Each week at WCL delivers editorial coverage across the spectrum of serious watch collecting—from industry analysis and new release evaluation to archival perspectives and manufacture insights. Weekend Reads curates the week's most substantial pieces: the editorials that reward deeper engagement and merit your weekend reading time.
Experience: Artisans de Genève 'Spider Challenge'—Arizona Spiderweb Turquoise the Key Component
Their latest project, the "Spider Challenge," commissioned by a client identified only as Mr. S.C.L., is among the more compelling executions we've seen from the atelier: a Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 116520 rebuilt around a dial carved from Spiderweb Turquoise sourced directly from Arizona's Kingman mine.
Introducing: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Silver Verzasca—Inspired by Swiss Alpine Mineral Water
Parmigiani Fleurier's Tonda PF Sport Chronograph has spent the past two years quietly assembling one of the strongest arguments in the steel sports chronograph category. Milano Blue, London Grey, Arctic Grey, and the Ultra-Cermet experiment at Watches & Wonders 2025; each iteration has reinforced the same point.
From the Editor: Five Spirits That Define the Sybarite Guide at WCL
Over the years, the Sybarite Guide has become one of the most personal sections of our publication. A place where the world of fine watches intersects with the broader pleasures of a life well lived. Cuban cigars, gourmet food, rare wines, high-end spirits, they all have their place. But it is the spirits that have, perhaps more than anything else, defined the editorial identity of this column.
News: Porsche Design Opens Its Own Timepieces Manufaktur in the Heart of Swiss Watchmaking
Porsche Design has officially opened its new Timepieces Manufaktur in Grenchen, Switzerland, marking the brand's first permanent production base in the country's watchmaking heartland. The ceremonial opening took place on March 19, 2026.
Perspective: The Hazemann & Monnin School Watch—What it Entails for a Sonnerie au Passage to Win the LVMH Prize
Yesterday evening at the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, Alexandre Hazemann and Victor Monnin were named winners of the second Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives. The award carries a €150,000 scholarship and a year-long mentorship at La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton.
From the Archives: Inside the MB&F M.A.D. House—Before We Return During the Week of Watches and Wonders
In three weeks, MB&F walks into Watches and Wonders Geneva in the middle of the most prolific stretch in the brand's 20-year history. The SP One launched an entirely new collection. The Longhorn editions revisited the brand's origins in stainless steel. The HM11 got the Art Deco treatment. The M.A.D. Gallery celebrated its 15th anniversary.
Watch Shopping: TAG Heuer Opens New SoHo Flagship in NYC
TAG Heuer has opened a new flagship boutique at 99 Prince Street in New York City's SoHo neighborhood, and it's one of the more deliberate retail moves we've seen from the brand recently. The boutique carries a curated selection of TAG Heuer's core pillar collections—Carrera, Monaco, and Formula 1—along with limited editions and recent novelties.
Introducing: Krayon X PAC-MAN—High Horology Goes Arcade
Krayon has spent nearly a decade building one of the most intellectually rigorous identities in independent watchmaking. From Everywhere to Anywhere to Anyday, every creation has orbited the same philosophical axis—man's relationship with natural light, celestial cycles, and the poetic mechanics of lived time.
Weekend Reads: Dominique Renaud Goes at 1 Hz, a Greubel Forsey 22-Piece Farewell, and INDYCAR from the Paddock with CVSTOS
Each week at WCL delivers editorial coverage across the spectrum of serious watch collecting—from industry analysis and new release evaluation to archival perspectives and manufacture insights. Weekend Reads curates the week's most substantial pieces: the editorials that reward deeper engagement and merit your weekend reading time. Five pieces worth your attention:
From the Editor: The Dominique Renaud Pulse60—The Man Behind Renaud & Papi Launches His Namesake Watch and It Beats Once Per Second
For decades, Dominique Renaud was the watchmaker's watchmaker, the mind behind some of the most technically ambitious complications ever produced under other houses' names. Through the mythic Renaud & Papi manufacture, later acquired by Audemars Piguet, he became one of the most consequential movement architects of the modern era.
Introducing: UNIMATIC Modello Tre U3S-T-Automobili Amos X SEASE—All Titanium, All Purpose
UNIMATIC's collaboration playbook has always leaned toward cultural adjacency over pure horological flex— and the Modello Tre ref. U3S-T-AA (Automobili Amos), developed with Italian restomod house Automobili Amos and created exclusively for SEASE, is a clean expression of that instinct.
News: Wei Koh Named President of the GPHG Jury for 2026
The Foundation of the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève has appointed Wei Koh—founder of Revolution and The Rake magazines—as President of its Jury for the 2026 edition, succeeding Nick Foulkes, who held the position from 2021 through 2025.
Introducing: Richard Mille RM 07-01 Colored Ceramics 2026—The Final Chapter
Five years ago, Richard Mille launched the first RM 07-01 Colored Ceramics, recontextualizing its signature feminine silhouette through the irreverent lens of 1980s Memphis Design. A second chapter followed in 2023. Now, Richard Mille closes the trilogy with The Final Chapter: three new RM 07-01 models that introduce gem-setting to the ceramic bezels and white gold casebands for the first time. Each is limited to 50 pieces.
Introducing: ArtyA Purity Moissanite Curvy Tourbillon—First Use of Silicon Carbide in Watchmaking
ArtyA is not a brand that plays by conventional rules. The Geneva-based independent house has built its identity on provocation, material experimentation, and a willingness to go places the mainstream Swiss industry simply won't. With the Purity Moissanite Curvy Tourbillon, it goes further than ever.
Introducing: Greubel Forsey Balancier Convexe S² in White Ceramic and Black Ceramic with 5N Red Gold—An 11-Piece Final Edition
Greubel Forsey is closing the book on the Balancier Convexe S² with two final ceramic editions, one in white, the other in black, featuring a 5N red gold bezel and case back. Each is limited to 11 timepieces, making them the most exclusive executions the S² has seen.
Introducing: Ralph Lauren 888 38 mm—On Bracelet and with a Swiss Quartz Calibre
The Ralph Lauren 888 collection continues to serve as the house's most classically proportioned watch family, and the new 38 mm reference doubles down on the formula: clean lines, traditional design codes, and a case size that reads as universally versatile. Available this April at select Ralph Lauren boutiques and authorized retailers, the 888 38 mm pairs a white lacquered dial with polished stainless steel and a Swiss quartz movement.
Experience: An INDYCAR Weekend with CVSTOS and Juncos Hollinger Racing at the Inaugural Grand Prix of Arlington
This past weekend, we were in Arlington, Texas, as guests of CVSTOS—the independent Swiss luxury watchmaker known for its bold engineering and avant-garde design—for the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, the newest addition to the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES calendar. CVSTOS serves as the Official Timekeeper of Juncos Hollinger Racing for the 2026 season.
Weekend Reads: TAG Heuer's First Female CEO, a $590,000 Minute Repeater, and the Five Tourbillons That Mattered Most
Each week at WCL delivers editorial coverage across the spectrum of serious watch collecting—from industry analysis and new release evaluation to archival perspectives and manufacture insights. Weekend Reads curates the week's most substantial pieces: the editorials that reward deeper engagement and merit your weekend reading time. Five pieces worth your attention:
Perspective: One Month to Watches and Wonders 2026—What Our Predictions Tell You Before We're There
In thirty-two days, Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 opens its doors for its most ambitious edition yet, with 66 exhibiting brands. Seven days split between professional and public programming. A Montreux Jazz Festival partnership. And a roster headlined by a returning Audemars Piguet—back for the first time since walking away from SIHH in 2019—arriving during the brand's 150th anniversary year.
