https://www.scmp.com/rss/323878/feed News and insight on the Swiss watch brand en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com SCMP Style Reporter SCMP Style Reporter “At Chanel, everything begins with creation,” says Frédéric Grangié, the legendary Parisian maison’s president of watches and fine jewellery. “We are, first and foremost, a house of creation – just as Gabrielle Chanel envisioned, with a spirit rooted in freedom, rigour and modernity.” That credo informs everything the house does today – and it’s this commitment to authenticity and creativity, channelling the spirit of its founder, that has allowed it to develop into such a horological... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3351151/style-edit-chanels-new-watch-and-jewellery-releases-coco-game-noeud-de-camelia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3351151/style-edit-chanels-new-watch-and-jewellery-releases-coco-game-noeud-de-camelia?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Apr 2026 02:00:10 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng The year is off to a running start for the world of high horology. LVMH, as always, kicks things off with a monumental LVMH Watch Week featuring nine brands and their stellar releases. Meanwhile, corporate moves abounded as Frederique Constant was named official timekeeper for Pro Padel League, and Richemont shook hands with the Damiani Group for the latter to acquire Baume et Mercier. Major releases include “reverse panda” Omega Speedmaster models and a Russian watch with a wood case operated... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3341806/5-biggest-watch-moments-january-2026-new-omega-models-lvmh-watch-week?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3341806/5-biggest-watch-moments-january-2026-new-omega-models-lvmh-watch-week?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:00:13 +0000 Joshua Hendren Joshua Hendren Wei Koh has spent much of his career championing watchmaking through words. Now, he is taking his storytelling to the screen. The founder of Revolution magazine – one of the world’s leading authorities on horology – has created Man of the Hour, an eight-part documentary series produced by Refinery Media for Discovery. The show travels from Los Angeles to Geneva, Paris and Singapore, tracing the human stories behind some of the world’s most extraordinary timepieces. “For many years, I was just... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3329053/wei-kohs-man-hour-explores-lives-watchmakers-mbf-greubel-forsey?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3329053/wei-kohs-man-hour-explores-lives-watchmakers-mbf-greubel-forsey?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:00:09 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng As spring turns to summer this year, we’re taking a look at some of the biggest horology highlights of May and June. Omega kicked things off by announcing Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the brand’s newest ambassador, sparking a flurry of rumours that the actor is next in line to play James Bond; Danish brand Urban Jürgensen marks a new chapter as it relaunches the legacy brand by bringing in renowned Finnish watchmaker Kari Voutilainen as co-CEO; while Longines is implementing a major swap at the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3316579/hottest-watch-moments-may-and-june-2025-aaron-taylor-johnson-omega-and-henry-cavills-longines?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3316579/hottest-watch-moments-may-and-june-2025-aaron-taylor-johnson-omega-and-henry-cavills-longines?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:00:19 +0000 Josiah Ng Josiah Ng This March and April, the world once again descended on Geneva for the year’s biggest watch fair, Watches and Wonders. But hanging over the fair were US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on the Swiss watchmaking industry, and brands seem increasingly likely to price up their watches as a result. Nevertheless, we were cheered to spot several stars wearing Rolexes on television recently, or grail watches off screen; Breitling added another aviation-themed vintage brand to its expanding catalogue;... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3309367/7-timepiece-moments-march-and-april-2025-watches-wonders-effects-trumps-tariffs-and-bevy-new?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/watches/article/3309367/7-timepiece-moments-march-and-april-2025-watches-wonders-effects-trumps-tariffs-and-bevy-new?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 08 May 2025 06:00:13 +0000 Quite simply, bridges are essential – and overlooked. “Without bridges you have no movement,” says Clémence Dubois, Girard-Perregaux’s chief marketing officer, hailing the watch movement’s key supporting actors, without which the mechanical story would simply fall apart. Girard-Perregaux created the Three Bridges, one of the industry’s most coveted designs, 154 years ago. Since then, the symmetrical concept has undergone several stages of evolution – the most radical coming in 1991, when the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3156322/what-do-real-timepiece-collectors-look-watch-bridges-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3156322/what-do-real-timepiece-collectors-look-watch-bridges-and?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 17 Nov 2021 02:55:23 +0000 The world of jewellery and horology is flashing its latest luxury launches, and consider us dazzled. STYLE has selected the latest jewels and timepieces that you don’t want to miss, from Van Cleef & Arpels’ galaxy-inspired Sous Les Étoiles High Jewellery collection to Audemars Piguet’s green dial Royal Oak timepiece and the 2021 versions of the MB&F LM101. STYLE Edit: Richard Mille’s new Racing Red watch – as worn by its racing team Van Cleef & Arpels’ Sous Les Étoiles High Jewellery... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3137274/best-new-watch-and-jewellery-launches-june-audemars-piguets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/luxury/article/3137274/best-new-watch-and-jewellery-launches-june-audemars-piguets?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 14 Jun 2021 23:00:00 +0000 Swiss brand MB&F has collaborated with independent Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva for the second time to unveil the world’s first projected moonphase display, the MoonMachine 2. Based on the case shape of the 2016 Horological Machine No 8 and the heads-up display from the Horological Machine No 5, the wristwatch features a moonphase complication along with the jumping hours and wandering minutes using an optical prism. MB&F makes breakthrough in the Legacy Machine Perpetual ahead of SIHH... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/article/2132974/watchmaker-mbf-unveils-worlds-first-projected-moonphase?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches/article/2132974/watchmaker-mbf-unveils-worlds-first-projected-moonphase?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 16 Feb 2018 04:32:44 +0000 A turtle with a singing companion? How cute does that sound? MB&F presents Kelys & Chirp, two unlikely companions living happily together. The mechanical automaton is a collaboration between MB&F, mechanical music specialists Reuge, and Nicolas Court, one of Switzerland’s most talented automaton experts. https://www.youtube.com/embed/dGGguGpa70M" frameborder="0" gesture="media" allow="encrypted-media" allowfullscreen> Press Kelys’ tail and he will start to gently walk across the table.... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/2124444/mbf-presents-walking-turtle-singing-bird-inside?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/2124444/mbf-presents-walking-turtle-singing-bird-inside?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Dec 2017 05:01:31 +0000 Like something that crawled out of Blade Runner 2049, MB&F’s Octopod is a science-fiction lover’s next favourite toy. MB&F has partnered with Swiss clockmaker L’Epée 1839 again to present a new eight-legged table clock. The Octopod is inspired by cephalopods, marine chronometers and The Abyss. The clock, which represents MB&F’s foray into water-inspired clocks, is available in three limited editions – black PVD, blue PVD as well as palladium. Each model is limited to 50 pieces. Six over-the-top... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2115901/mbfs-octopod-table-clock-sci-fi-dream-come-true?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2115901/mbfs-octopod-table-clock-sci-fi-dream-come-true?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:15:00 +0000 This year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) featured exquisite pieces from the world’s biggest watchmakers. Craftsmanship aside, some models verged on the sublime – and the ridiculous. H.Moser & Cie – Venturer Swiss Mad Holy cow! To protest the tightened legislation of the “Swiss Made” label, folks at H.Moser & Cie created a watch using real Swiss cheese – literally. The Swiss Mad watch – referred to as the “most Swiss-made watch ever” features a bezel made with actual... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2064668/top-5-over-top-luxury-watches-hit-2017?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2064668/top-5-over-top-luxury-watches-hit-2017?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 23 Jan 2017 09:45:30 +0000 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) is one of the most important events in the Swiss luxury watch industry. The international exhibition, running this year for the 27th edition, sets the benchmark for the entire industry. The fair, which takes place from January 16 to 20, 2017 at Geneva’s Palexpo, features major players in the luxury watchmaking industry, many owned by luxury conglomerate Richemont Group, such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Piaget. It also features independent... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2060525/5-factors-forcing-change-sihh-2017?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2060525/5-factors-forcing-change-sihh-2017?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jan 2017 07:15:30 +0000 Independent watchmaker MB&F’s incredibly complex Legacy Machine Perpetual returns to this year’s Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) with two new faces. A purple face and a grey face, both encased in white gold, are the newest additions to the Legacy Machine collection. While the purple face is limited to 25 pieces, the grey face is an unlimited piece and is the only version in the collection to be so. This is an extension of the brand’s Legacy Machine Perpetual collection, which... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2060503/mbf-makes-breakthrough-legacy-machine-perpetual?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/watches-jewellery/article/2060503/mbf-makes-breakthrough-legacy-machine-perpetual?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Jan 2017 06:00:15 +0000 This little robot by MB&F was the talk of Baselworld 2015. Perhaps unsurprisingly, since all of the watchmaker's creations are fun, enigmatic and wonderfully technical. The Geneva-based horological lab, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is presenting a number of anniversary pieces to mark this milestone. The first is the little robot mentioned, named Melchior. Created in collaboration with L'Epée 1839, the kinetic robot also doubles as a 480-component mechanical table clock. The... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1780182/robot-mbf-doubles-mechanical-clock?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/article/1780182/robot-mbf-doubles-mechanical-clock?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 May 2015 13:00:30 +0000