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1 week ago | watchonista.com | Rhonda Riche

By Rhonda Riche If I remember my French correctly, “furtif” means something discreet that can pass by almost imperceptibly. Google Translate defines it as stealth. However, at first glance, the oversized Arabic numerals and the 42mm x 9.5mm tungsten carbide and tantalum case of the Chronomètre Furtif from F.P.Journe do not meet either of these definitions.

1 week ago | watchonista.com | Rhonda Riche

04/15/2025 By Rhonda Riche Every year at Watches and Wonders, we look forward to seeing the latest additions to Van Cleef & Arpels’ Poetic Complications and Extraordinary Objects collections simply because they combine storytelling, creative curiosity, and technical innovation to make the most charming timepieces at the fair – inside and out.

1 week ago | watchonista.com | Rhonda Riche

04/14/2025 By Rhonda Riche It may surprise some people to hear this, but Watches and Wonders is never just about the watches. This year, the halls of the Palexpo also served as an Easter Egg-style hunt for race cars. Look up, and you could spot a Red Bull car poking out from the second-story balcony of the Tudor booth.

1 week ago | watchonista.com | Rhonda Riche

By Rhonda Riche After spending a week in Geneva at Watches and Wonders 2025, the eye can’t help but notice details that are not exclusive to just the wrist. First, rings and bracelets also begin to stand out. Then, one’s focus naturally gravitates to nails. It is at this point that excellent manicures take center stage, so much so, in fact, that we began to seek them out as we roamed the Palexpo and beyond.

1 week ago | watchonista.com | Rhonda Riche

04/11/2025 By Rhonda Riche Now that we have a bit of distance from the show, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 will go down in the books as a show filled with record-breaking, technologically insane timepieces. There was an overall theme of watchmakers going forth with boldly creative designs, materials, and mechanisms.