This week's watch releases include an octagonal Casio and a skeletonised Renaud Tixier, alongside new offerings from Armin Strom.
Chronometer certifications and in-house quality seals reflect watchmaking’s longstanding pursuit of precision. Portable timekeeping emerged in the 16th century, but watches initially relied on a single hour hand; accuracy improved enough to support minute hands only in the late 17th century.
A. Lange & Söhne is bringing back a full-platinum bracelet on a limited version of the Datograph Perpetual, adding a new variant to its collectible watch offerings.
The Marvin Bathyscaphe Automatic Diver costs $799 and earns praise for its build quality. Its straightforward execution is a strength, with the standard of construction judged impressive for the price.
Seiko designers Yu Ishihara and Yuya Suganuma explore experimental watch design through the brand’s Power Design Project. Their work features in an exhibition focused on unconventional approaches to watchmaking.
Van Cleef & Arpels is celebrating 20 years of its Poetry of Time philosophy in 2026. The approach has shaped the brand’s development of watch complications that combine mechanical watchmaking with poetic expression.
Zenith plans to eliminate about 200 jobs as it shifts its focus toward high-end watchmaking. The restructuring follows several years of losses and expectations of challenging market conditions. Chief executive Benoit de Clerk announced the changes, according to Swiss newspaper Le Temps.
Why it matters: This suggests Zenith is pursuing a substantial strategic reset rather than a temporary cost reduction, betting on higher-end watchmaking to address sustained losses.
Christopher Ward unveiled the C1 Loco Classic on October 15, pairing a round 41mm 904L steel case with the hand-wound CW-003 movement, a dial-side free-sprung balance and 144-hour power reserve. Available with gold, light-blue or black dials, the 14.1mm-thick watch is water-resistant to 30 metres and a finalist in the GPHG 2026 Petite Aiguille category.
A vintage Hamilton Masterpiece and watches from Seiko and Timex are among current eBay listings selected by watch editor Christoph McNeil.
English microbrand Clemence has launched the Photic MKII Swiss Edition, a new limited-edition watch marking the brand’s first move into Swiss watchmaking.
Seiko celebrates 145 years since its founding with three limited-edition watch collections. The anniversary releases draw on the brand’s historical design codes while reflecting its continuing emphasis on innovation.
Monaco Legend Group's fall auction emphasizes classic vintage watches, offering potential bargains alongside highly sought-after pieces. The sale contrasts with the attention currently directed toward modern independent watchmakers and high-priced auction lots.
LVMH-owned Zenith plans to reduce its model range and production as it restructures following years of financial losses. Up to half of employees at its Le Locle manufacture could lose their jobs as the brand shifts toward the high-end market.
Why it matters: The potential scale of the job cuts suggests a fundamental reset of Zenith’s manufacturing footprint and commercial strategy, rather than a routine adjustment.
Diving with Doxa in the Gulf provides a backdrop to reflections on watch collecting, challenging the stereotype of collectors as solitary enthusiasts focused solely on admiring and maintaining their timepieces.
Gérald Genta’s early watch designs include the 1954 Universal Genève Polerouter, a 34.5mm model commissioned to celebrate SAS polar flights, and the 1964 Omega Constellation C-Shape, notably references 168.017 and 168.019. His 1966 Universal Genève Shadow designs pursued ultra-thin construction using micro-rotor movements.
A Certina DS-3 Super PH1000M, a Ulysse Nardin 'Big Aviator' pilot's watch and an Eterna 'Majetek' are among this week's highlighted watches available for purchase on the secondary market.
Oris has introduced the Kelp Forest Limited Edition, a new limited-edition watch.
Certina adds two versions of the DS Action Diver 38mm Black with fresh coloured accents. The additions follow a 2025 update that brought enhanced shock resistance and new material combinations to the dive-watch collection, which offers several sizes, materials and colours.
Favre Leuba’s second edition of the Chief Tourbillon features a blue hand-guilloché dial with a barleycorn pattern. The watch pairs traditional decorative craftsmanship with a contemporary tourbillon design.
Norwegian collector Eivind “Edthezilla” Németh recounts his journey to acquiring a Rexhep Rexhepi watch, fulfilling a personal collecting ambition.
Hamilton has debuted the American Classic Cushion collection, powered by its new H-47 hand-wound calibre. The movement enables the brand to offer the collection in classically sized proportions.
Hanhart has partnered with Miami-based car and watch enthusiast hub 0260 and streetwear retailer BAIT on the 417 ES × 0260 & BAIT. The collaboration connects the brand, known for pilots’ chronographs, with 0260 founder Lex Borrero and BAIT leader Eric Peng Cheng.
Frederique Constant expands its Classics collection with new versions of the Heart Beat Moonphase Date. The model, first launched in 2014, combines a moon phase display and pointer date with the brand’s signature Heart Beat aperture.
Urwerk’s titanium UR-300 Time Quantum replaces conventional wandering-hour arms with two independent bars forming a T-frame and carrying four three-sided prisms. Each hour, the bars exchange positions, their supporting carousel advances 72 degrees, and the prisms rotate simultaneously. The active hour numeral tracks minutes along a 108-degree arc at six o’clock.
Why it matters: This represents a substantive reworking of the wandering-hours architecture that has defined Urwerk since 1997, rather than simply a new case or dial treatment.
German watchmaker Sinn is known for tool watches that prioritize functionality. Five lesser-known watches from its range form a selection developed in collaboration with the brand.
Atelier Mephalie is returning with three in-house minute repeaters from Shanghai. The comeback revives a dormant watchmaking brand with roots in the late 19th century, choosing complicated chiming watches for its return.
Ming applies its approach to familiar watch complications to the 57.05 Comet worldtimer. The watch reflects the brand's interest in reinterpreting established watch types through design as well as ergonomic and functional considerations.
Audemars Piguet moves into certified pre-owned watches, while Tudor gets involved in techno music and Eberhard & Co. opens its museum doors.
Breguet’s Classique Tourbillon 7357 comes in platinum and Breguet gold versions. Both were among the tourbillon watches unveiled on June 26, 2026, marking the 225th anniversary of Abraham-Louis Breguet’s patent for the mechanism.
Rado returned as a sponsor of Design House in Mexico City for a fourth consecutive year, displaying twelve watches and presenting five releases from the semester. Architecture studio Mateos Herrera created the installation using eight steel-and-marble displays and lighting inspired by Rado’s anchor emblem. The exhibition remains open through November 1.