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  First Look: The IWC Pilot Watch Performance Chronograph Turns Gold for the Year of the Goat

  IWC Schaffhausen has marked the Chinese New Year with some interesting special editions in recent years, most of them featuring burgundy dials, from the burgundy-and-gold Portugieser for the Year of the Rabbit to the dragon-themed edition that followed and the latest Year of the Horse watch. Up next for the occasion is yet another themed

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• MMonochrome Watches2026-10-14✓ Read

  First Look: The Cyma Grand Maestro “The Chess” Chronograph Triple Calendar

  Cyma‘s history in Swiss watchmaking dates to the establishment of Tavannes Watch Company in the 1860s, and it had its ups and downs like the rest of the industry. Recently, we reviewed the Grand Maestro Steel Cross Chronograph, a modern sports series with a layered dial, powered by a familiar Swiss automatic movement. The new

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• MMonochrome Watches2026-10-13✓ Read

  First Look: Fortis Updates its Space Chronograph with the Fully Luminous Novonaut N-42 Halo Editions

  In recent years, Swiss brand Fortis has worked hard to update most of its collection and mechanical offerings, including a refreshed Flieger collection, the return of the Marinemaster, and the introduction of the Stratoliner with a space-tested movement. In 2023, the brand tackled the task of revamping one of its most important models, a model once known as the B-42 Official Cosmonauts

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• MMonochrome Watches2026-10-12✓ Read

  Introducing: The Vulcain Skindiver Nautique GMT Gets Three Fresh New Colours

  For a while, the Vulcain Skindiver Nautique GMT kept things simple with black, white, and blue dials. Nothing wrong with that, of course. These are colours that work on just about any watch, especially one with vintage dive-watch looks. Then came the purple version last year, and the Skindiver Nautique GMT was all set for

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