Leonardo DiCaprio, Cristiano Ronaldo, J Balvin and other stars have sunk money into brands and online marketplaces – as well as amassing considerable personal collections

The pieces combine high performance ceramics and a sophisticated in-house CRMA2 calibre with snow-set diamonds and other precious stones

Powering the calibre RMAR2, the watch’s declutchable rotor system guards against overwinding while maintaining consistent torque – giving a nod to the brand’s connection with motorsports

Richard Mille, Jacob & Co. and Graff have diamond-encrusted wristwatches, while Chanel, Van Cleef & Arpels, Bulgari and Jaeger-LeCoultre present blinging sautoir timepieces

Dough Beings’ bomboloni are the bomb, and their doughnuts are to die for – but the secretive sisters behind this smash hit bakery are giving nothing away

From Rihanna’s blinged-out Jacob & Co. choker to Cristiano Ronaldo’s stake in Chrono24, it was an especially glamorous year in the world of watchmaking

Once, a gratuitously iced-out dial was a sign of wealth and success, but today Jay-Z and Pharrell are seen as serious collectors whose appreciation for high horology means big business

Watchmakers from Patek Philippe and Richard Mille to Swatch and Cartier have all welcomed fashionable collaborations with mainstream brands that would have been unimaginable just a few years ago – and the results are undeniable

From secret necklace watches to coiled bracelets, the past year has seen a deluge of timepiece options traditionally geared towards women, while celebrities lead the charge in making gender distinctions a thing of the past

The Swiss haute horologist makes the world thinnest watch and lends its support to prestigious events like the Le Mans classic and Rallye des Princesses

While the world’s thinnest timepiece is a partnership with Ferrari, the first Richard Mille women’s watch takes its cues from 6 top female athletes

Can’t afford a luxury watch? These kooky cardboard copycats might do – meet Gabe Lau, the artist breathing a welcome breath of irreverent air into the snooty milieu of high horology

Only 150 pieces of the RM 71-02 Le Mans Classic are available, and the model marks a first for the Swiss luxury watchmaker

After 6,000 hours of development and laboratory testing, only 150 of the ultra-thin RM UP-01 Ferrari timepieces will be made – the definition of a collector’s item

Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille has been at the forefront of technological innovation for years now, producing barrier-breaking timepieces – from RM UP-01 Ferrari to RM 27-04 and more …

The Swiss watchmaker’s latest range is inspired by the Memphis Group, who in turn were informed by the Bauhaus movement with its precise and bold use of colour and form

Swiss luxury watchmaker Richard Mille is subverting expectations with its largest flagship boutique in the world, in Singapore – here’s a peek inside the ‘speakeasy’ concept

The brand stays at the forefront of technical advancements with its in-house movements, tourbillons and advanced chronographs that appeal to sportspeople and collectors alike

For its latest RM 30-01 Automatic model, Richard Mille has paired its declutchable rotor technology with a new calibre, taking inspiration from the racing world

The watch brand ‘shook the industry’ with the ambitious price of its first timepiece in 2001 – now it sits among top 6 in the world by sales, and is sported by the rich and famous

The brand’s most complex watch ever, the Automatic Split Seconds Chronograph has over 600 components and comes in grey Quartz TPT, Carbon TPT, 5N red gold and titanium versions

The alpinist says the brand’s ‘extreme’ watches match his values as he becomes the latest elite sports star to wear the Swiss brand, along with Formula One’s Charles Leclerc, tennis champ Rafael Nadal and golfer Bubba Watson

24 Hours of Le Mans: 1923-2023 presents 100 years of motorsports’ most classic endurance event – a partner of Richard Mille – era by era in a 400-page book

Swiss watchmaker Richard Mille commemorates the centenary year of endurance sports car race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans, by releasing its first ever flyback chronograph

The inaugural cup winner racked up a perfect score by coming out on top in all eight races in the new event that sees classic yacht designs recall the grand old days of sailing

The brand’s everyday model is nevertheless another study in innovation and precision engineering in titanium and ceramics, featuring its first entirely developed in-house flyback chronograph

The very first Richard Mille Cup will be a sight to behold as it recaptures the spirit of the pre-war British racing circuit with iconic, handcrafted yachts from the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Sibling rivalry: Richard Mille’s two-in-one release of the RM 74-01 and RM 74-02 showcases the watchmaker’s latest technological achievements – so how exactly do the luxury timepieces differ?