The 12 Coolest New Watches That Dropped in August
Tiffany & Co., Parmigiani, IWC, Vacheron, and more watchmakers debuted stylish timepieces this month.
Best in Show
Landmark anniversaries, a trend toward smaller sizing, new riffs on old favourites—here’s everything worth making time for from Watches and Wonders 2026
By Randy Lai
08/08/2026
Chanel Makes its Move
Chess, pixels and play collide in a collection of watches, jewellery and objets that recasts Chanel’s mythology as a game of strategy.
04/08/2026
Inside Richard Mille’s First Australian Flagship
Richard Mille finally fas an Australian fome.
By Randy Lai
03/08/2026
The Ticking Point: Behold the Next Generation of Grand Seiko’s Signature Evolution 9 Collection
Updated Spring Drive movements, a bona fide mid-size option, and the introduction of tapered, adjustable bracelets across the whole line-up. Suffice to say, there’s a lot to unpack here.
By Randy Lai
29/07/2026
The 15 Coolest Blue-Dial Watches to Buy Now
Blue has been gracing dials for decades, but it’s seldom boring.
27/07/2026
Roger Dubuis’s New Japanese-Inspired Watch Has 12 Intricate Samurai Adorning Its Dial
Each bushō is used as an hour marker on the Excalibur Kabuto Legacy.
By Nicole Hoey
21/07/2026
An Australian Tech Mogul’s $2 Million Watch Collection Is Heading to Auction
That includes a Rolex Daytona “Rainbow.”
08/07/2026
The Ticking Point: Vacheron Constantin’s ‘Traditionelle Twin Beat’ Sequel
Seven years after its debut, one of haute horlogerie’s most inventive perpetual-calendar movements returns leaner, longer-running and more refined.
By Randy Lai
01/07/2026
Rolex’s New Swiss Alps Store Is the World’s Highest Watch Boutique
It’s perched 30,480 metres above sea level.
By Nicole Hoey
29/06/2026
An F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance Sells for $19.9 Million at Phillips
It now marks the highest price ever achieved by an independent watchmaker at auction.
23/06/2026
The Ticking Point: A. Lange & Sӧhne’s Cabaret Tourbillon in ‘Honeygold’
In the first instalment of his new ‘Ticking Point’ column, watches writer Randy Lai espouses the virtue of a well-executed facelift.
By Randy Lai
16/06/2026
