Now that Baselworld — the huge horological trade show that ran for nearly a century in Basel, Switzerland — is no longer around, Watches & Wonders (formerly SIHH) is the only game in town.
Last year, Rolex, Tudor, Patek Philippe, three of the LVMH watch brands, and others joined for the first time, expanding the show past its former Richemont-plus-high-end-independants purview and gathering almost all of the (non-Swatch Group) player together in one place. This is, frankly, great news for journalists, and thus for watch fans, as it allows us to cover most of the year’s significant releases at once, and convey them easily and quickly to you, dear reader.