Watch News for January from 20 to 22, 2026

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.