Your Watches Insight
Bulgari hands its ultra-thin Octo Finissimo to independent watchmaker Vianney Halter, who rebuilds the movement and dial in his signature four-opaline-port-hole style across two strictly limited editions.
Zenith pulls the chronograph out of its iconic sports series to launch the Chronomaster Solo Sport: a 40mm time-only watch powered by the high-frequency El Primero Calibre 3620, with ceramic dials and a tool-free Zenclasp clasp.
Citizen marks 50 years of Eco-Drive with the double-slit-dial Photon limited edition, pairing a new 365-day Calibre E036 with a Super Titanium case in 5,000-piece runs.
Piaget revives its ultra-thin calibre 1290P minute repeater in the modern Polo case: 48mm of 18K white gold, a blue guilloche openwork dial, 64-decibel chime, and production limited to about five pieces a year.
After five years off the shelves, Tudor revives the Northflag as a true GMT with the METAS-certified calibre MT5652-U, a refined 40mm case and a fixed 24-hour flange. Boutique-only, from CHF 4,500.
TAG Heuer reintroduces its racing icon with the Monza Flyback Chronograph Carbon, pairing a 42mm lightweight forged carbon cushion case with the in-house COSC-certified Calibre TH20-12 flyback movement.
Chanel brings the J12 back to men's wrists with the 42mm Golden Black, a matte ceramic diver-style watch powered by the COSC-certified Kenissi Caliber 12.1 and finished with gold-plated accents.
Perrelet expands its refined Weekend collection with a quartet of natural stone dials featuring turquoise, lapis lazuli, tiger’s eye, and black onyx in a 39mm steel case.
IWC’s fourth Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS team watch is the first purple dial in Pilot’s history — a titanium chronograph in the colours of the Singapore Grand Prix and its national orchid, the Vanda Miss Joaquim.
Atelier Wen and Massena LAB team up for a 50-piece limited edition that pairs a 99.9% pure tantalum case and integrated bracelet with solid 18k gold, hand-tremblage dials bearing Arabic and hand-calligraphed Chinese numerals. Uncovered at Geneva Watch Days 2026, the Inflection Shuo runs a customised Girard-Perregaux GP03300 and opens orders at CHF 33,800.
NOMOS recalibrated its signature ring-date complication to fit the compact 38.5mm Tangente case, with two new steel references that take the acclaimed DUW 6101 automatic into slimmer, more versatile territory.
Studio Underd0g has launched the 02Series Mantis, a Gen 2 field watch featuring a vibrant green full-lume sapphire sandwich dial, a 37.5mm steel case, and a custom Sellita SW200-2 M manual-wind movement.
Fears marks 180 years of family watchmaking and a decade since its revival with the Brunswick 39 Perpetual Calendar — a 9.4mm cushion-cased calendar with a Silver Mink dial.
Seiko reworks its flagship 300m Marinemaster with the in-house Calibre 8L45, a redesigned clasp with on-the-fly adjustment, and a ceramic bezel — served two ways: a permanent black edition and a blue JAMSTEC limited run celebrating half a century of Arctic exploration. We went hands-on with both.
Formex refines its best-selling Essence 39 for 2026 with a COSC-certified SW200-2 Power+ offering 65 hours, a screw-down crown, and a tool-free micro-adjust clasp from $1,850.
