CROWN

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

CELEBRATING PURPOSEFUL PRECISION • Long admired by enthusiasts yet rarely seen beyond Japan, this quietly rigorous watch collection marks 30 years with two limited editions.

What’s on Our Radar

A DECADE DISTILLED • The BOVET 19Thirty marks its 10th Anniversary with a Special Edition.

A CRAFTED SPACE • A. Lange & Söhne’s new Singapore flagship gives form to the watchmaker’s stories, inviting visitors into an immersive world of German watchmaking mastery.

TIMELY GATHERINGS • A sum-up of this year’s international watch fairs reveals a more diverse, decentralised, and community-driven approach to experiencing horology.

MORE THAN A PRETTY FACE • How fashion houses are redefining modern watchmaking through design, craft, and emotion.

A YEAR DEFINED BY SOUND • Inside the modern revival of haute horlogerie’s most poetic complication.

IN SEARCH OF ENDLESS SUMMER • From Cape Town to Byron Bay, five watches capture the colours, moods, and memories of the sun-filled season.

IDENTITY

TIME, TOLD BY THE SEASONS • Rooted in a uniquely Japanese cultural perspective, Grand Seiko’s watches bring together nature, craft, and different ways of understanding time.

REWILDING NAMIBIA’S LOST DESERT • Aimed at restoring devastated desert ecosystems and aiding wildlife recovery, the Orange River–Karoo Conservation Area project, supported by the Rolex Perpetual Planet Initiative, underscores the delicate symbiosis that sustains life across interconnected ecosystems.

CONQUERING ALL DOMAINS • The Rolex Oyster Perpetual Land-Dweller represents the third and final domain that the watchmaker has conquered through innovation in design, materials, and micro-engineering.

BEAUTY IN COMPLEXITY • Encountering Blancpain’s Grande Double Sonnerie firsthand in the birthplace of Swiss watchmaking was truly remarkable.

COMPACT STRENGTH • Citizen’s Tsuyosa hits the sweet spot with new compact models.

FREEZE FACTOR • The world’s first double independent chronograph returns in an icy colourway.

RAZZLE DAZZLE • A fusion of watchmaking mastery, sculptural case design, and exceptional gem-setting elevates high-jewellery creations into coveted timepieces.

JUMP INTO FLIGHT • H. Moser & Cie. updates its wandering hours complication with an instantaneous jumping mechanism.

DOUBLE TAKE • Hautlence showcases how one single concept can impress with two distinct identities.

RIPPLE EFFECT • Daniel Arsham’s second collaboration with Hublot makes waves with its sculptural take on time.

EVOLUTION OF TOUGH • Luminox and Bear Grylls serve up their most versatile offering to date.

COURT OF SPLENDOUR • Montblanc resurrects a royal masquerade inside one of its most elaborate métiers d’art creations.

EVERYDAY PRECISION • A value-packed chronometer that is smartly sized, finely built, and COSC-certified.

CLOCKWORK COSMOS • The watchmaker’s most conventional-looking timepiece hides an unconventional complication in plain sight.

ON A FRESH NOTE • CROWN’s favourite releases from Geneva Watch Days 2025 offer some pleasant surprises.

CRAFT

ODE TO NIHON • A one-of-a-kind Chopard L.U.C creation fusing Japanese symbolism, meticulous handwork, and horological mastery.

ENGINEERING LIGHT • When gemstones enter watchmaking, light becomes something to be engineered – set, shaped, and controlled with the same...