The Wempe Signature Collection x Chopard Happy Sport on the wrist (seventh view).

This Chopard Watch From The Wempe Signature Collection Takes Women Seriously – Yet Still Allows Itself to be Playful

Since 2022, German luxury jeweller Wempe has been regularly honouring its long-standing and close partnerships with major watchmakers by offering special classic watches in strictly limited editions, which are carefully designed in collaboration with the brands. The Wempe Signature Collection plays with classics The Wempe Signature Collection began with classics that almost everyone knows, as…

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A portrait of Officine Panerai CEO Angelo Bonati.

What Watch CEOs Can Learn From Angelo Bonati

If you look at the half-life of CEOs in the watch industry, Angelo Bonati, who spent a total of 21 years at Panerai, 18 of them as CEO, should win the Methuselah Award. I am not aware of any CEO who has been in office for longer, but neither is anyone from a brand that…

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Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wearing Tag Heuer.

TAG Heuer And Formula 1: The Winning Formula

As soon as the five starting lights on Boulevard Albert 1er turn green at 3 p.m. on 25 May 2025 and the Formula 1 TAG Heuer Grand Prix de Monaco 2025 begins, they will also mark the beginning of a new era in the watch world at the historic race track. In celebration of the…

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Game-changer: Panerai Updates Luminor Marina With Exciting New Features

As every good collector knows, the smallest of changes can make a huge difference to watches. Panerai is revising its most important model, the Luminor Marina. The PAM01312 becomes the PAM03312. Same, same, but (totally) different? It's a game-changer, says Swisswatches expert Joern Kengelbach. First impressions: Does the new Panerai suit my wrist? I travelled…

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Norqain From Nidau: Where The Wild Ones Are (And Build Damn Good Watches)

Swiss watch start-up Norqain earned a spot in the display windows of the prestigious retailer Wempe in remarkably little time. Our editor Joern F. Kengelbach explores this through the lens of the latest 2024 Wempe Signature Collection, created in collaboration with none other than this rising watch start-up, which has been making waves in recent…

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Paying a Visit to Glashütte Original: The Original German Manufacture

The German manufacture Glashütte Original has firmly earned its place alongside some of the most reputable of Swiss brands. Glashütte Original combines traditional watchmaking and craftsmanship with the almost implausible ability to adapt to new economic, political and cultural conditions. These lines were not written by the author of this text, but by the CEO…

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