Report: New Watches 2021

A digital selection of timepieces, by category

Superlative watchmaking

How many expert collectors are there in the world wealthy enough to buy these superlative watches, wonders of mechanical ingenuity and artistic skill? Few, for sure, but their consuming and costly passion allows watchmakers to dream up and produce exceptional pieces, some well worthy of exhibition in a museum. These past 20 years will go down in history as a golden age.

GENUS DRAGON
Back in 2019, Genus won the GPHG Mechanical Exception award with its kinetic timekeeping method showing the minutes as a train of mobile parts circulating on a track in the form of an analemma – a figure of eight, the symbol of infinity. The Genus Dragon has transfigured this mobile display into a sculpted, golden dragon, the body of which is made up of eleven articulated, mobile segments indicating the minutes. The body of this fabulous animal slithers and snakes beneath the crystal dome covering the dial.

JAEGER-LECOULTRE REVERSO QUADRIPTYQUE HYBRIS MECHANICA CALIBRE 185
This is the most complicated Reverso ever made and the world’s first wristwatch with four display faces. A line-up of 11 complications, including a perpetual calendar and a minute repeater, the astronomical indications of the synodic, draconic and anomalistic cycles. A historic achievement.

H. MOSER & CIE ENDEAVOUR CONCEPT MINUTE REPEATER TOURBILLON (right)
“Offbeat Haute Horlogerie for the initiated”, is how H. Moser & Cie describes its latest creation, one of the most historic complications known to watchmaking: a minute repeater – combined with a flying tourbillon beneath a skeletonised bridge.

MB&F LMX (left)
The success of the original LM1 was such that it was produced in a series of world firsts numbering eight – leading up to the present, ten years on, with the issue of this disrespectfully classically styled and harmoniously futuristic LMX.

H. MOSER & CIE ENDEAVOUR CONCEPT MINUTE REPEATER TOURBILLON (right)
“Offbeat Haute Horlogerie for the initiated”, is how H. Moser & Cie describes its latest creation, one of the most historic complications known to watchmaking: a minute repeater – combined with a flying tourbillon beneath a skeletonised bridge.

VIANNEY HALTER DEEP SPACE RESONANCE
The idea of building an acoustically resonant twin balance occurred to the watchmaker back in 1996 while playing and tuning a piano. From then on, it slowly matured via the detailed study of Breguet’s work, the first concrete ideas and the design of a demonstrator using two Russian deck watches. In early 2019, the two balance wheels of his demonstrator functioned steadily in acoustic resonance and were ready to be transposed into a wristwatch. He built his prototype in 2020. And today he is sharing it.

PURNELL ESCAPE II ABSOLUTE SAPPHIRE (right)
Purnell, whose motto is “Only Tourbillon”, presents a twin triple-axis tourbillon – called the Sphérion – the bridges, hour wheel, power reserve, dial and case of which are made of transparent sapphire.

ROTONDE DE CARTIER PRECIOUS ICONS SET (left)
Inside an exquisite wooden marquetry box lie three Rotonde de Cartier timepieces portraying the tourbillon in mysterious transparency, as the centrepiece of a skeletonised architecture, and then in a dual configuration, both skeletonised and mysterious.

PURNELL ESCAPE II ABSOLUTE SAPPHIRE (right)
Purnell, whose motto is “Only Tourbillon”, presents a twin triple-axis tourbillon – called the Sphérion – the bridges, hour wheel, power reserve, dial and case of which are made of transparent sapphire.

LOUIS MOINET MEMORIS SUPERLIGHT MIDNIGHT BLUE (right)
The Memoris Superlight, such as the first chronograph watch, places the chronograph device at the forefront, right on the dial, above the LM79 automatic mechanism.

GREUBEL FORSEY GMT QUADRUPLE TOURBILLON (left)
The latest edition (11 pieces) of the GMT Quadruple Tourbillon offers a new material – titanium – new colours and new finishes, announcing Greubel Forsey’s change of direction towards a more marked modernity.

LOUIS MOINET MEMORIS SUPERLIGHT MIDNIGHT BLUE (right)
The Memoris Superlight, such as the first chronograph watch, places the chronograph device at the forefront, right on the dial, above the LM79 automatic mechanism.

PIAGET POLO SKELETON (right)
With the Polo Skeleton, skeletonisation and ultra-thinness are combined in the curved case of the Polo sports watch – a case that required a 30 per cent reduction in height and a specially adapted, self-winding 1200S skeleton movement, powered by an off-centre micro-rotor.

JAQUET DROZ GRANDE SECONDE SKELET-ONE LIMITED EDITION (left)
Sober, architectural, multi-dimensional, the highly contemporary Grande Seconde Skelet-One is back in three iterations (of 28 pieces each), which clearly display their true, elegant colours of green, sky blue or yellow, as featured on the hand-stitched turned-edge strap, hands and minutes track.

PIAGET POLO SKELETON (right)
With the Polo Skeleton, skeletonisation and ultra-thinness are combined in the curved case of the Polo sports watch – a case that required a 30 per cent reduction in height and a specially adapted, self-winding 1200S skeleton movement, powered by an off-centre micro-rotor.

CHRONOSWISS OPEN GEAR RESEC PARAIBA (right)
Chronoswiss can pride itself on being the only brand to offer a hand-guilloché model whose colours vary according to the angle at which the watch is viewed, from tropical turquoise-blue to deepest jungle green and from petrol to indigo, evocative of Paraiba tourmaline. A fascinating result.

FERDINAND BERTHOUD RÉGULATEUR SQUELETTE FB RS (left)
This skeletonised tourbillon movement with chain-and-fusée transmission, will be strictly limited to 20 pieces. A large sapphire disc shows the hours through an aperture at 2 o’clock, while the minutes are read from the dial at 12 o’clock and the seconds from a central hand in rhodium-plated bronze.

CHRONOSWISS OPEN GEAR RESEC PARAIBA (right)
Chronoswiss can pride itself on being the only brand to offer a hand-guilloché model whose colours vary according to the angle at which the watch is viewed, from tropical turquoise-blue to deepest jungle green and from petrol to indigo, evocative of Paraiba tourmaline. A fascinating result.

ARNOLD & SON LUNA MAGNA (right)
In a red gold case, on a starry dial, Arnold & Son introduces its first three-dimensional moon, made of marble and aventurine. The moon, with its diameter of 12 mm, is the largest ever integrated into a wristwatch.

ULYSSE NARDIN UFO (left)
For its 175th anniversary, the brand is reinventing its heritage in marine chronometers by presenting a table clock with an ovoid glass cloche, a futuristic dream whose 633 components weigh a total of 7.2 kilos.

ARNOLD & SON LUNA MAGNA (right)
In a red gold case, on a starry dial, Arnold & Son introduces its first three-dimensional moon, made of marble and aventurine. The moon, with its diameter of 12 mm, is the largest ever integrated into a wristwatch.

CHOPARD L.U.C QUATTRO SPIRIT 25 (right)
Chopard has produced its first jumping-hour timepiece to mark the 25th anniversary of the Manufacture, delivering a very pure interpretation of this complication.

BULGARI OCTO FINISSIMO TADAO ANDO (left)
How does one construct and interpret time in the most refined way possible? That is the concept behind this new collaboration between Japanese architect Tadao Ando and Bulgari.

CHOPARD L.U.C QUATTRO SPIRIT 25 (right)
Chopard has produced its first jumping-hour timepiece to mark the 25th anniversary of the Manufacture, delivering a very pure interpretation of this complication.

All kinds of vintage

The trend for vintage and revival watches must be a symptom of something. Why this infatuation in so many young – and not-so-young – collectors, nostalgic for a time most of them have never known? There are thousands of possible reasons – historical, social, aesthetic or otherwise. Even quartz, now a thing of the past, or almost, has in turn given rise to a new vintage vogue. The wheels of time are turning, around and around.

CASIO VINTAGE
Avant-garde Japanese watchmaker Casio, arriving from the calculator industry, launched its first wristwatch, the Casiotron, in 1974. It was a perpetual calendar from the outset, but digital. A first. Ten years later, the G-Shock wave broke (70 million watches sold between 1983 and 2013). Today, nostalgia has already claimed the G-Shocks, but it is to the preceding period that Casio dedicates this new collection, called simply Casio Vintage.

MONTBLANC 1858 MONOPUSHER CHRONOGRAPH ORIGINS (left)
A re-edition of an impressive 46mm military monopusher chronograph made by Minerva in 1930.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN HISTORIQUES AMERICAN 1921 (right)
A watch with a cushion-shape case rotated 45° and the crown placed between one and two o’clock, the American 1921, born exactly 100 years ago, is emblematic of the Roaring Twenties.

MONTBLANC 1858 MONOPUSHER CHRONOGRAPH ORIGINS (left)
A re-edition of an impressive 46mm military monopusher chronograph made by Minerva in 1930.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN HISTORIQUES AMERICAN 1921 (right)
A watch with a cushion-shape case rotated 45° and the crown placed between one and two o’clock, the American 1921, born exactly 100 years ago, is emblematic of the Roaring Twenties.

BREITLING PREMIER HERITAGE COLLECTION (right)
Breitling’s heritage has been marked by huge advances in the field of chronography and reached its heyday in the late 1940s. It is to this special heritage that the new Premier Heritage collection pays tribute.

CARL F. BUCHERER HERITAGE BICOMPAX ANNUAL (left)
This charmingly vintage-looking watch, powered by a contemporary movement, has proved hugely popular. After the classic Panda, here is the inverted Panda.

BREITLING PREMIER HERITAGE COLLECTION (right)
Breitling’s heritage has been marked by huge advances in the field of chronography and reached its heyday in the late 1940s. It is to this special heritage that the new Premier Heritage collection pays tribute.

ZENITH CHRONOMASTER REVIVAL (right)
Zenith is re-issuing one of the first watches to house the famous high-frequency chronograph movement, El Primero, dating from 1969: the A.385 model.

BLANCPAIN TRIBUTE TO FIFTY FATHOMS NO RAD (left)
Well-known to collectors, the original Fifty Fathoms RPG 1 equipped the combat swimmers of the German Bundeswehr in the mid-1960s, hence its nickname “Bund No Rad”.

ZENITH CHRONOMASTER REVIVAL (right)
Zenith is re-issuing one of the first watches to house the famous high-frequency chronograph movement, El Primero, dating from 1969: the A.385 model.

LONGINES SILVER ARROW (left)
A faithful reproduction of a model created in 1956 and named Silver Arrow in reference to the cars then predominating on the racing circuits.

OMEGA SEAMASTER 300 (right)
The Seamaster 300 has been revisited. Thanks to a new sapphire glass, it is thinner than previous versions and is equipped with the Master Chronometer Calibre 8912. In addition, it includes a 41 mm model crafted from Omega’s exclusive Bronze Gold.

LONGINES SILVER ARROW (left)
A faithful reproduction of a model created in 1956 and named Silver Arrow in reference to the cars then predominating on the racing circuits.

OMEGA SEAMASTER 300 (right)
The Seamaster 300 has been revisited. Thanks to a new sapphire glass, it is thinner than previous versions and is equipped with the Master Chronometer Calibre 8912. In addition, it includes a 41 mm model crafted from Omega’s exclusive Bronze Gold.

DELBANA RECORDMASTER (right)
With its new Recordmaster, inspired by models of the same name from the 1950s, Delbana harks back to the golden years of the LP (long-play) record.

TISSOT PRX 40 205 (left)
In 1978, Tissot showcased a tonneau-shaped quartz model with a slender case and a characteristic integrated bracelet with broad links. Today, the brand is launching the PRX 40 205, a contemporary interpretation of its ancestors.

DELBANA RECORDMASTER (right)
With its new Recordmaster, inspired by models of the same name from the 1950s, Delbana harks back to the golden years of the LP (long-play) record.

HANHART PIONEER ONE BRONZE (left)
The primary shape of its design is based on Hanhart’s Pilot’s Chronograph of the 1950s, transformed into a three-handed version.

SEIKO ALPINIST WATCH (right)
In 1959, Seiko launched the Alpinist Watch, its debut sports watch and the first of a very long line of sports watches grouped together under the name of Prospex. Now, 62 years later, it has been reborn.

HANHART PIONEER ONE BRONZE (left)
The primary shape of its design is based on Hanhart’s Pilot’s Chronograph of the 1950s, transformed into a three-handed version.

SEIKO ALPINIST WATCH (right)
In 1959, Seiko launched the Alpinist Watch, its debut sports watch and the first of a very long line of sports watches grouped together under the name of Prospex. Now, 62 years later, it has been reborn.

MIDO MULTIFORT PATRIMONY CHRONOGRAPH (right)
In homage to its Multifort Multichrono from 1937, Mido has revisited and reinterpreted the brand’s oldest and most emblematic chronograph.

DELMA HERITAGE CHRONOGRAPH LE (left)
In 1946, Delma launched its first chronograph under the name of Midland. The brand now presents the Heritage Chronograph LE, a bicompax limited edition of 75 pieces per model.

MIDO MULTIFORT PATRIMONY CHRONOGRAPH (right)
In homage to its Multifort Multichrono from 1937, Mido has revisited and reinterpreted the brand’s oldest and most emblematic chronograph.

FURLAN MARRI (left)
A recent sensation on Kickstarter, where the young Geneva-based brand raised one million Swiss francs in just a few days, Furlan Marri offers a strong vintage flavour.

ACCUTRON THE LEGACY 521 (right)
Unveiled in 1960, the asymmetrical 521 “TV- Watch” with its rock‘n roll spirit immediately won the heart of Elvis Presley. Today it is back.

FURLAN MARRI (left)
A recent sensation on Kickstarter, where the young Geneva-based brand raised one million Swiss francs in just a few days, Furlan Marri offers a strong vintage flavour.

ACCUTRON THE LEGACY 521 (right)
Unveiled in 1960, the asymmetrical 521 “TV- Watch” with its rock‘n roll spirit immediately won the heart of Elvis Presley. Today it is back.

BULOVA “666” OCEANOGRAPHER (right)
Bulova has the habit of diving into its archives and re-issuing some of its most iconic models. First released in 1972, the “Devil Diver” owes its nickname to the orange “666 feet” on its dial.

NIVADA GRENCHEN DEPTHMASTER (left)
First produced in the 1960s, the Depthmaster is back, true to itself, with the same signature indices and slightly cushion-shaped case, measuring 39mm as opposed to the original 38mm.

BULOVA “666” OCEANOGRAPHER (right)
Bulova has the habit of diving into its archives and re-issuing some of its most iconic models. First released in 1972, the “Devil Diver” owes its nickname to the orange “666 feet” on its dial.

Collaboration

Artistic collaborations, technical partnerships, shared inspirations, occasional contributions or long-term alliances, even direct collaboration with the end customer – never has watchmaking seen so many takes on cooperation in so many different domains. It’s a means of renewal, revitalisation, of exploring new paths, deepening research, and gaining the favour of targeted collectors.

ZENITH DEFY 21 FELIPE PANTONE
Combine an El Primero high-frequency (360,000 vph) chronograph movement measuring 100ths of a second and the artist Felipe Pantone, who plays with all the frequencies of the visible light spectrum and its refracted colours, and you get a vibrantly colourful Defy 21, a unique watch that combines the frequency of light with mechanical frequency.

BREITLING TOP TIME DEUS (right)
The adage “In benzin veritas” is perfectly in line with the machine-loving culture of the Australian brand Deus Ex Machina, applied to a 1960s-inspired Breitling model.

ALAIN SILBERSTEIN x UTINAM KB2 (left)
Take, on the one hand, Alain Silberstein, famous especially for his use of primary colours, and on the other Philippe Lebru, the apostle of contemporary clock-building, put them together and you get the pendulum clock KB2, standing for Kontwaz Bauhaus 2.

BREITLING TOP TIME DEUS (right)
The adage “In benzin veritas” is perfectly in line with the machine-loving culture of the Australian brand Deus Ex Machina, applied to a 1960s-inspired Breitling model.

TAG HEUER x PORSCHE (right)
This new TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche is the first concrete outcome of a collaborative venture between the two brands – which already shared the name Carrera – who have just committed to what they announce is “a major partnership”.

CITIZEN CALIBER 0200 x LA JOUX-PERRET (left)
The new 0200 self-winding calibre is the result of “an innovative fusion of Japanese and Swiss watchmaking cultures”. In 2012, Japanese watchmaker Citizen bought the Swiss movement manufacturer La Joux-Perret. Together they have designed this new, highly accurate calibre (-3/+5 seconds per day).

TAG HEUER x PORSCHE (right)
This new TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche is the first concrete outcome of a collaborative venture between the two brands – which already shared the name Carrera – who have just committed to what they announce is “a major partnership”.

SCHWARZ ETIENNE THE ROMA PHOENIX COLLABORATION (right)
Under the auspices of The Naked Watchmaker platform created by watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin, Schwarz Etienne has collaborated with Les Ateliers Blandenier to co-create this one-off timepiece.

KARSTEN FRÄSSDORF EI8HT BESPOKE ONLY (left)
As the name suggests, the Ei8ht is “bespoke only”. Each and every watch is the result of collaboration between the watchmaker and the collector. Housed in a 44.5mm octagonal case, the watch will cater to every taste, whether sporty or classic.

SCHWARZ ETIENNE THE ROMA PHOENIX COLLABORATION (right)
Under the auspices of The Naked Watchmaker platform created by watchmaker Peter Speake-Marin, Schwarz Etienne has collaborated with Les Ateliers Blandenier to co-create this one-off timepiece.

PANERAI SUBMERSIBLE eLAB-ID (right)
This watch, presented as containing the highest percentage of recycled material ever attained in watchmaking, is the result of a lengthy list of partnerships that Panerai quite openly enumerates, thereby encouraging other watchmakers to use the same recycled materials.

ORIS TLP LIMITED EDITION (left)
In collaboration with the Tactical Leadership Programme (TLP), a training centre based in Albacete, Spain, which prepares NATO Allied Force pilots for tactical operations, Oris presents a limited edition of 750 pieces in its Pro-Pilot line.

PANERAI SUBMERSIBLE eLAB-ID (right)
This watch, presented as containing the highest percentage of recycled material ever attained in watchmaking, is the result of a lengthy list of partnerships that Panerai quite openly enumerates, thereby encouraging other watchmakers to use the same recycled materials.

Class

Having class is not a question of money alone. You can have class in modest circumstances, just as you can be wealthy and have none. It is all about natural distinction, elegance (of spirit) and is often associated with a certain sobriety, getting at the essence of things. In the case of a watch, having class means telling the time first and foremost and doing so without fuss, discreetly, and in as beautiful and harmonious a way as possible.

HERMÈS H08
After the recent minimalist Slim by Hermès (2015) and the absolutely straightforward Carré H (revisited in 2018), here is the Hermès H08. There are four coexisting versions: graphene, titanium with rubber strap, titanium with titanium bracelet, case in black DLC and titanium.

LOUIS ERARD EXCELLENCE ÉMAIL GRAND FEU (right)
An immensely elegant Petite Seconde, with its pointed hands and elongated blued Roman indices that stand out against a limpid dial in cream-coloured Grand Feu enamel.

GRAND SEIKO HERITAGE COLLECTION - SEIKO 140TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION (left)
Kintaro Hattori founded the company that would become Seiko in 1881. This watch pays tribute to the founder. The dial seeks to capture the essential beauty of the rings that mark the passage of time in wood.

LOUIS ERARD EXCELLENCE ÉMAIL GRAND FEU (right)
An immensely elegant Petite Seconde, with its pointed hands and elongated blued Roman indices that stand out against a limpid dial in cream-coloured Grand Feu enamel.

AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK “JUMBO” EXTRA-THIN (right)
Green definitely seems to be the flavour of the month with watchmakers, as demonstrated this time by Audemars Piguet, who this spring are launching three new Royal Oak models in green: the Jumbo Extra-Thin, an Automatic Chronograph and an Automatic Flying Tourbillon.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN TRADITIONNELLE ULTRA-THIN SPLIT-SECONDS CHRONOGRAPH COLLECTION EXCELLENCE PLATINE (left)
An edition of just 15 pieces, made mostly in 950 platinum and worn on a strap sewn with a thread of platinum and silk, this new 42mm model – understated, slim, elegant, uncluttered and refined – encloses the prestigious Calibre 3500.

AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK “JUMBO” EXTRA-THIN (right)
Green definitely seems to be the flavour of the month with watchmakers, as demonstrated this time by Audemars Piguet, who this spring are launching three new Royal Oak models in green: the Jumbo Extra-Thin, an Automatic Chronograph and an Automatic Flying Tourbillon.

CZAPEK & CIE PASSAGE DE DRAKE (right)
Czapek is sailing the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and the South Shetlands. The ambiance of those icy landscapes is superbly rendered by the flinqué decoration on the dial.

BULGARI OCTO FINISSIMO S (left)
This model is in its rightful place here, predestined as it is to sit with boldness and class among the timeless timepieces. The unmistakable architecture of its case houses the world’s thinnest automatic movement.

CZAPEK & CIE PASSAGE DE DRAKE (right)
Czapek is sailing the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and the South Shetlands. The ambiance of those icy landscapes is superbly rendered by the flinqué decoration on the dial.

FREDERIQUE CONSTANT CLASSICS QUARTZ GMT
Even quartz can be classy! Devilishly accurate, but always with distinction, Frederique Constant demonstrates as much with the Classics Quartz GMT.

CARL F. BUCHERER ADAMAVI FULL CALENDAR (left)
The Adamavi family from Carl F. Bucherer offers resolutely classic, timelessly styled models, equipped with useful complications and robust calibres. A family that aims for elegance.

FREDERIQUE CONSTANT CLASSICS QUARTZ GMT
Even quartz can be classy! Devilishly accurate, but always with distinction, Frederique Constant demonstrates as much with the Classics Quartz GMT.

Privilège

How can you resist the special, poetic, sensitive and often colourful attraction of jewellery watches? To be able to afford these works of art remains a privilege. But for the others, there remains the “pleasure of the eyes”. And for the watchmakers, the chance to sparkle and shine.

CHANEL ELECTRO
It seems that Arnaud Chastaingt, who heads up Chanel’s watchmaking design studio, can do no wrong. Here he is getting to grips with Electro culture. Taking inspiration from this “radical, eccentric” music movement, a “reflection of night life” and the source of a colourful, excessive, vibrantly graphic and aesthetic culture, he applies it to the J12.

A. LANGE & SÖHNE LITTLE LANGE 1 MOON PHASE (right)
Set in a white gold case (36.2mm) with a bezel incrusted with 56 diamonds (a diamondless model is also available), a dark blue aventurine glass night sky adorns a solid-silver dial, shimmering with a thousand copper-tinted stars.

PIAGET LIMELIGHT GALA (left)
Created in 1970, the Limelight Gala has not aged one iota in more than 50 years of existence. Today, it is taking on yet another new face with this rainbow of five green tsavorites and 37 red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo and violet sapphires.

A. LANGE & SÖHNE LITTLE LANGE 1 MOON PHASE (right)
Set in a white gold case (36.2mm) with a bezel incrusted with 56 diamonds (a diamondless model is also available), a dark blue aventurine glass night sky adorns a solid-silver dial, shimmering with a thousand copper-tinted stars.

GRAND SEIKO SPRING DRIVE 8 DAYS JEWELLERY (right)
The deep, scintillating green of this jewellery watch from the Grand Seiko Masterpiece Collection takes its inspiration from Mishaka Pond near Shiojiri, the location of the Micro Artist Studio that produces Grand Seiko’s most beautiful pieces.

BULGARI DIVAS’ DREAM PEACOCK DISCHI (left)
Against a background of peacock feather marquetry made from 24 hand-cut elements selected and matched from more than 500 feathers, two discs indicate the hours and minutes by means of one round and one pear-shaped diamond respectively.

GRAND SEIKO SPRING DRIVE 8 DAYS JEWELLERY (right)
The deep, scintillating green of this jewellery watch from the Grand Seiko Masterpiece Collection takes its inspiration from Mishaka Pond near Shiojiri, the location of the Micro Artist Studio that produces Grand Seiko’s most beautiful pieces.

ULYSSE NARDIN SPARKLING FREE WHEEL (right)
2,251 diamonds make up the vibrant, scintillating blanket of snow that has fallen on the complex dial, lugs and barrel cover of this Free Wheel.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN ÉGÉRIE MOON PHASE DIAMOND-PAVED (left)
This jewellery version of the Égérie, with its intertwined curves and circles underscoring the concentric composition of the 574 diamonds that pave its dial, is one of the most beautiful.

ULYSSE NARDIN SPARKLING FREE WHEEL (right)
2,251 diamonds make up the vibrant, scintillating blanket of snow that has fallen on the complex dial, lugs and barrel cover of this Free Wheel.

HUBLOT BIG BANG INTEGRAL TOURBILLON FULL SAPPHIRE (right)
With its case and bracelet both made from sapphire, as are its bridges, plates and caseback, the aptly named Full Sapphire attains a whole new degree of fusion between the movement and the exterior.

RICHARD MILLE STARRY NIGHT (left)
The RM 07-01 Automatic Starry Night is sculpted (metaphorically speaking) entirely from Carbon TPT®, including the case and bracelet. But the truly striking thing about it is the feat of setting gems into this avant-garde material.

HUBLOT BIG BANG INTEGRAL TOURBILLON FULL SAPPHIRE (right)
With its case and bracelet both made from sapphire, as are its bridges, plates and caseback, the aptly named Full Sapphire attains a whole new degree of fusion between the movement and the exterior.

Action

Despite the inroads made by the smartwatch, the sports watch remains particularly resilient in the traditional watch industry. It is often the point of entry for people who may become enthusiasts or collectors in the future. Although particularly prized when dressed in sporty-chic with a vintage DNA, that’s not all it is. As the examples in this gallery prove, the sports watch can be seductive and resolutely contemporary, whatever the price.

CODE 11.59 BY AUDEMARS PIGUET SELFWINDING CHRONOGRAPH
Audemars Piguet continues to expand its latest collection by introducing two new two-tone Selfwinding Chronograph models bringing together 18-karat white or pink gold with black ceramics and a smoked grey dial with vertical satin-brushed finishing. A complex process was required to manufacture the ceramic middle case, which was crafted in collaboration with Swiss family-owned company Bangerter.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN OVERSEAS PERPETUAL CALENDAR ULTRA-THIN (right)
The Geneva manufacture presents two new interpretations in its sport-chic line, for the first time in white gold: a skeleton version and another with a blue lacquered dial and sunburst satin finish.

A. LANGE & SÖHNE TRIPLE SPLIT (left)
When it was introduced in 2018, the Triple Split was highly acclaimed as the first split-seconds chronograph that could measure additive and comparative times for as long as twelve hours. Today, it is completed by a new model with a pink gold case and blue dial.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN OVERSEAS PERPETUAL CALENDAR ULTRA-THIN (right)
The Geneva manufacture presents two new interpretations in its sport-chic line, for the first time in white gold: a skeleton version and another with a blue lacquered dial and sunburst satin finish.

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST 36 (right)
The Datejust is the emblem of a truly timeless style. This new version features new dials with the original “palm” or “fluted” motifs: olive green palm, golden palm, silver palm, or golden fluted dial.

TUDOR BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT 18K (left)
Inspired by the first Tudor watch to be waterproof to 200 m, launched in 1958, this new 39 mm Black Bay Fifty-Eight 18K is the first Tudor diver’s watch to be made in 18-karat yellow gold.

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL DATEJUST 36 (right)
The Datejust is the emblem of a truly timeless style. This new version features new dials with the original “palm” or “fluted” motifs: olive green palm, golden palm, silver palm, or golden fluted dial.

LONGINES HYDROCONQUEST (right)
One of Longines’ flagship collections is now offered in new two-tone variations in blue, grey, black or green with pink or yellow PVD.

NORQAIN FREEDOM 60 GMT (left)
Norqain has launched two new variations on the Freedom 60 GMT line, equipped with a jumping-hour GMT Manufacture NN20/2 calibre with a 70-hour power reserve, designed in collaboration with the Kenissi movement manufacture and COSC certified.

LONGINES HYDROCONQUEST (right)
One of Longines’ flagship collections is now offered in new two-tone variations in blue, grey, black or green with pink or yellow PVD.

MIDO OCEAN STAR GMT (right)
Mido’s new Ocean Star GMT sets itself apart with its touches of orange, the brand’s signature colour, for the time-zone indication and dedicated hand.

ZENITH CHRONOMASTER SPORT (left)
Equipped with an evolved El Primero calibre capable of measuring intervals of 1/10th of a second, the Zenith Chronomaster Sport is one of the most talked-about models of the year.

MIDO OCEAN STAR GMT (right)
Mido’s new Ocean Star GMT sets itself apart with its touches of orange, the brand’s signature colour, for the time-zone indication and dedicated hand.

IWC PILOT’S WATCH CHRONOGRAPH EDITION TRIBUTE TO 3705 (right)
This limited edition of 1,000 pieces pays tribute to the ceramic “Black Flieger” (ref. 3705) from 1994. The new edition faithfully replicates the original’s dial design, but replaces the ceramic case with Ceratanium®, a new material developed by IWC.

MISSONI 331 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH LIMITED EDITION (left)
This new chronograph pays homage to the Italian fashion house’s founder and Olympic athlete Ottavio Missoni, who wore number 331 at the 1948 London Olympics.

IWC PILOT’S WATCH CHRONOGRAPH EDITION TRIBUTE TO 3705 (right)
This limited edition of 1,000 pieces pays tribute to the ceramic “Black Flieger” (ref. 3705) from 1994. The new edition faithfully replicates the original’s dial design, but replaces the ceramic case with Ceratanium®, a new material developed by IWC.

ORIS AQUIS DATE 41.5 MM (right)
One of the bestsellers of the independent Swiss brand, the Aquis 41.5 mm is enjoying a new interpretation with a sunray cherry red dial and a stainless steel bezel insert with a diving scale in relief.

BELL & ROSS BR 03-92 DIVER RED BRONZE (left)
After releasing a black version in 2018, a green version in 2019, and a blue version last year, Bell & Ross is completing the shade card of its Diver Bronze line with red.

ORIS AQUIS DATE 41.5 MM (right)
One of the bestsellers of the independent Swiss brand, the Aquis 41.5 mm is enjoying a new interpretation with a sunray cherry red dial and a stainless steel bezel insert with a diving scale in relief.

RADO CAPTAIN COOK HIGH-TECH CERAMIC (left)
Rado’s flasghip watch is unveiled for the first time in the brand’s preferred material: High-Tech Ceramic.

SINN U1 DS (right)
To kick off the celebrations of its 60th anniversary, the brand is presenting a limited edition diver’s watch of 500 pieces.

RADO CAPTAIN COOK HIGH-TECH CERAMIC (left)
Rado’s flasghip watch is unveiled for the first time in the brand’s preferred material: High-Tech Ceramic.

SINN U1 DS (right)
To kick off the celebrations of its 60th anniversary, the brand is presenting a limited edition diver’s watch of 500 pieces.

VICTORINOX I.N.O.X. V (right)
The Swiss brand has added a new ladies’ series to its robust I.N.O.X. series. The model is one-third thinner than its predecessors, while retaining its field-proof properties.

MAURICE LACROIX AIKON VENTURER GMT (left)
Maurice Lacroix is presenting a dual time zone model with the date at 3 o’clock and an orange GMT hand on a sunray-brushed white dial or a red GMT hand on a sunray-brushed black dial.

VICTORINOX I.N.O.X. V (right)
The Swiss brand has added a new ladies’ series to its robust I.N.O.X. series. The model is one-third thinner than its predecessors, while retaining its field-proof properties.

TRASER P69 BLACK STEALTH (left)
Available in sand, black, green and blue, the new P69 Black Stealth from traser is inspired by the “team spirit of a comradely unit”.

SEIKO PROSPEX THE NAOMI UEMURA 80TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION (right)
For the 80th anniversary of Japanese explorer Naomi Uemura’s birth, a faithful recreation of the model he worn, upgraded to the standards of today’s Prospex, is available in a limited edition of 1,200 pieces.

TRASER P69 BLACK STEALTH (left)
Available in sand, black, green and blue, the new P69 Black Stealth from traser is inspired by the “team spirit of a comradely unit”.

SEIKO PROSPEX THE NAOMI UEMURA 80TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION (right)
For the 80th anniversary of Japanese explorer Naomi Uemura’s birth, a faithful recreation of the model he worn, upgraded to the standards of today’s Prospex, is available in a limited edition of 1,200 pieces.

CERTINA DS PODIUM (right)
The DS Podium is a pure product of Swatch Group’s industrial power, with its automatic movement equipped with a new anti-magnetic Nivachron balance spring, while remaining under the 1,000 franc mark.

ALPINA ALPINERX ALIVE TITANIUM (left)
This new titanium model comes from the community: it is the result of tests and online configurations carried out by the brand’s customers prior to its launch.

CERTINA DS PODIUM (right)
The DS Podium is a pure product of Swatch Group’s industrial power, with its automatic movement equipped with a new anti-magnetic Nivachron balance spring, while remaining under the 1,000 franc mark.

Space oddities

Phantasmagorical shapes, experiments in decoration, high-flying mechanical follies, mixes of styles, candy colours – on the watch scene numerous “space oddities” break with accepted codes, throw tradition to the wind and restraint to the dogs in search of new forms of expression. And fun. And since tastes vary, every watchmaking pioneer has their own cohort of addicts and collectors. Who knows, today’s eccentricity may be tomorrow’s normal.

HAMILTON VENTURA ELVIS80 SKELETON
Hamilton presents its new Ventura Elvis80 Skeleton as “an ultra-modern tribute to the past, present and future of the world’s first electric watch”. This triangular watch was created in 1957, at the crossroads of the sci-fi boom and the electrification of music. Now it’s back with a skeletonised dial traversed by an electric pulse in red against the black PVD of the case and movement, or, less badass, in rose gold against a rose gold-coloured PVD background.

MECCANICHE VELOCI QUATTROVALVOLE TOURBILLON (right)
Staying with collectors keen on automotive references, here is the Quattro Valvole, with its piston-inspired case. A generously sized 49mm rose gold case is needed to accommodate three time zones with hands and one tourbillon.

GRECO LTM RACER TIME 002 (left)
“Inimitable”? This watch certainly is, with its nut-shaped design unlike anything seen before, oversized, grade-5 titanium case with Clous de Paris decoration, woven black carbon-fibre dial, spanner-shaped hands and soft silicone bracelet.

MECCANICHE VELOCI QUATTROVALVOLE TOURBILLON (right)
Staying with collectors keen on automotive references, here is the Quattro Valvole, with its piston-inspired case. A generously sized 49mm rose gold case is needed to accommodate three time zones with hands and one tourbillon.

OCHS UND JUNIOR SETTIMANA (right)
Dr. Ludwig Oechslin launched the brand Ochs und Junior in 2006. The Settimana was one of his first watches. It is iconic thanks to its unique manner of displaying the date or weekday with dots that move around the dial in a clockwise direction.

TISSOT HERITAGE MEMPHIS LIMITED EDITION (left)
Today, with the Memphis style enjoying a return to favour, Tissot has taken the basic 1988 design but adapted it by tweaking the case, inserting a domed crystal and replacing the second hand by a small disc marked with a dot.

OCHS UND JUNIOR SETTIMANA (right)
Dr. Ludwig Oechslin launched the brand Ochs und Junior in 2006. The Settimana was one of his first watches. It is iconic thanks to its unique manner of displaying the date or weekday with dots that move around the dial in a clockwise direction.

URWERK UR-100V T-REX (right)
The latest Darwinian evolution in Urwerk’s 100 collection is the king of the giant reptiles, the T-Rex. A solid bronze carapace decorated with large, pyramidal guilloché scales covers the “cranial cavity”, aka the case.

MB&F HOROLOGICAL MACHINE N°9 SAPPHIRE VISION (left)
MB&F’s Machine N°9, launched in 2018, paid tribute to the aerodynamic lines of the cars and planes of the 1940s and 50s. But why hide its extraordinary three-dimensional in-house engine? The Sapphire Vision lifts the veil almost entirely.

URWERK UR-100V T-REX (right)
The latest Darwinian evolution in Urwerk’s 100 collection is the king of the giant reptiles, the T-Rex. A solid bronze carapace decorated with large, pyramidal guilloché scales covers the “cranial cavity”, aka the case.

KROSS STUDIO DEATH STAR ULTIMATE COLLECTOR SET (right)
This Ultimate Star Wars Collector Set comes in the form of an orange “kyber crystal container”. It holds three capsules containing, respectively, one authentic kyber crystal accessory, additional straps and the showpiece: the Death Star Tourbillon.

CASIO G-SHOCK MT-G BLUE PHOENIX (left)
A legendary bird capable of being reborn from its own ashes, the phoenix has dazzling plumage of red, gold and many other colours. It inspired Casio’s designers to create this metallic MT-G.

KROSS STUDIO DEATH STAR ULTIMATE COLLECTOR SET (right)
This Ultimate Star Wars Collector Set comes in the form of an orange “kyber crystal container”. It holds three capsules containing, respectively, one authentic kyber crystal accessory, additional straps and the showpiece: the Death Star Tourbillon.

ORIS DIVERS SIXTY-FIVE ‘COTTON CANDY’ (right)
Simply to bring a smile and some colour to a dark, dark world: that’s the enthusiastic intention of Oris with the launch of this line!

SWATCH NEXT BIG BOLD BIOCERAMIC (left)
Take two parts ceramic and one part bio-sourced plastic, inject it, and you get a watch made of a new and unprecedented material: “Bioceramic”, manufactured by Swatch for Swatch.

ORIS DIVERS SIXTY-FIVE ‘COTTON CANDY’ (right)
Simply to bring a smile and some colour to a dark, dark world: that’s the enthusiastic intention of Oris with the launch of this line!