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Brand of the Year - Richard Mille

While we award Richard Mille with the 2016 Revolution Brand of the Year Award, in all honesty, we could easily award it the brand of the millennium award.

WORLD PREMIERE: The Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time

Jaeger-LeCoultre crowns the Geophysic collection with its first flying tourbillon worldtimer: The Geophysic Tourbillon Universal Time.

Lifetime Achievement Award - Jean-Claude Biver

The 2016 Revolution Lifetime Achievement Award goes to the one and only, Mr. Jean-Claude Biver - the horological messiah of our time.

Unifying Time - The World Time Chronograph, Ref. 5930

The term “World Time” is an integral part of today’s watchmaking vocabulary, but its origins are relatively new in the grand horological scheme of things. Revolution Switzerland’s Sophie Furley takes a look at the history of the Patek Philippe World Time collections and the fascinating stories they have to tell, with a little help from Patek Philippe’s Head of Watch Development, Mr. Philip Barat.

Best Men’s Watch - Chopard L.U.C XPS 1860

Chopard’s L.U.C XPS 1860 proves to be the ultimate choice for the gentleman this year, thus securing the Revolution Award for the Best Men’s watch in 2016.

Best Women’s Watch - Breguet Tradition Dame 7038

The Breguet Tradition Dame 7038 snatches the Revolution 2016 Best Women’s watch award.

Ultimate Value - Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36

Another Tudor on the list - the Revolution 2016 Ultimate Value watch: the Tudor Heritage Black Bay 36.

Riding with the “Freaks”

Keith W. Strandberg, Editor in Chief, Revolution USA goes for a motorbike ride with Patrik Hoffmann, president and CEO of Ulysse Nardin, up in the Swiss Alps.

Best Sports Watch - Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze

The Revolution 2016 Best Sport Watch, was highly contested and a bit of a no-brainer at the same time: the Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze.

Presidential Caliber

The new movement powering Rolex’s Day-Date 40.

Best Design - De Bethune Kind of Blue Tourbillon (DB28T)

The Revolution Award 2016 for best design goes to the De Bethune Kind of Blue Tourbillon (DB28T), because quite frankly it’s just difficult to take your eyes off this beauty.

Introducing the HYT Skull Pocket Titanium

No watch brand combines the whole spectrum of time-past, present and future-quite like HYT. Although resolutely futuristic in its aesthetic, each HYT timepiece is the result of centuries of horological inspiration that has been projected into the future.

Best Complication - TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T

The COSC-Certified tourbillon chronograph that made the Swiss watch industry have to rethink its understanding of the term “value”. Revolution’s 2016 Best Complication award goes to, the TAG Heuer Carrera Heuer-02T.

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie, a technical achievement

Audemars Piguet blew our minds with the Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie, for this reason the 2016 Revolution Technical Achievement award goes to this ground breaking minute repeater.

Video: In The Beginning (The watch that changed the world)

Carole Forestie’s orbital language was translated into the first working commercial wristwatch by the tenacity of the Rolf W. Schnyder of Ulysse Nardin and the contributions of a handful of key individuals. This is the story of The Freak, told by those very same people like it’s never been told before. Starting with the legendary horologist, Ludwig Oechslin.

Revolutionary Watch - Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater

Rollin’ out Revolution Awards 2016 winners this week, starting with our Revolution Watch of the year - the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater.

Video: The Prelude - The Watch That Changed The World

Wei Koh meets with the girl who dreamt up this mad, mad concept of orbital movements that tell time.

Chanukah Wish List: Ken Kessler, Revolution Editor-at-Large

Daytona Saves the Day

Release of Rolex’s Daytona in steel with black Cerachrom bezel is a veritable bright spot, for its very existence proves that good things do last.

Christmas Wish List: Wei Koh, Founder & Editorial Director, Revolution Media

Wei Koh finds some inspiration from Christmas Ghosts past, present and future as he pens his list to Santa here on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Wish List: Suzanne Wong, Revolution Technical Editor at Large

Suzanne’s note to Santa isn’t just a list of watches, but a list of watches in very specific case/strap/dial combinations. Rudolph had better be good at helping take quick notes; just ONE day to Christmas now!

Christmas Wish List: Tracey Llewellyn, Revolution’s Deputy Editorial Director

Revolution’s Deputy Editorial Director, Tracey Llewellyn takes her turn to tell the forces that be up in North Pole about her watch dreams next. Two more days to Christmas now!

Party Tricks

Revolution Editor-at-Large Ken Kessler contemplates the perfect wristwatch for the party season.

Watch Collecting In The Digital Age: Justin Hast & Kristian Haagen At IWC London (Video)

In recent years the rise of social media has changed the landscape for how watch brands connect and interact with their customers. And one gentleman at the forefront of this evolution is our Danish friend, Kristian Haagen. Justin Hast caught up with him at the IWC boutique in London to discuss all things digital, his approach to social media and his advice for brands to stay ahead of the game.

Christmas Wish List: Carlos Matamoros, Editor in Chief, Revolution Mexico and Latin America

Christmas Wish List: Sophie Furley, Editor in Chief, Revolution Switzerland

Nightscape: Métiers d’Art Villes Lumières

Video: The MB&F; Story

Christmas Wish List: Taitan Chen, Editor in Chief, Revolution China

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