Insights
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The Biggest and Best Watch Releases in 2023
From creative watchmaking to neoclassic designs and groundbreaking innovation, 2023 has been a stellar year for the industry. Here are some of the most important releases this year.
01 Dec 2023
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Unveiling BR 01 Cyber Skull Sapphire Ice Blue
The BR 01 CYBER SKULL SAPPHIRE ICE BLUE stands out as a refreshing contemporary high-end watchmaking timepiece. Hidden behind its mocking smile, the blue skull reveals, in complete transparency, a masterpiece of craftmanship in the service of watchmaking.
29 Nov 2023
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Show And Tell: Franck Muller Vanguard Slim Skeleton
The Master of Complications demonstrates its prowess in technical and aesthetic expressions by baring it all on the latest Vanguard creation.
27 Nov 2023
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Introducing Bell & Ross BR-X5 Green Lum
Visibility has always been a key objective for each Bell & Ross design, taking inspiration from aeronautical instrumentation. Launched in 2017, all the watches in the LUM collection explore the possibilities offered by luminescence, giving superior luminosity and maximum readability, whether day or night. Having used Super-LumiNova for the numerals, indices, hands and dial on previous pieces, now Bell & Ross is going even further with the BR-X5 GREEN LUM and its innovative composite material: LM3D. The biggest challenge for this new approach? Bringing together innovation with photoluminescent material and high-end design in the BR-X5 line.
20 Nov 2023
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Light Yet Strong: The Seamaster Planet Ocean Dark Grey
The Seamaster collection by OMEGA has a long history of revolutionary technology and innovative new materials. This year, that technical legacy continues with the release of the new Planet Ocean Dark Grey – a bold timepiece crafted in silicon nitride ceramic [Si3N4].
04 Nov 2023
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Bell & Ross Presents the BR 03-92 Diver Tara
The new BR 03-92 DIVER TARA watch is the manifestation of the partnership between Bell & Ross and the Tara Océan Foundation. Bell & Ross has designed a professional quality diver’s watch to meet the needs of the crew on board the oceanography exploration schooner Tara, who carries out the organisation’s scientific mission even in extreme conditions. All aboard!
02 Nov 2023
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The Shape of Time to Come: Six Striking Watches That Aren’t Round
While round watches are timeless classics, non-round varieties introduce a different perspective on displaying time and offer a unique aesthetic that stands out like no other.
30 Oct 2023
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Introducing Bell & Ross BR 03-94 Blacktrack
A joint venture, the new BR 03-94 BLACKTRACK chronograph from Bell & Ross pairs perfectly with the new Blacktrack BT-06 motorcycle, co-imagined by designer Sacha Lakic and Bell & Ross. More than just a collaboration, it’s the extension of a unique machine into a new Bell & Ross instrument watch. Performance dressed in an ultragraphic fairing.
23 Oct 2023
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Patek Philippe Waxes Poetic With The Moonphase Complication
The Moon is one of the very first ways through which early humans were able to distinguish between the changing of the months. Using the waxing and waning of our lunar satellite, humanity began to use the phases of the Moon as a calendar to seasonal changes 30,000 years ago. The Moon-based “paleo-almanac” helped nomadic tribes to predict the seasons and prepare for hunting and gathering activities accordingly.
16 Oct 2023
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- Watch Knowledge
Ingenious Gem-Setting Techniques Used in Jewellery Watchmaking Explained
From prong to invisible setting techniques, gem-setting in jewellery watchmaking is a highly skilled business.
08 Oct 2023
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- Watch Knowledge
Hacking Seconds: The Most Underrated Complication Explained
A ubiquitous feature of modern mechanical movements, the hacking seconds may not receive much attention but it is essential to keeping time accurate up to the second.
30 Sep 2023
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Bright and Bold with the Audacious Franck Muller Vanguard Beach Collection
For those who carry the beach in their hearts no matter where they go, Franck Muller presents a bold new collection capturing the essence of carefree holidays and endless possibilities.
28 Sep 2023
