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Back for a second tenure at Jaeger-LeCoultre, Jérôme Lambert’s 2025 return as CEO has brought fresh momentum to the brand. While spectacularly complex models like the Master Hybris Inventiva Gyrotourbillon a Stratosphere might eclipse the limelight at Watches & Wonders this year, there is a second release that deserves attention: the new Master Control Chronometre collection. […]

We take a look at the top lots, some trends, and hidden gems in the spring catalog.

Fresh off the nonstop excitement of Watches & Wonders, it’s easy to ignore any releases that occur outside of the Geneva city limits. The spring is still young, though, and there are still plenty of exciting launches to go in 2026. In that vein, Italian brand Venezianico is doubling down on their mission of Italian-made […] The post Venezianico Introduces the Arsenale Calendario appeared first on Worn & Wound.

DEPLOYANT - The watch magazine for collectors, by collectors These three watches were selected because each represents a different approach to high‑end mechanical construction. Grand Seiko’s SBGZ011 demonstrates the Micro Artist Studio’s work with Spring Drive and overtly hand‑finished case and dial. Patek Philippe’s 7047G is an ultra‑complicated minute repeater masquerading within the dimensions and subtlety of a simple time‑only watch. A. Lange & [...] The post WWG26 Armchair Picks: Chester’s Top 3 from the new releases appeared first on DEPLOYANT.

Now, at Watches and Wonders 2026, Roger Dubuis follows that pink gold original with a new expression in stainless steel and an integrated bracelet that can be swapped for a rubber strap: the Excalibur Biretrograde Calendar reference RDDBEX1209, making the complication accessible to a broader audience without softening the watchmaking credentials.

When Manuel Emch took the reins at Louis Erard, he set out to prove that métiers d’art and creative collaborations are not the exclusive domain of high-end brands. Now a vibrant hub of creativity, Louis Erard has partnered with independent watchmakers and artists to produce original content. Consolidating Emch’s mission to democratise and reinterpret traditional […]

Chanel brings blue ceramic into the core J12 lineup, introduces a matte black execution, and scales the watch down with new mini models.

At this year’s Watches & Wonders Geneva, where the industry gathers to signal its direction for the year ahead, a noticeable split emerged: many brands leaned into restraint, while a select few chose to make noise. Among those taking the latter route were Cartier and Rolex, each using significant anniversaries as a springboard for releases… The post Cartier And Rolex Mark Milestones With Standout Creations At WWG  2026 appeared first on ATimelyPerspective.

This limited-edition from IWC Experimental (IWC XPL) is part of a mission to develop technologies, prototypes, and products for extreme environments, including space.

A new collection of perpetual calendars from IWC marries its mastery of the pilot's watch with crown-set QPs.The post The New IWC ProSet Brings Practicality to the Perpetual Calendar appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Founded in the United States and producing in Switzerland now, Hamilton returns to one of its lesser-seen military references with a new Khaki Field Mechanical watch, this time offered in two versions released side by side. On the one hand, the Khaki Field Mechanical 36mm is a globally available model that brings back the design […]

To mark two decades of collaboration with the estate of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, IWC introduces five Pilot’s Watch models in the Le Petit Prince collection, available in 5N gold and steel. The collection spans multiple case sizes and complications, ranging from 36mm to 43mm, and includes both time-only and chronograph executions. The sixth novelty in […] Visit Flying Six IWC Pilot’s Watch Le Petit Prince 20th-Anniversary Editions to read the full article.

We all love Holthinrichs here at Fratello. It’s great to see a Dutch brand thriving in the watch industry, especially with such distinct designs. On top of that, the brand is located in the lovely city of Delft, just around the corner from the Fratello offices in The Hague. Being so close to the impressive […] Visit A Hands-On Introduction To The Holthinrichs Lab Series 1.S And 1.GMT to read the full article.

De Bethune's DB28XS has always sat at the intersection of serious independent watchmaking and compact wearability. With the DB28XS Dark Sand, the manufacture takes that formula into decidedly darker, more mineral territory—deploying matte anthracite zirconium across the case and floating lugs to create something that reads as both stealthy and technically intentional.

TAG Heuer places the new Professional 500 between a standard Aquaracer and a Superdiver, offering 500m of water resistance in slick titaniumThe post TAG Heuer’s new Aquaracer Professional 500 brings even more depth to the Aquaracer, in more ways than one appeared first on Time+Tide Watches.

Chopard's Manufacture in Fleurier turns thirty this year, and to mark the occasion, the maison has released a new edition of the L.U.C 1860—the reference that effectively announced the birth of the L.U.C line in 1996. Rather than a nostalgia exercise, this is a considered continuation: same 36.5 mm case, same austere clarity of layout, but now rendered in Lucent Steel.

CVSTOS has long understood that a watch case is not merely a container—it is a statement. With the Challenge Purity Sapphire collection, the Geneva-based manufacture makes that statement in the most literal and luminous way possible: the tonneau-shaped Challenge II case is machined entirely from sapphire crystal. Four colorful expressions and one clear sapphire case with orange bridges.

IWC Schaffhausen's proprietary Ceralume material—luminous ceramic developed by its in-house engineering division XPL in partnership with SuperLumiNova specialists RC Tritec—makes its debut in the Pilot's Watches collection with this limited-edition Big Pilot, revealed at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026.

Since 2022, the Ripples collection has served as Speake Marin's entry into the integrated-bracelet stainless-steel category, which continues to dominate modern watch collecting. For Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, the new Ripples Kármán Line—named for the boundary 100 kilometers above sea level where Earth's atmosphere yields to outer space—sharpens the collection's proposition considerably.