Crown Watch Blog

06/02/2025

INTRODUCING: Timex Giorgio Galli S2Ti Limited Edition

The final Giorgio Galli limited edition for Timex is here, and it introduces a new innovation that every watch bracelet needs. Timex is a brand that’s built its reputation on practical and elegant designs, and it has never strayed far from this great formula. Its longtime creative director, Giorgi...

05/02/2025

INTRODUCING: Ulysse Nardin Blast (Ref. 3713-260LE-9A-SEVER/0A)

Pushing boundaries once again, Ulysse Nardin teams up with Amoureuxpeintre for a bold reinterpretation of contemporary watchmaking. We’d be lying if we said that we saw this collaboration coming. At first glance, the pairing of Ulysse Nardin, a watchmaking stalwart with nearly 180 years of heritag...

03/02/2025

The sea urchin-inspired collection welcomes a vivacious version in yellow gold and fire opal. https://www.crownwatchblog.com/news/lvmh-watch-week-grald-genta-unveils-the-next-chapter-of-the-gentissima-oursin

31/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: Bvlgari brings fine watchmaking to the Serpenti https://www.crownwatchblog.com/bulgari/lvmh-watch-week-bvlgari-brings-fine-watchmaking-to-the-serpenti

28/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: Hublot Showcases Its Mechanical Prowess With Open-Worked Displays https://www.crownwatchblog.com/hublot/lvmh-watch-week-hublot-showcases-its-mechanical-prowess-with-open-worked-displays

27/01/2025

INTRODUCING: Tudor Black Bay Chrono Flamingo Blue Ref. 79360N

Are flamingos blue? Are they flamboyant? Are colours real? Start asking if flamingos are blue or if they are a made-up thing, and you might spiral into an existential moment very quickly. But don’t worry, we’re here, along with a flamboyance of pink flamingos (yes that is the collective noun) to...

27/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: Gérald Genta Unveils the Next Chapter of the Gentissima Oursin

Discover Gérald Genta’s sea urchin-inspired masterpiece with the radiant Gentissima Oursin Fire Opal, a striking blend of yellow gold and fiery gemstones.

27/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: Bvlgari brings fine watchmaking to the Serpenti

Iconic and alluring, the Bvlgari Serpenti is infused with greater horological spirit this year. Given that this is the year of the Snake in the Chinese Lunar calendar, it is unsurprising that the jeweller-watchmaker most associated with this zodiac animal has lots ready. Apart from a new Bvlgari ca...

24/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: Daniel Roth offers an ultra-thin classic (Ref. DBBE01A1) https://www.crownwatchblog.com/news/lvmh-watch-week-daniel-roth-offers-an-ultra-thin-classic-ref-dbbe01a1

22/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: Hublot Showcases Its Mechanical Prowess With Open-Worked Displays

The adage of ‘when you got it, flaunt it’ rings true with the Nyon-based Manufacture’s showing. Ever the trailblazing watchmaker, Hublot’s technical expertise and avant-garde aesthetics are on full display at LVMH Watch Week 2025. From a refined and resized Big Bang MECA-10 and a trio of vib...

22/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: Daniel Roth offers an ultra-thin classic Ref. DBBE01A1

The gold guilloché dial, polished case and hand-finished DR002 movement. Chef’s kiss. One thing that’s wonderfully convenient about reviving a brand like Daniel Roth is that there’s a generous choice of remarkable creations to draw upon from its past. After seeing overwhelming interest in the...

22/01/2025

Big, small, or chunky chronographs are all available from the watchmaker in endless variations. https://www.crownwatchblog.com/tag-heuer/lvmh-watch-week-tag-heuer-supercharges-the-chronograph

21/01/2025

LVMH Watch Week: TAG Heuer supercharges the chronograph

Big, small, or chunky chronographs are all available from the watchmaker in endless variations. You may have heard about TAG Heuer taking over the F1 Official Timekeeper sponsorship from Rolex. But if not, it’s fortifying the message that it is one of the biggest chronograph makers throughout its ...

21/01/2025

Another excellent square-cased model emerges, this time from a well-missed watchmaker. https://www.crownwatchblog.com/news/introducing-ps-horology-tsuba-blue-by-peter-speake

16/01/2025

INTRODUCING: PS Horology Tsuba Blue by Peter Speake

Another excellent square-cased model emerges, this time from a well-missed watchmaker. It was in 2017 when we first heard that Peter Speake was stepping away from his co-founded watch brand, Speake-Marin. The English gent who founded his own brand after leaving Renaud & Papi where he worked under th...

15/01/2025

INTRODUCING: Piaget Altiplano Skeleton High Jewellery Metiers dArt Ref. G0A49119

The watch is a stunning show of artistry and design by Piaget’s creative director Stéphanie Sivriere and her team, fresh off her recent GPHG win for the Polo watch. At the end of last year we pointed out that artistic dials appear to be on the rise across all segments of the industry from Patek ...

14/01/2025

Tissot Expands its PR516 Collection With Self-Winding and Three-Hand Models

The reintroduced line of vintage-inspired watches just got more enticing. In 2024, when Tissot reintroduced the PR516, we opined that the brand could very well have another hit in its hands. Although it never achieved the level of stratospheric success of the PRX, the vintage-inspired line-up of man...