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Titanium case in 45mm. UN250 automatic movement with silicium escapement and balance. New case design made thinner by a box-domed crystal. This timepiece is created exclusively for DFS Masters of Time, with lacquered red bridges and “X” at 10 o’clock. Limited to 5 pcs. Priced at 145,500AUD

This is the lightest automatic wrist watch on the market. Weighing at just 32 grams; the watch was created for South African sprinter Wayde van Niekerk – a world record holder and Olympic gold medallist. The case is made with Quartz TPT & Carbon TPT – composites material are made by North Thin Ply Technologies (NTPT), a Swiss materials specialist. 38.7mm X 47.52mm. Automatic in-house CRMA7 movement. Priced at 124,000.00 USD

Ressence introduces the E-Crown at the SIHH 2018. It’s probably the most interesting launch this year. Here is how Ressence describe their E-Crown : “We took everything back to the drawing board to create revolutions in convenience and performance for fine-watchmaking enthusiasts. e-Crown® is a cutting-edge electro-mechanical embedded system that interfaces the mechanical base movement with the in-house ROCS module. It never interferes with the gear train from the barrel to the hands. e-Crown® replaces the traditional crown’s setup functions of a mechanical watch and takes fine-watchmaking to the next level.” Basically, it’s a total self-contained system that utilities kinetic and solar power to drive the setting mechanism. To activate the system, simply tap on the sapphire. Otherwise; the watch functions as any other mechanical watch. The E-Crown can check the accuracy of you watch against a reference time, holds two time zone and even keeps the accuracy when the watch has stopped. No batteries required. Case is in titanium at 44mm. Water resistance to 1 Atm. Available later in 2018. Priced at (approx) : 36,500.00CHF

The manual winding movement Calibre 1731 measures just 3.90mm and the watch is only 8.09mm! It is a Geneva seal movement with 65 hours of power reserve. Platinum case, 41mm, priced at approx US$450,000.00

18k rose gold case in 46.5mm x 8.9mm. Set with approx. 1.39 carats of brilliant-cut diamonds on around the bezel. Manual winding 1270S; it’s one of the thinnest self-winding tourbillon skeleton movements by the brand. Micro-rotor in platinum sunray engraved. Power reserve is 42hrs Limited to 8pcs Priced at 2310000RMB

Philippe Dufour The Simplicity, the really is an epic piece. To many collector, having a complicated watch might be a goal. But for a small group of collectors; having a high quality movement (finishing and performance) is everything they strive for. This Simplicity in white metal is one of these watches. An early example size in 34mm. This is my holy grail watch.

Kollokium, a new indie watch platform, has been launched by Manuel Emch, Barth Nussbaumer, and Amr Sindi. Their debut piece, Projekt 01, features a 40mm die-cast steel case and a unique 3D dial with cylindrical pegs. It utilizes the La Joux-Perret G101 automatic movement, which provides a 68-hour power reserve. This fresh approach aims to innovate within the traditional watchmaking industry. The Projekt 01 is priced at CHF 2,666.66

18K pink gold case with a brown dial that was inspired by an early Reverso from Jaeger-LeCoultre. Another unique feature is a burgundy cordovan strap from Argentinian polo boot maker Casa Fagiliano – Grand Reverso size comes in at 46.8mm x 27.4mm and only 7.3mm thick. On the movement; it uses calibre 822/2, beats at 3 Hz, 19 jewels, 45-hour power reserve, priced at 12,900€

HW partners up with talented independent watchmakers not only within the Opus collection. is the perfect example in which the movement was developed by Peter Speake-Marin. 2006, the third version in the Z platform features one of the most beautiful complications in horology – an automatic tourbillon with the frame’s rotation system located within. Project Z3 also has over 110 hours of power reserve. The case is made of Zalium (an alloy that is harder than titanium). 44mm, priced (in 2006) at US$86,500 limited to 50pcs

18k rose gold case in 43mm with a thickness of 12mm. Manual winding movement DB2004, using the inhouse patented 4 spoke titanium balance with platinum weights. Perpetual calendar with astronomical moonphase. Power reserve is 5 days. Several technical aspects make this a very interesting watch to collect; first of all a legible perpetual calendar is something not talked about more often enough. Many perpetual calendar on the market are simply impossible to read; this DB17 is very legible with a simplistic approach in dial design. Secondly, the moonphase is not only incredible because of its Astronomical Moonphase ability (meaning its accurate up to 122 years), but also it is a spherical moon, adding even more uniqueness to the watch. Produced in very small quantity in the early days of the brands’ launch.