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Watch History
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Louis Vuitton Monterey Ceramic: Price, Specs and 1988 History
Louis Vuitton’s first wristwatch returns in glossy black or deep green ceramic, a pebble of 1988 design with a new…
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Bvlgari Serpenti Pallini Secret Watch: The Frida Kahlo Tribute Unveiled at SIAR 2025
Only three were made. At SIAR 2025 in Mexico City, Bvlgari coiled a gold serpent in Frida Kahlo’s colors, and…
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Grönefeld 1941 Quadrivium: Price, Specs and a Sold-Out Tourbillon
The Grönefeld brothers gather a flying tourbillon, a 7.5-second remontoire, jumping seconds and a power reserve into one 40 mm…
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Breguet Marine 5517 and 5527 With New Dials: Prices, Specs and Which Version to Buy
Breguet refines twelve Marine references with Quai de l’Horloge guilloché, Breguet numerals and a cleaner chronograph, from about $26,400.
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Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin 30th Anniversary: Price, Specs and Availability
An azure-blue, 200-piece white gold perpetual calendar marks three decades of the Overseas, priced at about $132,000 at the time…
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Rolex Submariner Price in 2026: Retail, Pre-Owned and Every Version
The steel Submariner crossed $10,000 at retail for the first time in 2026. Here is what every version costs, new…
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The Best Luxury Watches to Give This Christmas, From $3,750 to $10,050
Five watches that make an unforgettable gift, from Cartier’s Tank Must to the Rolex Submariner, with 2026 prices and what…
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Geneva Watch Days 2026: The Best New Watches, From Zenith to Greubel Forsey
Geneva Watch Days has become September’s essential watch fair. Our edit of the 2026 releases, with prices, and a short…
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Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Tourbillon: Five Chapters of History in One 39 mm Watch
The Laureato was born in 1975. Its new Fifty Tourbillon combines the Three Bridges, Grand Feu enamel and a micro-rotor…
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Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter: When Ultra-Thin Meets the Antiqua
At Geneva Watch Days 2026, Bulgari handed its ultra-thin icon to independent watchmaker Vianney Halter. The result: 45 pieces that…