he Laureato Three Gold Bridges
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A Beautiful Gift: The World in Beauty Selection of watches for the holidays
In a season marked by generosity and luminous moments, we turn our focus to the gifts that speak without words. Watches — poetic, precise, and beautifully crafted — hold a special place in the art of giving. They mark milestones, honor memories, and accompany us through quiet hours and bright days. At World in Beauty, we choose with our eyes first. Beauty guides our instincts, design sparks our imagination, and craftsmanship seals our admiration. This holiday season, we’ve selected ten watches from around the world of horology. Pieces that caught our attention, held it, and inspired that unmistakable feeling: yes, this is something worth giving. Consider this our personal collection of timepieces for the holidays — a celebration of elegance, artistry, and the joy of giving something truly extraordinary.
In 1867, Girard-Perregaux introduced the Three Bridges. Following the Laureato FIFTY, the Laureato Three Gold Bridges—limited to fifty pieces—marks the second chapter of the Laureato’s 50th anniversary. This 41 mm timepiece features a refreshed design, refined for aesthetic balance and ergonomic comfort. It has a purpose-built tourbillon movement—the new in-house calibre GP9620, designed, developed, and crafted internally. Signed by the master watchmaker, it shows the highest finishing standards, with sandblasted, circular, and straight satin surfaces, and 418 hand-polished angles, including 362 inward angles.
Hommage La Placide
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In a limited series of 28 timepieces, the new Hommage La Placide takes the wearer on a 30-year journey, using authentic components and inspiration from the past, brought to life today through a contemporary Roger Dubuis perspective. This significant 30th anniversary piece celebrates the legacy of this Geneva Maison and its esteemed founder. Inside each model, the Calibre 1472 stands as a testament to Roger Dubuis both then and now. By combining original and remanufactured components within the same movement, it honors history and the present with technical expertise and layered aesthetics. This dedicated series echoes the Excalibur Monobalancier Biretrograde Calendar recently unveiled at Watches and Wonders Geneva, offering watch enthusiasts and collectors two biretrograde creations with a strong connection to the Maison’s heritage.
Rado True Square Open Heart.
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There’s a thrill in the crisp, clear air as the season of ice and snow approaches. Rado celebrates this exciting time with a dazzling display of diamonds, light, and high-tech ceramic. Two festive new True Square Open Heart models make their sparkling debut with dazzling diamonds and polished white or plasma high-tech ceramic cases and bracelets. The signature Open Heart cutaway design offers striking views into the watch’s core, transforming the new models into a captivating mix of iconic design, innovative technology, and high-fashion glamour on the wrist. With their 12 diamond hour markers, sparkling dials, and high-tech ceramic bracelets and cases, the new Open Heart models have the glittering look and feel of a festive celebration.
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The new Diver [AIR]
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The first dive watches date back to the 1950s, so it might seem that by now, the limits of what is possible in terms of innovation, technical creativity, and performance have been reached. Unless pushing boundaries is part of your DNA. For the independent Swiss watch maker Ulysse Nardin, limits are meant to be surpassed, and with the latest edition of its Diver collection, the brand has gone beyond what is expected and even believed to be possible. Creating the new Diver [AIR], the lightest mechanical dive watch ever made.
High horology, high technology, high performance. These are the three key aspects of the Diver [AIR]. Three strengths that, on their own, are already impressive—now brought together for the first time in history. The Diver [AIR] makes the impossible possible. “If it’s possible, it’s done. If it’s impossible, it will be done.” Paul-David Nardin, 1876.
Marine Hora Mundi 5555.
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Breguet reveals the fifth chapter of its 250th anniversary celebrations with a new limited edition of 50 pieces called Marine Hora Mundi 5555. The timepiece honors craftsmanship with a dial on two stacked levels, one guilloché and the other sapphire. This special dial is inspired by NASA’s “Black Marble”, offering a nighttime view of Earth. By showcasing a night scene, the Hora Mundi 5555 celebrates a moving world, where city lights remind us that the Earth never sleeps—a fitting tribute to a watch made for frequent travelers. Presented for the first time in Breguet gold, this Hora Mundi 5555 features a new dial decorated with phosphorescent enamel, which is the subject of a patent application. Each of the 50 collectors will be able to personalize the cities assigned to the 24 time zones.
Ocean Date Moon Phase Automatic 36mm
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Following the dazzling success of the 42mm full-set Ocean 25th Anniversary Editions, the House of Harry Winston introduces a pair of petite high jewelry versions of its Ocean Date Moon Phase, adorned with a treasure trove of diamonds. Embracing the current trend toward smaller case sizes and perfect for women and men with slimmer wrists, these limited editions are housed in elegant 36mm gold cases. Alongside the stunning diamond-encrusted Ocean timepieces, Harry Winston presents two new models featuring vibrant mother-of-pearl dials and a lively array of gemstones. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ocean Collection, Harry Winston revealed two breathtaking full-set diamond editions of the Ocean Date Moon Phase. Featuring 38 carats of diamonds, the 42mm high jewelry anniversary pieces pushed gem-setting boundaries while preserving the mechanical complexities and off-center layouts that define the Ocean family. Expanding this luxurious collection, Harry Winston marks a new chapter in this sparkling story with the unveiling of two smaller 36mm editions.
Classic Butterfly White Diamond Watch on Satin Strap (9.58 cts)
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A Holiday Wish List – Fulfill every desire this festive season with stunning jewelry from Graff.
A symbol of elegance, grace, and everlasting beauty, every gift from Graff captures the magic of the moment. Featuring Graff’s winged icon, the Classic Butterfly watch in white gold interprets the graceful beauty of one of nature’s most captivating creatures in diamonds. Presented on a black satin strap, a kaleidoscope of butterflies appears to float effortlessly on the pavé diamond dial, capturing the perfect symmetry of their wings in alluring arrangements of pear-shaped and marquise stones. With a diamond-set clasp and crown for changing the time, and a cluster of butterflies engraved on the back of the case, the Swiss-made Classic Butterfly watch is crafted in Geneva, the capital of luxury watchmaking.
Vacheron Constantin Grand Lady Kalla – Sapphires
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Grand Lady Kalla features rubies, sapphires, and emeralds in new interchangeable variations for versatile wear. Honoring Vacheron Constantin’s legacy with women through jewelry watches, the brand introduces colored stones to the collection, adding a new chapter to High Jewelry watches that began with Kallista in 1979. Four gem-set elements transform the watch from wristwatch to necklace. The collection pairs colored stones with white diamonds, emeralds, rubies, or sapphires in 950 platinum or 18K white gold, complemented by white Akoya pearls and ornamental beads. Each piece includes a gem-set watch, jewelry, a three-row rivière bracelet, and a sautoir necklace, all interchangeable for four wear styles.
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Altitude Perpetual Calendar GMT Mono-pusher
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Bremont unveils a skeletonized Altitude Perpetual Calendar GMT Mono-pusher, highlighting the Agenhor movement. Introduced at Watches & Wonders 2025, it combines two legendary complications in a lightweight, durable watch made from grade 2 titanium. The Altitude collection’s signature Trip-Tick case and aviation-inspired design ensure resilience, practicality, and style. The watch integrates a GMT function without losing the sportiness, readability, or usability of the Altitude line. Its openworked dial offers excellent legibility, with Air Force Blue arms supporting the subdials, maintaining both durability and distinctive design.
Speedmaster Dark and Grey Side of the Moon collection
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OMEGA introduces seven new models across four unique dials, each featuring advanced ceramic engineering and meticulous finishing. Available on newly designed rubber or nylon straps, the collection reflects years of technical refinement in case construction and movement development. In 1968, history was made when Apollo 8 became the first human mission to orbit the moon. As command module pilot Jim Lovell said his final words to ground control — “we’ll see you on the other side”— before losing radio contact with the lunar far side, every astronaut onboard carried an OMEGA Speedmaster. Today, OMEGA honors that remarkable legacy with the next chapter of its acclaimed Speedmaster Dark and Grey Side of the Moon collection—seven new models that push the limits of ceramic watchmaking and space-inspired design, embodying the pioneering spirit that has guided OMEGA to the Moon and beyond.
Hublot and Daniel Arsham – The MP-17 Arsham Splash
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Swiss luxury watchmaker Hublot announced in October the latest evolution in its ongoing partnership with artist and Hublot Ambassador Daniel Arsham: the Hublot MP-17 MECA-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire. Building on the success of the transformable pocket watch, MP-16 Arsham Droplet, this new timepiece redefines watch design by drawing inspiration from water’s dynamic nature, organic shapes, and transparency. The MP-17 Meca-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire fuses Hublot’s Art of Fusion and Arsham’s fictional archaeology, reimagining contemporary objects as ancient artifacts and blurring past, present, and future. Arsham’s first wristwatch for Hublot is a wearable sculpture with fluid curves. Its 42mm case is made possible by Hublot’s smaller Meca-10, an in-house manual-wind movement visible through the dial and sapphire caseback.
