Marie Schaller, CEO & Creative Director.
Breitling Unveils The Updated Superocean Heritage
Press release: Two new interpretations of the “melting” watch that continues to defy the perception of time: one featuring a dreamy dial with handwritten-style Arabic numerals, and one in a fumé version that evokes suspended, ethereal atmospheres. Surrealism evolves—without ever losing its identity—in these limited editions of only 301 pieces each.