News & Novelties
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Armin Strom Dual Time GMT Resonance Aventurine – a restrained night sky in resonance
Armin Strom’s Dual Time GMT Resonance Aventurine sets a poetic dial atop serious mechanics. The flecked aventurine reads like a quiet night sky, tempered by rose gold-coloured hands and indexes. A 39 mm stainless steel case and dark grey alligator strap keep the spectacle grounded, letting proportion and symmetry do the talking.
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“Black” and “Cactus” Join the Ressence TYPE 7
Ressence widens the palette of its TYPE 7 with two new colourways, “Black” and “Cactus”, each delivered with a complementary rubber strap. It is a quiet expansion that suits the watch’s brief as a versatile tool for city streets and open water alike.
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Alpina Startimer Pilot Chronograph Automatic IFR – a mechanical aide for the holding pattern
Alpina teams with Watch Angels to debut the Startimer Pilot Chronograph Automatic IFR, a limited run of 300 pieces that claims a world-first mechanical aid for IFR holding entries. It is a pilot’s watch that tries to earn its wings rather than just wear them.
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Blancpain Ladybird Colors Nude Moka – second skin, quietly caffeinated
Blancpain adds a new tone to its Ladybird Colors line for 2026: Nude Moka. Offered in two versions – one with a snow-set center dial – it reads as a warm, discreet companion rather than a shout. The brand calls it a second skin, and the idea fits.
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Venezianico Arsenale Moissanite – controlled light, considered design
Venezianico introduces the Arsenale Moissanite, a compact 37 mm jewellery-watch that treats light as architecture rather than ornament. Mother-of-pearl dials and lab-grown baguette moissanites are employed with intent, not excess.
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Oris Artelier Complication – moon, travel, and restraint
Oris returns to a familiar idea with the new Artelier Complication, a dress watch shaped for the city and trimmed of noise. The brief is clear: clean, modernist lines and a mechanical core that does useful work.
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Ryan Lochte and the Mauron Musy MU05-103: When a Hall of Famer Picks a Watch That Actually Makes Sense
At the International Swimming Hall of Fame induction in Fort Lauderdale, Ryan Lochte chose a watch that speaks in equations rather than exclamations: the Mauron Musy MU05 103 Blueprint. It felt apt. A career built on discipline met a timepiece defined by deliberate engineering.
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Blancpain Ladybird Colors Diamond Bloom – snow-set moonphase, poised and luminous
Ladybird Colors reaches its jeweled apex with the Diamond Bloom – two moon-phase pieces in white gold and red gold, their dials and cases snow-set to form a seamless surface of light.
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Frederique Constant Classics Carrée Ladies – a sky-tinted rectangle
Frederique Constant unveils the Classics Carrée Ladies, a slim, rectangular study in light and line, dressed in a calm sky blue. It is a polite nod to Art Deco geometry, with the quiet confidence of a watch that knows its brief.
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Favre Leuba Deep Raider Power Reserve – mechanical depth in a 40mm diver
Favre Leuba extends its 2024 Deep Raider line with the Deep Raider Power Reserve, a 40mm stainless steel diver that adds a practical power reserve display while keeping the collection’s silhouette and 300-meter capability. At CHF 2’500, it reads as a considered evolution rather than noise.