Watches & Wonders 2026: Our Highlights and Top 3 Picks

Watches & Wonders 2026 had plenty to talk about. Here's our round-up of the novelties we covered from the show, followed by the team's top three picks.

• Tudor: the highly anticipated Monarch, a new look for the GMT, a sapphire blue Black Bay 54 and an all-black Black Bay 54.
• Panerai: back to its roots with an underwater theme and a world of Luminors, with @timewithcarlos sharing his favourites.
• Parmigiani Fleurier: the Chronograph Mystérieux and its hidden complication, plus new Tonda and Toric additions.
• Piaget: unexpected injections of colour, including a playful blue.
• Ulysse Nardin: the Super Freak, which the brand calls its most complicated watch ever and the world's first automatic double tourbillon.
• Vacheron Constantin: even thinner, at 7.35mm, with a crowd-favourite salmon sunburst dial.
• Chanel: a year of J12 variations.
• Van Cleef & Arpels: another beautifully executed complication, where art and horology meet.
• H. Moser & Cie.: a fun Streamliner collaboration with Reebok and a tantalum perpetual calendar.
• Bremont: taking us to space.
• Rolex: beautifully executed two-tone pieces and colourful, playful designs.
• Hermès: from sporty to ultimate elegance, with skeletonised movements.
• Jaeger-LeCoultre: rose gold, 8.25mm thin in a 41mm case, with a remarkable complication.
• IWC: technical space-flight tool watches and Ceralume, with the Venturer Vertical Drive our pick.
• Bulgari: a more wearable 37mm Octo Finissimo, and the Serpenti Aeterna in rubellite, amethyst and emerald.
• Grand Seiko: the UFA Divers, the smallest and lightest in the brand's history at 40.8mm.
• Chopard: the L.U.C 1860 Chronometer in Areuse Blue, the L.U.C Strike One in titanium with a hand-guilloché salmon dial, and the Alpine Eagle 41 XP.

Our top 3 picks

@hellbuoi's top three includes two official Watches & Wonders releases and a third that wasn't even in Geneva. Johnathan's (@watchbruh) picks feature Jaeger-LeCoultre, Bulgari and a brand-new independent brand from Mathieu Cleguer.

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