Wallpaper watches & jewellery editor Hannah Silver looks back on her top 10 watch stories from 2021, including Chanel, Rado, Tudor, Rolex, Cartier and more
Watches and Wonders 2021: A Triumph of Versatility Share
The recent Watches and Wonders shows heralded a renewed confidence in the world of horology, with brands flexing their versatility through a wide range of novelties that span accessible favourites to signature complications. Feast your eyes on the new releases in this first of two reports.
Rolex
The Crown’s 2021 novelties include refreshments to the Oyster Perpetual Explorer range, some over-the-top bejewelled additions to the Day-Date 36 and Lady- Datejust collections, and a number of striking new dial designs for the Datejust 36 and the ever-expanding Day-Date 36. And then there’s the Explorer in two-tone Rolesor, which really does seem to be shaping up as the watch for all seasons and reasons.
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Notable brands gathered online on one seamless platform for the Geneva edition of Watches & Wonders, where they unveiled their timepiece novelties of the year. Photo: Montblanc
The Watches & Wonders trade show went virtual in 2020 because of Covid-19. This year, it continued the same way, spotlighting some of the biggest names in the industry.
Notable brands gathered online on one seamless platform for the Geneva edition (April 7 to 13), where they unveiled their timepiece novelties of the year. This offered an in-depth glimpse into the latest trends that will define the watchmaking world.
Here, we round up some of 2021’s most beautiful and unique timepieces.