THE RACE FOR DNA

During Watches and Wonders, the rebellious watchmakers unveiled a new chapter in their RE-Volt collection enhanced with a sporty twist able to measure short-time cycles.

The RE-Volt Chrono whisks us off into Rebellion’s exclusive, intentional-compromise-free, cutting-edge engineering world.

Something that we all struggle with on a daily basis is the chasm (sometimes negligible, sometimes vast, always present) between expectation and reality. As clearly demonstrated over the millennia, from Oedipus Rex to modern-day memes, life’s protagonists will continue to swim bravely out into the great sea of hopeful optimism only to be battered back to shore by the tides of FML.

Now, a new reference of the exceptional 1/10th of a second chronograph is being added to the collection in lustrous rose gold.

Since the earliest days of the El Primero dating back to 1969, Zenith has offered gold models of its automatic chronographs, with iconic references such as the G381 and G581.

Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo achieved an unprecedented auction result this weekend for The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII, its second non-thematic ‘white glove sale’ with a total of CHF 38,120,550, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value.

Leading luxury retailer Watchfinder & Co. has become the first watch seller in the UK to remove gender labels from its website. It instead will simply label watches as small, medium or large.

The DB Kind of Two Tourbillon features two approaches dear to De Bethune, brought together for the first time in a single, perfectly reversible case (and picking up the case middle of the DB29): on the one hand the classic inspiration of its early years with three central hands on a hand-engraved guilloché dial; and on the other a very contemporary and sophisticated design with a tourbillon at 6 o’clock.

Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo achieved an unprecedented auction result this weekend for The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII, its second non-thematic ‘white glove sale’ with a total of CHF 38,120,550, selling 100% by lot and 100% by value.

Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo, the world’s leading watch auction house, established two new world records during the first session of The Geneva Watch Auction: XIII, this Saturday May 8.

IWC Schaffhausen offers its congratulations to brand ambassador Lewis Hamilton on being awarded the Laureus Athlete Advocate of the Year Award at the 22nd edition of the Laureus World Sports Awards.

In a new illustration of Louis Vuitton’s watchmaking expertise, the Tambour Moon Flying Tourbillon ”Poinçon de Genève” Sapphire features a case entirely crafted from a block of sapphire. A true technical and artistic feat, this completely transparent creation – the first of its kind in the history of watchmaking to be stamped with the Geneva Seal– launches a new era, displaying in minute detail every part of its skilfully openworked manufacture movement, powered by a flying tourbillon.