Here’s a beautiful new version of a three-year-old watch, and I can’t get enough of it. In 2022, Chopard introduced the first Flying Tourbillon to its runaway success Alpine Eagle collection. While Chopard does well to some degree with most of its timepieces, the Alpine Eagle has emerged as its bread and butter, capturing plenty…

In 2024, Piaget celebrated the 45th anniversary of Yves Piaget’s Polo watch by introducing a re-edition, the Polo 79, in full yellow gold. It came out in February of last year, and RJ dared to say that probably nothing at Watches and Wonders 2024 would trump it. We all know RJ is very much into…

It’s not like you’re going to play polo any time soon anyway, so why not have your Reverso complicated and with two dials? Jaeger-LeCoultre presents the Reverso Tribute Geographic and Minute Repeater, showing once again that the brand knows how to tastefully combine a classic design with horological technicity. Both complications are not just fascinating…

Complicated watches are not the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Panerai. Having said that, the Italian-born Swiss brand has shown us over the years that it can integrate brilliant technical wizardry into its iconic models. Two great examples are the current Luminor Perpetual Calendar GMT in Goldtech and Platinumtech. Both seem…

Vacheron Constantin turns 270 this year; can you believe it? To mark the occasion, the Maison is releasing several new models. Among them are eight new celebratory limited editions of Patrimony and Traditionnelle watches. We will cover the other new watches in separate articles. I can, however, imagine you may struggle to keep up with…

This year at Watches and Wonders, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s iconic Reverso is an icon got an all-gold treatment that may be one of the show’s sleeper hits. The Jeager-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds takes the model’s legacy up a notch, with an 18k pink gold case paired with a hand-woven pink gold Milanese bracelet. And while…

For Watches and Wonders 2025, Chopard introduces two “heavy hitters” representing opposite sides of sophisticated exclusivity. The Alpine Eagle 41 XP CS Platinum is a luxurious sports watch with a sub-10mm-thick case matched to an integrated bracelet in 950 platinum and paired with a shimmering “Shades of Ice” dial. The L.U.C Flying T Twin Perpetual…

What We Know Left: J12 Bleu Caliber 12.1 38 mm. Right: J12 Bleu Caliber 12.1 38 mm (with sapphires).  Chanel has released a limited-edition line of J12 Bleu watches to celebrate the model’s 25th anniversary. With multiple iterations culminating in the remarkable J12 Diamond Bleu Tourbillon, the collection underscores Chanel’s continued commitment to material innovation.…