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MoonSwatch Mission To Earthphase

Celebrating our blue-green bauble home on Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we feel it is appropriate to bring you the recently released MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase, a first in terms of our planet’s appearance from space featuring as a complication in a wristwatch. It celebrates the first time that human eyes saw our planet rising on the horizon, a photograph taken by Bill Anders aboard the Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve 1968.

Without a doubt, the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch collaboration has been one of the noted new watch series in the 2020s. It cleverly uses the design codes of Omega’s iconic Speedmaster, the first watch on the Moon, with an innovative bioceramic material in an array of colours that incorporate space mission themes. It started with a collection including our satellite, all planets – including Earth – and the Sun in March 2022. They were an immediate success.

Similar in design and colouring to the Speedmasters worn by astronauts, the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch Mission to Earthphase on its Velcro strap.

New iterations were released in 2023 and 2024, but this year, when it came to our planet, the creatives at the Swatch…

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Lamborghini Temerario

Raging against the dying V10 light

The new Lamborghini Temerario – named after a Spanish bull that fought in the arena of Madrid in 1875 – is a crucial model for Lamborghini, designed to take over the super sports car baton from the Huracán. The Huracán is nearing the end of production with a full order book. Nearly 30,000 units of the […]

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Jaguar Type 00

A new dawn

In the last four weeks, between the multimedia campaign, the new logo and the partial reveal of the Type 00, Jaguar has probably been in the news more often than in the last four years put together. The dramatic change of direction taken by the brand has divided opinion not just in the UK, but […]

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Bamford, Bremont, British

The collaborative California dialled S500 Supermarine

In a sense, the Bamford x Bremont collaboration has been in the works for some time, even before the main players thought about the project. There has, in the last decade or so, been a notable resurgence in the British watchmaking industry. The new British Alliance of Watch and Clock Makers, founded in 2020, is […]

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Salon Privé London

By Adam Hay-Nicholls

Red-coated medal-brandishing Chelsea Pensioners, some of whom fought on D-Day, vied for attention with million-pound cars at the inaugural Salon Privé London. It was held during four days of glorious sunshine on the lawn of SW3’s Royal Hospital, acting as an amuse-bouche for Salon Privé’s main Blenheim Palace bunfight later in the year, on 31st […]

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Watches & Wonders, the reunion

By James Dowling

Watches and Wonders has been the first major Swiss watch fair in over two years and, whilst it felt great to be back in a familiar environment, it felt simultaneously strange. The lack of both Asian and Russian attendees meant that the show seemed less busy than expected, but on the whole, it was as […]

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It’s getting pretty complicated

Brands dial up tech and bling to charm the female market

Slowly but steadily watch brands have realised that women care about their wristwear. Gone are the days when you could just make a smaller version of your best-selling men’s watch, stick a few diamonds on it and sell it to the ladies. As women become increasingly independent and wealthy, take more space in boardrooms, on […]

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Complexity and horological artistry

Patek Philippe impresses at Watches & Wonders

It was with much excitement that the watch industry flocked to the 2022 edition of Watches & Wonders after a three-year hiatus. Royalty brands like Patek Philippe were there to show everyone why they still are THE most collectable watches in the world. There is a sublime elegance to Patek Philippe. Despite the complexity and […]

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She, He, They

Watches & Wonders embraces gender neutrality

From design to advertising campaigns, watch brands are proving their willingness to include gender neutral choices in their collections. For some – like Nomos – this is not new. From the word go their watches have looked good on any wrist; the simplicity and economy of their design breaking down all kinds of barriers of […]

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King Arthur meets Game of Thrones

The new Knights of the Round Table by Roger Dubuis

Roger Dubuis started its watchmaking journey 27 years ago, from the beginning stating his ground by creating striking timepieces that quickly caught the attention of watch collectors worldwide for their technical complexity and avant-garde designs. Their latest adventure reshapes our understanding of Hyper Horology by bringing to life the eighth iteration of their iconic Knights […]

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New Orbis Mundi

The World according to Bovet 1822

Two hundred years ago this year, Édouard Bovet, a watchmaker who learnt his trade in Switzerland, perfected it in London and made his reputation in China, decided to open his own company with his brothers, to bring luxury Swiss watches into the Chinese market. The success was immediate and extraordinary, to the point that Bovet […]

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Rare Handcrafts 2022

Patek Philippe Exhibition, Geneva

From April 6 to 23, 2022, at its historic headquarters on Rue du Rhône, the iconic watch manufacturer is presenting nearly 60 Rare Handcrafts creations that pay tribute to a wide range of artisanal skills. Apart from these treasures that reflect wonderfully inspired, magnificent craftsmanship, visitors can also watch masters of their art demonstrating tradition-steeped […]