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Grand Seiko’s Most Accurate Diver Is Also Its Smallest
The Ushio 300 pairs a Spring Drive movement rated to 20 seconds per year with a 40.8mm titanium case. $12,400 USD.
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IWC Puts a Perpetual Calendar in a Titanium Ingenieur
The Genta-derived integrated-bracelet design gets one of IWC’s signature complications, in Grade 5 titanium at 41mm.
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Fifty Years of Nautilus, and the 5711 Still Will Not Let Go
Patek Philippe marks the Nautilus 50th anniversary in 2026. The steel watch it killed in 2021 still trades above the gold one that replaced it.
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TAG Heuer Rebuilds the Chronograph Inside the Monaco Evergraph
A compliant mechanism replaces the levers and springs that have started, stopped, and reset chronographs for a century.
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Swiss Watch Exports Turn Positive Again in June
Exports rose 11.2 percent in June to CHF 2.4 billion. The first half still closed slightly down, and the Federation is cautious about the rest of 2026.
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Four Brands Now Take Nearly Half of Swiss Watchmaking
The 2026 Morgan Stanley industry report shows Rolex, Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, and Richard Mille at a combined 49.1 percent of the market.
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The Cartier Roadster Is Back After 14 Years
One of the great 2000s Cartier sports watches returns to the catalog at Watches and Wonders 2026.
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Seiko Puts Edo Purple on Six Limited Editions, $450 to $2,900
The third series in Seiko’s 145th anniversary program spans an Alpinist, an Astron, a Cocktail Time, an SKX, a Speedtimer, and a digital reissue. All six land in October.
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Hermès Turns the Cape Cod Into a Sports Watch
A 41mm titanium case, 100 meters of water resistance, and a manufacture movement take a 1991 dress icon somewhere new. On sale in September.
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Doxa Makes the Sub 200 T.Graph II Smaller, Cheaper, and Permanent
The chronograph diver drops a vintage movement, loses some bulk, and joins the standard catalog at $4,250 USD.