Santiago Calatrava "inspired by the idea of time" for Gübelin watch
Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava has designed a platinum watch named Ipsomatic for Swiss jeweller and watchmaker Gübelin. More
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Raskh launches "world's first" watch with built-in bottle opener
Hong Kong design studio Raskh has developed the Leverage watch, which features a patented mechanism that reveals a hidden bottle opener concealed in the case body. More
Six watches designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architects
As numerous architects turn their hands to designing watches, we round up six designed by Pritzker Architecture Prize-winners including Tadao Ando, Frank Gehry and Álvaro Siza. More
Eduardo Souto de Moura creates watch with face rotated "for optimal visibility on the wrist"
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Eduardo Souto de Moura has designed a watch for LeBond with its face rotated by 30 degrees to optimise viewing. More
Bulgari unveils world's thinnest watch as skinny as a five-pence coin
Italian jewellery company Bulgari has reclaimed the record for making the world's thinnest mechanical watch with the release of its Octo Finissimo Ultra Cosc, which has a thickness of just 1.7 millimetres. More
Frank Gehry creates transparent Fondation Louis Vuitton-informed watch
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Frank Gehry has created a transparent watch for luxury brand Louis Vuitton informed by his Fondation Louis Vuitton and the Louis Vuitton Maison Seoul buildings. More
Rado unveils two-tone watches informed by Le Corbusier's colour palette
Swiss watch brand Rado has launched True Square Thinline Les Couleurs Le Corbusier, three limited-edition timepieces that use architect Le Corbusier's "naturally harmonious" colour palette. More
Álvaro Siza unveils square watch informed by his Leça swimming pool
Pritzker prize-winning architect Álvaro Siza has designed a square watch, the Lebond Siza, which is based on one of his earliest projects and will be his "Sunday watch". More
Hundreds of Virgil Abloh-designed sneakers showcased at Nike's Miami Art Week exhibition
Sportswear company Nike has created the Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture exhibition at Miami Art Week, which showcases the collaborations between the designer and the brand. More
Álvaro Siza designs watch that "looks like a watch" for Cauny
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning Álvaro Siza has teamed up with Swiss brand Cauny to produce the Cauny X Siza watch collection. More
Alfredo Häberli reimagines Rado's "practically indestructible" DiaStar Original watch for its 60th anniversary
Promotion: to mark six decades since Swiss watchmaker Rado launched its hallmark DiaStar watch, designer Alfredo Häberli has updated the timepiece with a hexagonal glass front and interchangeable straps. More
Matte Works launches watch informed by "sci-fi-like" solar energy plants
Promotion: Hong Kong watch brand Matte Works is launching its first product – a solar-powered timepiece called Solution-01 with an interchangeable strap. More
Ressence's Type 3BBB is a monochromatic oil-filled watch
Dezeen promotion: watch brand Ressence has launched a new version of its oil-filled mechanical watch, drawing on the design cues of a water-worn pebble and boasting a black rounded case attached to a honeycomb strap. More
Five special editions of Rado's True Square ceramic watch
Dezeen promotion: Swiss watch brand Rado has teamed up with designers around the world to create special editions of its True Square watch. Here we round up five of them. More
Eone offers early-bird discount on its latest customisable watch
Dezeen promotion: Dezeen has teamed up with watch brand Eone to offer its readers the chance to get an early-bird discount on the brand's latest model, which features interchangeable dial surrounds. More
Yuan Youmin "brings Chinese culture together with minimalist design" to create True Square watch for Rado
Designer Yuan Youmin explains how he created a special edition of Rado's True Square watch by drawing from traditional Chinese measuring instruments in this video produced by Dezeen for the Swiss watch brand. More
Richard Danne designs Space Watch as first NASA-branded NFT
Anicorn Watches has released a NASA-branded NFT artwork that can be used to redeem a physical "secret timepiece" designed by NASA logo creator Richard Danne. More
Nomos Glashütte offers complimentary watch engravings for Valentine's Day
Dezeen promotion: German watchmaker Nomos Glashütte is offering free, personalised engravings on its watches including the pared-back Orion 33 duo in celebration of Valentine's Day. More
Watch our talk with Thukral and Tagra for Rado Design Week
Dezeen spoke to artists Thukral and Tagra about their upcoming design for Swiss watch brand Rado in the final live panel discussion as part of Rado Design Week. More
Thukral and Tagra's upcoming watch for Rado will "bring something unique to the experience of reading time"
Thukral and Tagra are the last creatives to be featured as part of Rado Design Week. In this exclusive video, the Indian artists explain the unique features of their upcoming True Square watch for Swiss brand Rado. More