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The Reading Room · Archive · 9 September 2026

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Updated 9 September 2026

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Beauregard × Vianney Halter Ulysse Saint-Petersbourg

Monochrome Watches9 Sept

Xavier Markl covers Beauregard’s Ulysse Saint-Petersbourg with Vianney Halter — a rose-gold lacework dial of 85 hand-carved gems and hands driven from peripheral gearing.

Xavier MarklSep 9, 2026, 5:00 AM EDTcollaboration first lookPublished earlier than the last 24 hoursEarlier this month

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  1. Greubel Forsey’s more compact blue GMT Balancier Convexe

    Monochrome Watches8 Sept

    Rebecca Doulton on the blue GMT Balancier Convexe’s slightly smaller titanium case and new dial-side power-reserve hand beside the rotating globe.

    Rebecca DoultonSep 8, 2026, 1:05 PM EDTcomplication updatePublished earlier than the last 24 hours

  2. King Seiko Vanac HKF005 Tokyo-night dial

    Monochrome Watches8 Sept

    Brice Goulard introduces the Vanac HKF005’s dark glitter dial meant to evoke Tokyo’s city lights at night, on the familiar 41mm steel Vanac case.

    Brice GoulardSep 8, 2026, 11:01 PM EDTdial editionPublished earlier than the last 24 hours

  3. Lange’s smaller limited 1815 Up/Down editions

    Worn & Wound8 Sept

    Zach Kazan covers A. Lange & Söhne’s limited 1815 Up/Down models in a 37.5mm white- or pink-gold case with a cool blue dial.

    Zach KazanSep 8, 2026, 2:00 PM EDTsize limited editionPublished earlier than the last 24 hours

  4. Czapek’s two Geneva-flagship blues

    Time and Tide Watches9 SeptSecondary

    Tom Austin on Czapek’s Quai des Bergues Midnight in Geneva aventurine steel LE and the platinum Place Vendôme Complicité Glacier Blue for the new Geneva flagship.

    Tom AustinSep 9, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTmaison limited editionsPublished earlier than the last 24 hours

Dated packet of 2026-09-09 · Updated 2026-09-09T12:35:00Z · Discovery cutoff 2026-09-09T12:35:00Z

Selected watch stories from 8–9 September 2026.

Five independently reviewed notes: Beauregard’s gem-set Ulysse Saint-Petersbourg with Vianney Halter, Greubel Forsey’s more compact blue GMT Balancier Convexe, King Seiko’s Vanac HKF005 Tokyo-night dial, Lange’s smaller 1815 Up/Down limited editions, and Czapek’s two Geneva-flagship blues. Links go to original publishers; labels mark primary reporting versus secondary.

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