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With the Supernova the maison proves that an astronomical complication doesn't always have to result in astronomical prices. The 44m The 44m Christiaan van der Klaauw Supernova is being built in the high-tech movement atelier just outside Heerenveen for a price of around 7,000 euro.

Nomos Glashütte has nearly 140 (!) different design awards on display in Glashütte and Berlin. And they just won another one, the iF Design Award for the Tangente Neomatik Nachtblau model. It's the sixth iF Design award in a row!

Linde Werdelin isn't averse to exuberant creations. With the 44 x 46mm Oktopus Reef, a variant of the Oktopus Double Date Rose Gold, the Danish watch house abandons all restraint. The engravings are by British engraver Johnny ‘King Nerd’ Dowell.

For men with a natural sense for style. The Hermès Cape Cod is born from the singular vision of Henri d’Origny, who invented it in 1991 by sketching a square inside a rectangle. Cape Cod consistently

The Tonda is the basis and the new Parmigiani Métrographe adds a dynamic design to that original shape. The redesigned dial looks completely different from traditional chronographs, but it isn't alienating or has a contrived modernistic effect.

Glashütte Original introduces the Sixties Iconic Square Collection consisting of five square chronographs featuring distinctive dials made by the Saxon manufactory’s own dialmakers in Pforzheim, Germany.

In 2014 Tim and Bart Grönefeld acquired their first Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève award with the Parallax Tourbillon. This year the Dutch duo from Oldenzaal managed to do it again with the Grönefeld 1941 Remontoire.

The Scafograf by Eberhard & Co. dates back to the 1950s. The latest version of this classic model is called Scafograf 300 and was able to reel in the prize for best sports watch at the 2016 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève.

Buben & Zorweg found a way to go a step further. The Bespoke Line is both a collection and an innovative service that reduces the waiting time for tailor-made safes. The new, customised collection offers a comprehensive choice of different designs, materials and colours.

A comeback can be a risky thing. Take ‘old’ football players for instance who at the end of their careers abroad return to their first club out of love. But love doesn’t win football matches.

Green is the new … You fill in the dots. Blue was the ‘it ‘colour at SIHH 2017 but green is also coming up strong this year with the green H. Moser & Cie., the green edition of the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Oris AND the MeisterSinger No 02 ‘Rensing green’ to prove it.