News & Novelties
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Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Bullseye – a measured riff on a house classic
Independence is a fine word in watchmaking, especially when it is earned rather than shouted. Oris frames its latest release with that theme, and gives it a name to match: the Big Crown Pointer Date Bullseye. Set aside the slogans and you have something simpler and more interesting – a familiar design revisited with a…
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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.
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Buben&Zorweg Vision Card Collector – horology’s eye on a baseball reliquary
In a field that usually prizes escapements over outfields, the Vision Card Collector caught my eye for familiar reasons – proportion, intention, and a craftsman’s respect for what is being protected. Created for a baseball devotee, it unites security, presentation, and storytelling in one object that feels considered rather than loud.
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Alpina x TRTS Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic – compact diver with clarity
Alpina teams with The Real Time Show for a limited edition Seastrong Diver Extreme Automatic that trims the case to 39 mm and focuses on what matters underwater and on dry land alike. The brief reads clearly enough: function first, with a few well judged flourishes.
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L’Epée 1839 La Regatta – a vertical skiff in Grand Feu
L’Epée 1839 turns La Regatta into a quiet study of motion, reimagined as one-of-one Métiers d’Art pieces that wear Grand Feu enamel like water on a racing hull. The form is a vertical clock with an elongated silhouette drawn from a skiff cutting cleanly ahead. It is elegant without drama, like a coxless boat that…
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Blancpain Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel – Fire Horse 2026
Blancpain marks the arrival of the Fire Horse with its 2026 Villeret Calendrier Chinois Traditionnel, a limited run of 50 platinum pieces that continues the house’s annual exploration of the Chinese lunisolar calendar in mechanical form.
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Armin Strom Tribute2 Aurum – tremblage with intent
The Tribute2 Aurum builds on the Tribute 1 and trims away more metal to show its mind at work. More openworked and more skeletonised, it frames a gold coated mainplate in brass finished by hand with the rare tremblage technique. The surface is alive with a fine, irregular grain that catches light rather than chases…
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Venezianico Redentore Utopia II – an Italian calibre meets a hand-cut Marea
Venezianico returns to its Utopia project with the Redentore Utopia II, a compact dress watch that pairs an Italian-made V5001 calibre with a hand-guilloché dial cut in the new “Marea” motif. Two versions appear – Alpha in gold-galvanic and Beta in graphite – both reading Venice in ripples rather than slogans.
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Reversos on the Red Carpet – Jaeger-LeCoultre at the 2026 Golden Globes
On January 11, 2026, the 83rd Annual Golden Globes at the Beverly Hilton found three actors choosing a quiet kind of statement piece – the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute. Charlie Hunnam and Adam Brody wore the Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds, while Jake Lacy opted for the Reverso Tribute Duoface Small Seconds.
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Exaequo Melting Watch Revolve – three limited steel editions in new tones
Exaequo Melting Watch adds three limited Revolve references in steel, each capped at 301 pieces: two IP gold-treated cases with blue and dark green dials, and one IP silver-effect case paired with a green dial. The palette does the storytelling here – colour as character, not decoration.