London Watch Week – The City Edition mega preview, featuring Christopher Ward, Nomos and more
London Watch Week – The City Edition is an exclusive event aimed at City AM’s discerning horology fans. Taking place at the Royal Exchange on 18 November, the event brings together a curated selection of watch and luxury brands within one of the City of London’s most iconic settings.
Buy tickets to London Watch Week – The City Edition here
Throughout the day, guests can discover exceptional pieces and meet the people who drive it all. Fall in love with a new brand or simply reunite with already-discovered treasures.
Set against the backdrop of the City at the start of the holiday season, The City Edition offers a new way to experience London Watch Week, at the height of the Square Mile’s Christmas festivities.
To get you in the mood, we asked some of the amazing brands involved to tell us about one of the pieces they will be displaying at London Watch Week – The City Edition, including what they love most about it.
Christopher Ward C1 Loco Classic
Price: From £4,295
Movement: Calibre CW-003
Size: 41mm
Material: 904L steel
What we love about the C1 Loco Classic is how the materials used bring the design concept to life. The bright white ceramic time-telling dial has a domed surface, with laser-etched Roman numerals carefully filled with black lacquer by hand.
Beneath it, the textured base dial is coated in lacquer containing crushed mother-of-pearl, giving it a subtle sparkle that changes as it catches the light. The high lustre of the 904L stainless steel case completes the picture, its polished curves complementing the textured dial and movement-lead architecture.
An interesting detail is the precision required to finish those Roman numerals. Each is filled with black lacquer using a fine needle under a microscope, working across the curved ceramic surface. It’s a painstaking process, but the effect is truly captivating. Add more than five hours of hand-finishing across the front and rear bridges, alongside a fully bespoke free-sprung balance wheel, and there’s plenty to admire in the C1 Loco Classic.
NOMOS Glashuette Metro date power reserve ice blue
Price: 3.500€ (Glasback: 3.280€)
Movement: DUW 4701, new in-house hand-wound caliber, quick-set date, approx. 52 h power reserve
Material: Case: stainless steel, Dial: white/silver or metallic ice blue, off- center power reserve in mint/red or lightblue/teal, date at 6, ring date blue markers, Strap: black Horween Shell Cordovan or dark gray woven textile strap
Size: 37 mm, 7.98 mm height, 5 atm
What do you love about this watch?
Metro date power reserve ice blue is the first watch to be powered by DUW 4701, the newly developed calibre from NOMOS Glashütte. This slender, in-house-built mechanical movement offers a patented quick-set date, up to 52 hours of power reserve, and a proprietary escapement. Complete with temperature-blued screws, ruby bearings, and a skeletonised balance cock, this hand-wound calibre can be enjoyed through the sapphire crystal back.
The attractive finishing is not restricted to the back of the watch, as the metallic dial in ice blue gives the distinctive Metro model a refreshingly new expression. Its brushed surface reflects the light conditions around it, shifting from light blue to silver and almost white. Another first for NOMOS Glashütte, this new dial takes its inspiration from urban architecture; specifically, from the reflections of glass and steel so often found in modern buildings. A perfect choice for Londoners, in other words!
CIGA design The Blue Planet II · Atlantic
Price (Steel Case): $1,199 / €1,249
Price (Titanium Case): $1,399 / €1,449SPECIFICATION：
Thickness: 16.40 mm / 17.05 mmStrap Width: 20 mm / 22 mmStrap: Fluororubber with Quick-release
Case Material: 316L Steel / Recycled TitaniumGlass: Domed Sapphire Crystal
Movement: Self-developed Automatic Caliber CD-04-E, 40 Hrs, 21 JewelsLume: Nemoto LumiNova® · Japan, Green (46mm only)Water Resistance: 3ATM
Availability: CIGA Design Blue Planet II Atlantic 43mm Titanium Watch | Clarindon Jewellers
What do you love about this watch?
The Blue Planet II · Atlantic is a living emblem of discovery, connection, and freedom—a tribute to the Atlantic’s legacy and a call to embark on your own journey of courage and ambition.
The Blue Planet II · Atlantic features CIGA design’s award-winning Asynchronous-Follow Movement Technology, inspired by ancient sundials and honoured by the GPHG. A single compass hand indicates both hours and minutes, gliding across a dynamic minute dial and a stationary hour ring. With every 30° movement of the hour gear, the minute dial rotates 390°, creating a unique and intuitive expression of time in harmony with the globe’s rhythm and ocean currents.
Beneath a curved sapphire crystal, the CNC-engraved dial unfolds the vast contours of the Atlantic, intricately capturing the essence of diverse landscapes.
As night falls, luminous markers glisten like moonlight on the ocean’s surface, while a refined strap offers effortless comfort, ensuring every journey is a seamless experience.
Rapport Paramount Nine Watch Winder – Walnut
Price: £4,350.00
Material: High-gloss walnut cabinet with glass door and gold-tone accents.
Dimensions: W365 × H470 × D240mm
Capacity: Nine automatic watches
Features: LCD touchscreen control panel; Multiple turns-per-day (TPD) and rotation direction settings; Fingerprint access for added security; Individually controlled winding positions; Interior storage drawer; Two-year international warranty
What do you love about this product?
What we love most about the Paramount Nine is how it transforms watch care into something truly beautiful. The rich, polished walnut cabinet brings warmth and character, while the elegant gold accents add a touch of understated luxury. The soft illumination interior showcases nine individual winding positions, turning a watch collection into a striking display piece.
Beyond its appearance, it’s the thoughtful technology that makes this winder so special. The intuitive touchscreen allows each watch’s winding settings to be tailored to its movement, while fingerprint access offers an extra layer of security.
What makes the Paramount Nine even more fascinating is how it brings together two worlds. Since 1898, Rapport has celebrated traditional craftsmanship and horological precision. That same heritage lives on through modern innovations like our Paramount, creating a piece that feels both timeless and contemporary.
Alto Art 02 sod by Ace Jewelers Watches
Price: £13,500
Movement: A02-calibre developed together with Le Cercle des Horlogers
Size: 36 mm
Material: Titanium
What do you love about this watch?
Everything was designed as one piece. The case, the integrated titanium bracelet and the movement were all made new for this watch, and you can see that the moment you put it on. At 36 mm wide and only 10.2 mm thick, in brushed Grade 5 titanium, it’s sharp and architectural yet very comfortable on the wrist. Turn it over and you see the A02 calibre, made exclusively for ALTO with Le Cercle des Horlogers: a 5 Hz micro-rotor with a titanium plate, visible through a one-piece faceted sapphire caseback.
An interesting fact: look closely at the dial and you’ll see the seconds hand runs backwards, counterclockwise. That’s an ALTO signature. And the man behind the design, Raphaël Abeillon, spent twelve years designing watches at Cartier before he joined ALTO. It is also the first watch in ALTO’s permanent collection.”
CLÉVIOR® Stella Veritas
Price: £2,650
Movement: Swiss-made automatic, date window at 3 o’clock, 42-hour power reserve
Size: 35mm
Materials: 904L stainless steel case; Black mother-of-pearl dial
Sapphire crystal and sapphire exhibition case back; Five-link stainless steel bracelet
What do you love about this watch?
Ednah Nzombe, Founder and Product Director, Horological Atelier: Stella Veritas is very close to my heart, because it was designed from absolute passion. In a compact 35mm case, you get a black mother-of-pearl dial scattered with stars and water droplets. It’s everything I love in one place: nature, space, water, time and movement. And there’s a story behind it that means the world to me. If we ever meet, ask me about the design and why I named it Stella Veritas, the Star of Truth. I designed it for people who live between luxury and adventure, and want one watch that can do both.
BOVARO® Solar Aureate
Price: £450 (32mm) or £500 (40mm)
Movement: Swiss quartz, triple calendar (day, date, month) with moon phase
Size: 32mm or 40mm
Materials: Stainless steel case; Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal; Two quick-release leather straps with a crocodile effect, in yellow and brown
What do you love about this watch?
Ednah Nzombe, Founder and Product Director, Horological Atelier: The Solar Aureate captures everything I love about horology. Day, date, month and moon phase, the classic triple calendar that once belonged to the world of haute horlogerie, sit on one dial alongside the time, at a price that makes sense for everyday life. It comes in 32mm and 40mm, and in colours that lifts the mood. Our watches are made to be worn, not kept in a drawer: functional, modern and full of personality, while still tipping a hat to the traditions that make watchmaking so enchanting.