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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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4 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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4 weeks 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 | 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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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 | 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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1 month 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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1 month 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.
