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Geneva Watch Days: Jean-Christophe Babin on Why Exhibitors Win 35% of GPHG Awards

What started as a Covid-era emergency phone call is now 71 brands strong, 17,000 public visitors deep, and attracting Nobel laureates. As Geneva Watch Days returns for its seventh edition - September 2 to 6, 2026 - Jean-Christophe Babin, the event's president, explains why the accidental fair that was never meant to last has become the most democratic and creatively charged week on the watch calendar.

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Exclusive Video: A Conversation with the MB&F HM12 “The Guardian” Robot Master Maximilian Maertens

The creator of the groundbreaking time-telling-plus object from MB&F gives us an in-depth account of his creative process, his futuristic inspirations, and the very real-world challenges he faced.

Richard Mille at 25: How an Outsider Watch Brand Built One of Luxury’s Most Loyal Communities

From collectors who “dared” to buy the earliest models to a new generation drawn by technical extremity and emotional storytelling, Richard Mille’s 25th anniversary year is less about nostalgia than the culture the brand has created around innovation, risk, and belonging.

Video Recap: Reading the Weather at Dubai Watch Week

Watchonista’s timely video reports reviewed the highlights of the recent timepiece happening, well, as they happened. Here we present our “weather forecasts” as an enjoyable video summary of the marquee moments in Dubai you might have missed.

Ask A 2025 30 Under 30(ish) Honoree: Advice for Building a Stronger Community

We asked the people who are changing the face and culture of the watch world about the importance of experiencing timepieces in the metal.

By Rhonda Riche

Style Swap Challenge at Pisa 1940: Watchonista vs. Italian Watch Spotter

Watchonista’s own Ash Longet and Italian Watch Spotter’s Fabrizio Bonivicino recently conducted a bold, but decidedly enviable, social experiment using the finely curated collection of Milanese luxury retail landmark Pisa 1940.

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Legacy in the Making: 20 Years of the FHH

From challenging clichés about women and complications to bringing horological knowledge to new audiences, the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie is reminding the world that a watch isn’t just a product but a cultural object and quietly reshaping how we talk about time.

Urban Jürgensen’s Reboot: Four Burning Questions

The news earlier this month on the next chapter in the story of haute watchmaker Urban Jürgensen (as well as a trio of stunning new models) certainly rocked the watch world. Watchonista caught up with new Co-CEO Alex Rosenfield to dig a little deeper.

By Mike Espindle

The Obsessions of Time: Arnaud Chastaingt, Chanel’s Horological Aesthete

In this rare conversation, Arnaud Chastaingt, Director of Chanel’s Watchmaking Creation Studio, shares his vision of time not as something measured, but as something styled – through creative obsessions, living heritage, and the poetic precision of couture.

Exclusive Video: Tennis Champion Daniil Medvedev and Bovet’s Récital 30

For Bovet, the Geneva-based maker of exquisite watches, the court-dominating player is an apt spokesman. In this exclusive interview, he speaks to his discovery of the brand, his own use of timepieces, and the convenience of having a world-timer like the Récital 30 in his busy traveling life.

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Weightless Depth: Ulysse Nardin’s Matthieu Haverlan Discusses the New Diver [AIR]

We caught up with the brand’s General Director Matthieu Haverlan inside its sci-fi-style podcast pod at Watches and Wonders 2025 to talk about the Diver [AIR].

Time, Tweaked: Philippe Delhotal on the Rules of Horology at Hermès

With Watches and Wonders Geneva 2025 on the horizon, Hermès Horloger’s Creative Director Philippe Delhotal drops a subtle hint of what’s next.

Rule of Threes: An Interview with the La Fabrique du Temps Louis Vuitton Dream Team

During LVMH Watch Week, Watchonista got to sit down with the power trio behind the revival of Gérald Genta and Daniel Roth and the makeover of the Louis Vuitton Tambour.

By Rhonda Riche

That’s Entertainment: A Conversation with Arnaud Nicolas, CEO of L’Epée 1839

At LVMH Watch Week, we learned how a 186-year-old clockmaker became one of the most innovative companies in horology today.

By Rhonda Riche

Exclusive Video: Live from the 2024 Cartier Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow Award Ceremony

On January 14th, Cartier announced the winners of the 27th edition of its Watchmaking Talents of Tomorrow Prize. Here, we present an exclusive video from the ceremony.

A Revealing Conversation with Pierre & Jean-Claude Biver

Produced by the estimable Artisans de Geneve workshop, a recent video interview with the Bivers shines a light on the father-son team’s shared passion, sense of multi-generational responsibility, and their dedication to both lifelong learning and the Biver watch brand.

Exclusive Video: Inside the Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons’ Rolex CPO

We caught up with Seddiqi Group CEO Mohammed Abdulmagied Seddiqi (with a videographer in tow) so we could get a tour of this exciting new retail experience and delve into its unique, ground-breaking curatorial approach.

Exclusive Video: A Deep Cut Explaining the Bulgari x Fender Connection

One of the biggest pieces of news to come out of Geneva Watch Days 2024 was a game-changing collaboration between Bulgari watches and Fender guitars. Today, Watchonista gives you a backstage pass for the show via a new exclusive video.

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