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Zenith builds a modern city of watches
High-frequency movements, black ceramic cases and sharply defined geometry become key pillars of the brand’s evolving Defy collection
Tag Heuer recalibrates the Carrera
Launching at LVMH Watch Week 2026 are a maritime revival, the line’s first split-seconds chronograph and more
Rexhep Rexhepi’s best is yet to come
Now more mature, the one-time wunderkind of watchmaking is working on more surprises
De Bethune at the crossroads
The independent watchmaker is facing a pivotal transition, including industry speculation over its next leader
Small wonders, grand visions
Audemars Piguet distils 150 years of horological mastery into its most intimate forms with an exhibition of rare mini timepieces at AP House
How a small village became the heart of global luxury watchmaking
From handcrafted Grande Complications in Le Brassus to advanced movement development in Le Locle, Audemars Piguet’s 150-year story is one of place-driven mastery
Set in stone, driven by innovation
In the limited edition Defy Extreme Lapis Lazuli, Zenith pairs a gemstone older than civilisation with a high-frequency chronograph, turning geology and innovation into pure technical virtuosity
Blancpain CEO: ‘You don’t get many chances in life to make a watch like the Grande Double Sonnerie’
Marc A Hayek reflects on creating the most complicated watch in Blancpain’s history and on his own journey reshaping the world’s oldest watchmaking maison
Blancpain Grande Double Sonnerie rewrites the rule book on chiming watches
The most complicated watch in the brand’s 290-year history is also the world’s first in turning the passing of time into a mini concert
Tag Heuer CEO Antoine Pin steers brand into a new era
Returning to the brand where he began his career three decades ago, he reflects on what keeps human connection at the heart of its legacy
