Scrabble the Seconds: A Countdown to Watches and Wonders 2025

Designed for global travelers, the GMT-Master became the official watch of airlines like Pan Am when it was officially introduced in 1955. Its iconic two-tone bezel distinguished daytime from nighttime hours, making it an essential navigation tool for professionals crossing time zones.

Founded in 1755 in Geneva, Vacheron Constantin embodies excellence passed through generations. Merging technical mastery with artistic sensitivity, its artisans craft timepieces of timeless beauty.

For 20 years, the Gérald Genta-designed Big Bang has redefined watchmaking with bold design and innovation. More than a timepiece, it embodies Hublot’s fusion of cutting-edge materials and creativity. An ever-evolving icon, it pushes boundaries and challenges conventions.

Born in 2000, the J12 redefined watchmaking as Chanel’s first sports watch in black ceramic. With bold design and lasting allure, it revolutionized elegance and durability. Celebrating 20 years, the J12 remains a timeless symbol of innovation in luxury timepieces.

Since 1955, the Ingenieur has fused rugged sportiness with technical appeal. Designed for precision and protection, it boasts extreme robustness, shielding against magnetic fields, shocks, and water – ensuring reliability in any environment.

In 1995, Tudor’s Prince Oysterdate 79200 series introduced a refined design, softening its sharp, imposing case while preserving its iconic presence across three generations of chronographs.

The artful craftsmen at Jacob & Co. consistently push boundaries on execution, adornment, and time-keeping metaphor. The fascinating Astronomia takes watch lovers on a delightfully cosmic journey through time.

In 2015, Czapek & Cie. returned to the fold, uniting journalists, friends, and watch lovers. Enthusiasts join its renaissance through an equity crowdfunding campaign, making it the first haute horlogerie brand revived by watch aficionados worldwide.

A watchmaking house like no other, Roger Dubuis has been redefining high horology since 1995. Within its integrated manufacture in Geneva, the most respected complications in watchmaking are reinterpreted and enhanced, resulting in fine timepieces of unique and bold expression.

With groundbreaking technical expressions on timekeeping like the Freak and Freak X series, the Le Locle-based watchmaker always delights watch aficionados with ever-evolving visions of how time and the mechanics behind it can be displayed.

The watchmaker’s new status as the Official Timekeeper of Formula One only serves to cap off TAG Heuer’s esteemed track record of racing-inspired wristwatch heritage.

Many collectors start their watch obsession with a JLC Reverso (or at least treasure one within their collection). But the story of that iconic watch is one of constant innovation.

Watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe has consistently thrilled collectors and enthusiasts with his decidedly personal takes on watchmaking that expertly combine the best of timed-testing mechanical innovation and personal vision. Invent and make, indeed.

Piaget's history can be described as the ongoing intersection of high horology and evolving style. The Maison’s innovative introductions of fashion-forward case shapes, in particular, have set the visual bar very high.

The sheer sumptuousness and manifest stylishness of Bulgari’s timepieces are simply undeniable. For example, the luxurious Serpenti models and iconic Octos have been making bold statements on her wrist and his for many years and, most likely, for many years to come.

The Tank, arguably the Maison’s most recognizable model, has endured the test of time for many, many reasons. Not the least of which is the Cartier watchmaking team’s ability to constantly reinvent and reimagine it.