Author: Constantin Reusberg
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Tariff Relief Lifts Swiss Watch Exports – Politics Complicate the Picture
The United States has trimmed tariffs on Swiss imports to 15% from 39%, retroactive to November – and the industry has responded on cue. December Swiss watch exports rose 3.3% to 2.1 billion francs, with shipments to the U.S. up 19.1%. It is a welcome loosening of the vise, though still tighter than the roughly…
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Time to Watches 2026 turns Villa Sarasin into a watchmaking village
Geneva will host Time to Watches on April 14 – 19, 2026, with the event returning to Villa Sarasin and expanding into a village of spaces that include the Lodge, Annex, Cellar, Garden and a set of Brand Pavilions. The venue sits a one-minute walk from Palexpo, but the tone aims for human scale rather…
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H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Tourbillon Skeleton – clarity by subtraction
H. Moser & Cie. calls the Endeavour Tourbillon Skeleton an exercise in removing to reveal. For once, the phrase fits. In a 40 mm 5N red gold case, the fully skeletonised HMC 814 shows more air than metal, yet what remains is purposeful. Light streams through, and the one minute flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock…
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HYT’s 2025 – bellows back, fluid time refined
HYT spent 2025 doing what it does best – making time move in a line of colored liquid and letting the mechanics speak for themselves. The year was anchored by the S1 collection, a measured return to the brand’s bellows and to a clearer view of the hydromechanical heart.
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Venezianico closes 2025 at 15 million euros – growth, a first own movement, and a clearer identity
Venezianico reports revenues above 15 million euros for 2025, a 35% increase year on year. For a brand in its eighth year, founded by Alberto and Alessandro Morelli, the figure matters less as a headline than as fuel – it suggests a maturing operation with the means to build what it says it wants to…
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Czapek’s Faubourg de Cracovie Crossroads in Victory Green
Czapek adds a measured splash of color to its steel chronograph with the Faubourg de Cracovie Crossroads in Victory Green, a limited edition of 18 pieces. The dial pairs a guilloché motif with an English green that feels confident rather than loud. It reads as sport with manners.
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Alpina Alpiner Extreme Solarmetre – first light for a mountain tool
Alpina, founded in 1883, steps into solar with the Alpiner Extreme Solarmetre. It is the brand’s first solar-powered collection, and it arrives with a calm promise rather than fireworks. Light in, time out. For an outdoor watch, that feels like common sense dressed in steel.
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Frederique Constant unveils a black onyx twist to the Classics Manchette
Frederique Constant expands its cuff-style Classics Manchette with a fifth edition that trades numerals for nuance. The recipe is clear: an ultra-slim yellow-gold PVD case, a sculptural Clous de Paris bracelet in alternating brushed and polished textures, and a dial cut from genuine black onyx beneath an anti-reflective sapphire crystal.
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FHH Returns to INHORGENTA 2026: A Watchmaking Wonderland Awaits
The Fondation Haute Horlogerie is bringing quite the horological carnival to Munich this year! Yes, my fellow watch enthusiasts, FHH is returning to INHORGENTA 2026 with a spectacle that promises to be a feast for both the brain and the senses.
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MB&F’s LM Sequential Flyback EVO: A Chronograph with a Twist
When MB&F revealed the Legacy Machine Sequential EVO in 2022, it was like they rolled out the red carpet for chronographs, and watch lovers couldn’t get enough.