News & Novelties
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De Bethune x Louis Vuitton LVDB03 Sympathique Louis Varius – a modern cabinet of time
De Bethune and Louis Vuitton present the LVDB03 “Sympathique” Louis Varius, a contemporary take on the 18th-century idea of a master clock that tends to its companion watch. It is not a gimmick. The clock winds the DB25 GMT Starry Varius through the watch’s crown and sets its time with precision, the two pieces living…
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Club Campus grows up in color – NOMOS adds all olive and full rose
NOMOS Glashütte refreshes its hand-wound Club Campus with two dial shades that feel both playful and poised: all olive and full rose. The concept remains disarmingly simple – straightforward mechanics, clear typography, and color used with purpose rather than noise.
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BUBEN&ZORWEG Turbo safes, a Singapore foothold, and a Geneva showcase
BUBEN&ZORWEG introduces the Turbo Collection, a high-security safe concept shaped by motorsport cues and materials like carbon fibre. It is not a watch, yet it speaks the same language many collectors understand – purpose-built engineering, tactile detail, and a hint of theatre when the lights come on.
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Third MAZE/Art Awards F.P.Journe at TEFAF Maastricht
On 12 March 2026 at TEFAF Maastricht, the third MAZE/Art Awards F.P.Journe honored Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange for “Untitled (Fleurs d’automne)”, presented by the Pavec gallery. F.P.Journe acquired the work and will propose it to the Kunstmuseum Basel, a quiet, practical gesture toward public collections rather than headlines.
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ArtyA Purity Moissanite Curvy Tourbillon – Starlight in a Curved Case
ArtyA’s Purity Moissanite Curvy Tourbillon turns silicon carbide into theater. The brand claims a first for watchmaking with a moissanite – silicon carbide – case, shaped into a curved, 65-facet crystal that behaves like an optical lens. Light does not so much pass as perform, breaking into rainbow fire while the movement seems to float…
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Greubel Forsey Balancier Convexe S² – the closing chapter
Greubel Forsey draws the curtain on the Balancier Convexe S² with two final editions – one in black ceramic with 5N red gold accents, the other in white ceramic – each limited to 11 pieces and signaling the end of this calibre in 2026.
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Venezianico Nereide Verdigris – a lagoon born patina on a capable diver
Venezianico distills a quiet slice of Venice into the Nereide Verdigris, pairing a purpose built dive watch with a dial that celebrates time’s slow alchemy.
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Twelve Years of Metro: Mark Braun’s quiet revolution at NOMOS
Good design, says Mark Braun, is like a friend you barely notice until it is gone. After twelve years with NOMOS Metro, you sense what he means. The watch remains cosmopolitan, clear yet complex, and still playful in a way that feels grown up.
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Cillian Murphy chooses Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso for “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man” premiere
At the New York premiere of Netflix’s “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man”, Cillian Murphy wore a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds. It suited him. The watch has always favored quiet authority over noise, much like Murphy’s performances.
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Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Complet Phases de Lune: Continuity With Clarity
Blancpain faced the quartz crisis by choosing craft over convenience. In the early 1980s, it doubled down on mechanical watchmaking, and in 1983 the complete calendar moon phase set the codes for Villeret. The later push into high complications – the Six Masterpieces and the 1735 – did not dilute that vision. Today the modern…