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Executive Editor: Fouad Ghanma
The Hour — Issue XIV

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The Independent Pavilion at Basel 2026: Eleven Makers, One Argument
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The Independent Pavilion at Basel 2026: Eleven Makers, One Argument
The expanded independent section at this year's fair made the case, more forcefully than any press release, that the future of interesting watchmaking has nothing to do with the major groups.
Basel 2026: What Actually Mattered
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Basel 2026: What Actually Mattered
Three days, forty-seven press conferences, and one watch that justified the journey. Our verdict on a fair that is finding, slowly, its new identity.
Secondary Market
Rolex Sub 124060
CHF 12,200
↓ 0.8%
AP Royal Oak 15500ST
CHF 29,800
↑ 1.4%
Patek 5726A
CHF 38,400
↑ 2.1%
Lange Datograph
CHF 88,000
↑ 3.2%
FP Journe CS Pt
CHF 110,000
↑ 5.6%
Dufour Simplicity
CHF 340,000
↑ 8.1%
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