The Magic Hour watch by Piaget has been crowned Favorite Ladies’ Watch at the Grand Prix de l’horlogerie de Geneve 2008. Piaget CEO Philippe Leopold-Metzger was officially presented with the prize 13th November 2008 in Geneva. More...

With an eye towards tackling the troubling issue of illiteracy in Cambodia, Swiss luxury watchmaker IWC is holding a very special auction from 8-14 December 2008 on their own website. More...

We already brought you news of the Phases de Lune and the Professional Aria ranges within the Diagono Collection. Let us turn out attention to the Diagono Calibro 303, so named for its BVL 303 movement. More...

Pink gold goes matrimonial with Piaget’s Possession wedding bands. The Geneva-based jeweler and watchmaker has executed the wedding bands in white gold and yellow gold and now updates it in pink gold, along with a few gem-set variations, Limelight tonneau-shaped watches and an Altiplano watch – both in pink gold. More...

With the official launch of 796 Huai Hai Lu in the center of Shanghai, luxury lifestyle in China received a significant cultural boost. We already reported on the presence of the Hong Kong private members club, KEE, at this prestigious location. More...

Renowned jeweler Harry Winston’s transformation into a haute horlogerie brand – as Harry Winston Timepieces – continues with the next phase of the Z series. Rather more subdued than the Opus line, the Z series is Harry Winston’s entry in the sports watch category. More...

Max Busser of MB&F was in Singapore to unveil the new MB&F Horological Machine No3 (HM3) to the press and a select group of collectors. As with the previous two Horological Machines, the HM3 defies expectations yet simultaneously affirms all that horology enthusiasts have come to expect from MB&F. More...

Swiss luxury watchmakers Vacheron Constantin are expressing their heritage of working with platinum through a new version of the Patrimony Contemporaine Retrograde Day and Date, limited to just 100 pieces. More...

Haute horlogerie manufacture A. Lange & Söhne has opened its first stand-alone store in Tokyo, located in Ginza 6-chrome, Namiki Street. This is the brand’s third stand-alone store, after Dresden and Shanghai. More...

Earlier this year, independent watchmaking enfant terrible Urwerk unveiled its latest creation, the UR-202 Turbine Automatic. This is the first watch in the world to use compressed air to regulate the winding rate. It still features the patented Revolving Satellite Complication, which refers to the unique display of time seen here. More...