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Best Watches of 2024: The Top Timepiece Launches of the Year
Watches & Wonders, the annual watchmaking extravaganza in Geneva, has quickly taken over the role of Baselworld as the world’s leading watch fair, providing the launchpad for many of the new designs you see below. Alongside, independent disruptors are taking on the big hitters of the watch world, injecting some welcome playfulness into the traditionally strait-laced world of timepieces. Here’s our pick of the best watches of 2024, including pieces by Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels and Bvlgari…
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• Discover the best of 2024’s timepieces, featuring top models from Chopard, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Bvlgari.
• Find out why Chopard’s Laguna High Jewellery Secret Watch is our top pick for high jewellery in 2024.
• Explore Bvlgari’s Octo Finissimo Ultra COSC, the world’s thinnest and most innovative watch.
• Learn about Van Cleef & Arpels’ Lady Arpels Brise d’Été, a masterpiece blending artistry with horological complexity.
• Uncover Berneron’s Mirage 34, a striking indie watch that redefines minimalist design with hardstone dials.
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