Watches & Jewellery
Power jewels, timeless watches, style on all fronts – the Wallpaper* view on the stuff that adorns you
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Let’s hear it for the Chopard L.U.C Grand Strike chiming watchThe Swiss watchmaker’s most complicated timepiece to date features an innovative approach to producing a crystal-clear sound
By Bill Prince Published
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10 watch and jewellery moments that dazzled us in 2025From unexpected watch collaborations to eclectic materials and offbeat designs, here are the watch and jewellery moments we enjoyed this year
By Hannah Silver Published
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Why are the most memorable watch designers increasingly from outside the industry?Many of the most striking and influential watches of the 21st century have been designed by those outside of the industry’s mainstream. Is it only through the hiring of external designers that watch aesthetics really move on?
By Josh Sims Published
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Messika imbues minimalist diamond jewellery with a contemporary edgeMessika embrace sharp angles and precious materials in a striking jewellery piece
By Hannah Silver Published
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Next-generation jeweller Rosalie Carlier is one to watchThe young jewellery designer creates sensuous but bold pieces intended to ‘evoke emotion in the wearer’
By Hannah Silver Published
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Six beautiful books to gift the watch and jewellery loverFrom an encyclopaedic love letter to watchmaking to a celebration of contemporary jewellery, these tomes are true gems
By Milena Lazazzera Published
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Design is key in TAG Heuer’s end-of-year watch releasesTAG Heuer is embracing exciting materials and new collaborations, capping off a big year; discover the new Fragment and Monaco limited editions
By James Gurney Published
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A. Lange & Söhne's new Bond Street flagship merges German charm with Mayfair poiseThe celebrate the launch of its handsome new home, the brand's releasing an equally elegant new watch
By Thor Svaboe Published
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Take an exclusive look inside Marc Newson and Ressence’s new watch collaborationA serendipitous collaboration between innovative watch brand Ressence and Marc Newson dials up on the industrial designer’s earlier cult offerings
By Hannah Silver Published
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Hublot and Daniel Arsham make a splashThe Hublot MP-17 MECA-10 Arsham Splash Titanium Sapphire watch rethinks a traditional design
By Simon Mills Published
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The gold watches to covet nowGold watches from H Moser & Cie, Fears and Patek Philippe are on our radar for 2026
By Josh Sims Last updated
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Cartier pays tribute to ancient myths in Rome exhibitionIn ‘Cartier & Myths at the Capitoline Museums’, Cartier looks to its rich history of drawing inspiration from the ancient world
By Hannah Silver Published
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The British watch brands to know now: from intriguing innovators to heritage revivalsBritish watch brands are in the ascendant – discover some of the most exciting names and their timepieces
By James Gurney Last updated
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Van Cleef & Arpels celebrates the early flowering of its art deco jewellery designs with an exhibition in TokyoVan Cleef & Arpels nod back to an illustrative Art Deco history with an exhibition celebrating its influence
By Hannah Silver Published
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Get the glow: the best luminescent watchesIs luminescence the next artistic edge in watchmaking? Here’s how brands from MB&F to Schofield, IWC, Bamford and Bell & Ross are developing exciting, glowing watches
By Josh Sims Published
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At Dubai Watch Week, brands unveil the last new releases of the yearBrands including Chopard, Louis Vuitton, Van Cleef & Arpels present new watches at Dubai Watch Week
By James Gurney Published
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These statement watches are surefire conversation startersFrom Richard Mille to Hublot and Bulgari, these statement watches aren’t to be missed
By Chris Hall Last updated
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Who won big at the GPHG, the Oscars of the watch worldWallpaper* editor-in-chief and Grand Prix d’Horlogerie Genève jury member Bill Prince on the watch world’s 2025 winners
By Bill Prince Published
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Inside Coreen Simpson’s fabulous, jewellery- and art-filled worldTo mark the publication of ‘Coreen Simpson: A Monograph’, we meet the octogenarian photographer and jewellery designer over Zoom, and take a deep dive into her world
By Sarah Moroz Published
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Punk, pearls and politics: a new book pays tribute to Vivienne Westwood's glorious jewellery'Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery' is the first book to focus on the designer’s jewellery creations
By Hannah Silver Published
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The Japanese watch brands you need to know nowNaoya Hida & Co, Kikuchi Nakagawa and Kurono Tokyo are just some of the Japanese watch brands to keep an eye on
By Thor Svaboe Last updated
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Bucherer reinterprets bygone glamour for a modern audienceThe Swiss brand draws on a rich jewellery heritage for very modern design
By Hannah Silver Published
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This season’s high jewellery smoulders in sunset shadesVivid hues and striking silhouettes combine in new high jewellery from Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier and Tiffany & Co
By Hannah Silver Published
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These are the jewellery pieces which have defined a generationFrom established jewellery houses, to up-and coming designers and avant-garde artists, a new book by Phaidon spotlights the stand-out jewellery from the last two centuries
By Hannah Silver Published
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The return of the bullhead: the watch design that refuses to conformLittle known outside of watch circles, but enthusiastically collected within them, bullhead watches have always been divisive. Identified by the crown at 12 o’clock, it made design sense – no digging into the wrist, allowing easier function as a stopwatch - but remains a speciality. But now, the bullhead is back
By Josh Sims Published
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Discover the chic simplicity of CC-Steding jewelleryNic Farnan and Ben Chaplin create delicate silver jewellery in their east London studio
By Ben Perdue Published
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Seiko brings back the digital watches loved by astronauts in the 1980sThe new Seiko watches draws inspiration from the Seiko 'Astronaut' – a watch worn on 160 space missions
By Hannah Silver Published

