Category: Watches & Wonders 2026
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Rolex Celebrates 100 Years of the Oyster Case
The oyster case turns 100 this year, and Rolex found a subtle way to acknowledge the milestone at Watches & Wonders with the release of a yellow Rolesor Oyster Perpetual. The watch is, for all intents and purposes, a modern Oyster Perpetual rather than a bespoke recreation of a watch from 1926, as was shown…
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Ressence Debuts Type 11 Featuring New Movement
Ressence is introducing a new Type 11 this year featuring for the first time, a movement developed and designed by Ressence. It’s called the Werk RW-01, and it integrates the brand’s ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System) directly into the architecture of the movement. This represents a milestone for Ressence and opens the door for a…
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The IWC Ingenieur Covers New Ground
IWC continued to flesh out their Ingenieur collection this year with no less than five new references introduced at Watches & Wonders, none of which came in base 40mm sizing. You can catch my introduction of the full collection over on Hodinkee, but here I wanted to take a step back and consider what these…
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Introducing: Oris Star Edition
Oris brought a handful of interesting releases to Watches & Wonders this year, including a provocative revamp of their Atelier collection. But there’s one watch that immediately stood out for its old-school Oris charm, and that is the return of a 1966 design called the Star. This is a watch that holds an important place…
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Introducing: Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver
If there’s one brand that people have been waiting for an approachable diver from, it’s certainly Grand Seiko. After teasing exactly that, Grand Seiko formally revealed the Spring Drive U.F.A. Ushio 300 Diver in Geneva this week sporting a new Ultra Fina Accuracy caliber 9RB1. The watch is a part of the Evolution 9 collection,…
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Introducing: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Chronometre Collection
Jaegler-LeCultre’s Master Control family is gaining a new collection this week in the form of an integrated bracelet design across three distinct models collectively labeled the Master Control Chronometre. With the new collection also comes a new caliber 738 powering the Date Power Reserve model, and all three movements at use feature an HPG (High…
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Introducing: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chronograph Mystérieux
Parmigiani Fleurier continues to push their innovative approach to complications hidden in plain sight this year with a new Tonda PF Chronograph Mystérieux. This is the latest Tonda to feature an unsuspecting complication, a trend that began with a hidden GMT hand in the Tonda GMT Rattrapante released in 2022. This time, we get a…
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Introducing: Zenith G.F.J. Welcomes Bloodstone Dial, Tantalum Case
One of the surprise hits of Watches & Wonders 2025 came from Zenith in the form of the GFJ, a watch that celebrated the maison’s 160th anniversary by bringing back the original caliber 135. The watch offered a stunning take on Zenith’s classic formal design language, and opened the door to a new collection in…