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Chrono24 launches watch insurance at current market value

Chrono24 launches watch insurance at current market value

Watches bought on Chrono24 can now be insured after purchase, or once it appears in the Watch Collection. Watch Insurance bases cover on the watch’s current (…)

Dust Identity wins “Technology for Luxury Award” at 2026 Luxury innovation awards

Dust Identity wins “Technology for Luxury Award” at 2026 Luxury innovation awards

Diamond-based physical identity recognised in Geneva as the luxury industry moves from promise to proof.

Phillips and The Hour Glass present George Daniels 100 “The Genesis of Artisanal Watchmaking”

Phillips and The Hour Glass present George Daniels 100 “The Genesis of Artisanal Watchmaking”

A historic centenary exhibition at Iamwatch 2026 in Singapore brings together twenty-two watches by George Daniels.

Alexander Awards: discover the 30 nominees

Alexander Awards: discover the 30 nominees

The race is on! From more than 80 entries, the Alexander Awards jury has shortlisted 30 nominees across ten categories, with three contenders in each. (…)

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A resounding success for the GPHG 2026 stop in Bangkok

A resounding success for the GPHG 2026 stop in Bangkok

The Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) travelling exhibition brought together Southeast Asia’s watchmaking community in Bangkok around the finalist (…)

Indies.NYC catches America's independent watchmaking fever

Indies.NYC catches America’s independent watchmaking fever

Bringing together 25 independent artisan-watchmakers, 700 collectors and industry opinion leaders during New York Watch Week, Indies.NYC is growing fast, (…)

Marteau & Co.: “The Encore” achieves CHF 8.1 million and sets new record for an online auction

Marteau & Co.: “The Encore” achieves CHF 8.1 million and sets new record for an online auction

The auction house’s fourth sale achieves White Glove status, establishes new world records for Sylvain Pinaud, Yosuke Sekiguchi, and Marco Lang, and (…)

Historic success for Patek Philippe's Watch Art Grand exhibition Milan 2026

Historic success for Patek Philippe’s Watch Art Grand exhibition Milan 2026

The Italian public offered a very warm welcome to the Watch Art Grand Exhibition held in Milan from 2 to 18 October 2026. The exhibition was presented to (…)

Audemars Piguet launches The Watch Keepers, its certified pre-owned platform

Audemars Piguet launches The Watch Keepers, its certified pre-owned platform

The Le Brassus manufacture is introducing a dedicated platform for buying and selling certified pre-owned Audemars Piguet watches. Launching first in Europe (…)

Time to Drive makes its debut in Miami

Time to Drive makes its debut in Miami

Time to Drive announces full weekend lineup with star-studded programming, rare automative showcases and exclusive watch debuts for inaugural Miami edition.

When fine knifemaking speaks the language of watchmaking

When fine knifemaking speaks the language of watchmaking

The ties between fine knifemaking - dare we say “haute coutellerie”? - and watchmaking have grown steadily closer in recent years. As it sheds its rustic (…)

From the archives: Casio, from electronic technology to cultural soft power

From the archives: Casio, from electronic technology to cultural soft power

From electronic performance to the evocative power of Made in Japan, Casio has profoundly reshaped the foundations of its appeal. Through the archives of (…)

The great watchmaking reset

The great watchmaking reset

A while ago, we decided to sit down with some of the watch industry’s “democratisers”. As the recent Geneva Watch Days showed, independents making (…)

Marteau & Co. - a “new deal” for independent watchmakers

Marteau & Co. - a “new deal” for independent watchmakers

Giving watchmakers a share in the resale of their work is central to Marteau & Co.’s model. Co-founder Arthur Touchot discusses the thinking behind its (…)

Chrono24: where collecting is heading

Chrono24: where collecting is heading

A broader range of brands, renewed interest in dressier watches and buyers focused on ownership: José Gaztelu, CEO of Chrono24, describes a secondary market (…)

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

The riots in Paris on 17 October bring back painful memories of the Yellow Vest protests of November 2018. Some retailers in the capital are at breaking (…)

“Collectors are the real influencers”

“Collectors are the real influencers”

Rising prices, questionable value and the limits of paid influence: Alexander Friedman, co-founder of CollectorSphere, sees a widening gap between watch (…)

Programme announced for Iamwatch 2026

Programme announced for Iamwatch 2026

Iamwatch 2026 returns to The Singapore edition from 12–15 November, bringing forty-five makers and friends of The Hour Glass together for its second (…)

Atelier du Bracelet Parisien: Opening bespoke to a broader audience

Atelier du Bracelet Parisien: Opening bespoke to a broader audience

In September 2026, the French artisan house Atelier du Bracelet Parisien (ABP) announced the commencement of a new strategic chapter under the leadership of (…)

EveryWatch: “Liquidity is proof”

EveryWatch: “Liquidity is proof”

The secondary watch market is gaining value, but momentum is uneven. Drawing on EveryWatch’s H1 2026 data, Co-Founder Giovanni Prigigallo examines the (…)

Vacheron Constantin Concours d'Élégance Horlogère: discover the finalist watches

Vacheron Constantin Concours d’Élégance Horlogère: discover the finalist watches

Vacheron Constantin and Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo announce the finalist watches – five in each category – that will be exhibited at the (…)

The 1916 Company: Rolex CPO and the future of pre-owned watches

The 1916 Company: Rolex CPO and the future of pre-owned watches

At The 1916 Company, “certified” means Rolex Certified Pre-Owned. CEO John Shmerler explains why that distinction matters, the resources a credible (…)

At the foot of their towers

At the foot of their towers

EDITORIAL

In the words of our prolific and well-informed colleague Grégory Pons (Business Montres), the watch industry is a landscape of “skyscrapers surrounded by (…)

Who will break through?

Who will break through?

EDITORIAL

New watch brands are brimming with energy and ambition. But which will become names known beyond the collector’s circle? Two radically different (…)