WatchTime New York 2026: 14 New Watches from Ressence, MB&F, Urwerk, Oris and Others

WatchTime New York 2026, 16 to 18 October at Gotham Hall, Manhattan: 14 new releases
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The watch show WatchTime New York, organised by WatchTime magazine, is taking place this weekend for the 11th time. The event runs from 16 to 18 October 2026 at Gotham Hall in Manhattan. The Friday and Saturday sessions sold out; general admission for Sunday, 18 October, is open from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Among the exhibitors taking part for the first time are Daniel Roth, Ferdinand Berthoud, Gérald Genta, Jacob & Co., Kudoke and Schwarz Etienne. Several brands chose the show to present new watches to the American public. Here are the 14 new releases highlighted by the organisers.

Independent and avant-garde

  • Ressence Type 10 DN: 41.5 mm DLC-coated titanium case, automatic RW-04 movement with a 60-hour power reserve and Ressence's oil-filled display. Limited to 100 pieces.
  • MB&F LM1 EVO: 42 mm, hand-wound, 60-hour power reserve and two independent time displays and 80 m water resistance. The rose gold version is limited to 33 pieces.
  • Urwerk UR-300 Time Quantum: 45.2 × 58.8 mm titanium case and automatic calibre UR-30.01V with a 44-hour power reserve; 25 pieces per version.
  • Ming × Massena LAB 57.09 Secret Honey: 40 mm grade 5 titanium, automatic movement with about 50 hours of power reserve. Limited to 125 pieces.
  • Armin Strom Tribute³ Au750: 38 mm rose gold, hand-wound calibre AMW21 with a 100-hour power reserve. Only 8 pieces; its first appearance in the United States.
  • Czapek Antarctique Tourbillon Victory Green: 40.5 mm yellow gold with the flying-tourbillon Calibre 9. Limited to 10 pieces.

Classic manufactures

  • Oris ProPilot Calibre 111: 43 mm stainless steel and the hand-wound in-house Calibre 111 with a 10-day power reserve, in black or pine green.
  • Frederique Constant Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Burgundy: 40 mm steel, automatic FC-776 movement with a 72-hour power reserve. Limited to 100 pieces, priced at $12,995.
  • Fortis Novonaut N-42 Halo Editions: 42 mm recycled steel, Werk 17 TR automatic movement with a 70-hour power reserve, 200 m water resistance.
  • Arnold & Son DSTB Stop-Seconds: 42 mm, automatic calibre A&S6303 with a 55-hour power reserve; two editions of 18 pieces each.
  • Ulysse Nardin Freak [S] Howlite: 45 mm titanium, automatic UN-251 movement with a 72-hour power reserve. A 15-piece edition for North America.

High complications

  • Chopard L.U.C Full Strike "Día de los Muertos" Edition 13: Chopard's minute repeater in a 42.5 mm rose gold case, with the hand-wound L.U.C 08.01-L movement (60-hour power reserve) and a unique marquetry dial.
  • Jacob & Co. Palatial Flying Tourbillon Minute Repeater: 43 mm rose gold, hand-wound JCCM04 movement with a 90-hour power reserve. Limited to 12 pieces.
  • Keris The Oscillator: not a wristwatch but a 27 cm aluminium table object built around a balance wheel almost 200 mm across. Price on request.

Unless stated otherwise, prices were not announced. The show also hosts a collectors' panel on Sunday morning about the rise of "neo-vintage" watches.

Some of these brands are also competing at the Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève, whose winners will be announced on 7 November 2026.

Source: WatchTime, the event organiser (watchtime.com), 16–17 October 2026.