Classic Watches
Classic watches to invest in or admire, compiled and curated by Wallpaper*
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Collectors’ corner: Rolex at Baselworld 2018
By Ken Kessler Last updated
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Cartier’s new watch pays tribute to the original 1920s bell-shaped design
The Cartier Privé Cloche de Cartier has been unveiled as one of Cartier’s key watch launches of the year
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Schmid & Muller’s Swatch collection sells for $1.3 million at Sotheby’s Geneva
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Cartier pays homage to its most iconic designs
The Cartier Santos, Tank, Trinity, Love, Juste Un Clou, Panthère and Ballon Bleu jewellery and watch collections have been brought together for the first time
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Patek Philippe’s Annual Calendar combines two useful functions in one
The Ref 5326G-001 Annual Calendar Travel Time watch from Patek Philippe unites an annual calendar with a travel time display system
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Atelier Oï’s Louis Erard watch is inspired by a minimalist sundial
Atelier Oï has rethought the Louis Erard Le Régulateur watch with a minimalist dial, engraved as if with rays of light
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Celebrating a century of Italian jewellery design: the Bulgari Tubogas watch
Made famous by the Bulgari Serpenti watch, the Tubogas is a design icon in its own right
By James Gurney Last updated
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Ten watch brands mark Mr Porter’s anniversary with special editions
Ten watch brands, including Cartier, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Vacheron Constantin and Bell & Ross, are celebrating Mr Porter’s tenth anniversary in style
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Time honoured: Braun designer Dietrich Lubs resurrects the classic AW 10 watch
By James Gurney Last updated
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This Timex retro quartz watch is straight from the 1970s
The Q Timex 1972 Reissue watch stays faithful to the design codes of the original
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Cartier high jewellery watches encompass playful design codes
The Indomptables de Cartier watch collection draws on Cartier’s history of incorporating animals into iconic designs
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Cartier celebrates the art of craft in Venice
Cartier has created a unique piece for Homo Faber 2022 that is at once jewellery and objet d’art
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Girard-Perregaux goes back to the future with rethought Casquette watch
Girard-Perregaux pays tribute to its original 1970s watch with the new and updated Casquette 2.0
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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G-Shock marks 40 years of youth culture with limited-edition watch
G-Shock and the Museum of Youth Culture look to the archives for the new GW-M5610MOYC-1ER watch
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Nomos Autobahn watch is rethought by designer Werner Aisslinger
Three new models make up the Nomos Autobahn Director’s Cut Limited Edition watch series, in motoring-inspired hues
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Vacheron Constantin unveils the Historiques 222 to mark 45 years since the model’s launch
Vacheron Constantin restates its place in the pantheon of ‘sports chic’ watches
By Bill Prince Last updated
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Make a statement with these high jewellery brooches
In honour of Madeleine Albright (1937 – 2022), who as US secretary of state frequently communicated her diplomatic intentions through a vast collection of brooches, we revisit an exquisite array of high jewellery pieces, first featured in Wallpaper’s October 2016 issue
By Caragh McKay Last updated
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Damien Hirst’s ‘almost tacky’ Cherry Blossoms bloom in Japan
After being exhibited at Paris’ Fondation Cartier, Damien Hirst’s vibrant, explosive cherry blossoms have taken on new life at The National Art Center, Tokyo, just in time for cherry blossom season
By Harriet Lloyd-Smith Last updated
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Rolex Datejust 41 imbues watch history with a modern twist
Rolex’s iconic Datejust has been updated with a new geometric golden dial that is perfectly in sync with the original wristwatch’s signature fluted bezel
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Time and again: Chanel celebrates 30 years as a horological auteur
The launch of its latest Code Coco design marks three decades since Chanel embraced fine watchmaking traditions, fusing materials, engineering and craft to create a stylish horological universe all its own. Here, we explore the house’s key watch design moments
By Caragh McKay Last updated
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’Gems of Time’ sees the world’s finest jewelled watches take centre stage at SalonQP in London
By Caitlin McDonald Last updated
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Jean Nouvel and Oki Sato rethink the Maurice Lacroix ‘Pontos’ with Wallpaper*
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Cartier supports the community with artistic endeavours
Cartier UK's Over the Rainbow challenge and Women’s Initiative support different aspects of a pandemic-torn world
By Hannah Silver Last updated
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Tick tock: classic kitchen wall clock designs are influencing a slew of modern watchmakers
By Caitlin McDonald Last updated
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Ellipse gloss: Patek Philippe updates an era-defining dress watch
By Caragh McKay Last updated
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Cloud bursting: Cartier and Transsolar imagine the scent of the sky
By Caragh Mackay Last updated
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Cartier Tank Asymétrique wins Best Watch Revival: Wallpaper* Design Awards 2021
The classic Cartier watch has been reworked for a modern generation
By Hannah Silver Last updated