Advertisement. Visit Marriott.com to learn more.

FROM THE EDITORS

By James Haldane, Executive Editor

Courtesy of Watches & Wonders.

Each April, Watches & Wonders draws the horological world to Geneva. Think of it as a year’s worth of fashion weeks compressed into seven days, with brands, journalists and collectors converging in a single hall. New models are unveiled and ideas tested in front of an unusually attentive audience. This year, alongside technical ambition, there was a noticeable return to heritage‑inflected design and craft‑led expression. I was on the ground throughout, wristwear rotating accordingly, to gather our favorites among the new releases.

Structure is also shaping accessories this season. Givenchy’s new Snatch Bag channels the same pared‑back confidence, rethinking proportion through leather rather than metal.

TREASURE HUNT

By James Haldane

Courtesy of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Bulgari, Cartier, Chopard, Breguet, Audemars Piguet, Piaget and Vacheron Constantin.

From Geneva, our highlights from the annual presentation of contemporary haute horlogerie, where recalibrated proportions and a quiet return to craft-led expression set the tone.

STYLE SHEET

By Julie Coe

Courtesy of Givenchy; © Jason Schmidt.

With a silhouette that recalls a cinched waist, Givenchy’s new Snatch Bag lives up to its name.

Advertisement. Visit Marriott.com to learn more.

THE GLOBAL AGENDA

Francisco de Zurbarán, “Agnus Dei,” 1635–1640, on view in “Zurbarán” at The National Gallery in London. © Photographic Archive Museo Nacional del Prado.

May 2. “Art in Every Corner: The Works Progress Administration (1935-1943)” opens at the Blanton Museum of Art in Austin, Texas.
May 2. “Zurbarán” opens at the National Gallery in London.
May 2. “If the word we,” the 59th Carnegie International, opens at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
May 2. “The Etruscans: From the Heart of Ancient Italy” opens at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco.
May 2. “Niagara Falls: Mist and Majesty” opens at the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.
May 5. “Hilma af Klint” opens at the Grand Palais in Paris.
May 6. “Marina Abramović: Transforming Energy” opens at the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice.
May 6. “Matthew Wong: Interiors” opens at the Palazzo Tiepolo Passi in Venice.
May 8. “Lee Ufan” opens at Dia Beacon in Beacon, New York.

This email was sent to you by Sotheby's

Manage preferences to unsubscribe

Download the Sotheby's app for iOS and Android

Sotheby’s, Inc. License No. 1216058. © 2026