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The Reading Room · Archive · 8 September 2026

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Updated 8 September 2026

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Christiaan van der Klaauw Planetarium Skeleton in platinum

Denis Peshkov’s first look covers the Planetarium Skeleton’s openworked sapphire dial over the six-planet orrery in a 40mm platinum case, limited to six.

Denis PeshkovSep 8, 2026, 7:00 AM EDTcomplication first lookPublished earlier than the last 24 hoursEarlier this month

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  1. Louis Vuitton’s five new Tambour Spin Time models

    Russell Sheldrake’s hands-on walks the five-model Tambour Spin Time update, from the green white-gold base piece through Australia’s Opal and the salmon platinum Air Tourbillon.

    Russell SheldrakeSep 8, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTmaison hands-onPublished earlier than the last 24 hours

  2. Chronoswiss PULSE GMT Silver Guilloché

    Ripley Sellers goes hands-on with the titanium PULSE GMT Silver Guilloché and its pair of independently set hour hands on a silver guilloché dial.

    Ripley SellersSep 8, 2026, 3:01 AM EDThands-onPublished earlier than the last 24 hours

  3. Montblanc’s gold Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph LE 100

    Rebecca Doulton covers the rose-gold Star Legacy Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph Limited Edition 100, with luminescent archival inscriptions on the dial.

    Rebecca DoultonSep 7, 2026, 12:05 PM EDTlimited edition reviewPublished earlier than the last 24 hours

Dated packet of 2026-09-08 · Updated 2026-09-08T12:24:20Z · Discovery cutoff 2026-09-08T12:24:20Z

Selected watch stories from 7–8 September 2026.

Four independently reviewed notes: Christiaan van der Klaauw’s openworked Planetarium Skeleton in platinum, Louis Vuitton’s five-model Tambour Spin Time update, Chronoswiss’s titanium PULSE GMT Silver Guilloché hands-on, and Montblanc’s rose-gold Nicolas Rieussec Chronograph LE 100. Links go to original publishers; labels mark primary reporting versus secondary.

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