Cartier Cheich Sets Auction Record at Sotheby’s Hong Kong
A unique white-gold Cartier Cheich linked to the Paris-Dakar Rally sells for HK$26.52 million, becoming the most expensive Cartier wristwatch ever sold at auction.
2026 Watches
Czapek Promenade L’Écume des Jours Turns Boris Vian’s Imagination Into Horological Art
Since its introduction in 2024, the Promenade collection has represented one of the more intimate sides of Czapek & Cie. Rather than focusing on overt technical spectacle, the collection approaches watchmaking as a space for reflection, using the dial as a canvas for stories, materials and artistic expression. With the new Czapek Promenade L’Écume des Jours, that philosophy takes a distinctly literary direction, drawing inspiration from Boris Vian’s celebrated 1947 novel of the same name.
Czapek Returns to Quai des Bergues with a New Geneva Flagship and Two Limited Editions
Geneva has always occupied a special place in the history of Czapek & Cie. Nearly two centuries after François Czapek established his first watchmaking business on Quai des Bergues, the Maison has returned to the very same waterfront with the opening of its new flagship boutique at Quai des Bergues 27.
Nubeo Elysium Automatic NASA Limited Edition Brings Apollo 13 Spirit To The Wrist
NUBEO introduces the ELYSIUM Automatic NASA Limited Edition, a three-piece collection built around one of the most recognisable rallying cries associated with spaceflight: “Failure is not an option.” The phrase became immortalised through the Apollo 13 mission and the composure of NASA’s Mission Control, and now becomes the central theme of a contemporary mechanical watch.
Blancpain Lady B Celebrates 70 Years Of Ladybird With A Mechanical Jewel
Seventy years after the creation of the Ladybird collection, Blancpain returns to one of the most distinctive chapters in its history with the Lady B. The new timepiece takes its inspiration from the Ladybird Bullet, introduced in 1956 under the leadership of Betty Fiechter, and translates its philosophy of mechanical miniaturization into a contemporary object designed to be worn almost like a piece of jewellery.
IWC Ingenieur Automatic 50th Anniversary Celebrates Gérald Genta’s Iconic Design
In 1976, IWC Schaffhausen introduced the Ingenieur SL, Reference 1832, a watch that would eventually become one of the most recognisable designs in the brand’s history. Created by Gérald Genta during one of the most influential periods of his career, the Ingenieur SL brought together a bold case, an integrated bracelet and a distinctly architectural approach to luxury sports watchmaking.
Hublot MP-14 Origin By Jeff Koons Turns The Big Bang Into A Watch
Hublot and Jeff Koons continue their collaboration with the Hublot MP-14 Origin by Jeff Koons, a radically constructed timepiece that approaches watchmaking as a form of contemporary sculpture. Where the Classic Fusion Balloon Dog translates Koons’ instantly recognisable artistic language into a wearable object, the MP-14 Origin explores something considerably more abstract: the origin of the universe itself.
Hublot Classic Fusion Balloon Dog By Jeff Koons Turns Time Into Art
Some collaborations between watchmakers and artists simply place an artwork on a dial. The new Hublot Classic Fusion Balloon Dog by Jeff Koons takes a very different approach. Instead of treating the watch as a canvas, Hublot has re-engineered the Classic Fusion around the inflated forms, curves and visual tension of Koons’ iconic Balloon Dog, turning the entire watch into a three-dimensional interpretation of the sculpture.
Rolex Perpetual Padellone Brings A Forgotten Icon Back To Life
There are watches in Rolex’s history that became icons, and then there are those that remained quietly fascinating to collectors. The original Reference 8171 belongs firmly to the second category. Introduced in 1949, the triple-calendar moonphase watch was unusually large for its era and eventually became known as the “Padellone”, an Italian nickname meaning “large frying pan”. Now, more than seven decades later, Rolex has brought that unusual chapter of its history back into the modern collection with the new Perpetual Padellone.
Maurice Lacroix AIKON-IC Frozen Carbon Turns Carbon Into A Work Of Art
Maurice Lacroix is expanding its AIKON-IC collection with Frozen Carbon, a new material that turns the structure of carbon itself into a decorative element. Introduced across six new references, the material combines carbon fibres with bronze or titanium powders, or coloured pigments, creating random patterns that give every dial its own visual identity.
