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Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy
The Oris ProPilot X Miss Piggy celebrates the Muppets' icon with a bright pink dial, a baguette diamond at 12 o'clock and a lilac rotor.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Retrograde
Patek Philippe's Retrograde Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5160/500R-001: rose gold, hand engraving and inspiration from a historic pocket watch.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Jan 16, 20252 min read


IWC Schaffhausen Portofino
IWC celebrates the Year of the Snake 2025 with the Portofino Automatic Moon Phase 37, a burgundy-dial special edition limited to 500 pieces.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Year of the Snake
Hublot celebrates the Year of the Snake 2025 with the Spirit of Big Bang Year of the Snake, a limited edition of just 88 pieces.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Jan 16, 20251 min read


Kari Voutilainen, Finnish master watchmaker of Môtiers
Profile of Kari Voutilainen, guest of the RODA held on 1 February, one of the greatest watchmakers of our time and an eleven-time winner at the GPHG.

Nuno Margalha
Jan 11, 202511 min read


Louis Moinet Starman
Louis Moinet's STARMAN brings the cosmos into watchmaking, with a fragment of the Jbilet Winselwan meteorite in an avant-garde design.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Jan 9, 20252 min read


ChatGPT: 3rd Annual Interview
We interviewed ChatGPT 4.0 three times in three years about watchmaking, its future and horological training. Compare the answers from 2023, 2024 and 2025.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Jan 1, 202533 min read


Christmas films, clocks and time.
We recommend 10 Christmas films for this 25 December, each of which suggests, in its own way, a link to the world of clocks and watches.

Nuno Margalha
Dec 25, 20246 min read


The Shortest Day of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere
The December solstice brings the shortest day in the north, the start of winter and the longest day in the south: its science, history and timekeeping.

Nuno Margalha
Dec 21, 20244 min read


Artya Gears
ArtyA unveils the “Gears” chronograph series: each piece is unique, with cases in materials such as 316L stainless steel and Damascus steel.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Dec 19, 20241 min read


Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph
Hublot marks the 25th anniversary of OpusX, Arturo Fuente's prestigious cigar brand, with a special edition of the Classic Fusion Chronograph.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Dec 19, 20242 min read


IWC Ingenieur Automatic 40
IWC Schaffhausen presents the new Ingenieur Automatic 40 with a blue dial, drawing on Gérald Genta's original design from the 1970s.

Instituto Português de Relojoaria
Dec 19, 20241 min read
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