I knew nothing about Kneijnsberg watches until I chanced upon the brand and its own Brendan Horneman at a side event during WindUp and WatchTime NYC last year. It was held in a very cozy meeting space in a posh little boutique hotel, in which Kniejnsberg was in close quarters with other brands, including Sartory-Billard […]

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This year, the Daytona nerds got all hot and bothered again when Rolex did some things with some stuff and introduced a new version of its iconic chronograph. This is the reaction anyone who pays attention to the industry, or at least Rolex, has come to expect. Rolex takes arguably its most important watch, makes […]

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There was a moment at the 2024 GPHG awards (known colloquially as the “watch Oscars”) when the Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Silver quite unexpectedly took home the prize for Best Calendar and Astronomy Watch. An upset, it was competing that year against one of the most compelling calendar watches ever made. Those paying attention exchanged […]

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Jerome Lambert is back at the helm of Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre, and his brimming enthusiasm is practically infectious. Watches & Wonders 2026 is his first major tradeshow since his return to the company. While the dance of corporate politics can be somewhat confusing, Lambert returned to his role as the leader of the historic Le […]

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One hundred years of a product being around is a big deal, especially today, where things seem to be introduced and discontinued as fast as you can shuck a Belon. The watch world is particularly fond of celebrating anniversaries, sometimes in five-year increments, which can feel a little frivolous. When the biggest name in luxury […]

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Earlier this week, I wrote about the new Black Bay Ceramic, one of the Tudor novelties at Watches and Wonders 2026. I described it as being the same as the existing Black Bay Ceramic, but with blacked-out hands and a ceramic bracelet. Now that we’ve had a chance to go hands-on with it, we know that […]

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Tudor, though you’d be forgiven for not knowing it, based solely on the brand’s to-date releases. I don’t think its Watches and Wonders lineup did much to celebrate either, which is curious given that parent brand Rolex explicitly celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Oyster case.  While there’s […]

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As Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 unfolds, enthusiast discourse is beginning to coalesce around a handful of standout releases. Few brands this year are generating as much buzz as Vacheron Constantin, with a regular production follow-up to one of the most desirable limited editions (and before that, one of the most talked-about prototypes) in recent […]

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Vacheron Constantin has been in partnership with the Louvre since 2019, where it supports the museum’s conservation, preservation, and (not always successful) protection of its legendary antiquities, while occasionally honoring their art in horological form. The Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Tribute to Great Civilisations series first drew from the archives in 2022, with four designs […]

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While horizontal striped faces certainly aren’t new to the Polo Date range, at Watches & Wonders 2026, Piaget took things a step further by furnishing the collection with gadroon dials. The new Piaget Polo Signature Date 42 watch collection borrows the Polo 79’s famed decorative technique of convex flutes stretching across the entire watch and […]

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It’s nice to see a brand as restrained and admittedly boring as Rolex having a bit of fun. And no, fun isn’t an open caseback or an enamel dial or a new movement certification. It’s weird, colorful, outlandish, unusual things that you might not expect from Rolex, or at least wouldn’t have expected five years […]

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Few watches occupy the same position in modern horology as the SEA-GULL 1963. For more than six decades, this Chinese military chronograph has served as both an accessible entry point into mechanical watchmaking and a legitimate piece of aviation history. Now, with the release of the all-new Genuine SEA-GULL 1963, the brand is undertaking its […]

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It was less than a year ago that Japanese brand Kiwame Tokyo came onto the scene with its reasonably priced, elegant watches. Yet in that time, its generated well-deserved buzz and become an in-demand brand with plenty of admirers. The brainchild of 30-year watch industry veteran Masami Watanabe, the brand has always prioritized its Japanese […]

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Earlier today, the aBlogtoWatch team continued our ongoing tradition of making Rolex our first meeting at the Watches & Wonders Geneva show. New Rolex watches are easily the most anticipated new timepiece products of the year, and we like the Rolex meetings because we both know exactly what to expect, while also having no idea […]

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The minute repeater is one of the great watchmaking efforts in the history of Patek Philippe, and it has adorned the most classically-styled models since time immemorial. Which is why the latest minute repeater is breaking all the rules that Patek Phillippe set for itself. The Reference 7047G Minute Repeater wraps Patek Philippe’s expertise in […]

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Aesop warned against insincere flattery in this watch’s eponymous fable: the crow, perched in a tree with a piece of cheese in its mouth, encounters a fox who tells the crow how beautiful its voice is, and how the fox would love to hear those dulcet tones. The crow opens its mouth to sing, drops […]

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As sophisticated and highfalutin as Patek Philippe is, its designers are still drawn to 2000s nostalgia. What else could explain the shutter shades on the latest Cubitus release at this year’s Watches & Wonders? It’s like it’s 2008 all over again and the “voice of a generation” still went by Kanye West. The first Grand […]

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If there’s one brand that has made resonance a defining feature of its catalog, it’s Armin Strom. Since 2016, the Swiss watchmaker has been delivering resonance on an almost yearly basis, with numerous models putting the dazzling effect on full display. In 2019, the brand took things a step further and introduced the first dual-escapement […]

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When Parmigiani was formed 30 years ago, the Toric was the model that it used to debut to the world. For Watches and Wonders 2026, the watch brand has released three 30-piece limited edition models to celebrate its three decades in business. The new models are variants on the existing Toric range, which the brand […]

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The Parmigiani Tonda PF is the watchmaker’s testbed for historic complications: everything from flying tourbillions and GMT rattrapantes to perpetual, Islamic, and Chinese annual calendars have graced the discreet and deceptively minimal faces of the collection. Parmigiani Fleurier honors its 30th anniversary at this year’s Watches & Wonders by introducing the Parmigiani Tonda PF Chronograph […]

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Frederique Constant is one of those brands that quietly earns respect. If you’re not familiar with them yet, you seriously should be at this point. Founded in 1988, it has developed 35 manufacture movements in under 40 years, a pace that would be impressive from a brand twice its age. The Classic Worldtimer Manufacture has […]

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With the Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 AM watch, “AM” stands for antimagnetic, and serves as the debut of the collection’s first timepiece built with an increased resistance against magnetic fields. Far from the 15,000 gauss capabilities of, say, Omega and select Tudor watches, this is more the introduction of a new, amagnetic hairspring than an […]

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Depending on who you ask, the trend of watches inspired by whimsical foodstuffs either started with Oris or Studio Underd0g in 2021. The latter, whose watches were inspired from day one by menu items launched with its “Watermel0n” chronograph, while the former — never afraid of unusual themes — introduced its “cotton candy” series of […]

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For 2026, Paris-based Chanel is coming back with two new men’s models of its famed J12 timepiece collection. The new men’s Chanel J12 Golden Black and SUPERLEGGERA Caliber 12.1 42mm watches are being debuted at the Watches & Wonders Geneva show. While both of these men’s watches are novel, they are each directly inspired by […]

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Building on the momentum of 2023’s Black Bay 54, Tudor has launched a new colorway as part of its participation at this year’s Watches & Wonders in Geneva. Retaining the diminutive 37mm case diameter of existing BB54 models, the new variant features a blue dial and bezel that leans heavily into the brand’s own successes […]

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It’s hard to believe it’s been eight years since the introduction of the Tudor Black Bay 58 in 2018. This was the watch that launched the modern Tudor brand into the enthusiast stratosphere, taking the modest successes of the original Black Bay and turning it into what many collectors call a legitimate alternative to big […]

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It’s only been six years since Tudor introduced its modern sport-chic integrated bracelet model, but it’s already getting a meaningful update at Watches & Wonders 2026. The Tudor Royal lineup has undergone a revamp with a mix of fresh dial colors, new sizes, revised case details, and most notably, the addition of in-house movements across […]

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The Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT launched in 2024 to well-deserved enthusiasm. A 39mm GMT with the proportions of the beloved Black Bay 58, a burgundy and black bicolor bezel with gilt accents, an in-house COSC and METAS certified movement, and a price that made it one of the strongest value propositions in the category. […]

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Tudor turns 100 this year, a century of bearing witness to the evolution of the watch itself. From the wristwatch’s influence and evolution from the pocket watch, to the sharp-styled details of midcentury design, to achieving chronometer status through improvements in accuracy and durability — at Watches & Wonders 2026, the newly-unveiled Tudor Monarch flagship […]

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Some watches are just beautiful, plain and simple. A select few represent visual balance, good taste, and timeless appeal, and do so with utter confidence. And when a brand stumbles upon such a thing, the next big challenge is not to mess it up. In my book, and I will explain why, Chopard has once […]

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