Louis-Ulysse Chopard founded his eponymous watch company in 1860, but it took over 100 years for the brand to truly come into its own. In 1996, and after three years of development, the company debuted its own in-house movement. The wait seemed to have been worth it. The L.U.C 96.01-L...
The Historiques American 1921 is one of Vacheron Constantin’s most recognisable heritage revivals: a cushion-cased, asymmetrical wristwatch inspired by early-1920s designs. Made for the American market in 1921, the distinctive wristwatch, with its 45-degree-rotated dial and unconventional crown...
Because of the Artemis II launch earlier this month, the moon is all the rage again. That’s why the timing for Bremont’s Supernova Chronograph feels so auspicious: not only because it was designed with the stars in mind, but because it might actually go to the moon itself. To promote the...
Last year, Roger Dubuis released a nostalgic watch that paid homage to Mr Dubuis, the brand’s talented watchmaker and founder. Using a restored and remanufactured RD72 bi-retrograde perpetual calendar module (launched in 1999) combined with the automatic RD14 base calibre, the Hommage La Placide...
If there’s one brand that has made resonance a defining feature of its catalog, it’s Armin Strom. Since 2016, the Swiss watchmaker has been delivering resonance on an almost yearly basis, with numerous models putting the dazzling effect on full display. In 2019, the brand took things a step...
When Parmigiani was formed 30 years ago, the Toric was the model that it used to debut to the world. For Watches and Wonders 2026, the watch brand has released three 30-piece limited edition models to celebrate its three decades in business. The new models are variants on the existing Toric...
Since its debut in 2012, the Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer Manufacture, like its Perpetual Calendar, has become one of the brand’s defining watches. Combining a practical travel complication with in-house mechanics at accessible pricing, it quickly became a cornerstone of the catalogue....
The Parmigiani Tonda PF is the watchmaker’s testbed for historic complications: everything from flying tourbillions and GMT rattrapantes to perpetual, Islamic, and Chinese annual calendars have graced the discreet and deceptively minimal faces of the collection. Parmigiani Fleurier honors its...
Frederique Constant is one of those brands that quietly earns respect. If you’re not familiar with them yet, you seriously should be at this point. Founded in 1988, it has developed 35 manufacture movements in under 40 years, a pace that would be impressive from a brand twice its age. The...
Under Davide Cerrato’s leadership, Bremont has shifted from the British aviation niche toward a more global luxury tool-watch brand, still rooted in Air, Land and Sea but with a more cohesive brand identity. Aiming higher, Bremont announces the release of the Supernova, a new collection that...
With the Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 AM watch, “AM” stands for antimagnetic, and serves as the debut of the collection’s first timepiece built with an increased resistance against magnetic fields. Far from the 15,000 gauss capabilities of, say, Omega and select Tudor watches, this is more the...
