[List of articles] Highlighting "Watches that will remain in the future"

2026.02.02

The luxury watch market has matured significantly over the past decade. The driving force behind this has been the huge boom in luxury sports watches that began around 2015. Following this qualitative expansion, discerning watch enthusiasts are now shifting their interest from fashion to timepieces that will stand the test of time. So what kind of watches could become the horological heritage of the future? Special contributions by renowned journalists and interviews with experts shed light on the qualities of masterpieces that connect the past and the future.

A. Lange & Söhne "Datograph"

Photograph by Masanori Yoshie


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The September 2024 issue (Vol. 114) of Chronos Japan featured a special article titled "Watches that Will Remain in the Future." The magazine explored the conditions for such watches through interviews with a variety of experts, from journalists such as Gisbert L. Brunner and SJX to craftsmen such as Parmigiani Fleurier CEO Guido Terreni and Naoya Tobita. Here we present a list of articles that appeared in the issue.

[Watches that will remain in the future] Gisbert L. Bruner talks about "Wristwatches and the changing times"

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[Watches that will remain in the future] SJX talks about "masterpieces by accomplished watchmakers"

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[Watches of the Future] Hodinkee Japan Editor-in-Chief Masaru Sekiguchi talks about the existence of the Cartier Tank

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[Watches that will remain in the future] Parmigiani Fleurier reveals the conditions for a masterpiece [Details]

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[Watches of the Future] A timeless symbol that continues to this day: IWC Ingenieur

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[Watches of the Future] A. Lange & Söhne, Omega... The qualities of a masterpiece as seen through great movements

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[Watches of the Future] Patek Philippe "Calatrava" Ref. 96 and A. Lange & Söhne "Zeitwerk"

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[Watches of the Future] COVID-19 and asset value...Parmigiani Fleurier CEO discusses "the conditions for a masterpiece" in a changing market

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[Watches of the Future] Eric Giroud explains what it takes to create "cool" design

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[Watches that will remain in the future] The "conditions" of the masterpiece that Masamasa Hirota has been thinking about for 20 years

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