With 65 brands, Watches and Wonders 2026 in Geneva set a new exhibitor record. Here are 10 highlights from the world’s most important watch fair.
At Watches and Wonders 2026, Nomos Glashütte introduced the Club Sport neomatik Worldtimer, a sporty-slim world time watch in stainless steel with a 40.5-millimeter diameter, 100-meter water resistance, and intuitive city ring operation. The ultra-flat manufacture caliber DUW 3202 displays both local and home time simultaneously.
Parmigiani Fleurier presented the Tonda PF Chronographe Mystérieux, a globally unique chronograph that appears as a purist three-hand watch at rest. Only via the monopusher are the central chronograph hands activated, driven by the newly developed manufacture caliber PF053.
The Saxon watch manufacture A. Lange & Söhne presented the Saxonia Jahreskalender, an elegantly understated annual calendar with the new automatic caliber L207.1. The 36-millimeter case in white or rose gold combines classic Saxonia aesthetics with mechanical finesse.
An extraordinary watch: the Tortue Panthère Métiers d’Art by Cartier. Here the Maison presents a three-dimensional Panthère depiction in Champlevé enamel, gemstones on an engraved gold dial that seamlessly transitions into the case. The case takes the shape of the iconic Tortue.
Luminous presence: IWC Schaffhausen introduces the Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume, a striking pilot’s watch with a fully luminous ceramic case. The innovative Ceralume technology combines spectacular nighttime visibility with the classic perpetual calendar and seven-day power reserve.
Rolex turned its attention to the Daytona and presented a version of the coveted chronograph in Rolesium, an exceptional combination of Oystersteel and platinum. A white enamel dial meets a novel anthracite-colored Cerachrom bezel, giving the icon technical elegance.
Patek Philippe introduced the Nautilus 5610/1P001, an elegant anniversary edition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the design icon. The ultra-flat 38-millimeter platinum case with a diamond at 9 o’clock frames a blue, horizontally embossed sunburst dial, powered by caliber 240.
A new, in-house openworked automatic movement with perpetual calendar ticks inside this 41-millimeter model of the Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet. The manufacture celebrated a spectacular comeback in Geneva after a years-long hiatus.
Another anniversary: in 2026, Ulysse Nardin celebrates its Freak, the icon that redefined modern watchmaking, with the Super Freak: the result of 180 years of tradition and 25 years of research and development.
Also in attendance was Zenith, which displayed the G.F.J. in tantalum. An extremely limited watch (20 pieces) with a heavy, blue-gray tantalum case that meets a black onyx dial with baguette diamond indices, powered by the legendary, newly reissued caliber 135. [MM]
