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When a watch is also a tool (from left): Omega Speedmaster First Omega in Space, Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT, Ming Bluefin. Photos: Handout

Timepieces for a sporty lifestyle, from Rolex, Omega and Richard Mille

Whether deep diving or in the boardroom, these tool watches are equally at home, with unique features and design elements suited to those with an active lifestyle.

27 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM

Why meteorite dials are taking off … from Rolex to Omega

26 Jan 2025 - 5:00AM

Mechanical marvels: when watchmakers push horological boundaries

8 Jan 2025 - 6:00PM

The return of the three-hand watch – H. Moser & Cie embraces simplicity

Free of complications, dress watches from big names and smaller brands shine the spotlight on materials, colours and design elements for visually stunning results.

7 Jan 2025 - 10:41AM

Just the time (from left): Furlan Marri Disco Volante, Atelier Wen Perceiption Millesime Mu 睦, H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Cntre Seconds Citrus Green. Photos: Handout

Is now the best time to invest in luxury watches? How to shop second-hand

The luxury watch market is cooling down after the pandemic-fuelled boom, offering an opportunity for collectors to snag coveted timepieces at more affordable prices.

4 Jan 2025 - 11:00AM

Why is timepiece customisation so controversial?

Some wealthy watch owners seek to lend their pieces even more exclusive identities by customising them … but does it enhance or lessen value?

2 Jan 2025 - 7:00AM

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The year in watchmaking, wrapped – 24 moments in 2024

From watch fairs and bumper vintage auctions to landmark releases, and from C-suite moves to new A-list collectors, here are 24 of the most important events that shaped high horology this year.

30 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

From left to right: Mark Zuckerberg begins collecting; Patek Philippe releases the Cubitus; GPHG awards IWC’s Portugieser Eternal Calendar the Aiguille D’Or; Konstantin Chaykin and Bulgari duke it out for thinnest watch in the world; Armin Strom passes away at 86. Photos: Handout

Meet Hong Kong’s teenage watchmaker Ricky Hong, who’s already making waves

The watchmaking prodigy has drawn scepticism because of his young age, but his passion and talent have already earned him recognition in the horological world.

29 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

Beyond the Cartier Crash: why asymmetrical watches are here to stay

The Cartier Crash has long defined unconventionally shaped timepieces, but a provocative renaissance is now under way as newer brands make their mark.

26 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM

Blast from the past: watchmakers delve into their archives to revive classics

Some watch designs are so enduring, their appeal defies the passage of time and syncs with contemporary trends and styles, making them desirable through the decades.

26 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM

Looking back at simpler times (from left): Grand Seiko SLGW005, Piaget Polo 79, Longines Conquest Heritage Central Power Reserve. Photos: Handout

Watch Edit: Tudor adds a Formula One model to its long dive heritage

Metas-certified Black Bays add to the brand’s technical chops while the latest Pelagos maintains the proud lineage of models worn by the French Navy.

5 Dec 2024 - 11:10AM

Today, Tudor’s Black Bay comes in colourways such as burgundy or black. Photo: Handout

When simple won’t do: 7 watches that are beyond three hands and a dial

A growing and more knowledgeable audience for watches is driving the search for creative and alternative approaches to telling the time

8 Jan 2024 - 12:30PM

Square with flair: 6 watches bringing the unusual dial shape back in 2024

Square watches are not new, but an upswing in interest in 1970s-inspired square ‘TV’ dials has turned more brands on to the possibilities

4 Jan 2024 - 12:17PM

Meet Mark Cho, the dapper gent behind The Armoury and Hong Kong’s new Pedder Arcade

The keen watch collector talks about his favourite pieces and latest lifestyle venture, which brings together The Armoury with Phillips Perpetual, the auctioneer’s watch boutique, and other purveyors of fine menswear

2 Jan 2024 - 1:00PM

Mark Cho is co-founder of the Armoury and one of the masterminds behind Pedder Arcade. Photo: Akita Daisuke

2023 in review: our editor’s pick of 24 epic moments in watchmaking

From Rihanna’s blinged-out Jacob & Co. choker to Cristiano Ronaldo’s stake in Chrono24, it was an especially glamorous year in the world of watchmaking

31 Dec 2023 - 10:00AM

From left to right: Breitling SA buys Universal Geneve; Louis Vuitton releases the steel Tambour; GPHG celebrates the best in watchmaking this year; Blancpain collaborates with Swatch on the bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms; Rihanna stuns at LV with a Jacob & Co “watch choker”

How heritage watches are finding a new lease of life – from the Tank to the Ludo

From Cartier’s classic Tank and Van Cleef & Arpels’s ornate Ludo to Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak, these famous old watches are finding new fans today thanks to respectful reissues

2 Jan 2024 - 11:11AM

Rolex, Cartier and 5 other dress watches that pushed boundaries in 2023

Discerning collectors want elegant and seemingly simple dress watches that are packed with superlative mechanics, and even a complication or two

28 Feb 2024 - 12:39PM

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6 luxury watches featuring twin balance wheels and far-out designs

Twin balance wheels serve a dual purpose – improved accuracy and often, spectacular visual appeal, as some of these timepieces show

29 Dec 2023 - 8:00AM

From left to right: Czapek Place Vendôme Complicité; Greubel Forsey Double Balancier Convexe; MB&F HM 9 Flow. Photos: Handout

Lifting the lid on Hong Kong’s exclusive watch hang-out The Lavish Attic

As the pioneering independent watch boutique turns 10, we sat down with founder Piano Chow to talk about independent watchmakers, working with H. Moser & Cie and F.P. Journe, and what true collectors are really looking for

26 Dec 2023 - 12:00PM

From Swatch x Blancpain to Patek x Tiffany, watch collaborations are here to stay

Watchmakers from Patek Philippe and Richard Mille to Swatch and Cartier have all welcomed fashionable collaborations with mainstream brands that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago – and the results are undeniable

25 Dec 2023 - 12:00PM

Style Edit: The Hong Kong A-listers spotted at Tudor’s recent exhibition

Mirror’s Jer lau and Stanley Yau both turned out for the opening at Hong Kong Maritime Museum, with its displays of watchmaking and of the long history of adventurous ambassadors

1 Dec 2023 - 11:07AM

Mirror members Jer Lau and Stanley Yau at the opening of the Tudor Manufacture Exhibition: A New Era of Watchmaking at Hong Kong Maritime Museum. Photo: Handout

6 timepiece highlights from Dubai Watch Week, from Louis Vuitton to Breitling

From new watch launches to discussions and artisanal workshops, the event drew some of the world’s top horological brands, collectors and enthusiasts

24 Nov 2023 - 2:03PM

Dubai Watch Week hosted 60 brands from November 16 to 20, at the Dubai International Financial Centre. Photos: Handout

Which luxury brands tried watchmaking first … and got it right?

Away from the big Swiss powerhouses, luxury maisons have been making their own watches for decades – take a look back at what today’s big brands can learn from the successful crossovers of the past

24 Nov 2023 - 2:03PM

Titan of time: 6 titanium watches every collector should clock in 2023

Harder, better, faster and stronger? Channel Daft Punk and Kanye West’s steely aesthetic with a titanium timepiece – one of 2023’s big watch trends to clock

24 Nov 2023 - 2:05PM

Inside Hong Kong’s new generation of inclusive high horology clubs

The finer things in life deserve to be shared with fellow connoisseurs. Thankfully, Hong Kong is a hub for horology, with a growing and welcoming community of collectors and experts

22 Nov 2023 - 10:19AM

Watch collectors gather to share knowledge and admire each other’s watches at The Horology Club’s 2nd anniversary. Photo; Freeman Chiu

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