Watches | Financial Times

archived 7 Feb 2026 07:27:48 UTC
archive.today
webpage capture
Saved from7 Feb 2026 07:27:48 UTC
All snapshotsfrom host www.ft.com
WebpageScreenshot
sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuseBuy me a coffee
close
short link
long link
markdown
html code
wiki code
Accessibility helpSkip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to footer
  • Sign In
  • Subscribe
Open side navigation menu Open search bar
Subscribe Sign In

Popular Searches

  • What is the latest news on the UK economy?
  • Western support for Ukraine
  • How will AI be regulated?
  • UK inflation vs the world
  • How will the UK economy fare in 2026?
  • Home
  • World
    Sections
    • World Home
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
    Most Read
    • Trump removes racist post about Obamas after fierce backlash
    • Anthropic’s breakout moment: how Claude cracked AI for business
    • US tech stocks rally strongly after three days of heavy selling
    • Trump’s policies dent international travel to US in blow to tourism sector
    • China warns US arms sales to Taiwan could threaten Trump visit
  • US
    Sections
    • US Home
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
    Most Read
    • Trump removes racist post about Obamas after fierce backlash
    • Anthropic’s breakout moment: how Claude cracked AI for business
    • US tech stocks rally strongly after three days of heavy selling
    • Trump’s policies dent international travel to US in blow to tourism sector
    • China warns US arms sales to Taiwan could threaten Trump visit
  • Companies
    Sections
    • Companies Home
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
    Most Read
    • Anthropic’s breakout moment: how Claude cracked AI for business
    • US tech stocks rally strongly after three days of heavy selling
    • Trump’s policies dent international travel to US in blow to tourism sector
    • Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
    • Fiat and Jeep owner admits to losing touch with ‘real-world’ needs of drivers
  • Tech
    Sections
    • Tech Home
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
    Most Read
    • Anthropic’s breakout moment: how Claude cracked AI for business
    • US tech stocks rally strongly after three days of heavy selling
    • Big Tech’s ‘breathtaking’ $660bn spending spree reignites AI bubble fears
    • Funding the Muskverse will require ever more audacious moves
    • Anthropic launches new Claude model as AI fears rattle markets
  • Markets
    Sections
    • Markets Home
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Monetary Policy Radar
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
    Most Read
    • US tech stocks rally strongly after three days of heavy selling
    • Bitcoin falls below $65,000 to wipe out ‘Trump rally’
    • AI.com bought by Crypto.com founder for $70mn in biggest-ever website name deal
    • Why Rio Tinto walked away from Glencore
    • The cautionary tale of gold and silver
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    Sections
    • Opinion Home
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
    Most Read
    • Trump and the normalisation of deviance
    • Funding the Muskverse will require ever more audacious moves
    • Mandelson and the money that never sleeps
    • The cautionary tale of gold and silver
    • Regulators should let me buy whatever I want
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    Sections
    • Work & Careers Home
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
    Most Read
    • How easy is it for Brits to retire to mainland Europe?
    • AI disrupting traditional careers may not be bad for children
    • The truth about the ‘blue-collar boom’
    • The Peninsula Hong Kong: heritage minus the hush
    • Farmer J founder: ‘There are easier ways to make money than becoming an entrepreneur’
  • Life & Arts
    Sections
    • Life & Arts Home
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Puzzles
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
    Most Read
    • Kalshi chief Tarek Mansour: ‘We’re pricing the future’
    • Lord of the Flies — a beautiful, haunting and confusing adaptation
    • 19 buys even Sleeping Beauty would awake for
    • Should Alpine architecture be more boring?
    • Trump is Europe’s best enemy yet
  • How To Spend It
Menu Search
  • Home
  • World
  • US
  • Companies
  • Tech
  • Markets
  • Climate
  • Opinion
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
  • Life & Arts
  • How To Spend It
Financial Times
Subscribe Sign In

Popular Searches

  • What is the latest news on the UK economy?
  • Western support for Ukraine
  • How will AI be regulated?
  • UK inflation vs the world
  • How will the UK economy fare in 2026?

Watches

  • January 23 2026
    Special Report
    Watches and Jewellery: January
    Watchmakers bet big on factories amid downturn; Breguet’s CEO turns anniversary year into a stress-test; how zodiac symbolism travels through luxury; and the gemstone outpacing gold and inflation
    Demi Moore attends the Chopard Trophy at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival
  • January 23 2026
    Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: January
    Executive shuffle dominates annual LVMH showcase
    The Milan launch event sought to reinforce the conglomerate’s lagging watch division
    People walk past luxury shops on a rainy day on Via Montenapoleone in Milan, some carrying umbrellas.
  • January 23 2026
    Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: January
    Watchmakers bet big on factories amid downturn
    Brands expect expansion and vertical integration will pay off in the long run
    A semicircular corporate building featuring floor-to-ceiling glass windows and a flat roof, integrated into a rural mountainous landscape.
  • January 23 2026
    Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: January
    How Breguet’s Gregory Kissling turned an anniversary year into a stress test
    The new CEO used a looming deadline to expose — and fix — the brand’s strategic gap
    A well-dressed man stands in a workshop, with technicians working at precision machines behind him.
  • January 23 2026
    Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: January
    The enduring allure of the Dakar Rally for watchmakers
    The race’s reputation as the toughest test in motorsport has made it a draw for companies promoting mechanical resilience
    Off-road rally truck accelerates through sand beneath a Dakar Rally start arch in Saudi Arabia, kicking up dust as spectators watch nearby.
  • January 23 2026
    Special ReportWatches and Jewellery: January
    Watchmakers seek balance as collaborations multiply
    A surge in tie-ups is testing consumer patience with brands becoming more selective about who they partner with and why
    Wristwatch with playful green face dial shown on the wrist, as fingers adjust the strap
  • January 23 2026
    Watches & JewelleryDeconstructed Watch
    Deconstructed watch: Andersen Genève Split Seconds Worldtimer
    Svend Andersen has made the first watch ever that combines a world time mechanism with a split-seconds chronograph
    Close-up of an Andersen Genève wristwatch with a silver dial, blue hands and markers, two subdials, and a world-time city ring, on a navy suede strap.
  • January 19 2026
    HTSI
    What are the big hits at LVMH watch week?
    The HTSI horology expert unveils the most hotly anticipated timepieces and trends in Milan
  • January 8 2026
    HTSI
    Which smartwatch works for you?
    Eight of the best health and fitness trackers
    Apple Watch Series 11, from £369
  • December 23 2025
    HTSI
    60 watches we loved in 2025
    Dialling up HTSI’s top timepieces
    Montage of watches
  • November 28 2025
    Special ReportFT Wealth: December
    The Clock of the Long Now is a 10,000-year-long timepiece backed by Jeff Bezos
    Deep inside a Texas mountain, a vast mechanical clock urges humanity to measure time on the scale of civilisation
    Tall mechanical clock structure with exposed brass gears and a large circular dial at the top
  • November 27 2025
    Special ReportFT Wealth: December
    Female watch collectors carve out a space for themselves
    Social media, inheritance and new attitudes to luxury timepieces are drawing more women into watch collecting
    A woman in a black jumper sits indoors in front of a window, looking to the side, with soft light illuminating her face.
  • November 26 2025
    FT live news
    As it happened: Reeves unveils her second Budget
  • November 24 2025
    HTSI
    Nick Foulkes’s favourite watches – and clocks – of the year
    The HTSI horology expert on his top timepieces of 2025
  • November 14 2025
    Watches & Jewellery
    Deconstructed Watch
    Explore a collection of pictorial deconstructions of high-end watches, alongside their brief history and quick analysis.
    A professional watchmaker engaged in repairing a black wristwatch, using fine tools laid out beside him on a workstation with various small components sorted in a blue organizer under a bright work light
  • November 14 2025
    Watches & Jewellery
    Watchmakers dial into Dubai to regain impetus
    The emirate’s watch week has doubled in size since its last iteration, reflecting the increasingly important regional market
    Large exhibition hall at Dubai Watch Week 2023, with luxury watch displays and people networking under golden lighting.
  • November 14 2025
    Watches & Jewellery
    How bangle watches became a growth engine for brands
    Younger buyers especially are demanding designs that blur the line between accessory and asset
    Close-up of a person wearing a gold wraparound watch and bracelet, paired with a black textured jacket with gold accents.
  • November 14 2025
    Watches & JewelleryDeconstructed Watch
    Deconstructed watch: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty
    The legacy of a pioneering 1970s design lives on in a new high-end mechanical special edition
    A gloved hand holding a Girard-Perregaux Laureato watch, featuring a gold bezel, grey textured dial and steel case with date display.
  • November 14 2025
    Watches & Jewellery
    Burlington Arcade raises its game for watch and jewellery collectors
    A refresh for the historic London walkway is drawing buyers to up-and-coming independent brands
    Shoppers walk through Burlington Arcade, surrounded by boutique shop windows and lit by ornate chandeliers.
  • November 14 2025
    Watches & Jewellery
    How golf became a long game for luxury brands
    The frenzy of interest in this year’s Ryder Cup highlights why names such as Rolex see ongoing value in sponsoring the sport
    Fans gather at the first tee during the Ryder Cup, cheering as play begins amid grandstands and red tournament signage.
  • November 14 2025
    InterviewWatches & Jewellery
    My Favourite Pieces: the vintage watches that strike a chord for Aly & AJ
    The Michalka sisters on how they have celebrated big moments in their music and acting careers
    Two women wearing white T-shirts and blue jeans pose casually in a living room with a stone fireplace and guitar in the background.
  • October 27 2025
    HTSI
    Links effect: the infinite elegance of a bracelet watch
    Silky, shiny and smoother than ever – we pick five of the best
    From left: Patek Philippe rose-gold Golden Ellipse, £52,780. Cartier platinum Tank Normale, £51,500. Rolex gold 1908 with gold Settimo bracelet, £30,600. Universal Genève special tribute edition white-gold Polerouter SAS, sold for SFr71,120 at Phillips Geneva in March. Jaeger-LeCoultre rose-gold Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds, £37,600
  • October 19 2025
    InterviewHTSI
    Fun watches to indulge your inner child
    These timepieces are a laugh a minute
  • October 6 2025
    HTSI
    Louis Vuitton revives its cult-classic Monterey
    The fashion house has reissued its first foray into watchmaking. Will it be second time lucky?
    A Monterey LV II with the original boxes found in the Louis Vuitton warehouse
  • October 3 2025
    Watches & Jewellery
    The watch whose wearers must prove their eco credentials
    Buyers of the latest ID Genève limited edition in partnership with the UN have to first demonstrate their commitment to sustainability
    Woman speaks at a podium during Climate Week NYC, with city landmarks and event branding in the backdrop.
Previous page1Next page

Recommended

Special Report
Watches and Jewellery: January
Demi Moore attends the Chopard Trophy at the 77th annual Cannes Film Festival
Watches & Jewellery
Deconstructed Watch
A professional watchmaker engaged in repairing a black wristwatch, using fine tools laid out beside him on a workstation with various small components sorted in a blue organizer under a bright work light

Join us at an FT Live event

Discover unmissable flagship events and members only communities to expand your thinking and elevate your career
FT Live
Business of Luxury Summit
Building resilience into luxury brands
Sunday, 17 MayBorgo Egnazia, Strada Comunale Egnazia, Savelletri, BR, Puglia, Italy
Explore all events

Useful links

Support

Help CentreContact UsAbout UsAccessibilityCareersSuppliers

Legal & Privacy

Terms & ConditionsPrivacy PolicyCookie PolicyManage CookiesCopyrightSlavery Statement & Policies

Services

Share News Tips SecurelyIndividual SubscriptionsProfessional SubscriptionsRepublishingExecutive Job SearchAdvertise with the FTFollow the FT on XFT ChannelsFT Schools

Tools

PortfolioFT AppFT Digital EditionFT EditAlerts HubBusiness School RankingsSubscription ManagerNews feedNewslettersCurrency Converter

Community & Events

FT Live EventsFT ForumsFT Leaders Academy

More from the FT Group

Markets data delayed by at least 15 minutes. © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2026. FT and ‘Financial Times’ are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd.
The Financial Times and its journalism are subject to a self-regulation regime under the FT Editorial Code of Practice.
Edition:International
UK
Subscribe for full access

Top sections

  • Home
  • World
    • Middle East war
    • Global Economy
    • UK
    • US
    • China
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Emerging Markets
    • Europe
    • War in Ukraine
    • Americas
    • Middle East & North Africa
  • US
    • US Economy
    • US Companies
    • US Politics & Policy
  • Companies
    • Energy
    • Financials
    • Health
    • Industrials
    • Media
    • Professional Services
    • Retail & Consumer
    • Tech Sector
    • Telecoms
    • Transport
  • Tech
    • Artificial intelligence
    • Semiconductors
    • Cyber Security
    • Social Media
  • Markets
    • Alphaville
    • Markets Data
    • Crypto
    • Capital Markets
    • Commodities
    • Currencies
    • Equities
    • Monetary Policy Radar
    • Wealth Management
    • Moral Money
    • ETF Hub
    • Fund Management
    • Trading
  • Climate
  • Opinion
    • Columnists
    • The FT View
    • The Big Read
    • Lex
    • Obituaries
    • Letters
  • Lex
  • Work & Careers
    • Business School Rankings
    • Business Education
    • Europe's Start-Up Hubs
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Recruitment
    • Business Books
    • Business Travel
    • Working It
  • Life & Arts
    • Arts
    • Books
    • Food & Drink
    • FT Magazine
    • House & Home
    • Style
    • Puzzles
    • Travel
    • FT Globetrotter
  • Personal Finance
    • Property & Mortgages
    • Investments
    • Pensions
    • Tax
    • Banking & Savings
    • Advice & Comment
  • How To Spend It
  • Special Reports

FT recommends

  • Alphaville
  • FT Edit
  • Lunch with the FT
  • FT Globetrotter
  • #techAsia
  • Moral Money
  • Visual and data journalism
  • Newsletters
  • Video
  • Podcasts
  • News feed
  • FT Schools
  • FT Live Events
  • FT Forums
  • FT Leaders Academy
  • Portfolio
  • FT Digital Edition
  • Crossword
  • Our Apps
  • Help Centre
  • Subscribe
  • Sign In
0%
 
10%
 
20%
 
30%
 
40%
 
50%
 
60%
 
70%
 
80%
 
90%
 
100%