The jumping hour complication is reappearing across contemporary watchmaking, from the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk Date to Cartier’s Tank Guichets and independent experiments from Berneron, Czapek and M.A.D.Editions.
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The Ochs und Junior Perpetual Calendar Holiday Edition 2026 pairs Ludwig Oechslin’s pared-back calendar mechanism with a 42mm titanium case, an anthracite dial and white gold display details.
The limited-edition Doxa SUB 200T Afterglow pairs the brand’s compact 39mm dive watch with a vivid pink sunray dial inspired by Naples, Florida.
The 2026 Maurice Lacroix Aikon Automatic Chronograph arrives with a smaller case, deeper dial texture, redesigned pushers and a longer-running ML112 automatic calibre.
Otsuka Lotec founder Jiro Katayama has built one of Japan’s most distinctive independent watch brands from an unlikely starting point, using automotive design instincts, home-workshop experimentation and a fascination with industrial objects.
WindUp 2026 wrapped its largest New York edition yet, filling an entire city block with more than 160 watch brands and a collector-first energy that sets it apart from traditional trade shows.
Perrelet expands the Weekend collection with four new 39 mm automatic watches featuring turquoise, lapis lazuli, tiger’s eye and black onyx dials.
The Minerva Exo Tourbillon Skeleton marks a new standalone chapter for the Villeret manufacture, pairing its patented tourbillon architecture with a hand-finished skeleton calibre and an agate cameo of the Roman goddess Minerva.
The Tissot PRX Skeleton Damian Lillard Special Edition brings a 44mm case, hand-wound skeleton movement and pocket-watch conversion set to the integrated PRX line.
The Swedish independent’s new Cpt pairs a compact round case, textured dial and 100 metres of water resistance with an in-house regulated automatic movement.
Nearly three decades after its Baselworld debut, Vianney Halter’s Antiqua has become one of independent watchmaking’s defining objects, with its steampunk perpetual calendar now commanding serious collector attention.
Founded by former Longines Head of Design Francis Jacquerye, Svea Atelier debuts with the Monolith collection, a five-piece quartz line shaped by Scandinavian modernism, hardstone dials and compact brutalist geometry.
Robert Pattinson has been named global ambassador for Jaeger-LeCoultre, fronting the maison’s Master of Precision campaign for the new Master Control Chronometer collection.
TAG Heuer’s limited Carrera Chronograph x Team Ikuzawa uses a bold red-and-white dial, Glassbox architecture and the TH20-10 automatic chronograph calibre in a 150-piece release.
The Ressence Type 10 DN Dark Knight pairs the brand’s oil-filled display concept with a dark blue grade 5 titanium case, integrated rubber strap and in-house RW-04 calibre architecture.
The Yema Spacegraf Heure Sidérale Tourbillon Volant Millésime 2026 pairs a flying tourbillon with a rotating celestial disc in a 150-piece titanium limited edition.
Chopard’s latest one-of-a-kind L.U.C Full Strike Día de los Muertos pairs its in-house minute repeater with a calavera dial made from straw and eggshell marquetry.
The Gerald Charles Maestro GC Sport Tennis Turquoise pairs a 64-gram Darkblast Grade 5 titanium case with 5,000 g shock resistance and a textured degradé dial in a 100-piece limited edition.
Hamilton’s American Classic Cushion collection revisits the brand’s 1926 cushion-shaped watches with compact Art Deco proportions, hand-wound H-42 movements and prices starting at €995 or US$995.
Expedition leader and Bremont ambassador Aldo Kane has worn the brand’s watches through active volcanoes, jungle expeditions, desert filming and ocean work. His view is simple: in the field, a mechanical watch earns its place by being legible, reliable and free of unnecessary interruption.