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Though it technically sets a record (for the world’s thinnest chronograph tourbillon), Bulgari’s new Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Chronograph Skeleton Automatic will probably be remembered for simply being a gorgeous, highly desirable wristwatch. The company did far more than simply modifying the chronograph it introduced last year with a tourbillon escapement. It has created a skeletonized, highly symmetrical and modern piece of movement architecture that brilliantly matches the lines of the svelte Octo Finissimo case...

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By utilizing a yellow gold alloy for the case of its the latest version of UR-100 “Space Time” Urwerk is tapping into an aesthetic that had all but disappeared from watchmaking by the time the young brand released its first models at the beginning of the century. Of course the new watch is no throwback. The slightly antiquated look suggested by the yellow metal skin contrasts and highlights the technology of the movement inside, which is starkly cast in black PVD and green lume. 

When it was introduced in 2010, the DB28 by De Bethune — with its free-floating lugs, electric blue titanium frame and crown at 12 o’clock — offered a glimpse of the future of watchmaking. Now, a decade on, the contemporary Swiss brand is honoring its devotion to forward-thinking horology with a trio of tribute models that reinterpret the DB28 for the 2020s.

A New Podcast Discusses the State of the Watch Industry

Have you wondered how Covid 19 might roil an industry already seething with change? In this first instalment of our Timely Matters podcast, we put that question to some of the highly experienced watch industry professionals and collectors in the Stephen Silver community. We think you’ll be fascinated to watch the brands, business and culture of Swiss watchmaking navigate these many challenges.

“Like everyone affected by the Coronavirus crisis, we are adapting what we do as a business to meet the needs of the moment,” says Stephen Silver. But for Stephen Silver Fine Jewelry, the adaptation is really a return to very familiar territory. The company has just announced the launch of a new remote buying program that will enable people to liquidate jewelry, watches and other precious items over the internet and for immediate payment.

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Contrasting Vision: Urwerk’s radical UR-111C brings a new attitude in black PVD and a brushed steel case.

Shirley Temple's 9.54-carat blue diamond ring was billed as the star of Sotheby's New York auction on Tuesday, but went unsold when the bidding sta...