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November 2, 2026

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Louis Moinet Art-Tech Tourbillon Only Watch LM-135.20.OW
Louis Moinet

Art-Tech Tourbillon Only Watch LM-135.20.OW

Price on request

A one-off made for Only Watch, the Art-Tech Tourbillon puts a hand-wound tourbillon beneath a dial cut from a microelectronic silicon wafer, its etched circuits and faceted surface shifting with the light. The LM135 manufacture calibre runs at 4Hz and stores 96 hours from a double-barrel arrangement with one barrel placed upside-down over the other. It sits in a polished and satin-finished grade 5 titanium case,…

OraOrea Coriolis Pointer Date - Skyline Silver
OraOrea

Coriolis Pointer Date - Skyline Silver

$3,950 · 38.5 mm · automatic · Sellita SW386-1

The Coriolis Pointer Date in Skyline Silver pairs a pale, circular-brushed silver dial with a raised teal oscillating index, Roman numerals alternating with 18k yellow gold hemispheres, and a skeletonised date hand. Its Swiss Sellita SW386-1 automatic is regulated in five positions, with D4 finishing and a custom rotor visible through the sapphire caseback. The 38.5mm 316L steel case is water resistant to 100m and…

Pagani Design PD-2720K
Pagani Design

PD-2720K

$92 · 42 mm · 50 m · VK67

The PD-2720K is a quartz chronograph built around a Japanese VK67 movement, housed in a 316L stainless steel case with a screw-down crown and a Hardlex crystal. It comes in black, white, gold white or gold black dial colours, on leather or steel, and is rated to 50 metres for light swimming. A straightforward, sporty chronograph with a three-year warranty from the official site.

Feynman Timekeepers Feynman One Galaxy Nacre
Feynman Timekeepers

Feynman One Galaxy Nacre

$1,505

Limited to just 20 pieces, the Feynman One Galaxy Nacre has a mother-of-pearl outer dial with applied Arabic indices around a stamped guilloche centre, its shade shifting under different light. The 39mm case holds a Swiss ETA 7001 manual movement with 42 hours of power reserve, visible through a sapphire caseback. It is finished with a handmade lizard leather strap by Yi Leather.

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