Corrections
We get things wrong sometimes. When we do, we fix it in the open rather than quietly.
How we correct
- A factual error is corrected in the article and dated in its entry below.
- The original claim is described, not deleted, so the record stays readable.
- A corrected article is marked as corrected and links to its entry; it does not silently change.
Tell us
Write to corrections@thecrownjournal.com with the article and what is wrong. A pointer to a better source helps.
Published corrections
The Billionaire built around a new diamond cut
- Originally
- The article explained which of the supplied photographs of the yellow-diamond execution we set aside, and why.
- Corrected
- That sentence is removed. An account of which supplied photographs we leave out does not belong in an article about the watch.
Bugatti Tourbillon Sapphire Crystal puts the V16 on view
- Originally
- The article's limitations explained which of the supplied frames we set aside, and why.
- Corrected
- That line is removed. An account of which supplied photographs we leave out does not belong in an article about the watch.
The Daytona that went to the glacier
- Originally
- The article said no price was published for this commission and that none had surfaced in press coverage.
- Corrected
- The archived project page of 26 May 2022 displayed 62,260.00 CHF as the price of the personalization service, no tax basis stated; the article now records that dated figure and no longer claims a universal absence.
- Originally
- The calibre finishing and the X rotor were stated as independent facts.
- Corrected
- Both are now attributed to Artisans de Genève's own account, as our editorial standards require.
The Aquanaut that was taken apart on purpose
- Originally
- The CHF 58,520 figure was presented as a press-reported cost without naming the source or its date.
- Corrected
- The figure is now attributed to Hypebeast's August 2024 report, which gave it as approximate, with the tax basis noted as unknown.
- Originally
- The hero caption said the case was the one the owner already had.
- Corrected
- The caption now says the commission began with the owner's existing 5167A: an owner-supplied donor watch does not prove every photographed component is the untouched original part.
- Originally
- The technical modifications were stated as independent facts.
- Corrected
- They are now attributed to the workshop's own description.
- Originally
- The on-wrist alt and caption treated the visible movement as green behind yellow-gold-treated hands.
- Corrected
- They now describe the frame itself: an olive-green openworked plate, with the rotor, wheels, hands and polished bezel reading gold.
The Ulysse Nardin Diver [AIR] is a dive watch under 52 grams
- Originally
- The caseback was described as sapphire in the caseback image text.
- Corrected
- The image text was changed so it no longer said sapphire. Ulysse Nardin's release gives a titanium caseback with an open mineral-glass window; the sapphire is the front crystal.
- Originally
- The launch prices carried a generic note that local VAT applied where applicable.
- Corrected
- The price label now shows CHF, EUR and GBP as including VAT and USD as excluding it.
- Originally
- In the weight comparison with Ulysse Nardin's earlier divers, this watch's year read “Tue” instead of 2025.
- Corrected
- The line now reads “Diver [AIR] (2025): under 52 g (with strap)”.
- Originally
- The article set the phrase “lose mass without losing strength” in quotation marks as if the release said it.
- Corrected
- The phrase was our own wording, not a quotation; the article no longer presents it as the release's words.
- Originally
- The duo image text called the orange-strap and white-strap watches “versions”.
- Corrected
- One reference ships with two interchangeable straps; the article now says so.
- Originally
- The article said the watch was released on 1 April.
- Corrected
- The article now says the watch was announced under a 1 April 2025 press embargo.