There are dials that display the time, and then there are dials that demand you stop to look. The new Arnold & Son's HM Pietersite belongs firmly to the latter category. The brand has set a slice of Namibian pietersite—the so-called "stone of storms"—into an ultra-thin dress watch that references John Arnold's Cornish heritage through its swirling, storm-sky patterns.
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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.
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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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