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A Year to Remember

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360 Degrees

HEADLINES IN THE WORLD OF HOROLOGY 2022

SEIKO LAUNCHES ITS PROSPEX INDONESIA LIMITED EDITION

The New Faces of Watchmaking

FRANÇOIS-HENRY BENNAHMIAS WILL LEAVE AUDEMARS PIGUET IN 2023

1 DIVE WATCHES • THESE DIVE WATCHES OFFER CONVENIENT TIMEKEEPING EVERYWHERE, WITH THE EXTRA BENEFIT OF STUNNING DESIGNS THAT DRAW INSPIRATION FROM THE PAST

2 MULTIPLE TIME-ZONE • A DUAL TIME ZONE TIMEPIECE IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA ON LONG JOURNEY, AS IT ALLOWS TRAVELERS TO CONVENIENTLY KEEP AN EYE ON WHAT TIME IS IT BACK HOME

3 PERPETUAL CALENDAR • AN INCREDIBLY COMPLEX—AND SURPRISINGLY OLD—COMPLICATION, A WATCH WITH A PERPETUAL CALENDAR CAN ACCURATELY COUNT THE DAYS OF THE MONTH (ALMOST) FOR PERPETUITY

4 RATTRAPANTE • FOR KEEPING TRACK OF MULTIPLE INTERVALS—OR SIMPLY BASKING IN THE GLORY OF SUPERIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING—A RATTRAPANTE OR SPLIT SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH MAKES FOR THE PERFECT CHOICE

5 RED DIAL • WHILE NOT EXACTLY ON TREND, WATCHES WITH RED DIALS OFFER A BOLD CHOICE FOR THOSE UNAFRAID TO STAND OUT WITH A BURST OF COLOR ON THE WRIST

6 SKELETONIZED DIAL • SKELETONIZATION IS STILL ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING WATCHMAKING TECHNIQUES AND THESE TIMEPIECES REVEAL THEIR INNER BEAUTY

7 COMMEMORATIVE TIMEPIECES • THESE SPECIAL WATCHES CELEBRATE IMPORTANT MILESTONES FOR BRANDS OR COLLECTIONS

8 SPECIAL COLLABS • THESE SPECIAL CREATIONS SHOWCASE THE WAY WATCHMAKERS CAN TEAM UP WITH CREATORS, ARTISTS AND BRANDS FROM SO MANY DIVERSE WORLDS

Timeless Innovator • IN ITS PERPETUAL QUEST FOR EXCELLENCE, ROLEX CONTINUES TO ENHANCE THE AESTHETICS AND TECHNOLOGIES BEHIND ITS EMBLEMATIC TIMEPIECES

Spirit of Integration • GRAND SEIKO MARKS A NEW MILESTONE WITH ITS VERY FIRST MECHANICAL COMPLICATION AND A NOVELTY THAT CAPTURES THE SERENITY OF THE NIGHT SKY

Bubbling Over • FOR YEARS, CORUM’S BUBBLE WATCH HAS PROVIDED THE PERFECT CANVAS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF CREATIVE MINDS—AND 2022’S LINE-UP CERTAINLY DOESN’T DISSAPOINT

Mechanical Marvels • THERE’S ALWAYS A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHING, EVEN FOR STORIED WATCHMAKER PATEK PHILIPPE, AS THE MANUFACTURE DEMONSTRATES ITS INNOVATIVE SPIRIT

Going on Twenty • MAISON LOUIS VUITTON CELEBRATES TWO DECADES OF THE ICONIC TAMBOUR WATCH WITH A SPECIAL COMMEMORATIVE PIECE THAT PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE ORIGINS OF THE COLLECTION

TO SALUTE AND COMMEMORATE • WATCHMAKING HAS QUITE A FEW CELEBRATORY STORIES WORTH TELLING THIS YEAR. THE MOMENTOUS PIECES IN THE PAGES AHEAD SHARE GLIMPSES INTO THE HISTORIES AND EVOLUTION OF VARIOUS NOTABLE COLLECTIONS

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Master of Movements • CAROLE FORESTIER-KASAPI, MOVEMENTS DIRECTOR AT TAG HEUER AND A LEGEND IN MECHANICAL MOVEMENTS DESIGN, SHARES ABOUT THE BRAND’S LATEST MECHANICAL MARVELS

A State of Equilibrium • A CHAT WITH BREITLING’S CREATIVE DIRECTOR SYLVAIN BERNERON ON THE BRAND’S REDESIGN OF THE NAVITIMER AND SUPEROCEAN, AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF BALANCE

A SOLID GRASP • THE HUMBLE RUBBER WATCH STRAP HAS IN RECENT TIMES BEEN ELEVATED TO MATCH LEATHER MODELS AND EVEN METAL BRACELETS, ESPECIALLY IN THE REALM OF SPORTY WATCHES MEANT FOR THE DYNAMIC GENT OF TODAY

Reinventing the Game • LAURENT TOINET, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIA FOR ROGER DUBUIS, TALKS WITH RIGA RAMADHAN ABOUT THE MAISON’S EMBLEMATIC PIECES, PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER BRANDS AND MORE

The Curator of Time’s Golden Jubilee • AS LUXURY WATCHES RETAILER CORTINA WATCH CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY, WE CHAT WITH CEO JEREMY LIM ABOUT THE COMPANY’S JOURNEY AND...