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AWAKE Expands the Sơn Mài Frosted Leaf Collection with Blood Moon, Storm and Lagoon

AWAKE returns to its distinctive Frosted Leaf technique with three new additions to the Sơn Mài Collection: Blood Moon, Storm and Lagoon. Introduced in 2025, the technique combines traditional Vietnamese lacquerwork with pure silver leaf to produce dials of considerable depth and texture. For 2026, the French independent has turned its attention to natural phenomena, with each of the three new references interpreting a different … Continue reading AWAKE Expands the Sơn Mài Frosted Leaf Collection with Blood Moon, Storm and Lagoon

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The Hegid Mirage Soleil (Ice Blue & Silver)

By Brent Robillard Winter Time Just when winter light begins to flatten the landscape, Hegid introduces two new expressions of the Mirage Soleil—ice blue and silver—quietly refreshing the brand’s most evocative design with a colder, crisper palette. The Mirage has always been about movement: speed on winding roads, light bouncing off sculpted metal, and the particular optimism of the late 1960s. The 2025 editions stay … Continue reading The Hegid Mirage Soleil (Ice Blue & Silver)

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