Category: Novelties and exclusive releases
Watch world novelties – premier models, exclusive releases, and technical marvels for true connoisseurs.
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Alpina x Label Noir Alpiner Manufacture Date – a winter study in texture
Alpina unveils a limited run of 130 pieces with Label Noir, the Alpiner Manufacture Date Special Edition. At 41.5 mm, it trades polish for tactility: a hammered bezel and lugs recall wind-packed drifts, while a dial with a delicate, irregular grain reads like fresh powder. The glacial white dial and bracelet meet a mineral-grey case,…
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URWERK UR-100V LightSpeed Ceramic – timing a sunbeam
Geneva, 4 February 2026. URWERK’s UR-100V LightSpeed Ceramic does not simply tell the hour. It translates it. Time becomes distance, measured not in minutes but in the travel of light itself. The result is calm, exacting, and quietly provocative on the wrist.
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De Bethune x Louis Vuitton LVDB-03: a Sympathique for modern travel
The LVDB-03 project unites De Bethune and Louis Vuitton around a clear idea: travel with mechanical dignity. Two modular pieces – the LVDB-03 GMT Louis Varius wristwatch and the LVDB-03 Sympathique Louis Varius clock – revisit the 18th-century Sympathique concept with contemporary tact.
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Bianchet UltraFino Monaco – a light, resilient tourbillon for electric waters
Bianchet marks Team Monaco\’s entry into the all-electric E1 powerboat championship with the UltraFino Monaco, a limited run of 98 tourbillon watches in the Principality\’s red and white. It is a tidy statement of intent – performance minded, materially modern, and proportioned to the brand\’s Golden Ratio template.
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H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Tourbillon Skeleton – clarity by subtraction
H. Moser & Cie. calls the Endeavour Tourbillon Skeleton an exercise in removing to reveal. For once, the phrase fits. In a 40 mm 5N red gold case, the fully skeletonised HMC 814 shows more air than metal, yet what remains is purposeful. Light streams through, and the one minute flying tourbillon at 6 o’clock…
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Czapek’s Faubourg de Cracovie Crossroads in Victory Green
Czapek adds a measured splash of color to its steel chronograph with the Faubourg de Cracovie Crossroads in Victory Green, a limited edition of 18 pieces. The dial pairs a guilloché motif with an English green that feels confident rather than loud. It reads as sport with manners.
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Alpina Alpiner Extreme Solarmetre – first light for a mountain tool
Alpina, founded in 1883, steps into solar with the Alpiner Extreme Solarmetre. It is the brand’s first solar-powered collection, and it arrives with a calm promise rather than fireworks. Light in, time out. For an outdoor watch, that feels like common sense dressed in steel.
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Frederique Constant unveils a black onyx twist to the Classics Manchette
Frederique Constant expands its cuff-style Classics Manchette with a fifth edition that trades numerals for nuance. The recipe is clear: an ultra-slim yellow-gold PVD case, a sculptural Clous de Paris bracelet in alternating brushed and polished textures, and a dial cut from genuine black onyx beneath an anti-reflective sapphire crystal.
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Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Bullseye – a measured riff on a house classic
Independence is a fine word in watchmaking, especially when it is earned rather than shouted. Oris frames its latest release with that theme, and gives it a name to match: the Big Crown Pointer Date Bullseye. Set aside the slogans and you have something simpler and more interesting – a familiar design revisited with a…
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MB&F’s LM Sequential Flyback EVO: A Chronograph with a Twist
When MB&F revealed the Legacy Machine Sequential EVO in 2022, it was like they rolled out the red carpet for chronographs, and watch lovers couldn’t get enough.