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1 week ago | 
the1916company.com | Cheryl Chia |Jack Forster
Antiquorum, Philips, Christies and Sotheby’s have a lot of the usual suspects, but some very cool dare to be different lots as well. The brands that constitute the bulk of the offerings during any given watch auction week, are there for a reason, or rather, for several reasons.
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4 weeks ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Wei Koh |Cheryl Chia |Lee Kher Sheng |Katherine Arteche
This May, Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo will present 258 carefully curated lots from May 23-25 at Phillips Asia headquarters. Selected highlights will embark on an international tour, making stops in Singapore (April 18-19), Taipei (May 3-4), and Geneva (May 7-11), before the full preview opens in Hong Kong on May 16.
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Cheryl Chia |Katherine Arteche |Tracey Llewellyn |Wei Koh
While numerous brands today produce varying forms of chiming watches, Patek Phillippe chiming watches, in both minute repeater and grande sonnerie incarnations, express what is irrefutably the highest level of musicality in watchmaking because of their uniquely exquisite voice, otherwise known amongst collectors as the legendary “Patek sound.” More than that, because of their unique ability to engage us in sight, feel and sound, to dazzle and arouse us through this multiplicity of the senses,...
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Katherine Arteche |Celine Yap |Felix Scholz |Cheryl Chia
At Watches & Wonders last year, Piaget unveiled the AUC Tourbillon, setting a record for the world’s thinnest tourbillon at just 2mm thick. But before that concept watch even reached production, Bulgari has already reclaimed the title. The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon measures a mere 1.85mm thin, and its bracelet, just 1.5mm. It’s astonishing, though hardly unexpected, given Bulgari already achieved an extreme blueprint with the 1.7mm-thin Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC.
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Cheryl Chia |Celine Yap |Troy Barmore |Katherine Arteche
The watchmaking industry is punctuated by prestigious events, from the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG), which crowns the year’s finest timepieces, to the recently concluded Watches & Wonders. These grand spectacles, alongside a calendar full of fairs, competitions, and collector gatherings, owe their existence to the dedicated communities and organisations that share a passion for horology.
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Cheryl Chia |Lee Kher Sheng |Katherine Arteche |Felix Scholz
In the 1960s, the pursuit of precision at Grand Seiko culminated in 1969, which was not only the year the Seiko Astron debuted, but also the year Grand Seiko introduced the V.F.A., or “Very Fine Adjusted,” watches. The V.F.A. designation represented the very pinnacle of precision at Grand Seiko, guaranteeing not only ±2 seconds per day, but also accuracy to within a minute per month for the first two years of ownership.
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Cheryl Chia |Celine Yap |Tracey Llewellyn |Wei Koh
At Watches & Wonders 2025, Rolex unveils a bold take on the Cosmograph Daytona, pairing a turquoise blue dial with yellow gold and black ceramic. The result? One of the most eye-catching Daytonas in the modern collection. The return of a Rolex turquoise dialTurquoise has been one of the hottest colors in watchmaking over the past few years, and that’s largely thanks to Rolex. In 2020, the brand introduced a lineup of colorful Oyster Perpetuals, including the now-famous turquoise blue.
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Bhanu Chopra |Katherine Arteche |Felix Scholz |Cheryl Chia
IWC’s latest incarnation of the Ingenieur first dropped in 2023 to widespread rapture and adulation. The modern interpretation of Gérald Genta’s 70s-era Jumbo SL models was a perfectly timed fresh face in the ever-popular integrated sports watch segment. That initial launch was pretty pared back, with only a handful of references, and scarce new developments in the Ingenieur space.
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Celine Yap |Tracey Llewellyn |Wei Koh |Cheryl Chia
At Watches & Wonders this year, Rolex has released the Land-Dweller, an integrated bracelet sports watch which features a new tonneau case along with a flat-link Jubilee bracelet. It comes in both 40mm and 36mm sizes across three precious metals, both equipped with Rolex’s first-ever high frequency movement, the calibre 7135.
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1 month ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Rob Nudds |Felix Scholz |Celine Yap |Cheryl Chia
At Watches & Wonders 2025, Piaget is all set to introduce several new models (except they’ll only be revealed in the next two days), with the Sixtie collection standing out as the highlight of the year. This all-new range features a redesigned case and bracelet, drawing inspiration from the brand’s design legacy while offering a fresh take for today.
