News & Novelties
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Ressence TYPE 9 Jules Wittock: A Labyrinth That Tells Time
Ressence’s latest art watch pairs Belgian artist Jules Wittock with the compact TYPE 9, turning time into a quiet riddle. Two editions – T9 JWE in Emerald Green and T9 JWB in black – each limited to 30 pieces, carry Wittock’s hand-drawn maze, miniaturised, engraved, and hand-filled so the line sits in depth rather than…
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Girard-Perregaux and Williams unveil Laureato Williams Editions
Two disciplines, one habit of hard work. Girard-Perregaux and the Atlassian Williams F1 Team mark their new partnership with a duo of steel Laureatos: a time-only Laureato Williams Edition 42mm and a Laureato Chronograph Williams Edition 42mm. The connection is measured rather than shouted – think pit wall focus, not podium confetti.
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Frederique Constant unveils the Classics Carrée Automatic in two blues
Frederique Constant introduces the Classics Carrée Automatic with light and dark blue dials, a polished rectangular steel case, and a quietly confident brief: classical form, daily wear in mind, no drama required.
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Czapek Promenade L'Ecume des Jours – water lilies, piano keys and a micro-rotor
Czapek & Cie’s Promenade L’Ecume des Jours is a quiet salute to Boris Vian’s improbable poetry, limited to 18 pieces in steel. The 38mm dress watch turns the dial into a vignette of music and water: blue enamel as stage, mother-of-pearl as footlights, jade as pond, and a titanium water lily that counts the seconds…
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Jaeger-LeCoultre’s High Precision Guarantee Seal – a tougher, calmer standard
Jaeger-LeCoultre introduces the High Precision Guarantee (HPG) Seal, a proprietary certification that couples real-world chronometry with movement finishing. Debuting with the Master Control Chronometre collection at Watches & Wonders 2026, the HPG Seal is applied to each individual watch after an integrated, patent-pending testing protocol and qualitative inspection of traditional finishes. The Maison plans a…
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WatchTime New York 2026 Returns With Record 48 Brands
WatchTime New York returns to Gotham Hall on October 16-18, 2026 with a record 48 exhibiting brands, reaffirming its role as North America’s largest collector-focused watch event.
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Alpina’s lone Art Deco square for ELA – the Heritage Alpiner Carrée Automatic, in salmon
Alpina contributes a single, thoughtful note to the Watches for ELA charity auction: a unique Heritage Alpiner Carrée Automatic with a salmon dial, to be sold by Christie’s in Geneva on 9 November 2026. No fireworks, just a well-tempered square that remembers its ancestors and keeps good company.
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Favre Leuba Harpoon Revival Adds Blue and Black Dials
Favre Leuba extends its 1966-inspired Harpoon Revival with two new sunray dials in black and blue, keeping the compact 36.8mm case, 10mm thickness, and the same mechanical core. The proposition is simple and tidy – color, not clutter – at CHF 1,800.
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Hoffman Racing 40 Mechanical GCC Editions – three chronographs for a community
Hoffman introduces the Racing 40 Mechanical GCC Collection, a trio of limited-edition mechanical chronographs that nod to the brand’s early support from the GCC community. Following last year’s Pine GCC, the series adds three references – Dune GCC, Graphite GCC and Marine GCC – each limited to 200 numbered pieces.
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MB&F Puts Diamonds on Its UFO: Meet the SP One Pavée
MB&F extends its Special Projects line with the SP One Pavée, a jeweled variation on last year’s distilled idea: radical mechanics, rendered with restraint, in a pebble-like 38mm case.