When M.A.D.Editions launched the M.A.D.2 in 2025; designer Eric Giroud's GPHG Petite Aiguille Prize-winning tribute to 1990s club culture arrived in Green and Orange. For 2026, the collection goes darker and more charged with two new editions in red and black, each with its own route to ownership. The M.A.D.2 R&B and REDemption arrive with both design and distribution refined by experience.
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Porsche Design has officially opened its new Timepieces Manufaktur in Grenchen, Switzerland, marking the brand's first permanent production base in the country's watchmaking heartland. The ceremonial opening took place on March 19, 2026.
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The panda dial chronograph is one of watchmaking's most contested formats. The Rolex Daytona made it iconic. The Omega Speedmaster made it accessible. Zenith's El Primero made it first. But the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph ref. 5520V/210A-B686may have made it definitive.