Category: Novelties and exclusive releases
Watch world novelties – premier models, exclusive releases, and technical marvels for true connoisseurs.
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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.
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Hautlence Sphere Series 4 – time as kinetic architecture
Hautlence’s Sphere Series 4 sets time in motion without a hint of theatrics. A sand-toned hour sphere turns on three axes inside a fully skeletonised stage, while retrograde minutes sweep and snap back. It is kinetic sculpture with a timetable.
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Grönefeld 7 Sins – a Single Collector Set Engraved by Kees Engelbarts
Patience suits Oldenzaal. After decades of friendship with Geneva-based engraver Kees Engelbarts, Bart and Tim Grönefeld unveil a single collector set of seven watches, each devoted to one of the Seven Sins. It is a quiet collision of métiers: Dutch horology meeting hand-engraved narrative art, made once and only once.
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Raymond Weil Marks 50 Years With The Fifty
Raymond Weil marks its 50th anniversary with a fittingly spare gesture: a limited edition called \”The Fifty\”, capped at 50 pieces. The message is clear enough – half a century, counted out on the wrist.
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Kerbedanz Maxima GR8 39mm in Black and White Ceramic
Kerbedanz unveils two Maxima GR8 39mm editions in high-performance ceramic, one in deep black and one in luminous white, each built around a central flying tourbillon. The concept is simple and effective – contrast as balance, mechanics as the quiet center.
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Greubel Forsey Balancier 3 GF09CX – Frosted Titanium, Refined Intent
Greubel Forsey’s latest Balancier 3 – reference GF09CX – is a study in restraint and rigor. Limited to 22 pieces and housed in the 41.50 mm Convexe titanium case, it advances a 2023 architecture with a new hand-finished bridge: deep-frosted titanium brushed with steel across a curved surface, its matte grain catching light with quiet…