Author: Constantin Reusberg
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Alpina Startimer Pilot Solarmetre – a quieter kind of power
Alpina brings its Solarmetre light-powered movement from the Alpiner line to the cockpit, folding it into the Startimer Pilot with a new 38 mm case. The idea is simple and sound: feed the watch with light – natural or artificial – and it runs for up to 10 months on a full charge. A brief…
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Czapek returns to Quai des Bergues with a new boutique and two limited editions
Czapek & Cie has come home. The new flagship at Quai des Bergues 27 opens where François Czapek first turned insurgent grit into Genevan mastery. Timed to Geneva Watch Days, the Maison marks the moment with two pieces tied to place and friendship – the Quai des Bergues \”Midnight in Geneva\” in a new 40.5…
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Ten Years of nO-Ring – Mauron Musy MU05 nO-Ring Origin
Marking a decade of nO-Ring® and thirteen years of Mauron Musy, the MU05 nO-Ring Origin Anniversary Edition circles back to the brand’s first idea – a watch sealed by geometry, not rubber. It is a tribute to the moment before certainty, when calculations still argued with doubt.
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Frederique Constant Classics Moneta Handwinding – vintage poise, mechanical intent
Frederique Constant unveils the first hand-wound watch in its Classics Moneta line at Geneva Watch Days, trading battery calm for the quiet ritual of winding. It is a modest gesture with satisfying consequence.
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M.A.D.3 Vincent Calabrese – a wandering hour reimagined
The M.A.D.3 brings Vincent Calabrese’s poetic wandering-hour concept into the M.A.D.Editions fold, not as a reissue but as a respectful re-interpretation. Born from Calabrese’s 1989 Baladin, the hour does not jump. It glides across the dial while the minutes turn as usual, a calm choreography that feels self-explanatory once seen.
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Louis Erard Marqueterie de Paille – Rye straw, real craft
Louis Erard turns rye straw into a dial that reads like quiet poetry in blue. The Marqueterie de Paille is limited to 25 pieces and measures 39mm. Price is CHF 4,500 excl. tax.
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NOMOS Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer – Handelsblatt Edition for the trading day and the red-eye
NOMOS Glashütte marks Handelsblatt’s 80th with a focused take on its Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer, swapping five cities for stock tickers in warm orange: NYSE, LSE, FWB, HKEX, TSE. It is a neat cue for those who live by opening bells yet still want a watch that whispers rather than shouts.
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Aerowatch Les Grandes Classiques Chrono Moon Phase – a 199-piece valentine to the Valjoux
Aerowatch expands its Les Grandes Classiques Chrono Moon Phase with a quietly confident limited edition of 199 pieces, reference A 69989 AA05. It is a familiar Swiss story told with care: a stainless steel chronograph, a moon peeking at 3 o\’clock, and the steady heartbeat of a Valjoux automatic beneath a curved sapphire.
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Speake Marin’s Tourbillon Royal Blue – Openworked calm in 5N gold
Speake Marin unveils the Tourbillon Royal Blue, a five-piece edition that dresses the Openworked architecture in an intense Royal Blue and houses it in a 42 mm 5N red-gold Piccadilly case. It is poised rather than loud – the kind of blue that behaves under a cuff yet rewards a longer look.
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Kids Club – First Steps in Watchmaking with the MIH at Geneva Watch Days
On Sunday 6 September 2026, Geneva Watch Days opens its benches to the next generation. A focused morning where 8 to 12 year olds meet watchmaking tools before they meet marketing. Good.