Nicely, that’s a wrap on Watches & Wonders for an additional 12 months… and what every week it’s been in Geneva. File-breakers, world-firsts, and some surprises from the trade’s heavyweights. It’s precisely what you’d hope for on the largest watch occasion on the planet.
But, in a sea of novelties, it takes one thing particular to chop by means of the noise, and this 12 months, a couple of items did simply that. We saved an in depth eye on the drops, dissected the dial particulars, and debated the daring strikes over too many champagnes. Whereas there have been loads of headlines, these are the releases that basically made us cease, stare, and, if I’m being trustworthy, quietly verify our financial institution balances.
Right here’s our decide of the standout watches from Geneva.
On this Better of Watches & Wonders 2025 article.
Grand Seiko Spring Drive U.F.A. Restricted Version ‘Ice Forest’ Platinum
Grand Seiko’s SLGB001J is a masterclass in precision and magnificence. Housed in a 37mm Platinum 950 case, this timepiece options the groundbreaking Spring Drive Caliber 9RB2 motion, boasting an unprecedented annual accuracy of ±20 seconds.
The “Ice Forest” dial, impressed by frost-laced bushes of the Kirigamine Highlands seen by means of crisp mountain air from the Shinshu Watch Studio, presents a serene backdrop to the gliding seconds hand. Paired with a crocodile leather-based strap and restricted to only 80 items, this beautiful piece can be accessible from June 2025 at Grand Seiko boutiques.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds
This 45.6mm Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso in 18k pink gold was an outrageous flex in Geneva, sporting like a fragile timepiece regardless of its overarching body. In fact, the Reverso assortment was having fun with some well-deserved eyeballs when JLC confirmed off its novelties at Watches & Wonders, so it took an extravagant launch to face out from the gang… which this one certainly does.
Powered by the manually wound calibre 822, it’s slim, elegant, and complemented by a Milanese mesh bracelet, additionally crafted from 18k pink gold. This one will set you again $66,500 AUD – it’s a small value to pay for the most effective releases of the week.
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Full Calendar Openface
Vacheron Constantin marks its 270th anniversary with a masterstroke: the Traditionnelle Full Calendar. This 370-piece restricted version supplied a up to date tackle Vacheron’s basic triple calendar, full with curved pointer date and a semi-transparent moonphase.
The openface dial includes a guilloché Maltese cross and “côte distinctive” ending, revealing simply sufficient of the motion’s complexity. A fluted caseback, stepped lugs and alligator strap full the look. Understated opulence, executed with obsessive element.
Chopard Alpine Eagle 41 XP CS Platinum (Ref. 295396-9001)
Chopard’s sportiest watch simply received its most luxurious therapy but. This 41mm ultra-thin Alpine Eagle arrives in full platinum with a newly refined bracelet and shimmering ‘Shades of Ice’ blue gradient dial.
Inside beats the L.U.C 96.42-L micro-rotor motion, simply 3.3mm thick, chronometer-certified and powered by a platinum rotor. Geneva Seal stamped and water resistant to 100m, it’s precision dressed as magnificence. Vital for any sports activities watch fanatic.
Cartier Tank à Guichets (Ref. WGTA0236)
Cartier’s Tank à Guichets stole the present at Watches & Wonders 2025, reaffirming its standing as a design renegade, some 100 years after its preliminary launch.
Three new fashions in yellow gold, rose gold, and platinum keep true to the 1928 authentic, leaping hours at 12, dragging minutes at 6, crown at 12 o’clock. Every homes the newly developed 9755 MC handbook motion, delivering digital time with a nostalgic, mechanical soul. The circumstances are glossy at 6mm thick, paired with alligator straps in inexperienced, gray, or burgundy.
The standout for me, nonetheless, was the 200-piece restricted version in platinum. Its apertures are rotated diagonally, nodding to a Nineteen Thirties driver’s watch design. It’s daring, asymmetrical, and unmistakably Cartier.
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Zenith Chronomaster Sport one hundred and sixtieth Anniversary Version
Zenith’s one hundred and sixtieth Anniversary Version of the Chronomaster Sport is a hanging tribute to its legacy in high-frequency chronographs. Encased in a 41mm blue ceramic case, it includes a matching sunray-finished dial adorned with the model’s signature tricolor subdials.
The watch is powered by the El Primero 3600 computerized motion, working at 5Hz and providing a 60-hour energy reserve, enabling exact 1/tenth of a second chronograph performance. This piece can be restricted to only 160, accessible in each a blue ceramic bracelet and a blue rubber strap. It’s daring, sensible and totally unmissable. Precisely what you wish to ship on the most important stage.
IWC Ingenieur Computerized 42 Black Ceramic (Ref. IW338903)
IWC took the plaudits for a Formulation 1-inspired assortment to have a good time the discharge of the brand new F1 film, produced by one among its former ambassadors, Lewis Hamilton. However while we had been all rightly fawning over the motorsport line, the Swiss model had additionally quietly nailed the look of the fashionable Ingenieur.
This 42mm mannequin includes a full multi-part black zirconium oxide ceramic case and bracelet with satin, blasted and polished finishes. Below the hood, IWC’s Calibre 82110 delivers a 60-hour reserve and visual Pellaton winding by means of a tinted sapphire caseback. With an built-in bracelet, grid-textured dial, and crown at 3, it’s Gerald Genta’s imaginative and prescient, modernised. Light-weight, scratchproof, and more durable than a G-Wagen in matte black.
A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Honeygold (Ref. 363.150)
A. Lange & Söhne’s Odysseus Honeygold melds sporty magnificence with horological mastery. Crafted from proprietary 18k Honeygold®, the 40.5mm case and built-in bracelet exude a heat luster.
The brown dial options day and date apertures, complemented by luminous arms and indices. Powered by the in-house L155.1 DATOMATIC motion, this 100-piece restricted version presents a 50-hour energy reserve and 120m water resistance. The epitome of German refinement (in the absolute best manner).
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