News & Novelties
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M.A.D.2 R&B and REDemption – red and black with purpose
M.A.D.Editions adds two red-black riffs to the M.A.D.2 line – R&B and REDemption – keeping the playful spirit alive while tightening the brief.
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A breath of clarity at the GPHG 2026
The GPHG has tuned its instrument for 2026, trading gendered categories for use-driven ones and refining two flagship prizes. It is a tidy adjustment that better mirrors how collectors actually buy and wear watches.
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Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 opens its gates to a citywide stage
Five days from now, Geneva will once again become horology’s busiest crossroads. Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 is set to host 65 exhibiting brands, with nearly 60,000 visitors expected, 1,700 journalists, more than 6,000 retailers, and roughly 50,000 overnight stays already on the books. The numbers hint at scale, but the intent is clearer still…
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Quiet contrast – Lebois & Co Heritage Atelier Chronograph Bleu sur Blanc
Lebois & Co unveils the Heritage Atelier Chronograph Bleu sur Blanc, a restrained two-register chronograph that puts Grand Feu enamel and a decimal scale at center stage. The enamel dial pairs a warm off-white main surface with deep blue registers, yielding calm contrast and crisp legibility without noise.
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Edox Grand Ocean – a quieter, cleaner surfacing
The latest Edox Grand Ocean steps back from noise and leans into line. The case is more streamlined, the sapphire crystal is slightly domed, and the dial carries a new wave pattern that plays with light like ripples at slack tide.
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Ressence Type 11 – the Now watch with a unified heart
Ressence introduces the Type 11 as its most complete watch to date, anchored by the Ressence Werk RW-01 – the brand\’s first movement designed in-house – that merges with the patented ROCS display. It is, in Beno\ît Mintiens\’s words, a watch of the \”Now\” – contemporary without chasing futurism.
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URWERK UR-101 Diamond Sky – wandering hours under a starlit grid
URWERK revives a house original with the UR-101 Diamond Sky, a 25-piece series that turns its early wandering-hours idea into a luminous statement. Time slides left to right on a 180-degree arc while a gem-set canopy keeps watch. It is less nostalgia than continuation – the brand’s first language, now spoken with a brighter accent.
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Bianchet x Maserati UltraFino Maserati – a flying tourbillon for the Trident’s centenary
Maserati and Bianchet mark 100 years of the Trident with the UltraFino Maserati – a limited run of 100 flying tourbillon watches unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2026. It is a collaboration with clear intent: Italian performance cues translated into Swiss mechanical discipline, with just enough sparkle to keep the purists alert rather than alarmed.
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Naissance d’une Montre 4 – Bonniksen revives the Carrousel under 40 mm
Naissance d’une Montre 4 – Le Carrousel marks the quiet but decisive debut of Bonniksen, a new independent house founded in 2026 in La Chaux-de-Fonds by Maximin Chapuis and Jason Chevrolat, under the aegis of the Time Aeon Foundation with the support of Greubel Forsey. Their aim is precise and rather brave: the first hand-crafted…
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ArtyA Complexity Double Conillon 12H-6H – A Twin Inclined Tourbillon Debut
ArtyA unveils the Complexity at Watches & Wonders 2026, a world premiere limited to 9 pieces. Two inclined tourbillons set at 12H and 6H work through a differential inside a fully transparent sapphire case or a deep red synthetic ruby case. It is an unabashed mechanical statement, but one with purpose.