CROWN Malaysia

CROWN Malaysia is an informative and relatable magazine for the modern watch lover. Discover the latest trends and insights from the watchmaking world, get up to speed on the technical and design innovations, and be engaged with CEOs and creative directors from the top brands that matter.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

NICHOLAS RUDAZ, CEO OF FRANCK MULLER • On navigating a challenging market, finding growth in unexpected places and why independence gives the brand an edge.

ADRIAN BOSSHARD, CEO OF RADO • On four decades of ceramic innovation, keeping expertise in-house, and evolving the brand’s icons without losing their soul.

JONATHAN BIRNBAUM, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF BVLGARI HORLOGERIE • On the creative tension that drives innovation and why making the Octo Finissimo smaller was anything but straightforward.

VISION

RETURN OF THE STONE AGE • Through a rich array of natural wonders, these watches reveal how hard stone has once again found its place at the centre of watch design — not merely as decoration, but as material, identity, and character.

IDENTITY

MATERIAL ADVANTAGE • Long before ceramic became fashionable, one Swiss manufacturer spent decades transforming advanced materials into a defining horological signature.

THE SHAPE OF TIME NOW • Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 grew beyond Palexpo, this year’s highlights revealed an industry balancing grand complications, expressive design and a renewed appetite for wearable, grounded watchmaking.

ROLEX • Celebrating the Oyster’s centenary not with spectable, but with measured, deliberate progression.

CARTIER • The Maison’s Privé collection revisited three defining icons that continue to shape contemporary watch design and collecting.

H. MOSER & CIE. • Reebok’s Pump technology is transformed into one of modern watchmaking’s boldest collaborations.

PATEK PHILIPPE • The Nautilus icon turns 50 with a collection that proves less can, indeed, say more.

HUBLOT • From engineering to extravagance, the Big Bang carries the watchmaker’s showing at the fair.

ZENITH • The Swiss brand refines its dual identity, pairing high-frequency chronographs with quietly confident modern classics.

BVLGARI • With a refined 37mm Octo Finissimo, the Maison sharpens its modern icon while preserving the collection’s ultra-thin architectural identity.

RETELLING TIME • Patek Philippe’s 2026 complications turn time into a sensory experience, through a fable performed, a sky made legible and a reminder shaped by sound.

PRECISION PURSUIT • With its latest Constellation models, Omega pushes mechanical accuracy further through newly developed Master Chronometer-certified two-hand calibres.

SMALL WATCHES, SERIOUS WATCHMAKING • Mechanical ingenuity need not come at the expense of size.

A NEW CHAPTER • Despite not participating in Watches and Wonders this year, Minerva’s identity is reasserted with three thoughtful releases through heritage, craft, and quiet confidence.

TIDES AND BLOSSOMS • At Watches & Wonders 2026, Grand Seiko demonstrated the breadth of its watchmaking ambitions, from a record-setting Spring Drive diver to refined quartz-powered dress watches inspired by Japan’s fleeting spring landscapes.

EXTRA BEYOND THE FAIR

THE NEW MARVELS • At World Presentation of Haute Horlogerie (WPHH), Franck Muller doubled down on mechanical spectacle, eccentric complications and sculptural design.

UNDER THE SUN • Solar technology enters the modern dive-watch conversation, offering long autonomy, practical convenience and a compelling alternative to tradition.

BEYOND GRAVITY • Breitling revisits its historic space-bound chronograph with a Cosmonaute that reconnects the...