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.

By Horacio Silva

04/08/2026

Inside Richard Mille’s First Australian Flagship

Richard Mille finally fas an Australian fome.

By Randy Lai

03/08/2026

Pole Position

How McLaren’s fastest road car became a Richard Mille.

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.

By Rachel Cormak

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

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.

By Paige Reddinger

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

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