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MB&F goes back to the future with HM12 The Guardian

When taken off the wrist, the watch becomes the head and face of a 38.2 cm-tall robot with moving arms and other hidden surprises

An old luxury watch in a furnace to be melted down for gold at Hatton Garden Metals in London on Jun 10.

Gold fever sends some vintage luxury watches to the melting furnace

Used models by the likes of Omega and LVMH’s Tag Heuer are most hit by the trend

Yoon Ahn, creative director and one-half of Ambush, wears the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon.
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Audemars Piguet and Tag Heuer explore new ground with collaboration timepieces

Both brands push the boundaries of design-led horology with limited-edition watches that fuse haute mechanics with fashion, art and motorsports

The Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39 "Bumblebee" draws on the colourful chronographs that have appeared throughout the watchmaker’s history.
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Tudor, Rado and Bell & Ross welcome summer with a splash of colours

These new watches with bold hues prove that technical watchmaking need not always come in monochrome

Omega's Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light is the first chronograph in James Bond’s Seamaster Diver 300M history.
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Adventure-bound new watches from Omega, TAG Heuer and Luminox 

Explore uncharted terrain, dive into the depths, and embrace every moment with these timepieces engineered for the bold

A full set of the eight Royal Pop models fetched more than US$25,000 on live marketplace StockX.

Swatch’s Royal Pop launch triggers consumer frenzy as resale prices soar

Company says launch chaos affected about 20 of 220 global stores

The Swatch and Audemars Bioceramic Royal Pop Collection launches on May 16.

Swatch is seeking a Royal Pop from Audemars Piguet hype

While the collaboration is risky for Audemars, there is far more at stake for Swatch

The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronometre Perpetual Calendar embodies sophisticated elegance.
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New watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre, Hublot and Girard-Perregaux tell time with style

Jaeger-LeCoultre brings chronometric precision with the Master Control Chronometre, Hublot reverses time with Classic Fusion Titanium Retroverse, while GP revisits the 1970s with a Laureato Chronograp...

More than half a century after its debut, the Tag Heuer Monaco enters its next chapter, powered by the in-house automatic Calibre TH20-11.
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Tag Heuer, Hermes and Zenith showcase exceptional pieces at Watches and Wonders

The Monaco goes back to its roots while the H08 bares all and the Calibre 135’s legacy is reinforced at the annual Geneva luxury watch fair