@kimi.antonelli Kimi Antonelli’s historic @f1 Formula 1 title puts fresh attention on a relationship @iwcwatches IWC has been building for more than a decade.

The Schaffhausen-based watchmaker became Official Engineering Partner of @mercedesamgf1 Mercedes-AMG Petronas in 2013, accompanying the team through @lewishamilton Lewis Hamilton’s championship-winning years before producing its first official team watch in 2022, the titanium Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team.

That Formula 1 presence has since grown beyond the paddock. In 2025, IWC partnered with @f1movie F1: The Movie, creating a unique green-dial Ingenieur worn by Sonny Hayes and later translating its distinctive look into a limited-production Ingenieur Automatic 40.

Antonelli adds another chapter to the story. IWC brought the young Italian into its brand family before his Formula 1 debut, meaning the association was already established before he became the sport’s youngest World Champion, making for a compelling brand association, and one that’s just taking off.

#IWCSchaffhausen #KimiAntonelli #MercedesAMGF1 #Formula1 #Ingenieur #RevolutionWatch ...

Audemars Piguet has just announced three additions to its sophisticated and complex Supersonnerie collection. First introduced in 2016 in the Royal Oak Concept RD#1, this technology, developed in partnership with musicians as well as researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) transformed repeater acoustics, with patented gongs mounted on a soundboard, an innovative construction and a new regulator.

Today sees this Supersonnerie-equipped Calibre 2953 get three new homes: the Royal Oak Minute Repeater Supersonnerie in titanium, its pink gold sibling and finally, the white gold Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Minute Repeater Supersonnerie. The first two follow the Royal Oak formula, with 42mm cases, albeit one only rated to 20 metres because of the repeater. The green dial on the titanium model has a smoky effect, while the pink gold version boasts a brown Grand Tapisserie dial.

Of the three, the Code 11:59 takes the biggest stylistic swing. The 41mm case is in white gold, but its the softly translucent sapphire dial that allows for a view of the complications below. This dial alone makes it a watch that looks as dramatic as it sounds. ...

Riveted portholes, sparkling aventurine and a philosopher with ruby pupils gave last week’s watch releases plenty of character. @louiserardofficial and @vianney_halter_official returned with the Futur Antérieur, powered by two automatic Sellita SW100 movements: one for hours and minutes, the other for seconds. @glashuetteoriginal let aventurine take centre stage with its Senator duo, pairing green glass with red gold and blue with platinum.

@bellrosswatches headed for the slopes with the BR-05 Chrono Snow Rocket, combining a white dial and red accents in a 250-piece edition. @norqain added turquoise to its 45-gram Wild ONE Skeleton X-Lite, powered by the COSC-certified NBK26/1 with a 65-hour reserve and production capped at 300 pieces for 2026.

@vacheronconstantin’s Métiers d’Art Year of the Goat editions brought hand engraving and miniature-painted grand feu enamel together ahead of 2027. @k_chaykin’s Seneca II added synthetic ruby “pupils”, a guilloché beard and a moonphase smile, with the unique titanium watch heading to the Watches for ELA charity auction on 9 November 2026.

Swipe through for the highlights and read the full roundup on RevolutionWatch.com (link in bio) ...

Citizen ATTESA Power of Purple Aurora Celebrates 50 Years of Light Energy.

Citizen celebrates the 50th anniversary of Eco-Drive*, its pioneering light-powered technology, with two striking ATTESA® timepieces. Inspired by rare natural phenomena, the limited-edition Power of Purple Aurora and Power of Green Flash combine color-shifting dials, SUPER TITANIUM™ with DURATECT® cases and the advanced F950 Satellite Wave GPS movement.

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Our final look at the @gphg_official GPHG 2026 nominees turns to gemsetting, decorative crafts and mechanical clocks.

Gemset, a new category for 2026, accommodates watches with up to six carats of gemstones and a defined range of indications. Jewellery gives exceptional jewellery work and gemsetting a category of their own, with particular attention to the choice of stones.

Artistic Crafts recognises mastery of techniques such as enamelling, engraving, guilloché, lacquering and marquetry. Mechanical Clock completes the selection with timekeepers made for a setting beyond the wrist.

Each category has six nominees, completing our four-part guide to all 84 timepieces shortlisted for this year’s awards. The winners will be announced in Geneva on 7 November. Before then, swipe through this final selection and tell us which pieces you’d choose. ...

@louiserardofficial has partnered with @vianney_halter_official for a third time, with the limited edition Futur Antérieur, a watch that the watch goes beyond incorporating subtle design elements such as the hands and dials, adopting the distinctive case with raised porthole bezels that made the original 1998 Antiqua so recognisable.

The Futur Antérieur has a three-dimensional, asymmetrical case that comes remarkably close to the Antiqua. As a time-only watch, it has two sub-dials instead of the four found on the original perpetual calendar. Both protrude beautifully from the round case, each framed by a raised bezel shaped like a porthole. Just as importantly, these bezels receive the kind of finishing for which Halter is known, with contrasting brushed surfaces and polished bevels, complemented by polished yellow-gilt rivets.

Rather than developing a mechanism to split the indications, Louis Erard has opted for two small movements, each powering its own sub-dial. This means the hours and minutes are essentially independent of the seconds, although both movements have hacking seconds. Each is powered by a Sellita SW100, whose compact dimensions help keep the overall case relatively slim at 38 mm wide and just 8.85 mm thick.

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We’ll be reaching for a loupe for this one.

Part three of our @gphg_official GPHG 2026 nominee guide covers Complication, Calendar and Astronomy, Tourbillon and Mechanical Exception — four categories with plenty to examine beneath the dial.

Complication recognises mechanical creativity and complexity, including inventive indications and ways of displaying the time. Calendar and Astronomy focuses on calendar and astronomical functions, while Tourbillon requires at least one tourbillon, with additional complications permitted.

Mechanical Exception covers special mechanisms and horological concepts, including striking functions, automatons, unusual escapements and sophisticated displays.

With six contenders in each category, that makes 24 timepieces to work through before the winners are announced in Geneva on 7 November.

Which nominees would you most like to examine in person, and which would get your vote? ...

@glashuetteoriginal Glashütte Original turns to two defining artistic movements of the early 20th century for its latest pair of Senator Aventurine watches.

The Senator Aventurine Art Déco Blue combines a deep blue aventurine dial with a 40mm platinum case, while the Senator Aventurine Art Nouveau Green pairs vivid green with warm red gold. In both, the random distribution of metallic particles within the aventurine glass gives every dial its own unique pattern and sparkle.

Both watches form part of Glashütte Original’s Atelier commissions, with each piece assembled entirely by a single watchmaker. Inside is the automatic Calibre 36-16, offering 100 hours of power reserve, a silicon balance spring and traditional Glashütte finishing visible through the sapphire caseback.

Two very different moods, united by the same beautifully restrained approach to colour, material and craft.

#GlashutteOriginal #SenatorAventurine #Aventurine #ArtDeco #ArtNouveau #GermanWatchmaking #RevolutionWatch ...

One of the major highlights of the upcoming IAMWATCH is, without a doubt, the historic exhibition George Daniels 100: “The Genesis of Artisanal Watchmaking”. This exhibition, presented by Phillips in association with Bacs & Russo and The Hour Glass, will celebrate Britain’s greatest watchmaker on the centenary of his birth in serious style.

Daniels, born in 1926 and was a true polymath. In addition to being a self-taught horologist, he was an engineer and master craftsman who was dedicated to preserving the traditions of watchmaking, an industry and an art that went through tremendous change during his lifetime.

Over the course of his career, Daniels created 24 pocket watches and two wristwatches, before working with his protege Roger Smith on the Millennium and Anniversary Series of timepeices. This exhibition assembles an unprecedented 22 watches, representing the majority of Daniels` catalogue being together in one place. Of special interest is the fact that two of Daniels’ most significant pocket watches, Space Traveller I and Space Traveller II, will be in the same place at the same time.

In addition to this rare opportunity to see so many of Daniels’ watches in one place, the George Daniels 100: “The Genesis of Artisanal Watchmaking” will also feature an exclusive early premiere of a new film exploring Daniels’ profound influence on watchmaking and his enduring legacy as the godfather of independent artisanal watchmaking.

George Daniels 100: “The Genesis of Artisanal Watchmaking” will take place at IAMWATCH 2026, at The Singapore EDITION from 12 to 15 November, with public days from 13 to 15 November. ...

Chronographs and sports watches have plenty of shared history. For the second part of our @gphg_official GPHG 2026 nominee guide, we’re looking at the two categories dedicated to them.

Chronograph is open to mechanical watches with a chronograph function, with additional complications permitted. That leaves considerable room for different approaches to the movement, controls and display.

Sports takes a broader view, covering watches linked to the sporting world through functions, materials and designs suited to physical activity. Here, the case and construction are as much a part of the conversation as the movement inside.

There are six nominees in each category, with the winners to be announced in Geneva on 7 November. Swipe through the contenders and tell us your pick for each prize. ...