Revolution Watch - Celebrating the Machine with a Heartbeat

Shohei Ohtani has transformed baseball through relentless refinement, and @grandseikoofficial Grand Seiko has done the same for Japanese watchmaking. Their partnership reflects a shared belief that lasting excellence comes through countless small improvements.

Ohtani’s career has always been about more than natural ability. As both hitter and pitcher, he has taken something many thought impossible in the modern game and made it feel methodical, built on repetition, discipline and the pursuit of marginal gains.

Grand Seiko’s story follows a similar rhythm. Rather than chasing noise, the brand has spent decades refining its own language of Japanese watchmaking, from case architecture and dial craft to movements that continue to push precision forward.

There is also a deeper geographic connection. Ohtani was born in Oshu, in Iwate Prefecture, the same prefecture that is home to Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi, where the brand’s mechanical watches are made.

That shared sense of place can be seen in the White Birch, the SLGH005, which Grand Seiko presented to Ohtani after his 2021 American League MVP season. It continues today through the updated SLGH031, while the SBGM221 and SLGB003 each reflect different sides of the same idea: restraint, precision and continuous improvement.

This is why the partnership works. Not because Ohtani is famous, but because his story already speaks the same language as Grand Seiko.

Read the full story on RevolutionWatch.com. Link in bio.

#GrandSeiko #ShoheiOhtani #RevolutionWatch

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Shohei Ohtani has transformed baseball through relentless refinement, and @grandseikoofficial Grand Seiko has done the same for Japanese watchmaking. Their partnership reflects a shared belief that lasting excellence comes through countless small improvements.

Ohtani’s career has always been about more than natural ability. As both hitter and pitcher, he has taken something many thought impossible in the modern game and made it feel methodical, built on repetition, discipline and the pursuit of marginal gains.

Grand Seiko’s story follows a similar rhythm. Rather than chasing noise, the brand has spent decades refining its own language of Japanese watchmaking, from case architecture and dial craft to movements that continue to push precision forward.

There is also a deeper geographic connection. Ohtani was born in Oshu, in Iwate Prefecture, the same prefecture that is home to Grand Seiko Studio Shizukuishi, where the brand’s mechanical watches are made.

That shared sense of place can be seen in the White Birch, the SLGH005, which Grand Seiko presented to Ohtani after his 2021 American League MVP season. It continues today through the updated SLGH031, while the SBGM221 and SLGB003 each reflect different sides of the same idea: restraint, precision and continuous improvement.

This is why the partnership works. Not because Ohtani is famous, but because his story already speaks the same language as Grand Seiko.

Read the full story on RevolutionWatch.com. Link in bio.

#GrandSeiko #ShoheiOhtani #RevolutionWatch

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@thehourglass_official has officially opened Singapore’s first dedicated @patekphilippe boutique at Takashimaya Shopping Centre on Orchard Road.

Inaugurated by Patek Philippe CEO Laurent Bernasconi, the boutique marks a new chapter in the longstanding relationship between the Stern and Tay families, which dates to the late 1960s, and in the partnership between Patek Philippe and The Hour Glass established in 1979.

The space unfolds from an open watch gallery into lounges, sales rooms and private salons, incorporating maple, rosewood and burnished brass alongside raspberry-red broken velvet inspired by the Patek Philippe Salons in Geneva. Two specially commissioned artworks connect the boutique to Singapore, including a reinterpretation of the unique Ref. 1675M “Farquhar Collection” dome table clock.

Accompanying the opening is the Patek Philippe Passion for Workmanship exhibition at the Takashimaya Atrium. Running until 6 September, the exhibition explores the manufacture’s history, craftsmanship and mechanical innovations, with highlights including the Ref. 1938P-001 Minute Repeater Alarm, the rare Ref. 1367 Dome Clock and selections from the 2026 novelties. The exhibition runs from 11am to 9pm and is accessible by registration only.

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@thehourglass_official has officially opened Singapore’s first dedicated @patekphilippe boutique at Takashimaya Shopping Centre on Orchard Road.

Inaugurated by Patek Philippe CEO Laurent Bernasconi, the boutique marks a new chapter in the longstanding relationship between the Stern and Tay families, which dates to the late 1960s, and in the partnership between Patek Philippe and The Hour Glass established in 1979.

The space unfolds from an open watch gallery into lounges, sales rooms and private salons, incorporating maple, rosewood and burnished brass alongside raspberry-red broken velvet inspired by the Patek Philippe Salons in Geneva. Two specially commissioned artworks connect the boutique to Singapore, including a reinterpretation of the unique Ref. 1675M “Farquhar Collection” dome table clock.

Accompanying the opening is the Patek Philippe Passion for Workmanship exhibition at the Takashimaya Atrium. Running until 6 September, the exhibition explores the manufacture’s history, craftsmanship and mechanical innovations, with highlights including the Ref. 1938P-001 Minute Repeater Alarm, the rare Ref. 1367 Dome Clock and selections from the 2026 novelties. The exhibition runs from 11am to 9pm and is accessible by registration only.

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@vacheronconstantin explores the animal kingdom through six crafts rarely associated with traditional watchmaking.

Presented under the Maison’s “One of Not Many Crafts Programme,” the Métiers d’Art Tribute to the Animal Kingdom brings six independent artists into the confines of a watch dial. With no more than 4mm separating the dial surface from the sapphire crystal, each artist had to rethink their tools, materials and techniques at an entirely different scale.

Julien Vermeulen’s Feathersnake uses more than 200 fragments cut from seven lophophore feathers; Simone Crestani’s Glassoctopus suspends a 3.5mm-high transparent glass sculpture above a hand-guilloché dial; and Anya Midori’s Oraygami features six manta rays folded from dyed Japanese paper.

Laura Baverstock embroidered the Tigerbroidery using 9K yellow- and white-gold wire; Marianne Guély sculpted the Papercroc from white cotton paper; and Anna Le Corno formed the Woodenwings falcon from 12 different wood species using three marquetry techniques.

All six concept watches are housed in 42mm cases crafted from 18K white or pink gold. They share the self-winding calibre 2460 G4, which displays the hours, minutes, day and date through four apertures around the dial’s perimeter, leaving the centre unobstructed for the artwork. A hand-engraved 22K gold oscillating weight decorated with motifs inspired by artisans’ tools completes each watch.

Discover all six creations on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio).

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@vacheronconstantin explores the animal kingdom through six crafts rarely associated with traditional watchmaking.

Presented under the Maison’s “One of Not Many Crafts Programme,” the Métiers d’Art Tribute to the Animal Kingdom brings six independent artists into the confines of a watch dial. With no more than 4mm separating the dial surface from the sapphire crystal, each artist had to rethink their tools, materials and techniques at an entirely different scale.

Julien Vermeulen’s Feathersnake uses more than 200 fragments cut from seven lophophore feathers; Simone Crestani’s Glassoctopus suspends a 3.5mm-high transparent glass sculpture above a hand-guilloché dial; and Anya Midori’s Oraygami features six manta rays folded from dyed Japanese paper.

Laura Baverstock embroidered the Tigerbroidery using 9K yellow- and white-gold wire; Marianne Guély sculpted the Papercroc from white cotton paper; and Anna Le Corno formed the Woodenwings falcon from 12 different wood species using three marquetry techniques.

All six concept watches are housed in 42mm cases crafted from 18K white or pink gold. They share the self-winding calibre 2460 G4, which displays the hours, minutes, day and date through four apertures around the dial’s perimeter, leaving the centre unobstructed for the artwork. A hand-engraved 22K gold oscillating weight decorated with motifs inspired by artisans’ tools completes each watch.

Discover all six creations on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio).

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@geneva_watch_days Geneva Watch Days 2026 begins on September 2.

We’ve put together an A–Z directory of all 71 participating brands, bringing together our coverage of the key novelties, highlights, reviews and live images from the fair.

This year`s edition is the largest yet, with brands presenting across boutiques, hotels, showrooms and dedicated spaces along Lake Geneva, centred on the Rotonde du Mont-Blanc, the Main Pavilion and the Blue Box.

As embargoes lift throughout the week, our brand coverage will be updated progressively with the latest releases from Geneva.

Use this as your starting point to explore the novelties from each brand, and check back regularly as new content goes live. Wei Koh and Constant Kwong will also be walking through the key releases on our YouTube channel.

Stay tuned. Tap the link in bio to explore.

#GenevaWatchDays2026 #GenevaWatchDays #RevolutionWatch

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@geneva_watch_days Geneva Watch Days 2026 begins on September 2.

We’ve put together an A–Z directory of all 71 participating brands, bringing together our coverage of the key novelties, highlights, reviews and live images from the fair.

This year`s edition is the largest yet, with brands presenting across boutiques, hotels, showrooms and dedicated spaces along Lake Geneva, centred on the Rotonde du Mont-Blanc, the Main Pavilion and the Blue Box.

As embargoes lift throughout the week, our brand coverage will be updated progressively with the latest releases from Geneva.

Use this as your starting point to explore the novelties from each brand, and check back regularly as new content goes live. Wei Koh and Constant Kwong will also be walking through the key releases on our YouTube channel.

Stay tuned. Tap the link in bio to explore.

#GenevaWatchDays2026 #GenevaWatchDays #RevolutionWatch

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@renaud.tixier Renaud Tixier has completed the Monday Organica trilogy with two new versions: Monday Organica Black and Monday Organica Bordeaux.

The first Organica, Blue, was launched last year and was entirely spoken for on unveiling. Black and Bordeaux now close the same story, each limited to seven pieces.

The dial is the point. What reads at first as an organic, botanical composition is derived from the curves of three components of calibre RVI2023. It is decorative, but also mechanical in origin.

Black is the darker, more severe expression. Made with Ateliers Olivier Vaucher, its dial combines hand engraving, hand chasing and black grand feu enamel, set in a 950 platinum case.

Bordeaux takes the same motif in a warmer direction, pairing Bordeaux grand feu enamel with a 5N rose-gold case and beige Island calfskin strap.

Inside both is calibre RVI2023, with 274 components, a minimum 60-hour power reserve, titanium bridges and balance cock, a gold-plated platinum micro-rotor and platinum flywheel.

Together, Black and Bordeaux complete the trilogy that began with Blue: blossom, root and fruit.

#RenaudTixier #MondayOrganica #IndependentWatchmaking #HauteHorlogerie #MetiersDArt #RevolutionWatch

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@renaud.tixier Renaud Tixier has completed the Monday Organica trilogy with two new versions: Monday Organica Black and Monday Organica Bordeaux.

The first Organica, Blue, was launched last year and was entirely spoken for on unveiling. Black and Bordeaux now close the same story, each limited to seven pieces.

The dial is the point. What reads at first as an organic, botanical composition is derived from the curves of three components of calibre RVI2023. It is decorative, but also mechanical in origin.

Black is the darker, more severe expression. Made with Ateliers Olivier Vaucher, its dial combines hand engraving, hand chasing and black grand feu enamel, set in a 950 platinum case.

Bordeaux takes the same motif in a warmer direction, pairing Bordeaux grand feu enamel with a 5N rose-gold case and beige Island calfskin strap.

Inside both is calibre RVI2023, with 274 components, a minimum 60-hour power reserve, titanium bridges and balance cock, a gold-plated platinum micro-rotor and platinum flywheel.

Together, Black and Bordeaux complete the trilogy that began with Blue: blossom, root and fruit.

#RenaudTixier #MondayOrganica #IndependentWatchmaking #HauteHorlogerie #MetiersDArt #RevolutionWatch

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Created by @maisonalcee and @mbandf for the M.A.D.Gallery’s 15th anniversary, the 50-piece Nostromo mechanical clock arrives as a kit of 222 components. Only the regulating organ comes pre-assembled, leaving its owner to install the remaining gears, wheels and pinions over approximately 10 hours with the help of professional tools, a 250-page illustrated manual and QR-linked videos.

Designed by MB&F creative designer Maximilian Maertens, Nostromo turns Maison Alcée’s Persée architecture onto its side and adds three organic, sculptural feet, a segmented peacock-blue dial and an upward-angled display. Maertens cites H.R. Giger as an inspiration, while the clock takes its name from the commercial space tug at the centre of Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien.

Once assembled, Nostromo displays the hours, minutes and seconds, features a switchable hour chime and runs for 14 days. The completed clock measures 160mm wide, 135mm deep and 123mm high, with a weight of 760g.

Head to RevolutionWatch.com to read the full story (link in bio).

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Created by @maisonalcee and @mbandf for the M.A.D.Gallery’s 15th anniversary, the 50-piece Nostromo mechanical clock arrives as a kit of 222 components. Only the regulating organ comes pre-assembled, leaving its owner to install the remaining gears, wheels and pinions over approximately 10 hours with the help of professional tools, a 250-page illustrated manual and QR-linked videos.

Designed by MB&F creative designer Maximilian Maertens, Nostromo turns Maison Alcée’s Persée architecture onto its side and adds three organic, sculptural feet, a segmented peacock-blue dial and an upward-angled display. Maertens cites H.R. Giger as an inspiration, while the clock takes its name from the commercial space tug at the centre of Ridley Scott’s 1979 film Alien.

Once assembled, Nostromo displays the hours, minutes and seconds, features a switchable hour chime and runs for 14 days. The completed clock measures 160mm wide, 135mm deep and 123mm high, with a weight of 760g.

Head to RevolutionWatch.com to read the full story (link in bio).

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For 2026, @iwcwatches brings its Mercedes-AMG Petronas Team Chronograph to Singapore with a new purple color treatment.

The Singapore edition Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Ref. IW388121 builds on IWC’s established team-watch architecture, this time with a purple dial and matching purple rubber strap incorporating IWC’s tool-free EasX-Change system.

Created in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG Petronas and Adidas for the Singapore Grand Prix, the color treatment takes inspiration from Singapore’s Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid, the country’s national flower since 1981. Inside the watch is IWC-manufactured calibre 69385, an automatic chronograph movement built around a traditional column-wheel architecture with 46 hours of power reserve.

Read more on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio).

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For 2026, @iwcwatches brings its Mercedes-AMG Petronas Team Chronograph to Singapore with a new purple color treatment.

The Singapore edition Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team Ref. IW388121 builds on IWC’s established team-watch architecture, this time with a purple dial and matching purple rubber strap incorporating IWC’s tool-free EasX-Change system.

Created in collaboration with Mercedes-AMG Petronas and Adidas for the Singapore Grand Prix, the color treatment takes inspiration from Singapore’s Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid, the country’s national flower since 1981. Inside the watch is IWC-manufactured calibre 69385, an automatic chronograph movement built around a traditional column-wheel architecture with 46 hours of power reserve.

Read more on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio).

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@mingwatches marks its ninth anniversary with the 200-piece 57.05 Comet, a 40mm stainless-steel worldtimer introducing a patent-pending system for accounting for daylight saving time.

Cities unaffected by DST remain fixed on the inner bezel, while those that observe it are positioned on a separate outer bezel. Turning this bezel by one 15-degree click advances only the relevant cities by an hour against the 24-hour scale. A DST ON aperture displays silver for standard time and red when DST is active.

The multilayered blue “Comet Tail” dial uses overlapping raster structures to create an interference pattern that shifts in appearance throughout the day. Its luminous display distinguishes daytime hours in blue from nighttime hours in orange, while the primary indices emit white and the DST indicator glows red.

Measuring 40mm across and 10.33mm thick, the steel case features Ming’s triple-stepped lug architecture and offers 100 metres of water resistance. Inside is the automatic Sellita for Ming calibre 330.M2, delivering approximately 50 hours of power reserve.

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@mingwatches marks its ninth anniversary with the 200-piece 57.05 Comet, a 40mm stainless-steel worldtimer introducing a patent-pending system for accounting for daylight saving time.

Cities unaffected by DST remain fixed on the inner bezel, while those that observe it are positioned on a separate outer bezel. Turning this bezel by one 15-degree click advances only the relevant cities by an hour against the 24-hour scale. A DST ON aperture displays silver for standard time and red when DST is active.

The multilayered blue “Comet Tail” dial uses overlapping raster structures to create an interference pattern that shifts in appearance throughout the day. Its luminous display distinguishes daytime hours in blue from nighttime hours in orange, while the primary indices emit white and the DST indicator glows red.

Measuring 40mm across and 10.33mm thick, the steel case features Ming’s triple-stepped lug architecture and offers 100 metres of water resistance. Inside is the automatic Sellita for Ming calibre 330.M2, delivering approximately 50 hours of power reserve.

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To mark 160 years since the Tiffany & Co. Timing Watch of 1866 — recognised by the House as its first stopwatch — @tiffanyandco has unveiled the second Tiffany Timer limited edition of 2026.

Following the 60-piece platinum model with a Tiffany Blue dial introduced earlier this year, the new 100-piece edition features a satin-brushed Grade 5 titanium case with a platinum bezel. Its sunray dark blue dial is accented with Tiffany Blue across the subdial markers, outer chronograph seconds track and date display, while the curved pushers follow the profile of the 40mm case and double as crown protectors.

Inside is a customised El Primero 400, an integrated automatic column-wheel chronograph with a 50-hour power reserve. The familiar three-register arrangement places chronograph minutes at three o’clock, chronograph hours at six and running seconds at nine, with the date also positioned at six.

The most characterful detail is revealed through the sapphire caseback: a 1.4cm recreation of Jean Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock, sculpted by hand from solid 18k yellow gold, carefully polished and perched on the openworked winding rotor.

Presented on a navy alligator strap and water resistant to 10 ATM, the Tiffany Timer Titanium Platinum is limited to 100 pieces.

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To mark 160 years since the Tiffany & Co. Timing Watch of 1866 — recognised by the House as its first stopwatch — @tiffanyandco has unveiled the second Tiffany Timer limited edition of 2026.

Following the 60-piece platinum model with a Tiffany Blue dial introduced earlier this year, the new 100-piece edition features a satin-brushed Grade 5 titanium case with a platinum bezel. Its sunray dark blue dial is accented with Tiffany Blue across the subdial markers, outer chronograph seconds track and date display, while the curved pushers follow the profile of the 40mm case and double as crown protectors.

Inside is a customised El Primero 400, an integrated automatic column-wheel chronograph with a 50-hour power reserve. The familiar three-register arrangement places chronograph minutes at three o’clock, chronograph hours at six and running seconds at nine, with the date also positioned at six.

The most characterful detail is revealed through the sapphire caseback: a 1.4cm recreation of Jean Schlumberger’s Bird on a Rock, sculpted by hand from solid 18k yellow gold, carefully polished and perched on the openworked winding rotor.

Presented on a navy alligator strap and water resistant to 10 ATM, the Tiffany Timer Titanium Platinum is limited to 100 pieces.

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@atelierwenwatches and @massenalab have teamed up on the Inflection Shuò, a 50-piece limited edition combining a full-tantalum construction with an intricately hand-finished gold dial.

Its reinterpretation of the California dial places Arabic numerals in Massena LAB’s typeface across the upper half and specially commissioned Chinese numerals below. Both were hand-engraved by Coralie Mercier, while tremblage, radial brushing and a traditional Chinese geometric border add further texture around the hand-blued leaf-shaped hands.

The 40mm tantalum case is joined by a matching bracelet with four-position micro-adjustment. Inside is a customised self-winding Girard-Perregaux GP03300 calibre offering 48 hours of power reserve. Only 40 examples will feature the rose gold dial, while the remaining 10 receive white gold dials and will be reserved for existing customers.

Head to RevolutionWatch.com to read the full story (link in bio).

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@atelierwenwatches and @massenalab have teamed up on the Inflection Shuò, a 50-piece limited edition combining a full-tantalum construction with an intricately hand-finished gold dial.

Its reinterpretation of the California dial places Arabic numerals in Massena LAB’s typeface across the upper half and specially commissioned Chinese numerals below. Both were hand-engraved by Coralie Mercier, while tremblage, radial brushing and a traditional Chinese geometric border add further texture around the hand-blued leaf-shaped hands.

The 40mm tantalum case is joined by a matching bracelet with four-position micro-adjustment. Inside is a customised self-winding Girard-Perregaux GP03300 calibre offering 48 hours of power reserve. Only 40 examples will feature the rose gold dial, while the remaining 10 receive white gold dials and will be reserved for existing customers.

Head to RevolutionWatch.com to read the full story (link in bio).

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If 2026 has had one dominant horological theme, it is space. @bellrosswatches now joins the conversation with the BR-X5 Meteorite, bringing material from beyond Earth to its technical sports watch.

Its dial is cut from Muonionalusta meteorite sourced from Sweden and estimated to be 4.5 billion years old. The monochromatic Widmanstätten pattern was created as its iron-and-nickel structure cooled extraordinarily slowly in space, giving every dial its own crystalline arrangement.

Bell & Ross uses a solid slice secured directly by traditional dial feet, finished with a protective PVD coating, rhodium-plated indexes and skeletonised hands filled with white Super-LumiNova. A large date aperture at 3 o’clock is balanced by a power-reserve indicator at 9 o’clock.

Housed in a 41mm steel case, the watch is powered by the COSC-certified automatic BR-CAL.323, delivering approximately 70 hours of power reserve. The BR-X5 Meteorite is limited to 250 pieces and offered on either black rubber or an integrated steel bracelet.

Read more on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio).

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If 2026 has had one dominant horological theme, it is space. @bellrosswatches now joins the conversation with the BR-X5 Meteorite, bringing material from beyond Earth to its technical sports watch.

Its dial is cut from Muonionalusta meteorite sourced from Sweden and estimated to be 4.5 billion years old. The monochromatic Widmanstätten pattern was created as its iron-and-nickel structure cooled extraordinarily slowly in space, giving every dial its own crystalline arrangement.

Bell & Ross uses a solid slice secured directly by traditional dial feet, finished with a protective PVD coating, rhodium-plated indexes and skeletonised hands filled with white Super-LumiNova. A large date aperture at 3 o’clock is balanced by a power-reserve indicator at 9 o’clock.

Housed in a 41mm steel case, the watch is powered by the COSC-certified automatic BR-CAL.323, delivering approximately 70 hours of power reserve. The BR-X5 Meteorite is limited to 250 pieces and offered on either black rubber or an integrated steel bracelet.

Read more on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio).

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@audemarspiguet is bringing Perspectives on Time to the National Museum of Singapore from 10 to 13 September 2026.

Curated especially for Singapore, the immersive exhibition brings together archival pieces from the Audemars Piguet Museum — many appearing in the country for the first time — alongside contemporary watches and interactive demonstrations.

Across four rooms, visitors can explore the manufacture’s history since 1875, its astronomical complications, the evolution of openworking and the intricate craft behind its chiming watches.

The exhibition will be held at The Gallery Theatre from 10:30am to 6:00pm daily, with entry organised in 30-minute sessions. Admission is complimentary, with advance registration encouraged at bit.ly/ap-perspectivesontime. Walk-ins are subject to availability.

Swipe through for the details.

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@audemarspiguet is bringing Perspectives on Time to the National Museum of Singapore from 10 to 13 September 2026.

Curated especially for Singapore, the immersive exhibition brings together archival pieces from the Audemars Piguet Museum — many appearing in the country for the first time — alongside contemporary watches and interactive demonstrations.

Across four rooms, visitors can explore the manufacture’s history since 1875, its astronomical complications, the evolution of openworking and the intricate craft behind its chiming watches.

The exhibition will be held at The Gallery Theatre from 10:30am to 6:00pm daily, with entry organised in 30-minute sessions. Admission is complimentary, with advance registration encouraged at bit.ly/ap-perspectivesontime. Walk-ins are subject to availability.

Swipe through for the details.

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