Vacheron Constantin Gives Form to Flow
In Seoul, the watchmaker partners with artist Junsu Kim to explore the sculptural potential of an unseen phenomenon.
Watches
Zenith's New Chronomaster and the Allure of Manufactured History
The new A384 Tropical captures the warm, faded look of a vintage 'tropical' dial, but makes it with modern precision and reliability.
OMEGA and the Weight of the World's Oldest Race
The America’s Cup dates back to 1851. Measuring its modern, high-speed reality falls to one of watchmaking's most trusted names.
Inside the Other Side of Leica with Henrik Ekdahl
The top cover of the M6 is off. Henrik Ekdahl is holding the open camera in front of him, pointing at the mechanism inside, naming the parts.Spring. Barrel. Gear train. Bridges.These are watch parts, named in the language of watchmaking. They also govern the shutter of an analog Leica that has been
The Cartier Crash and the Value of Imperfection
The shape is the first thing that registers. It is a familiar oval, but one that seems to have survived a moment of intense heat or pressure. The Cartier Crash does not look like it was designed. It looks like it happened. The Roman numerals stretch and contort to fit the warped frame. The whole obj
With Gregory Kissling: The Art of Breguet
There is a small city in Switzerland that sits above a lake and below the Jura mountains, Neuchâtel. Abraham-Louis Breguet was born there in 1747. He left as a teenager, moved to Paris, and eventually bent the arc of mechanical horology so far in his direction that the craft has never fully straight
The Square That Won't Sit Still: Tag Heuer Monaco
There is a version of this story that begins with Steve McQueen. It always does. A man in a racing suit, a blue square on his wrist, a 1971 film called Le Mans. The watch outlasted all of it.But the more interesting question isn't why the Monaco survived. It's why TAG Heuer keeps returning to it.At
Everything Worth Knowing From Watches & Wonders 2026
Thirty-plus appointments, hectic days, more espressos than I care to count, and one recurring question at every booth: what are you actually trying to say? Some brands had an answer. Most had a watch. A few had both.
With John Goldberger: The Meaning of Timeless
In Timeless, his first photographic exhibition, decades of imagery reflect a consistent philosophy shaped by craftsmanship, aesthetics, and objects that endure beyond time.
The Patek Philippe Nautilus turns 50
Fifty Years of the PortholeIn 1976, the Swiss watch industry was in the middle of a quiet collapse. Quartz had arrived, and mechanical watches were becoming something people politely stopped buying. The sensible response was to panic. Most did.Gerald Genta had dinner instead.He was sitting alone at
A Piece of Space on the Wrist
In 1962, an astronaut needed a watch to tell time in orbit. Today, Breitling answers with a dial made from a meteorite.
Ulysse Nardin Pushes Its Rebel Icon to a New Extreme
The new [Super] Freak marks 25 years of the icon by becoming what the brand calls the most complicated time-only watch ever made.