WOW Singapore follows up on its annual particular Imaginative and prescient difficulty in June with its first common launch of the 12 months, the Summer time 2026 difficulty. Anchored by an bold year-long inquiry into the true which means of worth in horology, the newest difficulty explores how innovation, craft, and shifting market dynamics are defining the way forward for wristwear.
Sport On: Chanel’s Haute Horlogerie Marvel
Headlining the problem is the Chanel Coco Sport capsule assortment, main with The Chessboard Distinctive Piece on the quilt. Requiring over 1,000 hours of growth for its high-tech ceramic parts alone, the creation fuses black obsidian, black and white ceramic, gold, and over 9,000 diamonds into a rare 32-piece sculpted set. Hid throughout the opposing Queens—sculpted as Mademoiselle Chanel herself—are secret and really quirky timepieces.
In an in-depth cowl characteristic, WOW speaks completely with Frédéric Grangié (President of Chanel Watches & Effective Jewelry) and Arnaud Chastaingt (Director of the Watchmaking Creation Studio) about breaking conventional watchmaking guidelines via absolute inventive freedom.
Key Highlights & Reviews in Summer time 2026
Future Worth & Innovation: WOW begins a year-long investigation into the economics of watchmaking. Characteristic tales “New Horizons” and “Trickle-Up Horology” look at how materials advances, high-tech manufacturing, and clear pricing are reshaping what collectors count on at each value level.
Watches & Wonders Geneva & Past: Complete dispatches from the halls of Palexpo and the colourful unbiased exhibits throughout Geneva. Highlights embrace the groundbreaking Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chronographe Mystérieux, the TAG Heuer Monaco Evergraph, and first-hand accounts from Time to Watches and Chronopolis.
Centenary & Legacy Milestones:
- An exploration of how the Omega Speedmaster continues to chart the longer term practically seven a long time after its 1957 debut.
- Patek Philippe’s radical improvements for the fiftieth anniversary of the Nautilus alongside the brand new Cubitus Perpetual Calendar.
Editorial Roundtable on IWC: The editors of WOW Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand convene to debate IWC’s technical leaps, together with the absolutely luminous Ceralume® expertise and the bi-directional crown-adjusted IWC-ProSet™ perpetual calendar mechanism.
Govt Interviews:
Difficulty #84 brings candid, unfiltered insights from the business’s prime decision-makers:
- Wilhelm Schmid (CEO, A. Lange & Söhne) on anchoring the longer term in absolute self-discipline.
- Guido Terreni (CEO, Parmigiani Fleurier) on the design intent behind the Tonda PF Chronograph Mystérieux.
- Julien Tornare (CEO, Hublot) on steering the Nyon manufacture’s disruptive supplies science into a brand new period.
Availability:
The Summer time 2026 difficulty of WOW Singapore is out there now at main newsstands throughout Singapore and digitally through Magzter.
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