TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Sport

As Formula 1 laid fresh rubber on the new Madring circuit over the weekend, TAG Heuer also launched a sharpened Carrera Chronograph Sport. The fixed-bezel racing chronograph is brought down in case size from 44mm to a more wearable 42mm, and a thinner 14.2mm height. The steel collection spans black, blue, teal green and silver panda dials, all paired with an H-shaped bracelet with easy-link sizing. Under the hood is the automatic TH20-00, pairing a column wheel, a vertical clutch with bi-directional winding, and 80 hours of autonomy.

Tech Specs: TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Sport

Movement Calibre TH20-00, self-winding; column wheel, vertical clutch and bidirectional winding; 80-hour power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date and chronograph with 1/4-second, 30-minute and 12-hour counters
Case Fine-brushed and polished steel, 42mm × 14.2mm; fixed ceramic bezel; sapphire caseback; water-resistant to 100m
Dial Black opaline (CDB2110.BA0054), circular-brushed blue (CDB2111.BA0054 and CDB2111.FC8378), sunray-brushed teal green (CDB2112.BA0054) or sunray-brushed silver panda (CDB2113.BA0054)
Strap H-shaped steel bracelet with easy-link adjustment; perforated brown calfskin with steel folding clasp on CDB2111.FC8378
Price and availability SGD 9,050 on bracelet; SGD 8,750 on leather

Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur Pastel Code

Chronoswiss takes its handless Neo Digiteur in a lighter direction with a trio of Pastel Code editions in matte Rose, Mint and Sky dials, finished through sandblasting and lacquer. The rectangular steel case measures 48mm x 30mm and retains the Neo Digiteur display with 3 separate windows and discs to tell time: a jumping hour at 12, sweeping minutes in the center and sweeping seconds at six. They are powered by the hand-wound C.85757 and its proprietary module, with 48-hours of power reserve.

Tech Specs: Chronoswiss Neo Digiteur Pastel Code

Movement Calibre C.85757, hand-wound with proprietary jumping-hour module; 48-hour power reserve
Functions Jumping hours, sweeping digital minutes and sweeping seconds
Case Satin-brushed stainless steel, 48mm × 30mm × 9.7mm; double-coated anti-reflective sapphire crystal; sapphire caseback; water-resistant to 50m
Dial Sandblasted brass with lacquer finish in Rose (CH-1373.2-LR), Mint (CH-1373.2-LG) or Sky (CH-1373.2-LB); white matte discs with deep blue printing
Strap Premium textile in grey or black with steel pin buckle
Price and availability CHF 11,500 each; limited to 99 pieces per version

Panerai Luminor Firenze 8 Giorni PAM01734 and PAM01794

Panerai celebrates a full century of its historic Florence boutique with the PAM01734, a rather grand interpretation of the rare 1960s Ref. 6152/1 prototype. The 44m Platinumtech case frames a deep green, circular-brushed sandwich dial, with gold pencil hands, a crown-protection bridge with inner grooves borrowed from the original to improve access and grip, and a “Panerai Firenze” inscription – a nod to the city’s Italian name. The PAM01734 is rated to 100 meters, features an sapphire display caseback with a view of the massive three-quarter plate and is limited to 100 pieces.

The more tool-minded interpretation is the 1,000-piece PAM01794, which places the same historical cues into a polished 44m steel case instead. It pairs a black, circular-brushed sandwich dial with blued pencil hands, the “Panerai Firenze” inscription and the grooved crown-protection bridge. The water resistance is increased to 300 meters and features a closed caseback with an engraving of the Florence boutique. Both the steel and Platinumtech models are powered by the hand-wound P.5000, providing eight days of power.

Read more about the Panerai Luminor Firenze 8 Giorni PAM01734 and PAM01794 here.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Grande Complication à Grande Sonnerie

The Duometre Grande Complication à Grande Sonnerie is easily this week’s technical heavyweight: 15 different complications and roughly 1,300 components inside a 45mm case combining a titanium body with pink-gold elements. Caliber 182, first introduced in 2009, delivers Westminster-style Grande and Petite Sonnerie, a minute repeater module through four gongs and four hammers, alongside a retrograde perpetual calendar, and a flying tourbillon. The revised version sees metallic-glass gongs and a titanium construction that improve acoustic performance, while the more extensively open-worked dial reveals more of the magic inside. The movement takes a full year just to assemble and regulate, and the watch is a pièce unique.

Tech Specs: Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Grande Complication à Grande Sonnerie Q603H480

Movement Manually wound Calibre 182; flying tourbillon; 48-hour timekeeping and calendar power reserve, with 7.5 hours of continuous Grande Sonnerie or 32 hours of continuous Petite Sonnerie chiming
Functions Hours, minutes, Grande Sonnerie, Petite Sonnerie, minute repeater, perpetual calendar with retrograde date, day and month indications, leap-year display, flying tourbillon and twin power-reserve displays
Case 18K 5N pink gold with titanium inner body, 45mm × 16.16mm; sapphire caseback
Dial Openworked and sunray-guilloché construction with dark blue-grey lacquer and applied pink-gold indexes
Strap Black alligator leather with 18K pink-gold folding buckle and patented micro-adjustment mechanism
Price and availability Pièce unique

Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time

Louis Vuitton has brought five new interpretations of the Spin Time into its permanent collection. At 39.5mm, there is a deep-green white-gold model and a rose-gold version with a unique Australian opal dial and a blue sapphire setting; the 42.5mm versions comprises a blue white-gold Spin Time Air, the Antipode worldtimer and a platinum Air Flying Tourbillon with a salmon-colored dial. The visuals of the rotating cubes on the display continue to borrow the logic of airport flipboards, while the Antipode cleverly assigns two opposing cities to each cube.

Read more about the new Louis Vuitton Spin Time collection here.

Tech Specs: Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time

References W9WGA2 (Green in White Gold); W9PG42 (Australia’s Opal in Rose Gold)
Movement Self-winding Caliber LFT ST13.01; 45-hour power reserve
Functions Hours with Spin Time display; minutes
Case 39.5mm × 12.15mm, with domed glass; 18K white gold, or 18K rose gold set with 48 baguette-cut blue sapphires on the bezel and 20 baguette-cut blue sapphires on the lugs; water resistant to 100m
Dial Sunray and sandblasted green, with a satin-finished dial center, or satin-finished and sandblasted, with an Australian blue opal center and satin-finished cubes; applied white gold indexes, or applied rose gold indexes set with 12 baguette-cut diamonds
Strap Green rubber with 18K white gold pin buckle, or blue rubber with 18K rose gold pin buckle set with 14 baguette-cut blue sapphires
Price CHF 72,500 (W9WGA2); CHF 160,000 (W9PG42)

Tech Specs: Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Blue in White Gold

References W9WG81
Movement Self-winding Caliber LFT ST13.01; 45-hour power reserve
Functions Hours with Spin Time Air display; minutes
Case 42.5mm × 12.45mm, with domed glass; 18K white gold, with sandblasted bezel featuring polished letters; water resistant to 50m
Dial Sandblasted blue with satin-finished center and cubes; applied white gold indexes
Strap Blue calf leather with 18K white gold pin buckle
Price CHF 80,000

Tech Specs: Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Antipode Blue in White Gold

References W9WG91
Movement Self-winding Caliber LFT ST12.01; 45-hour power reserve
Functions World time with Spin Time Air display; minutes
Case 42.5mm × 12.45mm, with domed glass; 18K white gold, with sandblasted bezel featuring polished letters; water resistant to 50m
Dial Blue with galvanic growth world map in the center; applied white gold indexes
Strap Blue calf leather with 18K white gold pin buckle
Price CHF 101,000

Tech Specs: Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Flying Tourbillon Salmon in Platinum

References W9PT21
Movement Self-winding Caliber LFT ST05.01; 45-hour power reserve
Functions Hours with Spin Time Air display; minutes; central flying tourbillon with cage in the shape of a Monogram flower
Case 42.5mm × 12.45mm, with domed glass; satin-brushed 950 platinum; water resistant to 50m
Dial Salmon-colored with sandblasted cubes; applied white gold indexes
Strap Taupe calf leather with 950 platinum pin buckle
Price CHF 169,000

Jacob & Co. Brilliant Flying Tourbillon Baguette Pastel Arlequino

Jacob & Co. has placed the main talking point at the very center of the Brilliant Flying Tourbillon Baguette Pastel Arlequino. We’re looking at 54 brilliant-cut white diamonds set directly onto the balance wheel. The 42mm white-gold pièce unique is also covered in 366 pastel baguette sapphires across its case, dial, crown and buckle, while another 234 diamonds decorate the movement bridges. The watch’s automatic micro-rotor caliber pairs a 60 second flying tourbillon with a 72-hour power reserve.