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CROWN is an informative and relatable magazine for the modern watch lover. Discover the latest trends and insights from the watchmaking world, get up to speed on the technical and design innovations, and be engaged with CEOs and creative directors from the top brands that matter.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

VISION

TOP OF THE HOUR

BACK TO ‘68 • Blancpain marks 70 years of the Bathyscaphe with a limited edition that looks back to the Sixties.

BENOÎT MINTIENS, CEO AND FOUNDER OF RESSENCE • On bringing Ressence’s watchmaking fully in-house, designing from the dial inward, and why simplicity remains at the heart of the brand.

WHEN TIME FINDS NEW FORMS • The display of time continues to evolve through mechanical, material, and visual approaches that challenge conventional ideas of how time is experienced on the wrist.

AT THE MECHANICAL EDGE • At the extremes of contemporary watchmaking, innovation often begins by questioning what a mechanical watch has always been expected to do – and how it should be made.

DEFYING GRAVITY, STILL • Long before it became a symbol of haute horlogerie, the tourbillon was conceived as an elegant solution to one of timekeeping’s greatest challenges. This pursuit of precision continues to inspire, 225 years after its invention.

IDENTITY

FROM THE BEGINNING • Renaud Tixier is barely two years old, yet its ambitions reach far beyond another new name in independent watchmaking. With Monday, it aims to retrace the foundations of mechanical horology, one problem at a time.

THE LONG GAME • From Centre Court to Circuit de la Sarthe, this summer’s defining victories highlight how Rolex’s enduring partnerships have become woven into some of sport’s greatest traditions.

MEASURE OF ELEGANCE • Blancpain pares the Villeret Ultraplate back to 38mm, proving that two millimetres can change everything.

THE FIRST DANCE • Long before Happy Sport, Chopard’s moving diamonds first appeared on a gentleman’s dress watch.

TWO EXPRESSIONS, ONE ORBIT • Through recrystallised titanium and lunar-eclipse tones, two limited-edition Attesa models take the Calibre F950 in different visual directions.

GLOW IN THE CLOUDS • Warm gold meets cool blue in Grand Seiko’s interpretation of that fleeting moment between darkness and day.

FUTURE TENSE • A nod to 1960s science fiction provides the starting point for Hautlence’s intriguing exploration of unconventional mechanical watchmaking.

CLEARLY, BLUE • Hublot combines its Meca-10 movement with polished sapphire and sky-blue accents for a striking new expression.

DAILY MILITARY • Luminox’s proven tactical watch collection evolves with a sleeker profile, improved legibility, and the rugged durability to go wherever the day leads.

FROM OUTLIER TO ICON • The Patek Philippe Museum marks 50 years of the Nautilus with a thematic exhibition tracing its remarkable evolution.

MIDAS TOUCH • A golden dial gives Rado’s vintage-inspired Captain Cook a warmer, more expressive edge.

ON THEIR OWN TERMS • From a repeater rooted in 1958 to a movement that models the solar system in real time, these independent watchmakers build timepieces not to satisfy a market but to answer a question.

CRAFT

INSIDE WATCHLAND • Beyond the theatrical watches and exuberant complications lies a highly integrated manufacture, revealing the substance behind Franck Muller’s singular identity.

MASTERY, MADE IN SCHAFFHAUSEN • A visit to H. Moser & Cie. reveals how one of Switzerland’s smaller haute horlogerie manufactures turns specialist know-how into genuine watchmaking independence.

IN EXPERT HANDS • What does it take to master the Spring Drive? Grand Seiko master watchmaker Ikukiyo Komatsu shares...