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9 September, 2024
Chanel’s limited edition J12 Couture Workshop Automaton Calibre 6. Photos: Handout
Timepieces

Watches and Wonders Edit: Chanel’s Couture O’Clock and Pink Edition pieces

Arnaud Chastaingt, Chanel’s Watchmaking Creation Studio director, dropped the Couture O’Clock collection, while the J12 X-Ray Pink Edition timepiece features 93 pink sapphires totalling 8.28 carats

Timepieces

Watches and Wonders Edit: Tudor’s Black Bay gets 4 bold new versions

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Watches and Wonders Edit: Vacheron Constantin’s Égérie collection

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Style Edit: Omega’s watches for spring extend its space saga

Omega’s Constellation and Speedmaster collections feature familiar and new space themes, from meteorite material to moon mission tribute

Among Omega’s spring highlights is a new Speedmaster Moonwatch, for the first time with a lacquered white dial. Photos: Handout
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Watches and Wonders Edit: A close look at Rolex’s 6 big drops

Rolex showcased additions to its GMT Master-II, Sky-Dweller, Deepsea, Daytona, Day-Date and Perpetual 1908 lines – so what makes them special?

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Watches and Wonders Edit: Cartier updates its legendary Tortue and Santos

From refreshing its iconic models to new animal motifs and an alternative direction in horological form, Cartier brings innovation to the fore

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Watches and Wonders Edit: Tag Heuer adds new models to famous collections

All the models remain faithful to the looks and spirit of their originals: the Carreras honouring their racing pedigree while the Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph keeps its technical edginess with an ultralight titanium version

At Watches and Wonders 2024, Tag Heuer dropped new Carrera Chronograph (shown), Carrera Skipper and Carrera Date models, as well as an ultralight Monaco Split-Seconds Chronograph
Timepieces

Watches and Wonders Edit: Tudor’s new Black Bay models and Tudor Manufacture

This year’s Watches and Wonders saw Tudor bring out some of its most game-changing news yet – here’s a peek inside Tudor Manufacture and the new Black Bay models from the brand

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Watches and Wonders 2023: Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Catherine Rénier interview

Conveying the true depth of a brand that’s been around for 190 years to Gen Z clientele is no mean feat, but Jaeger-LeCoultre CEO Catherine Rénier knows that accessibility is key

Panerai

Watches and Wonders Edit: What makes Panerai ‘a brand of communities’

Asia is turning on to Italy’s most famous watch brand, a favourite with masculine stars like Dwayne Johnson but now increasingly worn by women in the region

Panerai CEO Jean-Marc Pontroué tells Style how Asia is turning on to Italy’s most famous watch brand, which is shedding its traditionally masculine appeal and gaining more fans among women in the region. Photo: Panerai
Timepieces

Watches and Wonders Edit: Vacheron Constantin’s key complication for 2023

Retrograde day-date functions are technically challenging, but this year Vacheron Constantin has decided to add them to not one, but three of its collections

Vacheron Constantin’s Patrimony Retrograde Day-date stands out from the crowd. Photos: Vacheron Constantin
Cartier

Watches and Wonders Edit: Cartier’s classic models get an update for 2023

The venerable Tank Normale joins other all-time icons in the exclusive Privé collection while the Clash Unlimited and La Panthère are given luxurious makeovers

Luxury Spend It

Watches and Wonders Edit: How Coco Chanel still inspires watch designs today

The luxury fashion brand founder remains an ever-present inspiration for the maison, felt even in the watch division that was added years after her death

Timepieces

Watches and Wonders Edit: New Tag Heuer models mark 60 years of the Carrera

Tales of the dangerous Carrera Panamericana in Mexico inspired former CEO Jack Heuer to name a watch after the race and 6 decades on, the brand is celebrating with 4 new models

The Tag Heuer Carrera 60th Anniversary Edition Chronograph is one of four new editions of the famous marque, originally named after a dangerous race in Mexico. Photos: Tag Heuer
Timepieces

Watches and Wonders Edit: How Zenith became a leader in aviation watches

One of watchmaking’s oldest names, the Swiss luxury brand that supplied watches to the daring pioneers of aviation has relaunched its iconic Pilot collection and updated its Defy models

Zenith’s Pilot Big Date Flyback. Photos: Zenith
Chanel

Watches & Wonders Edit: Inside Chanel’s Interstellar collection

Chanel is bringing futuristic space age forms to its Interstellar collection in 2023, from the feminine Mademoiselle J12 Cosmic to the pixelated J12 Cybernetic

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Jaeger-LeCoultre

Watches & Wonders Edit: Jaeger-LeCoultre looks to the stars for 2022

For Watches and Wonders 2022, Jaeger-LeCoultre announced its The Stellar Odyssey theme, with brilliant new astronomical inspired timepieces

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Watches & Wonders Edit: Hublot unveils its 2022 line-up of new Big Bangs

The sought after Big Bang added a striking Tourbillon Automatic Purple Sapphire and a sturdy Integral Ceramic model, as well as continuing its art outreach with the Classic Fusion Orlinski Bracelet

The King Gold, All Black and Titanium models of the new Hublot Square Bang Unico. Photos: Hublot
Vacheron Constantin

Watches & Wonders Edit: Vacheron Constantin launches 11 sophisticated new models

Watches range from the complex Les Cabinotiers and Métiers d’Art models, to elegant Patrimony and Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra Thin options, and an update of the classic 222

Timepieces

Watches & Wonders Edit: Van Cleef & Arpels unveils new poetic novelties

Known for its opulent jewellery, watches and whimsical automata, Van Cleef & Arpels launches charmingly novel and technically stunning creations

Cartier

Watches & Wonders Edit: Cartier releases dazzling new timepieces

At this year’s Watches and Wonders, Cartier showed off new editions of a number of its most revered pieces, from the much-loved Tank to the technically complex Masse Mystérieuse

Happy family: the latest generation of the Coussin de Cartier, with its innovative deformable case. Photos: Cartier
Panerai

Watches & Wonders Edit: Panerai introduces new Submersible QuarantaQuattros

Italian watchmaker Panerai adds to its esteemed Luminor Submersible collection with new variations for Watches and Wonders 2022

Panerai’s long-term devotion to the Italian Navy has made it a favoured option for many divers and watch collectors alike. Photos: Panerai
Timepieces

Watches & Wonders Edit: Tudor launches two new Black Bay models

Tudor expands its highly coveted Black Bay collection with two new models that showcase a striking overhaul of the range’s aesthetic

Timepieces

Watches & Wonders Edit: Zenith showcases its Chronomaster know-how

For Watches and Wonders 2022, Zenith unveiled new variations of its Chronomaster Open and Chronomaster Sport, plus an education platform

Fashion

Watches & Wonders Edit: What timepieces did Chanel launch this year?

We almost lost count of the number of gorgeous new iterations of Chanel’s J12 collection launched at Watches and Wonders 2022, but the J12 Diamond Tourbillon Calibre 5 is particularly special

New capsule collection Chanel Wanted was launched at the annual watch fair, among others. Photos: Chanel
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