First Look At Watches & Jewellery 2025

Your sneak peek at this year’s issue, edited by Avril Groom and chock-full of dazzling gems and watches with a particular focus on pre-loved beauties. Arriving with subscribers on 3 October and available here.

Model wears Mosaico ring, Mosaico earrings, Opera bracelet, cuff bracelet and Mosaico bracelet, all by Buccellati. Fashion director: Nicole Smallwood. Photographer: David Reiss

What’s Inside Watches & Jewellery 2025

• The kaleidoscopic cover shoot, masterminded by C&TH fashion director Nicole Smallwood and photographed by David Reiss, showcases this year’s exquisite high jewellery in a riot of glorious colour
• Avril Groom and Simon de Burton shine a light on the rising demand for pre-loved jewellery and watches
• Rachael Taylor singles out the special pieces celebrities are choosing to wear on the red carpet
• Timothy Barber hunts down the watches worth handing down – a new generation of discreet, timeless and intrinsically beautiful tickers
• A clutch of independent jewellers are reshaping the world of high jewellery, says Jessica Diamond
• Shane C. Kurup asks if the increased visibility of jewel-wearing men from a wider spectrum of cultures has given modern menfolk licence to go bold with bijouterie
• Avril Groom brings two Italian jewellery brands – Buccellati and FOPE – into focus as she goes behind the scenes
• PLUS all the news from the watch and jewellery worlds, by Joshua Hendren and Francesca Fearon, and six shopping pages of sparkling jewellery and wish-list watches selected by Kate Youde and Amy Wakeham 
• And finally, our watch shoot, by the inimitable duo Ursula Lake and Matthew Shave, brings new-season timepieces in the rich shades of precious gemstones

Breitling Superocean Heritage B01 Chronograph 42 in stainless steel with blue dial on blue rubber strap. Art director: Ursula Lake. Photographer: Matthew Shave