Since 2022, the Ripples collection has served as Speake Marin's entry into the integrated-bracelet, stainless-steel category that continues to dominate modern watch collecting. The new Ripples Kármán Line—named for the boundary 100 kilometers above sea level where Earth's atmosphere yields to outer space—sharpens the collection's proposition considerably.
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News: Porsche Design Opens Its Own Timepieces Manufaktur in the Heart of Swiss Watchmaking
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.
Perspective: The Hazemann & Monnin School Watch—What it Entails for a Sonnerie au Passage to Win the LVMH Prize
Yesterday evening at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, Alexandre Hazemann and Victor Monnin were named winners of the second Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives. The award carries a €150,000 scholarship and a year-long mentorship at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton.
Introducing: Krayon X PAC-MAN—High Horology Goes Arcade
Krayon has spent nearly a decade building one of the most intellectually rigorous identities in independent watchmaking. From Everywhere to Anywhere to Anyday, every creation has orbited the same philosophical axis—man's relationship with natural light, celestial cycles, and the poetic mechanics of lived time.
From the Editor: The Dominique Renaud Pulse60—The Man Behind Renaud & Papi Launches His Namesake Watch and It Beats Once Per Second
For decades, Dominique Renaud was the watchmaker's watchmaker, the mind behind some of the most technically ambitious complications ever produced under other houses' names. Through the mythic Renaud & Papi manufacture, later acquired by Audemars Piguet, he became one of the most consequential movement architects of the modern era.
Introducing: UNIMATIC Modello Tre U3S-T-Automobili Amos X SEASE—All Titanium, All Purpose
UNIMATIC's collaboration playbook has always leaned toward cultural adjacency over pure horological flex— and the Modello Tre ref. U3S-T-AA (Automobili Amos), developed with Italian restomod house Automobili Amos and created exclusively for SEASE, is a clean expression of that instinct.
Introducing: ArtyA Purity Moissanite Curvy Tourbillon—First Use of Silicon Carbide in Watchmaking
ArtyA is not a brand that plays by conventional rules. The Geneva-based independent house has built its identity on provocation, material experimentation, and a willingness to go places the mainstream Swiss industry simply won't. With the Purity Moissanite Curvy Tourbillon, it goes further than ever.
Introducing: Ralph Lauren 888 38 mm—On Bracelet and with a Swiss Quartz Calibre
The Ralph Lauren 888 collection continues to serve as the house's most classically proportioned watch family, and the new 38 mm reference doubles down on the formula: clean lines, traditional design codes, and a case size that reads as universally versatile. Available this April at select Ralph Lauren boutiques and authorized retailers, the 888 38 mm pairs a white lacquered dial with polished stainless steel and a Swiss quartz movement.
Insider: Bianchet B 1.618 UltraFino Titanium. The Independent Tourbillon Punching Above Its Weight.
The B 1.618 UltraFino is Bianchet's first ultra-thin design, first automatic movement, and first integrated bracelet. Three firsts in a single release from a brand only five years old. That level of mechanical ambition deserves attention.
Insider: Antoine Preziuso TTR3 Trillion Radiant—89 Carats and Three Tourbillons at 10 Million Dollars
Antoine Preziuso has been forging his own path since 1980—over four decades of independent Geneva watchmaking rooted in complication mastery and a refusal to follow convention. Born in Geneva with Italian roots, he trained at the city's École d'Horlogerie and built minute repeaters, perpetual calendars, and tourbillons under his own name and for some of the industry's most established houses.
Introducing: Nivada Grenchen F77 MKII Collection—12 New References
The original F77 reissue by Nivada Grenchen was one of the more improbable success stories in recent independent watchmaking. Guillaume Laidet built an entire collection around a single vintage piece from a collector's drawer, and the market responded with enthusiasm that even caught its creator off guard. Thousands sold, dozens of variants produced, a genuine following cultivated.
Introducing: Block RG Stealth Tourbillon. Sharpest Geometry in Haute Horlogerie.
Founded by Romas Gimbutis, Block RG draws on decades of expertise in jewelry craftsmanship, precision engineering, and haute horlogerie. Relying on a group of creators who intimately understood the limits of traditional watchmaking because they'd spent years working within them, the brand draws on materials and technologies from the aerospace, high-performance automotive, and defense sectors, integrating lightweight composites and advanced alloys that prioritize performance over convention
Insider: Speake-Marin Dual Time Terracotta. When Orange Meets Independent Horology.
The Speake-Marin Dual Time Terracotta represents a bold departure for the independent Geneva-based manufacture within the Piccadilly collection. With its striking terracotta orange accents contrasting against micro-blasted rhodium bridges and openworked architecture, this dual time complication showcases everything that makes Speake-Marin one of the most compelling voices in contemporary independent watchmaking.
Introducing: Porsche Design Chronograph 1 ‘90 F.A. Porsche’ Edition. Alongside a 911 GT3 90 F.A. Porsche, a Sled, and Weekender Bag.
The man who created the legendary Porsche 911 and invented the Chronograph 1 receives tribute through carefully curated items, including the 911 GT3 90 F.A. Porsche, a special-edition Chronograph 1 watch, a bespoke Weekender bag, and a reimagined ‘Porsche Junior’ Sled—each of them limited to 90 examples.
Introducing: Universal Genève Tribute to Compax. When Nina Rindt Transformed a Racing Tool Into a Fashion Icon.
In the high-octane world of 1960s Formula One, Nina Rindt became an unexpected style icon—not for what she wore, but for how she wore her watch. The Finnish model, married to champion driver Jochen Rindt, was a constant presence on the trackside, timing laps with a Universal Genève Compax. But this wasn't just any chronograph.
Introducing: Frederique Constant Classics Premiere Salmon and Blue on Steel Bracelet
At Geneva Watch Days 2025, Frederique Constant unveiled a compelling evolution of its beloved Classics Premiere collection. The brand elevates the Classics Premiere with stainless steel bracelets and introduces two stunning new colorways that merge vintage inspiration with contemporary wearability. The two new variants feature a striking blue and salmon dial. Still, perhaps more significantly, these models debut with a sophisticated steel bracelet that transforms the collection's aesthetic from dressy to versatile.
Introducing: Speake-Marin Openworked Tourbillon Purple Hour
The independent Geneva manufacture unveils a captivating addition to their acclaimed One & Two Openworked collection. Few complications command as much respect as the tourbillon, and only a handful manage to reinvent this centuries-old complication with bold aesthetic vision. Enter Speake-Marin's latest masterpiece: the Openworked Tourbillon Purple Hour, just unveiled at Geneva Watch Days 2025.
Introducing: Van Cleef & Arpels Perlée Extraordinaire Fruits Enchantés Collection. Where Art Meets Time.
In the world of haute horlogerie, few maisons possess the audacity to transform a timepiece into a canvas for pure artistic expression. Van Cleef & Arpels, with its latest Perlée Extraordinaire Fruits Enchantés collection, once again proves that watchmaking can transcend mere function to become poetry in motion, quite literally capturing the ephemeral beauty of nature's bounty on the wrist.
News: Indian Watchmaker Titan Makes Historic GPHG Debut with The JALSA Flying Tourbillon by Nebula
India's largest watchmaker, Titan Company Limited—founded in 1984 as part of the Tata Group as India's premier watchmaker—marks a pivotal moment in horological history as it debuts at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève 2025. The company's entry, JALSA by Nebula—the luxury watchmaking arm of Titan—represents an extraordinary fusion of Indian artistic heritage and sophisticated mechanical watchmaking through a flying tourbillon timepiece.
Introducing: ArtyA Purity Curvy HMS Mirror Titanium. Redefining Contemporary Haute Horlogerie.
The new Purity Curvy HMS Mirror Titanium represents more than just another limited edition; it's a bold declaration that contemporary haute horlogerie can be both radically innovative and deeply rooted in traditional craftsmanship. Limited to just 99 pieces, this extraordinary timepiece marks the first time ArtyA's iconic Curvy case has been rendered in titanium, and the results are nothing short of spectacular.
