High end watches can get overcrowded with complications, case metals, and the quiet flex of a recognizable bracelet, but the true soul of a watch still lives where the eye goes first : the dial . It is the stage, the mood, the handshake, the “how do you do”. Long before you admire a movement’s escapement or debate the merits of a column wheel, the dial decides whether a watch whispers, shouts, or seduces. For the great houses and independent masters, dial-making is not decora

Not Your Average Minute Repeater The Escale Minute Repeater Many times, in luxury, a brand decides to step aside and to let craftsmanship speak for itself. With the Louis Vuitton Escale Minute Repeater , Louis Vuitton has reached that point—and done so with a wink rather than a trumpet blast. Minute repeaters are not accessories. They are horological exams passed only by maisons fluent in patience, acoustics, and restraint. For LV, a house once dismissed by purists as “fashio

Continuing Down The Rabbit Hole You become a collector when taste, restraint, and a little bad judgment all come together. If you’ve been collecting long enough, you never ask, “what’s hot?” and start asking “what will still make me smile in five years…or maybe ten?” My 2026 watch radar isn’t driven by hype cycles or Instagrammers yelling “grail.” It’s guided by design integrity, history, craftsmanship and that unquantifiable gut feeling that says: this one belongs with me.

The Sabbia Rosa Furlan Marri was founded in Geneva in 2021 by Swiss industrial designer Andrea Furlan  and passionate collector Hamad Al Marri . The brand has rapidly ascended from Kickstarter sensation to a respected voice in contemporary watchmaking. From the outset, Furlan Marri positioned itself not merely as another micro-brand, but as a storyteller. The company’s founders fused distinct creative leanings of Furlan’s design acuity and Al Marri’s collector’s sensibilitie