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watches

a designboom guide to the best of the fine watch world.

ressence’s benoît mintiens talks watchmaking marvels inside TYPE 3 BB2

discover the magic behind ressence’s TYPE 3 BB2 watch - a mechanical marvel that looks like it is powered by LEDs but is purely crafted with hundreds of intricate pieces.

tim spears

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christo logan's good + evil omen watch carves a D-shaped face from a block of stainless steel

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ressence adds multicolor discs to hours, minutes and seconds of its TYPE 1° M watch

matthew burgos

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MB&F builds four mini rooms around HM11 architect watch, inspired by 1960s architecture

matthew burgos

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hublot launches transparent takashi murakami watch with petals made entirely of sapphire

takashi murakami’s signature flower takes the key design in hublot’s new sapphire MP-15, coupled with a central flying tourbillon that moves like kinetic sculpture.

matthew burgos

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steel watch without hour markers vibrates to tell how many minutes passed

matthew burgos

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jaeger-lecoultre honors hokusai by reproducing his woodblock prints behind reverso watches

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it’s MoMA’s time! UNIMATIC’s zesty watches display colors inspired by the museum’s tickets

matthew burgos

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samuel ross blasts and hammers titanium to forge hublot’s big bang tourbillon watch

matthew burgos

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makina crafts an angular, contemporary interpretation of three-handed art deco watches

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titanium watch with real moon dust from meteorite recalls NASA's apollo 11 landing

matthew burgos

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richard mille revives 1980s memphis aesthetics with geometric pastel ceramic watches

matthew burgos

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Hermès weaves first-ever apple watch bands in knitted nylon with 3D pattern

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a vibrant spinning beach ball animates the dial of trio of time’s watch

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miniature casio watch rings are small enough to fit around fingers

matthew burgos

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de bethune encloses DW5 SP timepiece with meteorite shell forged from iron and steel

christina petridou

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REAL TIME watch comes with rotating compass dials that resemble planetary movement

matthew burgos

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takashi murakami & hublot present MP-15 watch with central tourbillon along jeweled petals

matthew burgos

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bulgari unveils first-ever octo finissimo tourbillon timepiece made entirely out of marble

matthew burgos

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MB&F's HM8 mark 2 timepiece takes its luxurious hypercar style from porsche 918 spyder

MB&F's HM8 mark 2 features an aerodynamic carbonmacrolon body, grade 5 titanium chassis, sapphire crystal, and a unique crown mechanism.

matthew burgos

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hublot unveils watch made from used coffee grounds and recycled nespresso capsules

matthew burgos

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paul kweton's quirky donut watches playfully teach children the ways of timekeeping

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van cleef & arpels ornates planetarium automaton with sublime gems at watches & wonders

matthew burgos

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Hermès exhibits H08 timepiece collection within kinetic sculptures at watches & wonders

matthew burgos

technology

bulgari debuts 'octo roma' with chronograph & centered tourbillon at watches & wonders

matthew burgos

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time to talk: how ressence watches designer-CEO creates timelessness

tim spears

technology

takashi murakami & hublot enclose jeweled smiling flower in 13 black ceramic watches

matthew burgos

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john mayer talks wandering hours with audemars piguet code 11.59 starwheel

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red wound and black stitches turn bulldozer scar into land art by the krank in corfu

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glazed passage frames lake views through this compact japanese house

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planted roof extends garden over tato architects’ timber house in mibu, japan

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3D printed concrete sculptures blend classical fragments with sci-fi forms at frieze sculpture

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cypress, marble, and rippling glass rework apartment into local local’s athens studio

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color-shifting light sculpture suspends above orchestra at walt disney concert hall

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designboom radar: exhibitions to see around the world this october

designboom's event guide is your go-to for discovering must-visit events in design, architecture, and art. it lists upcoming exhibitions, fairs, conferences, and workshops.

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