News & Novelties
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Flavio Cobolli takes Bianchet’s UltraFino tourbillon to the Roland-Garros final
Bianchet has named Flavio Cobolli as brand ambassador, and the Roman has already carried the UltraFino tourbillon from Melbourne to Paris – most recently into the Roland-Garros final.
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Fifty Fathoms Tech – three hours of measured silence
Blancpain marks World Ocean Day with a tool watch that prefers quiet capability to noise. The new Fifty Fathoms Tech introduces a world-first 3-hour bezel paired with a dedicated 3-hour hand, a feature born underwater rather than in a boardroom. Divers can now track extended immersions with clarity – a calm idea for long, cold…
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MB&F HM12 The Guardian – back to the roots, with a smile
MB&F opens its third decade with HM12 The Guardian, a return to its earliest spirit of mechanical imagination. What began as a playful question – “wouldn’t it be cool if a watch could be the head of a robot?” – became five years of design, engineering and problem-solving. The result is bold, but the thinking…
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Lenny Kravitz brings a burgundy Reverso to Roland-Garros
On June 7, 2026, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s global ambassador Lenny Kravitz attended the Men’s Final at Roland-Garros, opting for a quietly confident choice on the wrist – the Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds in pink gold.
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ArtyA Purity Tourbillon Sport – sapphire clarity, 4 Hz resolve
ArtyA pushes its Purity Tourbillon into sport territory with a limited run of nine pieces. The proposition is stark yet refined – a full sapphire Wavy case wrapped around an in-house, fully skeletonised tourbillon calibre built for poise and pace. At CHF 130’000, it asks to be judged on construction, not theatrics.
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U-BOAT Darkmoon Kama – when light hides time
U-BOAT’s Darkmoon Kama made its debut at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 with a simple provocation that lingers in the mind – light can conceal as surely as it reveals. The idea is executed not with gimmickry, but with a photochromic dial that darkens under sunlight, turning noon into near-night.
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Exaequo Le Minuscule – Salvador Dalí’s melting time, distilled
Exaequo’s Le Minuscule takes the brand’s Dalí-licensed melting silhouette and scales it to a quieter register. At 40.5 x 26 mm, the case trims the manifesto-like Classic to a more intimate companion, keeping the soft, liquid contours that made the original a talking piece while making it a wearing piece.
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Raymond Weil A.R.T. – A New Shape of Things
Geneva’s Raymond Weil has built its reputation on accessible refinement – music, family ownership, honest pricing. The new A.R.T. collection adds a structural argument to that story: the brand’s first integrated bracelet, and one worth examining without ceremony. #raymondweil #watches #novelties #hodynnykar
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Bomberg Edge Tech – exposed engineering in a hexagon case
Bomberg’s Edge Tech takes the dial away and leaves the truth of the machine. What remains is structure – radiating bridges, visible gears, and the Swiss-made Caliber BB-77S beating at 28,800 vph in clear view. It is the workshop rulebook applied to the wrist, with little tolerance for ornament.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre names JOSHUA Friend of the House in The Hour Before
Jaeger-LeCoultre has named JOSHUA of SEVENTEEN as a Friend of the House, introducing the collaboration through its interview series “The Hour Before”. The fit is clear enough: disciplined performance meeting disciplined craft, with little need for noise.