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Norqain's Wild One high-performance sports watch collection was developed with the collaboration of industry expert Jean-Claude Biver. The 2022 launch introduced the brand's proprietary Norteq material, a carbon fiber composite that is six times lighter than steel and 3.5 times lighter than titanium. Norqain presents the Wild One Skeleton Chrono at Watches & Wonders 2026, […]

Few initiatives in modern watchmaking truly place craft over product. The Time Æon Foundation is a foundation whose aim is to preserve and pass on traditional handcrafted techniques at the highest level. The Naissance d'une Montre series has become the best expression of its mission, not just watches, but knowledge workshops where historical methods are […]

Greubel Forsey has always been synonymous with highly complex, extremely accomplished movements presented as three-dimensional mechanical sculptures. In recent years, the brand has taken a more “understated” but still modern approach with models such as the Balancier S and the Balancier 3, launched in 2023. The contemporary Balancer 3 retained the brand's signature depth and […]

Since the AK-01 was introduced in 2012 under the Akrivia brand, Rexhep Rexhepi has achieved incredible popularity, which is also reflected in the prices of its watches at auction. Still, it's been a while since we've seen a new model from the young independent watchmaker recently, the latest being the Chronomètre Contemporain RRCC II in […]

When I think of an affordable complicated watch, something like the Longines Master Collection Chrono Moonphase comes to mind with a full calendar, chronograph, moon phase and 24-hour time (as a day/night indicator). That’s amateur level, however, when it comes to grand complications and the five most complicated watches on this list of this ABCs […]

OraOrea is a new independent brand founded by Zach Weiss, best known as the co-founder of Worn & Wound and Windup Watch Fair. After years of analyzing, curating and discussing watches, Weiss is now moving into product development with a first model that reflects a collector's eye for proportions and details. The OraOrea Coriolis Pointer […]

Since its acquisition by the Richemont Group in 2006, the historic and highly valued Minerva brand has been under the control of Montblanc, and its watches have double-signed dials. 20 years later, the venerable hidden gem of haute horlogerie is once again emancipating itself under the leadership of Laurent Lecamp, Global Managing Director for Montblanc […]

Two years ago, Credor, the upscale and classic side of Seiko Watch Corporation, introduced a very special watch based on the Locomotive concept. Once designed by none other than Gerald Genta, this watch was first introduced in 1979 before returning in a modernized and limited version for the brand's 50th anniversary in 2024. Last year, […]

Raymond Weil celebrates his 50th anniversary with The Fifty, a handsome chronograph powered by a restored Valjoux 23-6 column wheel chronograph from 1976, the year he was born. Featuring a neo-vintage sector dial inspired by the Millesime Small Seconds and the Millesime Chronograph, this accomplished limited edition is ready to captivate a new generation of […]

The independent watch brand Bianchet, founded by Rodolfo and Emmanuelle Festa Bianchet in the canton of Neuchâtel, has built an identity around skeletonized tourbillon watches and a design language that combines technology with modern aesthetics. Until now, the brand has only expressed its vision through tonneau-shaped cases. Shortly before Watches and Wonders 2026, where the […]