WOW Singapore follows up on its annual special Vision issue in June with its first regular release of the year, the Summer 2026 issue. Anchored by an ambitious year-long inquiry into the true meaning of value in horology, the latest issue explores how innovation, craft, and shifting market dynamics are defining the future of wristwear.

Game On: Chanel’s Haute Horlogerie Marvel

Headlining the issue is the Chanel Coco Game capsule collection, leading with The Chessboard Unique Piece on the cover. Requiring over 1,000 hours of development for its high-tech ceramic components alone, the creation fuses black obsidian, black and white ceramic, gold, and over 9,000 diamonds into an extraordinary 32-piece sculpted set. Concealed within the opposing Queens—sculpted as Mademoiselle Chanel herself—are secret and very quirky timepieces.

In an in-depth cover feature, WOW speaks exclusively with Frédéric Grangié (President of Chanel Watches & Fine Jewellery) and Arnaud Chastaingt (Director of the Watchmaking Creation Studio) about breaking traditional watchmaking rules through absolute creative freedom.

Key Highlights & Reports in Summer 2026

Future Value & Innovation: WOW begins a year-long investigation into the economics of watchmaking. Feature stories “New Horizons” and “Trickle-Up Horology” examine how material advances, high-tech manufacturing, and transparent pricing are reshaping what collectors expect at every price point.

Watches & Wonders Geneva & Beyond: Comprehensive dispatches from the halls of Palexpo and the vibrant independent shows across Geneva. Highlights include the groundbreaking Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chronographe Mystérieux, the TAG Heuer Monaco Evergraph, and first-hand accounts from Time to Watches and Chronopolis.

Centenary & Legacy Milestones:

• An exploration of how the Omega Speedmaster continues to chart the future nearly seven decades after its 1957 debut.

• Patek Philippe’s radical innovations for the 50th anniversary of the Nautilus alongside the new Cubitus Perpetual Calendar.

Editorial Roundtable on IWC: The editors of WOW Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand convene to debate IWC’s technical leaps, including the fully luminous Ceralume® technology and the bi-directional crown-adjusted IWC-ProSet™ perpetual calendar mechanism.

Executive Interviews:

Issue #84 brings candid, unfiltered insights from the industry’s top decision-makers:

• Wilhelm Schmid (CEO, A. Lange & Söhne) on anchoring the future in absolute discipline.

• Guido Terreni (CEO, Parmigiani Fleurier) on the design intent behind the Tonda PF Chronograph Mystérieux.

• Julien Tornare (CEO, Hublot) on steering the Nyon manufacture’s disruptive materials science into a new era.

Availability:

The Summer 2026 issue of WOW Singapore is available now at leading newsstands across Singapore and digitally via Magzter.

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