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1 week ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Celine Yap |Bhanu Chopra |Katherine Arteche
Out of the 60 brands exhibiting at Watches and Wonders 2025, only a small handful is capable of bringing something new to the jewelry watches table. These maisons bring something completely different to the industry as they tap into their goldsmithing and gem-setting skills. Over the past few editions of Watches and Wonders, they have also demonstrated immense creativity and audacity in design.
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1 week 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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2 weeks 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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3 weeks ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Thor Svaboe |Katherine Arteche |Lee Kher Sheng |Celine Yap
In recent years, Hermès has approached timekeeping with a philosophical twist. Just a couple of weeks before the show, they released new Arceau L’heure De La Lune models with a series of meteorite dials encased in two-tone metals for the first time.
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3 weeks 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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3 weeks ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Katherine Arteche |Celine Yap |Felix Scholz
As Bvlgari makes its inaugural appearance at Watches & Wonders, the House arrives not as a mere newcomer but as a formidable force celebrating 25 years of exceptional innovation under LVMH. We’re referring to two groundbreaking timepieces at the show: the Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon, now the world’s thinnest tourbillon watch, and the Serpenti Aeterna, another reimagining of their iconic snake motif.
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3 weeks ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Celine Yap |Oliver Muller |Oliver Müller |Katherine Arteche
Is it us or has blue ceramic found its way back to watchmaking centerstage? Either way, when Chanel does it, you know something big is on the horizon. New for the fashion house at Watches and Wonders 2025 is Chanel J12 Bleu. A nine-watch collection immersed in a brand new deep blue hue so intense it is almost black. So let’s talk about colors for a moment. Because Chanel is known for its perennial penchant for black and white.
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3 weeks ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Troy Barmore |Felix Scholz |Thor Svaboe |Katherine Arteche
For a collection that only had its start in the 21st century, the Big Bang has culminated in quite a storied history. What began as a bold experiment in 2005 has evolved into a watchmaking playground of innovation, from material science to design, and even venturing into highly technical territory, an area they’ve done an ode to this year. Said Hublot CEO Julien Tornare, “The Hublot Big Bang is undoubtedly one of the modern icons of 21st century watchmaking.
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3 weeks ago | 
revolutionwatch.com | Wei Koh |Lee Kher Sheng |Katherine Arteche |Felix Scholz
This year marks the 160th anniversary of the company founded by George Favre-Jacot in Le Locle in 1865, a brand that became known as Fabrique des Montres Zenith S.A.in 1911, taking its name from Favre-Jacot’s award-winning “Zenith” movement that was said to be the most precise caliber of its time.
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3 weeks 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.
