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Orient has added a GMT function to its Kamasu diver: a 42.8 mm steel case, 200 m water resistance, a 24-hour bezel and the new automatic calibre F6P22, at $625 in five dial versions.

Frederique Constant presents its in-house Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture with a burgundy dial: 40 mm steel case, calibre FC-776 with a 72-hour power reserve, 100 pieces.

Breitling has added the Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute to its permanent collection: a 24-hour, hand-wound chronograph recalling Scott Carpenter's 1962 flight, from $10,600.

Bell & Ross shows the time without hands on the BR-03 Space Mission: a disc with the Earth and Moon marks the hours and a spaceplane the minutes. 41 mm black ceramic, 999 pieces.

Jaeger-LeCoultre presents the Master Ultra Thin Moon in a 36 mm pink-gold case, 9.3 mm thick, with the automatic calibre 925 and a 70-hour power reserve, at CHF 19,800.

Rado expands the DiaStar Original Skeleton with two Ceramos bezel finishes, rubber straps and the automatic R808 calibre.

Franck Muller collaborates with Mexican artist Amador Montes on four limited Vanguard Slim versions in steel and rose gold, with 60 watches in total.

Favre Leuba introduces a 25-piece Chief Tourbillon Guilloché with a blue barleycorn dial and the FL T01 movement developed with Jean-François Mojon.

A. Lange & Söhne has presented the Datograph Perpetual Ref. 410.136E: a 41 mm platinum case on a five-row platinum bracelet, a black dial with baguette diamonds and the L952.1 calibre. The edition is limited to 50 pieces and marks 20 years of the model.

Certina has presented two all-black versions of its 38 mm DS Action Diver, with orange or teal accents, a ceramic bezel insert, 300 m water resistance and the Powermatic 80 movement. The price is CHF 865, EUR 975 or USD 1,000.

Breguet has presented new versions of the Marine 5517 and the Marine Chronographe 5527 in white gold, rose gold and titanium, with hand-guilloché gold dials in the "Quai de l'Horloge" pattern and nautical details from the hands to the rotor.

Hublot has presented the Classic Fusion Tributo, a 38 mm gold watch on a rubber strap inspired by the first Hublot of 1980. It comes in yellow gold with a lacquered dial or white gold with an onyx dial, at $30,900.

Sotheby's Important Watches sale in Geneva closes on 8 November 2026 with 184 lots, including a ruby-set Patek Philippe Ref. 2481 made in homage to King Abdulaziz ibn Saud and a new-old-stock Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 "Big Red".

Casio has announced the G-Shock GMC-2500 series: five analogue models with metal bezels, 200 m water resistance and a minute hand held by magnets to absorb shocks. Sales start in Japan in November 2026.

Developed with space-station company Vast, the IWC Pilot's Venturer Vertical Drive (Ref. IW328601) has no crown: every function is operated through its rotating bezel.

Swiss watch exports reached CHF 2.23 billion in September 2026, up 11.7% year on year and the fifth month of growth in a row. Shipments to the US rose 86%, while mainland China declined.

IWC's 2026 Laureus watch is a Pilot's Watch Chronograph (Ref. IW378010) with the traditional Laureus blue dial, limited to 1,000 pieces.

Unveiled in New York on 16 October 2026, the 100-piece Ressence Type 10 DN combines the in-house RW-04 calibre with an oil-filled orbital display and magnetic transmission.

The IWC Ingenieur Automatic 42 (Ref. IW338902) combines a dark olive green ceramic case and bracelet with 18-carat gold details and the Pellaton calibre 82110.

Rado has presented a 5 mm ceramic True Square Thinline designed with Tan Jianci. The 320-piece edition pairs a turquoise mother-of-pearl dial with yellow details.

Christie's will offer 218 watches in Geneva on 9 November 2026, including a gold Patek Philippe Nautilus made for Sultan Qaboos of Oman. Alongside the sale, Watches for ELA includes the Cartier Pasha that Zinedine Zidane bought with his first salary.

IWC adds a fresh aquatic dial colour called "Pool" to the Ingenieur Automatic 35 (Ref. IW324902), a 35 mm steel sports watch with an integrated bracelet.

For the sixth year in a row, IWC was the official timing partner of the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, played on the Old Course, Carnoustie and Kingsbarns.

For the first time, IWC's Portugieser Chronograph comes in all black: the limited Portugieser Chronograph Ceratanium (Ref. IW371631) has a 41 mm Ceratanium case. 1,500 pieces.

The Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar ProSet 140 Years Mercedes-Benz (Ref. IW329603) is limited to 140 pieces and carries the 1926 Mercedes-Benz logo on its case back.

The 11th WatchTime New York runs from 16 to 18 October 2026 at Gotham Hall in Manhattan. Brands are using the show to unveil new pieces, from a 10-day Oris ProPilot to a Chopard minute repeater with a marquetry dial.

IWC's first watch in luminous Ceralume ceramic, the Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume (Ref. IW505801), glows blue for more than 24 hours. Limited to 250 pieces.

Phillips will hold The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV on 7–8 November 2026. Highlights include a steel Patek Philippe Ref. 1436 split-seconds chronograph, a gold Rolex Daytona "John Player Special" and an F.P. Journe Chronomètre à Résonance "Régence".

A stainless-steel Kari Voutilainen 28Sport, number 5 of 8, was the top lot of Phillips' online New York Sessions Fall 2026 sale. All 88 lots found buyers; three F.P. Journe watches also passed $240,000.

The Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève has named 84 nominated watches in 14 categories. Chopard leads with six nominations; the winners will be announced in Geneva on 7 November 2026.