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Forty millimetres, 8.5mm thin, solid rose gold and a saturated Milano Blue skeleton. Parmigiani limits its most restrained openworked Tonda PF to 30 pieces at CHF 97,000.
A 41mm steel diver with a ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal, 200m and a Miyota 8215, in six colourways, for USD 299. The clearest value proposition on the market right now.
Seiko gives its most historically important diver shape a Lake Hallstatt theme: dark-green sunray dial, gold-toned markers and hands, and the in-house 6R55 with 72 hours of reserve in the updated 40mm skin-diver case. Europe-exclusive and limited to 1,400 pieces at €1,650.
Mido sheathes its octagonal-bezel integrated sports watch in black PVD: a 40mm tonneau case just 9.9mm thick, a lined matte-black dial, and the 80-hour Calibre 80 with Nivachron balance spring — at a price no Swiss rival in the genre touches.
Sicura — the Grenchen brand Ernest Schneider ran before buying Breitling — is back with the Hexa 400: a 40mm hexagonal dual-crown diver with an internal dual-time ring, 400m water resistance and a Sellita SW200, for EUR 1,450.
TAG Heuer, Mai Ikuzawa and Bamford Watch Department reunite on the 39mm Carrera Glassbox with a white Clou de Paris stopwatch-style dial, the in-house TH20-10 calibre and Team Ikuzawa's racing red throughout. LE 150, EUR 10,450.
For the Oyster Perpetual's 100th anniversary, Rolex returns solid gold to the 34mm OP for the first time since 2001 — with two genuine brand firsts: hand-applied natural stone hour markers and a dominant satin-brushed finish on a precious-metal case. In-house calibre 2232 with Syloxi silicon hairspring, from EUR 36,400.
IFL Watches' artists hand-paint Perrelet's 39mm Weekend GMT into a miniature world atlas - compass-rose map, four travel vignettes, and Perrelet's in-house P-401 GMT calibre inside. Limited to 50 pieces at US$2,990.
Ulysse Nardin revives its 2009 Moonstruck concept inside the 45mm Blast case in rose gold and black DLC titanium. The in-house UN-106 calibre links a 40.3-year-accurate moonphase, lunar calendar, tides, a worldtimer and Sun/Moon positions into one domed celestial display — 20 pieces at around US$116,000.
Orient Star refreshes its M45 flagship with the new in-house F7M65 automatic: an in-house mechanical moon phase with power reserve, a semi-skeleton dial and a 50-hour reserve, from around GBP 2,199.99, with limited editions of 120 and 190 pieces.
Grand Seiko adds to its seasonal-dial tradition with the Spring Drive Peach Blossom 62GS, ref. SBGA529 — a pale, frosted-pink dial in the bezel-less 62GS titanium case, powered by the calibre 9R65 Spring Drive. It is a triple exclusive: 30 pieces, US-only, and sold from a single boutique. Price is USD 7,600.
Roger Dubuis takes its Knights of the Round Table concept to 17th-century Japan: twelve micro-sculpted pink-gold Kabuto helmets encircle an abstract Edo Castle, powered by the Poinçon de Genève-certified RD821. A 45mm pink-gold Metiers d'Art limited edition of 28 pieces, RDDBEX1139, priced on request (est. CHF 300,000 range).
Gerald Charles turns its asymmetric Masterlink into haute joaillerie: three stone dials (Aventurine, Spectrolite, Iron Eye) under a white-gold bezel set with 60 baguette-cut sapphires or tsavorites, driven by the ultra-thin 2.67mm Vaucher-built GCA5401. Ten pieces per stone, 30 in total, CHF 95,000.
Bulgari refreshes its distinctive Aluminium line for summer 2026 with an Ice Blue sunray dial and a White opaline, both driven by the in-house automatic caliber B77 — a rare thing at €3,700.
TAG Heuer dresses its square icon in British Racing Green for the Goodwood Festival of Speed, limited to 71 pieces and powered by the in-house 80-hour TH20-00 chronograph.
Vacheron Constantin expands its compact 34.5mm Overseas with two lacquer-dial references: a deep-red sunburst in steel (4600V/200A-H127) and a tone-on-tone golden dial in 18k pink gold (4600V/200R-H128). Both keep the in-house calibre 1088/1 and the three-strap quick-change system; water resistance drops to 50m and official pricing is still to be confirmed.
Montblanc continues its Seven Summits run with a Mount Elbrus edition of the 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen: a 43.5mm titanium twin-hemisphere world-timer with an oxygen-purged case, a glacier-patterned dial and a bespoke Elbrus-inspired composite material. Limited to 829 pieces (a nod to the 1829 first ascent); EUR 10,100 / USD 10,600.
Grand Seiko's biggest Evolution 9 update yet: nine new references, five on the ±20 s/year Spring Drive U.F.A. Caliber 9RB2 and four on the Hi-Beat 36000 Caliber 9SA5 — and, at last, a tool-free micro-adjust clasp. From USD 10,200.
Blancpain answers the dress-watch crowd: the Villeret Ultraplate drops to a classical 38 mm with a debut sunray salmon dial, on the in-house Caliber 1150 with silicon hairspring and 100-hour reserve. From USD 12,700.
On the exact 225th anniversary of the tourbillon patent, Breguet revives the spirit of its 1989 Ref. 3350 with the Classique Tourbillon 7357 — a 35 mm, permanent-collection tourbillon in platinum or gold, powered by the new manual-wound Calibre 187B at a historically correct 2.5 Hz.
Bovet's new Récital 31 puts owner-friendliness first: caseback correctors are individually labelled, the display is unusually legible, and a brand-new 469-part in-house calibre drives a perpetual calendar with retrograde date and spherical moon phase. 44 mm Dimier case, 60 pieces per colour, from CHF 102,000.
Bremont revives its His Majesty's Armed Forces line with three service-specific watches — the Army Terra Nova, the Royal Navy Supermarine, and the RAF Altitude — each carrying an official heraldic badge. Bremont is the only luxury maker licensed to use the badges of all three UK services.
Certina doubles the depth rating of its big diver: the DS Super PH2000M arrives in a grade-2 titanium case rated to 2,000 m, in a turquoise-gradient Sea Turtle Conservancy livery limited to 1,959 pieces, with proceeds going to ocean conservation — all for CHF 1,235.
Tissot's most capable diver keeps its helium valve, ceramic bezel, 600 m rating and ISO 6425 certification but trims to a wearable 44 mm across five new references, from EUR 975. Powermatic 80 inside, 80-hour reserve.
Vacheron Constantin upgrades its patented dual-frequency perpetual calendar, pushing standby autonomy from 65 to 70 days. In 950 platinum, ref. 3200T/000P-H167, powered by the in-house calibre 3610 QP, at CHF 282,000.
Doxa revives one of its rarest watches, the 1969 T.GRAPH dive-chronograph, as the SUB 200 T.GRAPH II. Now slimmer at 42 mm x 14.6 mm and offered as a non-limited collection in four classic colourways (including Caribbean blue for the first time), it runs a Sellita SW510 automatic chronograph with 200 m water resistance, from USD 4,250.
Mido’s value-leading 39mm diver gets a deep, green-grey “Abyss Blue” wave dial — and, for the first time, a steel bracelet. Inside is the compact ETA A31.111 with a Nivachron hairspring and 72-hour reserve, all in a slim 10.5mm case for USD 1,350.
Arnold & Son and London retailer The Limited Edition unveil the HM London Skyline, a 39.5mm ultra-slim dress watch whose blue mother-of-pearl dial shows historic London by day and reveals the Shard, the Gherkin and the London Eye in Super-LumiNova after dark. The in-house, 2.7mm-thin calibre A&S1001 delivers a 90-hour power reserve; GBP 15,000 in steel, GBP 23,500 in red gold.
Family-run Philippine microbrand Makina launches its first automatic chronograph: a 42 mm sandblasted-steel slab with a hexagonal chapter ring and disc-based displays, powered by the Valjoux/ETA 7750. Pre-orders from USD 1,850.
On 8 June 2026, Raymond Weil entered the luxury sports-watch arena for the first time with the A.R.T. collection — its first-ever integrated-bracelet design, launched in the brand's 50th-anniversary year. The 38mm automatic 'ART 1000' pairs Genta-influenced restraint and genuine finishing with a sub-CHF-2,000 price.
Chopard marks the 44th Mille Miglia with the GTS Power Control Grigio-Blu — a 250-piece Lucent Steel racing edition with an asphalt-grained blue-grey dial, a dashboard-style power-reserve display, and the in-house, COSC-certified calibre 01.08-C, at EUR 7,940.
Glashütte Original answers its North America-exclusive panda Seventies X with the mirror image: the Seventies Chronograph XV, a matt black lacquered dial with silver galvanised totalisers in the 40mm TV-shaped steel case. Inside is the in-house calibre 37-02, an integrated column-wheel flyback chronograph with silicon hairspring and 70 hours of power reserve. Limited to 100 pieces for Germany, Austria and Switzerland at EUR 17,100.
Released on Lou Gehrig Day, Oris revives its 40 mm Big Crown Pointer Date as a Yankees-coloured charity edition for ALS awareness. Limited to 2,130 pieces — Gehrig’s consecutive-games record — at CHF 2,400, with his 1939 farewell speech engraved on the caseback.
Bell & Ross returns to its rarest muse for a fourth time, partnering with S.T. Dupont on a 42 mm steel-and-18K-rose-gold BR-05 Chrono. Limited to 150 sets at EUR 19,200, each comes in a Macassar ebony humidor box with a matching Ligne 2 lighter and cigar cutter.
Tudor shrinks its in-house dive-chronograph to a far more wearable 39 mm and 13.1 mm, wrapped in a bold yellow-and-black “Bumblebee” dial. Reference M79310N-0001 keeps the COSC column-wheel Calibre MT5813, 200 m water resistance and the T-fit bracelet, at USD 6,725.
H. Moser closes May 2026 with a deceptively clean Endeavour that conceals a brand-new hand-wound movement — the Agenhor-developed Calibre HMC 730 — combining a column-wheel flyback chronograph, a second time zone and a date in a 42 mm steel case with a turquoise/Blackor fumé dial. Priced at CHF 74,500.
Norqain teams up with the Swiss national football side for a 41 mm steel chronograph built for the 2026 World Cup: a football-pitch green dial, a Swiss flag in place of the date "26," a football-shaped small-seconds at 9 o'clock, the Sellita SW500-based Calibre N19, a dual bracelet/strap package and a stadium-styled box. 260 pieces, CHF 4,850.
Frederique Constant introduces its first-ever solar movement, the calibre FC-120, in the new Classics Moneta Solarmetre. Developed with sister company La Joux-Perret under the Citizen group, it runs for a day on a minute of light and up to ten months in darkness. Wrapped in a 39 mm coin-edge steel case with translucent ice-blue, burgundy or cloud-white dials, it costs £995 / CHF 1,150 — with a Milanese bracelet included on two of the three references.
Zenith celebrates the United States Semiquincentennial with two limited-edition Chronomaster Revival A384 — a 250-piece stainless steel at USD 10,600 and a 25-piece forged carbon at USD 13,400. Faithful 1969 37 mm A384 case, the in-house El Primero Cal. 400 at 5 Hz, panda dial with 13 alternating red-and-white chronograph stripes, red 250 marker on the tachymeter — the rare U.S. 250th anniversary execution with real horological substance.
Formex's first manufacture chronometer lands on 28 May 2026 with the Horage-co-developed in-house Calibre FX01 — a 2.9 mm tungsten micro-rotor, full silicon escapement, 72-hour power reserve, COSC certification — in a 40 mm Grade 5 titanium integrated-bracelet case at CHF 5,900. A 100-piece Founders Edition in three colours that resets the price ceiling for in-house Swiss integrated-bracelet chronometers.
Casio's first G-Shock to wear the Toyota Gazoo Racing badge lands on 28 May 2026, timed to the opening day of the FIA World Rally Championship's Forum8 Rally Japan in Aichi Prefecture. Built on the slim octagonal GA-2100 'CasiOak' platform, the watch goes fully matte black with a silver GR logo at 12 o'clock and a single red day-of-week indicator at 9 — Casio's most editorially disciplined colour break on the CasiOak to date. JPY 24,200 (~USD 165), JDM-only, commemorating Takamoto Katsuta's first WRC overall victory at Safari Rally Kenya 2026.
TAG Heuer's mid-size Aquaracer Solargraph gets its first true generational redesign since 2022. Four new 40 mm references — two in steel, two in Grade 2 titanium — debut a fully sculpted metal bezel, tinted solar-charging dial slits, and the La Joux-Perret-built Calibre TH50-00 with up to 10 months of autonomy. Pricing starts at CHF 2,900 / US$3,100.
Christopher Ward's annual Bel Canto limited edition has arrived in a Negroni-coloured guilloché finish — a 300-piece edition of the brand's in-house chiming watch with a femto-laser dial that shifts between deep scarlet, warm amber, and burnt orange under different light. Priced at roughly US$4,995–5,340, it remains the most accessible Swiss-Made mechanical passing-chime watch on the market.
British microbrand Arken has dropped the second core colourway of its dual-time Alterum — a Sage Grey dial that walks the line between desaturated British Racing Green and grey under different light. The watch ships at £630 with a titanium case, screw-locked crowns, 200 m water resistance, and a proprietary 12-hour GMT module on a Miyota 9015 base. First wave went live in-stock on 23 May 2026; second-wave preorder opens 30 May.
Citizen has dropped the ATTESA Mandalorian Beskar in step with the cinema debut of The Mandalorian and Grogu on 22 May 2026 — a 1,400-piece worldwide limited edition built on the upper-ATTESA H800 Eco-Drive calibre, with a perpetual calendar, 1/20-second chronograph, multi-band radio sync across 26 time zones, and a two-tone Super Titanium case in Duratect Carbide and Duratect DLC. At US$1,500, it's the rare Star Wars tie-in that survives once the film has left the cinemas.
Bremont's just-launched Altitude Air Force Blue Capsule Collection introduces one genuinely new model — the MB Meteor Time Zones, the first true world-timer Bremont has ever built into the Altitude line. Housed in a 42 mm Grade 2 titanium Trip-Tick case at just 12.23 mm thick, it combines a caller-style GMT hand, a bi-directional inner city ring for 24 reference zones, and an RAF-uniform-inspired Air Force Blue dial. Priced from US$ 5,850, it is the first watch in years that fits the Bremont mission statement without qualification.
Omega has introduced the Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph "007 First Light" — the first chronograph variant of the Seamaster Diver 300M ever issued in the James Bond line. Tied to IO Interactive and Amazon MGM Studios' new 007 First Light video game (in stores 27 May 2026), it is powered by the Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 9900 in a 44 mm steel case and features a bronze-gold PVD totaliser at 3 o'clock as its signature Bond design code.
Ressence has extended its integrated-bracelet Type 7 GMT with an optional fitted rubber strap on a titanium pass-through pin buckle, offered alongside the existing titanium bracelet for the Black and Cactus dial colourways. The watch itself is unchanged — 41 mm Grade 5 titanium case, the brand's signature convex oil-filled dial driving the ROCS 7 module with GMT — but the new strap option materially changes the wearing case for a model that until now has shipped only on bracelet. US$ 48,500.
Watch Angels and Alpina have introduced the Startimer Pilot IFR Chronograph — a 44 mm steel pilot's watch built around what the makers describe as the world's first mechanical complication for IFR holding-pattern entry. The watch uses the chronograph hand, the rotating bezel, and a dedicated sub-dial to mechanically indicate whether a Direct, Teardrop, or Parallel entry is the correct route into a holding pattern. It is powered by the column-wheel Sellita SW531b, limited to 300 pieces, and priced at CHF 4,295.
Briston's Paris-French micro-brand answers summer with the Clubmaster Legend Diver Ocean — a 40 mm, 200 m dive watch built around a three-dimensional molded wave dial, a navy-blue sapphire bezel, and the brand's signature tortoiseshell cellulose-acetate case (also available in brushed steel). EUR 850–875, Miyota 8315 inside.
Breitling has comprehensively redesigned the Chronomat collection, unveiling 22 new references across three platforms. The B01 42 sheds 1.3 mm of thickness, the new B31 Automatic 40 introduces the in-house Caliber B31 in the first time-and-date Chronomat ever offered in a 40 mm case, and the entire collection moves to a fully integrated case-and-bracelet architecture — Breitling's most coherent integrated-sports-watch play to date.
Bell & Ross brings its annual Patrouille de France collaboration to the skeletonised BR-X3 platform for the first time. Limited to 250 pieces with the COSC-certified manufacture calibre BR-CAL.323, sky-blue anodised columns and an Alpha-Jet seconds-hand counterweight. EUR 7,900.
Seiko marks 145 years with an 800-piece King Seiko Vanac in its signature Seiko Blue colourway. The Calibre 8L45 (a Grand Seiko 9S65 cousin) sits inside the angular 41 mm 1970s-revival case, priced at EUR 3,400.
ochs und junior marks twenty years with the Calendario Quattro Anni — a brand-new four-year calendar by Ludwig Oechslin that sits between the Anno (annual) and the CCA (perpetual). The mechanism reduces an industry-standard 100+ component perpetual to a handful of modified parts. CHF 7,460 incl. VAT / CHF 6,900 export.
Maen sharpens its compact caller GMT with the Hudson 38 GMT MkII — a Sellita SW330-2 Elaboré movement, 300 m ISO 6425 credentials, drilled lugs and an on-the-fly micro-adjustment clasp. Pre-orders open 20 May 2026 from EUR 1,249.
Naoya Hida & Co. has opened applications today (18 May 2026, 10 am JST) for its 2026 annual collection: seven new references — including the brand's first-ever chronograph, the NH Type 7A powered by a restored vintage Valjoux Calibre 23 column-wheel movement, and the NH Type 8A, a 31 mm dress piece on a brand-new in-house Calibre 2326SS. Applications close 21 May.
Ming Thein replaces traditional hands with two linearly-polarised sapphire discs — when they align, the iridescent multiphasic dial reveals itself; when they cross at 90°, it blacks out completely. Schwarz-Etienne ASE 200.M1 micro-rotor inside a 40 mm grade-5 titanium case. CHF 22,000, limited to 50 pieces.
Moser pairs its 39 mm Streamliner Small Seconds with the manufacture's first lime-green Grand Feu fumé enamel dial — twelve firings deep on a hammered base, atop the in-house HMC 500 platinum micro-rotor calibre. CHF 33,400 (incl. taxes). Boutique-only, nine locations.
Seiko marks 145 years with a brand-new in-house calibre 5X63 — GPS-solar with perpetual calendar, true dual-time and a 1/20-second chronograph — packaged in a 1-mm-slimmer titanium case with a long-overdue push-button quick-release bracelet. Four references, EUR 2,700–3,000.
Citizen finally takes its in-house quartz Tsuno bullhead chronograph beyond Japan, with a formal EU and US launch at EUR 229 — plus a 4,000-piece limited Record Label Playground edition with a fully lumed green dial.
Confirmed 9 May, launching 16 May 2026: Swatch and Audemars Piguet have unveiled Royal Pop — a Bioceramic Pop Swatch reinterpretation of the Royal Oak in eight colourways, expected to retail between USD 300 and USD 500. It is the first Swatch luxury crossover with a brand outside the Swatch Group, and the most audacious AP licensing decision in fifty years.
Timex marks 30 years of Space Jam with a 1,000-piece limited edition Q Timex — fully lumed Bugs Bunny dial, basketball-net trompe-l'œil under the crystal, rotating basketball seconds hand. USD 269.
Girard-Perregaux joins the steel-plus-rose-gold integrated-sports renaissance with an unexpected 'Chocolate' Laureato Chronograph 42 mm — limited to 50 pieces, on a Clou de Paris-stamped rubber strap, and powered by the in-house GP03300-1052 chronograph with eight distinct finishing techniques visible through the sapphire back. EUR 26,500.
Seiko quietly drops a quartet of compass-bezel field watches — HDB006 through HDB009 — with the in-house 4R36 calibre, full-lume Arabic numerals, and a 41 mm steel case priced from EUR 390. A direct shot at the value-tool-watch segment.
Panerai's most technical Submersible to date: a 47 mm DMLS-titanium 500-metre diver with a fully skeletonised manufacture P.4001/S calibre, a patented polarised date that disappears across the movement, and a true traveller's GMT. Available in Panerai boutiques from May 2026 at EUR 49,000.
De Bethune partners with Geneva retailer EsperLuxe for a 10-piece DB27 Night Hawk: blued-titanium lugs, an engraved star-map dial showing the night sky on the day of their first collaboration, and the in-house AUTOV2 calibre. USD 70,000.
California's Havid Nagan releases its third reference, the HN02, in a slim 38 × 9 mm Grade 5 titanium case with hand-guilloché grand-feu enamel dials and a COSC-certified manufacture calibre AMT6600. Limited to 42 pieces total at USD 18,000.
Tudor's biggest surprise of Watches & Wonders 2026: a sport-elegant Monarch revival in 39 mm steel, a brand-new error-proof California dial, and the manufacture calibre MT5662-2U with METAS Master Chronometer certification — all at CHF 4,800.
Outside the W&W 2026 spotlight, Rolex has redrawn the applied Roman numerals on every Datejust 41 and Datejust 36 with a Roman-numeral configuration in the 2026 catalogue. The new sans-serif numerals are built from multiple discrete elements (the IIII becomes four batons, the VIII four elements), bringing the Datejust visually closer to the Day-Date and rolling out across mint green, slate, chocolate, rosé, bright black, white, and green ombré dials in steel, two-tone Rolesor and full Everose configurations.
Tudor's flagship racing chronograph returns for the 2026 Formula 1 season in a full carbon-composite case tied to the Visa Cash App Racing Bulls livery, powered by the in-house COSC-certified MT5813 with column wheel, vertical clutch and a 70-hour power reserve. Limited to 2,026 pieces, priced at USD 8,625.
Zenith introduces a tropical-dial version of the Chronomaster Revival A384 — a controlled, contemporary execution of the warm-brown patina vintage A384 dials acquire after decades of UV exposure. 37 mm steel tonneau case, El Primero 400 at 5 Hz, paired with a faithful remake of the original 1969 Gay Frères ladder bracelet. USD 10,000.
Christopher Ward has just unveiled the most significant overhaul of its Sealander collection in five years — a comprehensively re-engineered Sealander Automatic and Sealander GMT, available in 36, 39 and a brand-new 42 mm size, with bolder indices, a new tool-less micro-adjust bracelet, and the Sealander name finally appearing on the dial. The collection goes on sale at 8:00 BST on April 30, 2026, starting at just $1,150 / £850 for the Automatic and $1,395 / £1,025 for the GMT.
TAG Heuer drops a five-piece pastel Formula 1 Solargraph capsule timed to the 2026 Miami Grand Prix — three Polylight refs and two diamond-set steel refs from USD 1,950, with pre-sales opening at 03:00 EDT on April 28.
Roger Dubuis returns its Biretrograde Calendar to a stainless-steel case for the first time since 2007 — with an integrated bracelet, in-house RD840 with Poinçon de Genève, and a 7-layer Cosmic Blue dial at EUR 36,900.
Italian micro-brand Venezianico brings its first complicated reference to the Arsenale line: a complete calendar, power reserve, and a fully mechanical day/night disc, all driven by the Miyota 9100, in a 40 × 9.6 mm integrated-bracelet sports case at EUR 1,200 / USD 1,400. Available April 27, 2026.
Union Glashütte's modern Saxon chronograph finally gets a properly integrated three-link steel bracelet — paired with the in-house-modified UNG-27.S1 calibre, silicon hairspring, 65h reserve, ceramic tachymeter bezel and 100m WR, from EUR 3,200.
Patek Philippe celebrates 30 years of its in-house Annual Calendar complication with the 5396R-016 — a 38.5mm rose-gold case with a sunburst sand-beige dial, twin day/month apertures at 12, and date / 24-hour / moon-phase subdial at 6. Powered by the calibre 26-330 S QA LU 24. CHF 54,000 / US$67,517.
Jacob & Co. takes the Bugatti Tourbillon fully transparent with three unique sapphire-cased editions in lime green, electric blue, and rose gold. A 30-second tourbillon, a separately wound V16 sapphire automaton that revs up on demand, twin coaxial power-reserve indicators, and ~800 hours per case. US$1.2M each.
Quietly slipped between the Nautilus 50th and the Cubitus Skeleton at Watches & Wonders 2026, the new Calatrava reference 5227G-015 pairs white gold with a rose-gilt opaline salmon dial and dark charcoal obus markers — a combination never before seen on the 5227 platform. Officer's back, Calibre 26-330 S C, and a USD 47,262 price tag.
After more than a decade of modified ETA bases, Ressence unveils the Type 11 with the brand-new Werk RW-01 — its first proprietary, fully integrated automatic movement, designed specifically to drive the oil-filled ROCS display. Available in Pine, Sky and Latte colourways at CHF 23,000 from May 2026.
Patek refreshes its flagship in-line perpetual calendar for Watches & Wonders 2026 with a silvery-grey vertical-satin dial and a black peripheral gradient, replacing both the 2021 blue and the 2024 salmon editions. Under the platinum case sits the Calibre 31-260 PS QL — micro-rotor automatic, 4 Hz, in-line panoramic day/date/month aperture.
TAG Heuer drops its first full-titanium Aquaracer Professional 500 — two limited editions in 42mm grade 2 titanium weighing just 120g on the bracelet, 500m water-resistant, and powered by the in-house COSC-certified Calibre TH30-00 with a 70-hour power reserve, priced at USD 5,400 and limited to 1,500 pieces each.
Moser extends its tantalum experimentation into one of its most elegant complications: the Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Concept now comes in a full tantalum case AND — for the first time — a tantalum dial. Limited to 50 pieces at USD 94,500.
Oris brings back the Artelier Complication in three warm dial colours with a pared-down layout: moon phase at 12, 24-hour second time zone at 6, nothing else. Powered by the Calibre 782, priced from USD 2,950.
For the 10th Opus of Cartier Privé, the Maison has released not one watch but three — the Tank Normale, the Tortue Monopoussoir Chronograph, and the Crash Skeleton, each in 950 platinum with burgundy accents. A separate parallel yellow-gold 'La Collection' includes the Tank Normale, Cloche de Cartier, and Tank Cintrée.
An ultra-limited, USD 165,000 sci-fi-horological tribute: Hautlence's Retrovision '64 houses a flying tourbillon and an Agenhor-developed linear retrograde jumping-hour module inside a titanium case that recalls the original 1964 Star Trek Communicator. Only 3 pieces will be made.
After years of focusing on women's timepieces, Chanel comes back to the men's category at Watches & Wonders 2026 with two new 42mm J12 references — a limited Golden Black and a non-limited SUPERLEGGERA — both running the Tudor-linked Kenissi Manufacture's COSC-certified Calibre 12.1.
Hermès debuts the first skeleton version of its H08 sports watch at Watches & Wonders 2026 — a 39mm titanium and black-ceramic statement powered by an entirely new in-house automatic calibre developed over three years with Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier.
Chanel extends its in-house men's Monsieur line with an all-matte-black ceramic flying tourbillon — 42mm, Calibre 5.1 manufactured entirely by the Chanel Watch Manufacture, twin barrels, 72-hour power reserve, and just 55 pieces worldwide. Unveiled at Watches & Wonders Geneva 2026.
Grand Seiko's top-tier workshop — the Micro Artist Studio in Shiojiri — delivers the SBGZ011 'Mystic Waterfall' at Watches & Wonders 2026: a fully hand-engraved 44GS-shape 40mm platinum case, inspired by the spray of the Tateshina Otaki Falls near the Spring Drive workshop. Powered by the Calibre 9R02 manual-wind Spring Drive, accurate to ±1 second per day, with an 84-hour power reserve. Limited to 50 pieces, GBP 74,500.
Panerai delivers a world-first at Watches & Wonders 2026: the Luminor 31 Giorni PAM01631, a hand-wound watch with a full 31-day (744-hour) power reserve. Seven years of development produced the new Calibre P.2031/S, a quad-barrel movement using over 3 metres of mainspring, displayed under a skeletonised dial inside a 44mm Goldtech case. Limited to 200 pieces.
At Watches & Wonders 2026, Nomos breaks its long-standing taboo on precious metals and releases the first-ever solid 18k gold Tangente. The new Tangente Neomatik 38 Update arrives in a new 38.5mm case, with the patented Nomos 'ring date' complication and the in-house DUW 6101 calibre. Three references: stainless steel at EUR 3,680 and two 18k yellow gold versions at EUR 12,400.
At Watches & Wonders 2026, Rolex debuts an entirely new in-house 18k gold alloy — 'Jubilee Gold' — on an off-catalogue Day-Date 40 in reference 228235JG-0003, featuring a natural green aventurine stone dial with ten baguette-cut diamond hour markers. The new alloy shifts between tender yellow, warm grey and soft pink tones depending on the light. US$62,700, allocated exclusively through select authorised retailers.
The Datejust 41 ref. 126334 introduces a first-of-its-kind dial for Rolex: a fully-lacquered green ombré, built by applying green lacquer to the base plate and then spraying black lacquer in concentric motions to build a centre-to-edge gradient. Paired with a white Rolesor case (Oystersteel + 18k white gold fluted bezel). Price: US$11,650 / EUR 11,450 / CHF 10,450.
Panerai extends its historic Marina Militare line at Watches & Wonders 2026 with two new Submersibles — PAM01697 in brushed stainless steel and PAM01698 in lightweight Carbotech — paying tribute to the Aviazione Navale, the Italian Navy's naval aviation branch. Both are 44mm, 300m water resistant, and powered by the automatic Calibre P.900.
Oris reaches deep into its 1960s archive and pulls out the Star. The new Star Edition is a 35mm cushion-case automatic with a domed acrylic crystal, silver sector dial and trapezoidal date window — properly period-correct — for CHF 1,800. Arguably the sharpest vintage reissue value of W&W 2026.
IWC debuts its revolutionary Ceralume luminous ceramic technology in the Big Pilot collection. Limited to 250 pieces, the IW505801 features a 46.5mm case that glows vivid blue in the dark, a 7-day perpetual calendar with double moon phase, and the calibre 52616. A watch with two entirely different expressions — white elegance by day, blue luminescence by night.
The most wearable ProSet perpetual calendar: 42mm stainless steel on a 5-link bracelet. Calibre 82665 with bidirectional QP adjustment, deep blue Le Petit Prince dial, and a 60-hour power reserve. CHF 38,700.
Grand Seiko's iconic 62GS heritage case finally joins the permanent yellow-gold line-up. The SBGH376 pairs an 18k yellow-gold case with a textured "Sakura-Wakaba" dial and the Hi-Beat 36000 calibre 9S85. USD 32,800. A quiet but consequential move upmarket.
My new video is live — six minutes covering the seven Rolex releases from Watches & Wonders 2026 that nobody saw coming: the 100-Years Oyster Perpetual, the Jubilee-motif OPs, the full-gold 28/34, the green ombré Datejust, the returning Yacht-Master II with Calibre 4162, the Rolesium Daytona with Grand Feu enamel, and the all-new Jubilee Gold Day-Date.
IWC brings the perpetual calendar to the Ingenieur in Grade 5 titanium. 41.6mm, calibre 82600, 60-hour power reserve, moon phase accurate to 577.5 years, matte grey Grid dial, and an integrated titanium bracelet. CHF 41,000 / EUR 44,100.
Hublot re-engineers the Big Bang from the inside out. Five Big Bang Reloaded references at Watches & Wonders 2026, all powered by the in-house HUB1280 Unico flyback chronograph. From Titanium Ceramic at USD 24,000 to Magic Gold at USD 44,500 — marking 20 years of All Black and 15 of Magic Gold.
Chopard marks 30 years of its Fleurier Manufacture with a new L.U.C 1860 wearing an "Areuse Blue" hand-guilloché white-gold dial, the micro-rotor Calibre 96.40-L with Twin barrels, and the Poinçon de Genève — all in a 36.5mm Lucent Steel case. Pure, quiet value at the high end.
IWC reinvents the perpetual calendar with ProSet — the first fully synchronized, bidirectionally adjustable QP mechanism. The flagship IW339601 houses calibre 82665 in a 43mm white ceramic case with deep blue Le Petit Prince dial. Moon phase accurate to 1,040 years. CHF 41,200.
H. Moser's Streamliner finally goes compact. New 34mm and 28mm steel editions with fumé dials, no logo, no indices — powered by hand-finished HMC 400/410 movements with 18k gold rotors. US$27,600 and one of the strongest independent value propositions at W&W 2026.
The first white ceramic Pilot's chronograph in 41mm. Deep blue Le Petit Prince dial, calibre 69381, 46-hour power reserve, and the EasX-CHANGE system. Part of the 20th anniversary Le Petit Prince collection. USD 12,900.
The stainless steel companion to the ceramic anniversary chronograph. 41mm, calibre 69385, deep blue Le Petit Prince dial, and blue rubber strap with EasX-CHANGE. An accessible in-house chronograph celebrating 20 years of IWC × Le Petit Prince.
The precious-metal ProSet perpetual calendar: 42mm in 18-carat 5N rose gold with an olive green dial and buffalo leather strap. Calibre 82665 with bidirectional QP. Applied gold indices. CHF 54,200.
IWC Schaffhausen unveils the Pilot's Venturer Vertical Drive at W&W 2026 — a 44.3mm ceramic and Ceratanium watch that eliminates the crown entirely, replacing it with a rotating bezel and patent-pending rocker switch for all functions. Developed with space habitation company Vast and certified for human spaceflight, its in-house Calibre 32722 delivers 120 hours of power reserve.
Patek Philippe elevates the Cubitus to grand complication status with the 5840P — a perpetual calendar skeleton in platinum that pairs the collection's daring square geometry with the all-new Calibre 28-28 Q SQU. At CHF 150,000 and 10mm thin, it is both technically ambitious and visually unlike anything else in the Patek catalogue.
Audemars Piguet's headline release at Watches & Wonders 2026 is the Royal Oak Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar Openworked (Ref. 26685XT) — a fully skeletonised perpetual calendar powered by the brand-new Calibre 7139, presented in a stunning titanium and Bulk Metallic Glass case at just 9.5mm thick.
Patek Philippe's most technically significant W&W 2026 launch: the 47mm Celestial Ref. 6105G displays sunrise and sunset times — a world first on a wristwatch, requiring 5 years of development and 6 patents, powered by the new Cal. 240 C LU CL LCSO.
Alongside the Royal Oak 26685XT, Audemars Piguet unveils a second Calibre 7139-powered watch at W&W 2026: the Code 11.59 Perpetual Calendar Openworked (Ref. 26443NB). Same groundbreaking movement, completely different aesthetic personality — a round, open-architecture case that lets the skeleton perpetual calendar breathe.
Seiko's ultra-luxury arm makes its first ever Watches & Wonders appearance with a hand-engraved platinum tourbillon, a blue urushi Goldfeather, and a Gerald Genta Locomotive in Dawn Blue.
67 hand-painted dial plates stacked into a topographical landscape — Kollokium's Projekt 02 defies everything you know about dials.
Shinola brings the heat with a burst of bold new colorways across their lineup. At around $500, this is one of the most accessible American-made timepieces.
Citizen marks 50 years of Eco-Drive technology with a commemorative edition celebrating the innovation that changed watchmaking forever.
Doxa breaks new ground with the first-ever fumé dials in their permanent Sub collection — slimmer, bolder, and more refined.
Fortis coats the Marinemaster in DLC with 4,500 HV hardness — 500m water resistance and COSC-certified Kenissi power.
German Bauhaus brand Sternglas upgrades their beloved Berlin line with an automatic movement and Art Deco touches.
Orient Star celebrates 75 years with a true ISO 6425-certified diver channeling 1964 heritage — Japanese watchmaking at its finest.
Lebond enters the spotlight with the Attraction — refined dressy automatic earning Fratello hands-on coverage.
Jack Mason takes a fresh DTC approach with the Palmera Skin Diver — a compact automatic channeling golden-era skin diving aesthetics.
March LA.B goes bold with the AM2 Nyctalope — a carbon-cased automatic inspired by night vision with aggressive French styling.
Luminox teams up with the Navy Seal Foundation for a 961-piece limited edition with a glowing blue NSF logo.
Tissot rewrites the rulebook on what a sub-$1,000 Swiss automatic can be with the all-new Visodate 39mm — the TOP VALUE PICK of March 2026.
Toledano & Chan craft a full 18K gold ripple-effect dial in Grade 5 titanium — sells out in minutes every time.
Breitling pairs the iconic Navitimer slide rule with a perpetual calendar — available in steel and full platinum.
Longines reimagines the HydroConquest — polished ceramic bezel, lacquer dial, and silicon hairspring. The gentleman's diver evolved.
Master engraver Ron Elkins brings a fire horse to life on the dial — where watchmaking meets wearable art.
MING makes history with their first integrated bracelet — only 20 pieces of mirror-polished Starfield perfection.
Trematic goes full retro with the T-Five Beigua Maris — an all-titanium 39mm diver channeling 1960s elegance.