If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more
From afar, the watch industry may seem unhurried. But every passing day brings about new timepieces from brands big, small, new and old.
Below, find 16 new releases from the likes of affordable brands like G-Shock and Timex, luxury legends such as Breitling and Girard-Perregaux, and enthusiast favorites like Nodus and Serica. Together, they show an industry that never stops ticking — and, centuries later, can still find the time to surprise you.
Best New Gear: This article is part of an ongoing series collecting the most important new watches, gadgets, pocket knives and more. Catch up on other releases.
Breitling
Breitling Superocean Heritage Chronograph Reverse Panda
Breitling brings back the world’s first reverse panda chronograph, bringing the black and white (ok, light silver) colorway to the watch that originated it: the Superocean Heritage Chronograph.
Fortis toughens up its 44mm COSC-rated dive watch with a black DLC coating from Dianoir that makes the case around 20 times harder than plain stainless steel.
The ongoing partnership between Nodus and Raven Watches yields another gorgeous explorer’s watch. The TrailTrekker GMT gets a sandblasted stainless steel case, bracelet and fixed 24-hour bezel. The matte blue dial features creamy white lume in the fixed hour markers and hands. It runs on a Miyota Caliber 9075 automatic movement, regulated by Nodus to an accuracy of +/- 8 seconds per day, and provides a 42-hour power reserve.
Girard-Perregaux combines skeletonization with a minute repeater and a micro-rotor in this pink gold showstopper that’s assembled by a single watchmaker over the course of 440 hours.
Serica adds a date complication to its Diving Chronometer, but that’s not all. In addition to the red date, the watch also gets a new matte-black dial and a cleaner bezel with an anthracite ceramic insert.
Farer’s cushion case now comes in a demure 35mm width, matching the dimensions of the mid-century dress watches that inspired it. The dial is available in a dark teal and a raspberry pink, each with a fumé fade and a unique texture. The time-only dial is powered by a custom-finished Sellita Caliber SW210-1 b hand-wound movement, visible through an exhibition caseback. Four quick-release straps are available, with a pebble-grain leather in navy blue or gray, and a suede in royal blue or taupe.
The DW6900JV-1 is part of a two-part collaboration with LA artist Joshua Vides that sees two iconic watches converted into two-dimensional optical illusions. In this case, G-Shock’s 1995 design (often called the “Three Eyes” for triple-graph dial) combines a black base with white strokes that resemble those from a permanent marker.
Made in collaboration with LA artist Joshua Vides, the DW5600JV-7 brings a two-dimensional look to G-Shock’s classic square watch. It arrives in white, with bold black strokes across the band and bezel that resemble a permanent marker.
The Twenty-Four presents the classic 24-hour military dial in a brand-new way by switching the hour markers at noon. A custom module added to a Miyota Caliber 9039 automatic movement switches the 1-12 hour markers to 13-24 at midday, much like a dozen individual date windows, then reverts them back at midnight. It is available in a 38mm or 40mm steel case, each with 10 dial color options on matching leather pin buckle straps.
The only thing cooler than this faithful 1960s dive watch, based on the original Amphibian 600, is the destro version with the crown placed at 9:00. While the name and feature were originally meant for left-handed individuals, it’s desirable for righties on a dive watch because it prevents the crown from digging into the back of your hand. The 40mm steel case features a sandwich dial available in black or creamy white, and a fully lumed sapphire bezel insert. It comes with a creamy yellow perforated rubber pin buckle strap and a black two-piece nylon pin buckle strap.
Last August, Timex dropped its first Waterbury Ace pilot’s watch. This affordable IWC dupe captured the classic looks of one of the most beloved high-flying watches on the market but for a fraction of the price. Now, the brand has given that same watch a sharp, bold redesign to give it a bit more individuality. It still has a 41 millimeter case, reliable quartz movement and signature oversized crown, but now it has more of its own identity.
French automotive-inspired microbrand Depancel partners with legendary French motorsports team DAMS Lucas Oil on this limited-edition sporty triple calendar watch.
Mido updates its Commander Datoday with a sleek dial design topped with a box sapphire crystal and a 40mm stainless steel case paired with a quick-release three-row bracelet.
Timex updates the quartz version of the 34mm Marlin with a mint green dial, accompanied by a green, white and pink NATO strap. Both the case and the strap feature gold-tone plating. An eggshell-white dial with blue hour markers and a pink seconds hand debuts alongside, available on two strap options.
Luminox’s aptly named Navy SEAL Chronograph is a bit unusual, combining the seemingly disparate elements of a diver and chronograph into one unified whole. However, there is a functional advantage of this: users can time two things at a time, one with the bezel and the other with the chrono subdials. This watch also has an incredibly tough Carbonox case, a sharp colorway (combining a stealthy blacked-out case with coyote tan details) and (of course) the brand’s signature 25-year lume.
Unimatic’s three-way collab with The Armoury and Nigel Cabourn is built for adventure with a Cerakote-coated case, 300m of water resistance, mil-spec shock resistance and a durable Seiko quartz movement.