Your Watches Insight
Panerai marks the 100th anniversary of its Piazza San Giovanni boutique in Florence with two limited Luminor releases — a 1,000-piece steel PAM01794 and a 100-piece Platinumtech PAM01734 — both powered by the hand-wound eight-day P.5000 calibre.
Tokyo’s city lights, scattered like glitter across a midnight dial, now define the King Seiko Vanac HKF005. The faceted stainless steel icon meets Seiko’s in-house Calibre 8L45 and a never-before-seen “Tokyo by Night” dial — available worldwide this October.
Seiko let its global community vote on a new dial for the 62MAS-inspired 1965 Heritage Diver, and Daytime Blue won. The HBC011 is a 4,500-piece limited edition with Calibre 6R55, 300m water resistance and a US$1,400 price.
GP drops a flying tourbillon and a platinum-and-pink-gold micro-rotor into the 39mm Laureato Fifty, at just 10mm thick. Blue Grand Feu enamel and 18k gold dials, Calibre GP8410, 72-hour reserve, US$100,000.
Maurice Lacroix unveils the Aikon-IC Frozen Carbon collection, pairing forged carbon dials infused with bronze and titanium powder alongside Damascus steel and ceramic cases powered by the Calibre ML1000 automatic movement.
La Fabrique du Temps puts the jumping-hour Spin Time into permanent production with five new references — khaki green, opal, openworked, world timer, and a central flying tourbillon in platinum.
De Bethune revives its earliest jumping-hours concept in a 41 mm titanium case with a spherical moon phase, sea-and-stars blued titanium dial, and the five-day hand-wound DB2144V3. Priced at CHF 106,000, the DB25 Digitale is the most elaborate iteration of the concept to date.
Daniel Roth's revival continues with the Extra Plat Rose Gold Gilt, a time-only double-ellipse dress watch whose black gilt dial is cut from solid 5N rose gold and powered by the manufacture Calibre DR002.
Montblanc's 100-piece rose gold tribute to Nicolas Rieussec's 1821 inking chronograph brings luminescent archival inscriptions to the dial and keeps the manufacture MB R200 monopusher beating at its heart.
TAG Heuer unveils the redesigned Carrera Chronograph Sport for 2026, shrinking the case to 42mm while adding instrument-style Arabic numerals, five distinct references, and an 80-hour in-house movement.
H. Moser & Cie. expands its integrated steel line with the Streamliner Small Seconds Lime Green Enamel Boutique Edition, combining an intense Grand Feu enamel dial with the ultrathin micro-rotor Calibre HMC 500.
A. Lange & Söhne unveils the Triple Split in 950 platinum, a 100-piece limited edition with a rhodié dial and the L132.1 triple rattrapante movement. First-hand report from the Concours of Elegance presentation.
Hamilton sends the best-selling Khaki Field Murph 38mm into deep space with a comet-blue dial that fades to black. The bracelet reference H70405140 and leather H70405740 run on the 80-hour H-10 calibre.
Oris debuts the Social Club Edition II based on the 43.5mm Aquis Date Relief, featuring a frosted silver fingerprint dial, winking Oris Bear date window, and olive green NATO strap.
Breitling honors the centennial of Miles Davis with a 500-piece Navitimer B09 Chronograph 41 that revives the trumpeter's 1960s ref. 806 Mk5, complete with Twin Jet logo, reverse-panda dial, hand-wound Caliber B09, and the return of the Air Racer bracelet.
