@hermes brings engraving, miniature painting and high complications together in the Arceau Cavalier en Formes, a six-piece limited edition that transforms an equestrian motif into a layered work of horological art.

Based on a design by Gianpaolo Pagni originally conceived for a silk scarf, the dial reinterprets a rider through cubist-inspired circles and squares. Set directly onto the dial, a sapphire crystal is painted on both sides, creating a composition of radiant fragments, hand-painted blue shapes and engraved leaves.

At the centre, a yellow gold horse applique adds sculptural depth, while a Lift tourbillon at 6 o’clock brings the scene into the realm of haute horlogerie. Its carriage takes the form of the “double H” motif found in the historic lift at the Hermès boutique at 24 Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris.

Invisible from the dial side, the minute repeater gives the watch its voice, powered by the hand-wound H1924 movement with a 90-hour power reserve. Presented in a 43mm white gold case and paired with a bleu abysse alligator strap, the Arceau Cavalier en Formes completes its mechanical artistry with a distinctly Hermès finish. ...

For generations, Basel was the beating heart of the watch industry trade show, thanks to the giant Baselworld show. That all stopped when Baselworld ceased exhibiting in 2020, and all eyes shifted to Geneva.

That is set to change in 2027, when Basilia debuts. A joint effort between MCH Group (which managed Baselworld) and Informa Markets (a leading B2B network, and organiser of Jewellery & Gem WORLD Hong Kong). Basilia promises to bridge the gap between Asian supply and European demand, with more than 400 exhibitors, including brands, designers, retailers, manufacturers and exhibitors in Hall 2 of the famous Messe Basel, with about 50% of exhibitors being from the jewellery industry, 25% from gems and the remaining 25% from the watch industry. The business-focused event will be held immediately after Watches & Wonders and will aim to facilitate intercontinental connections and will be held over four days. ...

@panerai expands its Navy SEALs-inspired collection with the new Submersible Navy SEALs PAM01738, a 44mm steel dive watch built with professional utility in mind.

Water-resistant to 50 bar, or 500 metres, the PAM01738 features a unidirectional steel bezel with a matte black ceramic insert for timing immersion, alongside a black rubberized crown designed for grip and durability in wet conditions.

The shaded anthracite dial continues the Navy SEALs design language with a target-inspired small seconds counter at 9 o’clock, yellow accents and a dedicated Navy SEALs decal at 6 o’clock. Legibility has also been enhanced with enlarged indexes and Super-LumiNova X2, with green emission for the hour markers and blue emission for the minute hand and bezel dot.

Powering the watch is Panerai’s automatic P.980 calibre, offering a three-day power reserve, stop-seconds function and date display. Delivered with both black rubber and grey canvas straps, the PAM01738 reinforces the Submersible’s position as Panerai’s purpose-built platform for modern dive instruments. ...

@bovet1822’s Récital 32 marks the Maison’s first true GMT, bringing together a high-complication travel display, flying tourbillon, 10-day power reserve and more wearable 42mm case.

Rather than approach the GMT as a simple second hour hand, Bovet gives the complication its own theatrical architecture. Local time sits at noon with a day/night display, while the independent GMT hand is read against a 24-hour track and adjusted via a dedicated pusher at 10 o’clock.

The watch is powered by a 375-component manufacture movement, with Bovet’s patented flying tourbillon raised above the main plate for greater visibility from both the front and side. A patented spherical winding system also helps deliver the full 10-day power reserve from a single barrel.

As expected from Bovet, the Récital 32 places equal emphasis on decoration. The offset domed guilloché dial receives eight layers of lacquer, while the reverse side of the movement is fully hand-engraved with a new “square stars” motif, a process that takes at least 15 hours to complete. Available in grade 5 titanium or 18K red gold, the Récital 32 is limited to 60 numbered pieces per variation. ...

@certina goes deep with the new DS Super PH2000M.

Built as the brand’s latest heavy-duty dive watch, the DS Super PH2000M brings a serious 2,000 metres of water resistance to a 43mm Grade 2 titanium case, complete with a ceramic bezel, push-to-turn security system, screw-down crown and automatic helium escape valve.

It also continues Certina’s long-running DS and PH story. The former, short for Double Security, dates back to 1959 and reflects the brand’s focus on added protection, while PH refers to “Pression Hydrostatique”, or hydrostatic pressure — a fitting reminder of the extreme depths this watch is built to withstand.

Inside is the Powermatic 80.611, offering an 80-hour power reserve and a Nivachron balance spring for added resistance to magnetism, temperature changes and shocks.

Available in four executions, including a 1,959-piece Sea Turtle Conservancy limited edition, the DS Super PH2000M pairs its overengineered dive-watch credentials with an impressively accessible price of USD 1,440. ...

Perpetual calendars are among watchmaking’s most impressive complications, but they’ve always come with one practical inconvenience: leave them untouched for too long and resetting everything becomes an exercise in patience.

That’s exactly the problem @vacheronconstantin Vacheron Constantin set out to solve with the latest Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpetual Calendar.

At its heart is the patented Twin Beat system, allowing the wearer to switch between two operating frequencies: 5Hz in Active mode and 1.2Hz in Standby mode. By dramatically reducing energy consumption while resting, the watch can now remain autonomous for up to 70 days, extending reserve by five days over the original 2019 concept.

This latest execution also introduces a new open-worked dial that reveals more of the mechanics beneath while retaining the restrained elegance of the Traditionnelle collection.

Inside the 42mm platinum case sits the hand-wound Calibre 3610 QP, a 480-component movement designed to make one of horology’s most sophisticated complications meaningfully more practical.

#VacheronConstantin #TraditionnelleTwinBeatPerpetualCalendar #RevolutionWatch ...

Twenty-five years after the original @ulyssenardinofficial Freak arrived with no dial, hands or crown, the new Freak [X] brings the collection’s disruptive spirit into its most wearable form yet.

Reduced from 43mm to 41mm, with a shorter lug-to-lug measurement and slimmer profile, the new-generation Freak [X] takes one of modern watchmaking’s most distinctive concepts and makes it easier to imagine as an everyday watch.

At its heart is the new in-house UN-232 calibre, developed over two years and built around the Freak’s signature flying carousel, which completes one rotation every 60 minutes. It also brings DIAMonSIL, Ulysse Nardin’s diamond-coated silicon technology, to the Freak [X] for the first time, alongside an oversized silicon balance wheel, silicon hairspring and a rose gold micro-rotor visible through the open caseback.

The case has also been reworked, moving to a monobloc construction in either 80% recycled steel or rose gold, with a screw-down crown and 100 metres of water resistance. A new quick-release system further expands daily versatility, with bracelet, leather and rubber options available across nine configurations.

Available at launch in Grey, Blue and Gold versions, the new Freak [X] marks a thoughtful evolution of the Freak at 25: still unmistakably unconventional, but now cleaner, smaller and far easier to live with. ...

@jnshapiro_watches expands his Infinity Series with the Radiant, a monopusher chronograph that brings together traditional finishing, rare materials and the aerospace spirit of Southern California.

Produced in a 38mm tantalum case, the Radiant draws on materials closely associated with aerospace engineering, pairing zirconium with either a Gibeon meteorite centre dial and guilloché meteorite counter, or a full guilloché blued zirconium dial execution. Both versions also feature Shapiro’s Infinity Weave, regarded as the most complex guilloché pattern in watchmaking.

Powering the Radiant is the manual-winding La Joux-Perret 5000-4 monopusher chronograph, a compact and uncommon calibre derived from a movement originally developed by THA, with a column wheel and a tilting pinion. The first production run will be limited to 75 pieces, with each watch delivered on an alligator leather strap and an optional AHA tantalum bracelet available separately. ...

@bremontwatches revives its HMAF collection with three limited-edition watches created through its long-standing relationship with the UK Ministry of Defence.

Honouring the British Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, the collection spans Land, Sea and Air through three purpose-built tool watches: the Terra Nova 40.5 Date, the Supermarine 40 Date and the Altitude 39 Date.

The Terra Nova represents the British Army with a caramel gradient California dial and Army insignia at 9 o’clock, while the Supermarine brings a more tactical naval expression with an ultra-matt grey 904L steel case, ceramic bezel and Royal Navy insignia at 6 o’clock. For the RAF, the Altitude 39 Date is housed in a midnight bronze Cerakote-coated Trip-Tick case and features Martin-Baker-inspired details, alongside a La Joux-Perret movement with a 68-hour power reserve.

Each model is limited to 300 pieces, with a commemorative three-watch set limited to just 50 examples. ...

Ninety years after @longines secured patent protection for its flyback chronograph, the brand is marking one of the most important milestones in its watchmaking history.

Published on 16 June 1936, the patent protected a mechanism that allowed the chronograph seconds hand to be stopped, reset and restarted with a single press. Designed for speed, precision and simplicity, it proved especially valuable in aviation, where pilots needed to measure successive stages of a flight quickly and accurately.

That innovation would go on to shape generations of pilot’s watches, with the 13ZN calibre becoming one of the defining chronograph movements of the 20th century and a prized name among collectors today.

Longines continues to carry that legacy forward through the Longines Spirit Flyback and Longines Spirit Pilot Flyback collections, proving that an invention conceived for the pioneers of aviation still resonates in contemporary watchmaking. ...