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Watches and Wonders Geneva: 13 New Watches Our Editors Loved in 2026

High horology’s biggest release party had no shortage of headliners. But equally impressive was the supporting cast of watchmaking’s finest.

Collage of five watches including a glowing blue dial with calendar, a minimalist silver watch with blue hands and gray strap, a close-up of a textured black dial with silver case, a square TAG Heuer Monaco chronograph with blue subdials and red accents, and a blurred close-up of watch gears.Gear Patrol
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A new Rolex Daytona. The return of a midsize Patek Philippe Nautilus. Grand Seiko’s most-impressive dive watch ever.

Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 had no shortage of headliners, making this year’s show arguably the most exciting edition since the fair formally kicked off in 2020.

Watches and Wonders Geneva: Rolex, Grand Seiko and dozens of other heavy hitters gather in Switzerland every year to release their biggest watches. Catch up on all the new novelties.

That said, every leading role needs a supporting cast to make a movie, and the same can certainly be said of watch catalogs.

Here, find some of the less-obvious yet no-less-outstanding releases our editors loved from the biggest release party in high horology.

To catch up on other key drops, check out our roundup of the biggest news from Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026.

Reporting by Ben Bowers, Johnny Brayson, Brad Lanphear and Jack Seemer. This list is in alphabetical order.

Silver A. Lange & Söhne wristwatch with white dial, moon phase display, day and month subdials, and brown leather strap.A. Lange & Söhne

A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Annual Calendar 36mm (Ref. 331.026 E)

The A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Annual Calendar returns to production with a new 36mm case and the L207.1 automatic caliber. Available in white gold with an argente dial or pink gold with a gray dial, it features Lange’s signature oversized date, day of the week, month and moonphase displays. The annual calendar complication requires manual adjustment only once per year, and a new external pusher at 10 o’clock allows all calendar indications to be advanced simultaneously. Power reserve is rated to 60 hours.
Gold Grand Seiko wristwatch with black textured dial and black leather strap against snowy forest background.Grand Seiko

Grand Seiko Evolution 9 Spring Drive U.F.A. SLGB006

Part of the Evolution 9 Collection, the Grand Seiko SLGB006 is a limited-edition timepiece housed in an 18K yellow-gold case. It runs on the Spring Drive U.F.A. Caliber 9RB2, delivering an annual accuracy rate of plus or minus 20 seconds. The jet-black dial features a pattern inspired by frost-covered forests in the Suwa region of Japan, accented by gold-colored specks that evoke the visual phenomenon of sun pillars on winter mornings. Limited to just 80 pieces, it comes fitted on a crocodile leather strap and offers 72 hours of power reserve and 100 meters of water resistance.

“The dial does what Grand Seiko dials do best: turn something simple into something you can’t stop looking at.”

— Ben Bowers, Cofounder and Chief Content Officer
Silver metal wristwatch with a textured black dial and silver hands on a reflective surface.H. Moser & Cie.

H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Two Hands 34mm

H. Moser & Cie. scales down its Streamliner collection with the Two Hands 34mm, a compact mechanical watch built around the in-house HMC 400 automatic caliber. The movement delivers a 60-hour power reserve with a solid 18K red-gold rotor. A silver fume dial with frosted texture keeps things minimal with only hours and minutes displayed. In other words, it’s a purposeful reduction to the essentials, designed for slimmer wrists without sacrificing the brand’s finishing standards or mechanical credibility.
Square black watch with a skeleton dial and beige textured rubber strap.

Hermès H08 Squelette

The Squelette marks the first skeletonized entry into Hermès’s sporty H08 lineup. The 39mm cushion-shaped case is crafted from Grade 5 titanium with a black DLC coating, paired with a satin-brushed ceramic bezel featuring mirror-polished chamfers. Inside, a new openworked movement is visible through the dial and sapphire caseback, giving the watch a more industrial, mechanical character than previous H08 models. At 11.69mm thick, it wears comfortably on the wrist thanks to the lightweight titanium construction and supple rubber strap. Available in two dial variations with blue or gray numerals.
White wristwatch with textured strap, multiple subdials, and a silver crown on the right side.IWC

IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume

The Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume is a limited-edition release capped at 250 pieces. The 46.5mm case is crafted from IWC’s proprietary luminous ceramic, which absorbs light and emits a vivid blue glow in the dark. Inside, the in-house 52616 caliber drives a perpetual calendar that tracks date, day, month and moon phase, with a seven-day power reserve. A white rubber strap, also infused with luminous material, completes the package.

“The most remarkable thing about IWC’s insane lume monster may not be how brightly it glows in the dark but how good it looks in the light.”

— Johnny Brayson, Editor
Silver Nomos Glashütte watch with dark green dial and black leather strap worn on a wrist.Nomos

Nomos Glashütte Tangente Neomatik 38 Update Forest Green

The Tangente Neomatik 38 Update in “Forest Green” is the latest addition to Nomos Glashütte’s long-running Tangente family. It features a 38.5mm stainless steel case, housing the in-house DUW 6101 automatic caliber with a patented ring date complication displayed around the dial’s perimeter. The deep green dial is accented by rhodium-plated hands, silver hour markers and red date indicators. A Horween Shell Cordovan strap helps to balance an air of dressy refinement with everyday wearability.
Stainless steel Norqain wristwatch with a light blue dial decorated with colorful sprinkles and three white subdials.Norqain

Norqain Freedom Chrono Enjoy Life Sprinkles

The Norqain Freedom Chrono Enjoy Life Sprinkles is a playful 40mm automatic chronograph that builds on the Swiss brand’s crowd-favorite series. Available in “Blue Raspberry” and “Strawberry” colorways, the dial features scattered sprinkle-shaped Super-LumiNova accents that glow in the dark. Powered by the Norqain Caliber N19 movement, the watch offers a tri-compax layout with 30-minute counter, 12-hour counter and small seconds. The 316L stainless steel case sits on a steel bracelet.

“Call it childish if you want, but if this Norqain came from a certain Swiss heavyweight, collectors would already be debating its longterm value.”

— Ben Bowers, Cofounder and Chief Content Officer

“Could I pull it off? Probably not. But the lumed sprinkles are a refreshing touch.”

— Jack Seemer, Executive Editor
Silver metal wristwatch with a blue and silver striped dial and "Piaget" logo on a white surface.Piaget

Piaget Polo 79 Automatic White Gold Sodalite Watch

The Piaget Polo 79 in 18K white gold features a striking blue sodalite dial framed by the collection’s signature polished gadroons. At 38mm across and just 7.45mm thick, the case houses Piaget’s ultrathin 1200P1 automatic caliber with a 22K gold micro-rotor, delivering a 44-hour power reserve. The fully integrated white-gold bracelet alternates brushed and polished surfaces for a refined finish, while a sapphire caseback reveals the decorated movement inside. Water-resistant to 50 meters, this is a dress-sport watch rooted in Piaget’s 1979 original.
Silver wristwatch with blue hands and gray suede strap worn on a wrist with a gray sweater cuff.Ressence

Ressence Type 11

The Ressence Type 11 is the Belgian watchmaker’s most integrated timepiece to date, pairing its in-house RW-01 movement with the brand’s signature ROCS rotating disc display. Housed in a 41mm Grade 5 titanium case with a pebble-shaped silhouette, the watch displays hours, minutes and seconds without traditional hands. A patented power-reserve indicator uses ceramic micro-balls to track the 60-hour reserve, while a domed sapphire crystal sits above the convex dial. Available in three colorways — “Pine,” “Sky” and “Latte” — the Type 11 is water resistant to 30 meters.
Square TAG Heuer Monaco watch with black case, transparent dial showing gears, blue subdials, red and white hands, and blue textured strap.

TAG Heuer Monaco Evergraph

The TAG Heuer Monaco Evergraph is a bold step forward for the iconic square-cased chronograph. Powered by the in-house Calibre TH80-00, it features a compliant chronograph mechanism that uses flexible components instead of traditional pivoting parts, resulting in less friction, reduced wear and improved reliability in the longterm. The 40mm grade 5 titanium case keeps things light and durable, while the openworked dial reveals fine-brushed bridges and blue opaline sub-dials. A COSC-certified movement and TAG Heuer’s TH-Carbonspring oscillator round out a serious package for watch enthusiasts who appreciate engineering-driven design.

“While TAG Heuer’s new chronograph movement looks almost worryingly simple, all it takes is using it once to understand the appeal.”

— Johnny Brayson, Editor
Silver metal wristwatch with a salmon-colored dial held in a hand against a neutral background.Vacheron Constantin

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Self-Winding Ultra-Thin

Limited to 255 pieces, the Overseas Self-Winding Ultra-Thin measures 39.5mm and just 7.35mm thick, making it the thinnest Overseas ever. The salmon-colored dial, exclusive to this platinum variant, features sunburst satin finishing and 18K white-gold hands and indices with blue SuperLuminova. Powered by the new in-house Calibre 2550 with a platinum micro-rotor, the watch ships with three interchangeable straps in platinum, rubber and alligator leather.

“If you’re looking for a worthy adversary to Patek’s 50th anniversary Nautilus, thisVacheron is it.”

— Ben Bowers, Cofounder and Chief Content Officer
Stainless steel Tudor dive watch with black dial, gold-tone markers, and rotating bezel on a metal bracelet.Tudor

Tudor Black Bay 58

The Tudor Black Bay 58 is a refined evolution of the brand’s beloved dive watch, now featuring METAS Master Chronometer certification and a slimmer 11.7mm case profile. Powered by the manufacture Calibre MT5400-U, it delivers 65 hours of power reserve and precision tested across multiple positions and temperatures. The 39mm steel case sits comfortably on the wrist thanks to Tudor’s T-fit rapid adjustment system and a brand-new five-link bracelet option. With 200 meters of water resistance, a domed sapphire crystal and clean two-line dial layout, this latest iteration balances heritage design cues with modern watchmaking standards. A modern classic.

“Tudor’s new five-link bracelet, reminiscent of the Rolex Jubilee, only adds to the improved wearability of a thinner Black Bay 58.”

— Jack Seemer, Executive Editor
Zenith wristwatch with a black dial, silver hour markers, and a dark blue leather strap on white fabric embossed with the Zenith logo.Zenith

Zenith G.F.J. Calibre 135 Tantalum

Zenith revisits one of its most decorated movements with this G.F.J. Calibre 135, now featuring a tantalizingly cool tantalum case. Limited to just 20 pieces due the rarity and difficulty of the material upgrade.

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