As Watches & Wonders opens its doors in Geneva, the spotlight turns once again to the year’s most anticipated horological reveals. From technical breakthroughs to artistic expressions, the first wave of launches offers a compelling glimpse into what will define watchmaking in 2026. Here, an early look at the standout pieces, more to follow.

Chopard

L’Heure du Diamant

The collection expands with four new creations in 18-carat ethical white gold, combining high jewellery and horology. Highlights include a mother-of-pearl dial framed by a floral diamond bezel and signature bark bracelet, alongside onyx dial variations and a cushion-shaped design inspired by a 1960s family piece.

L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Straw Marquetry Edition

Two limited editions of eight pieces each showcase intricate straw marquetry dials crafted from French rye straw. One appears in ethical rose gold with a deep blue dial, the other in yellow gold with natural tones. Powered by a jumping hour movement with an eight-day power reserve, the designs unite decorative artistry with technical excellence.

Piaget

Swinging Pebbles

Piaget revisits its Swinging Sautoirs with pendant watches crafted from ornamental stones such as tiger’s eye, verdite, and pietersite. Each piece is carved from a single stone and suspended from a twisted gold chain, blending sculptural form with the Maison’s goldsmithing heritage.

Saga of Ornamental Stones

Extending its Art of Colour narrative, Piaget introduces vibrant stone dials across key collections, from the Sixties to the Piaget Polo and Andy Warhol lines. A High Jewellery Sixties piece reinterprets the 1970s cuff watch with opal, while the Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon integrates ornamental stone into its record-thin 2mm profile. Heritage designs, including the 1972 Kimono pocket watch, are reimagined with a contemporary lens.

Bvlgari

With The Art of Shape, Bvlgari presents a bold exploration of contemporary watchmaking, reinterpreting its icons through form, material, and technical precision, bridging its dual identity as jeweller and watchmaker.

Serpenti Tubogas Studs

Reimagining one of its most recognisable motifs, this capsule collection introduces a graphic contrast of gold and steel, enriched with diamonds and hardstone dials. The result is a sculptural, modern take on the Serpenti.

Serpenti Aeterna

A more fluid and expressive evolution of the Serpenti, Aeterna is defined by vibrant gemstones and dynamic lines, infusing the iconic silhouette with renewed movement and energy.

Octo Finissimo

The Octo Finissimo enters a new phase with a 37mm model featuring refined proportions and a newly developed ultra-thin automatic calibre offering a 72-hour power reserve. Alongside it, the Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon Platinum sets a new benchmark as the world’s thinnest flying tourbillon, released in a limited run of ten pieces.

Vacheron Constantin

Égérie Moon Phase Spring Blossom

A tribute to femininity and the renewal of spring, the Égérie Moon Phase Spring Blossom pairs a soft pink mother-of-pearl dial with a delicately hand-painted calfskin strap. Marking a first for the Maison, miniature painting is introduced on the strap itself, drawing inspiration from Haute Couture and the decorative arts. Limited to 100 pieces, the watch is accompanied by interchangeable straps, pink-gold buckles, and a dedicated pouch, underscoring a balance between artistry and adaptability.

Overseas Self-Winding Ultra-Thin

The Overseas collection welcomes its first platinum model with a refined 39.5mm case and an ultra-slim profile of just 7.35mm, the thinnest in the line to date. A salmon-toned lacquered dial with a sunburst finish brings warmth to the design, while the movement meets the highest standards of Haute Horlogerie and carries the Hallmark of Geneva. Limited to 255 numbered pieces, it is available exclusively through the Maison’s boutiques.

Hermès

Arceau Samarcande

Drawing on its equestrian heritage, Hermès presents a poetic interpretation of the horse through a Saint Louis crystal dial shaped into a horse’s head. Beneath it, the H1927 skeletonised movement is revealed, alongside a minute repeater complication. Encased in white or rose gold, the watch balances technical mastery with artistic storytelling.

Slim d’Hermès Squelette Lune

Exploring lunar cycles, this model features a skeletonised dial powered by the H1953 movement, tracking the moon across both hemispheres. Available in vert d’eau and blue, it reflects the Maison’s signature blend of precision and creativity.

A. Lange & Söhne

Saxonia Annual Calendar

A refined addition to the Saxonia line, this model introduces a self-winding movement within a compact case in white or pink gold. The dial displays time, day, and month with clarity, complemented by a moon phase that requires correction only once every 122.6 years.

Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar “Lumen”

Combining two major complications, this timepiece features a tourbillon with stop-seconds and a perpetual calendar with instant switching displays. Luminous elements ensure visibility in the dark, while the newly developed calibre can be admired from both dial and caseback.

Van Cleef & Arpels

Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune

Expanding its poetic approach to time, the Maison introduces a new creation combining its signature day-and-night animation with an astronomical moon-phase complication, bringing celestial storytelling to life.

Ludo Secret

Inspired by the 1934 Ludo bracelet, these secret watches reinterpret the Maison’s iconic design with a belt-like silhouette and trompe-l’œil details, reflecting its enduring ties to couture and jewellery craftsmanship.

Perlée

The Perlée collection evolves with a new white gold timepiece defined by its signature golden bead motif, merging jewellery design with refined watchmaking.

Lady Rencontre Céleste & Lady Retrouvailles Célestes

Continuing the Poetry of Time, these Extraordinary Dials narrate the story of celestial lovers Vega and Altair through intricate artistic crafts, capturing both longing and reunion in a deeply emotional expression of time.

Cartier

The Baignoire Watch meets the clou de Paris

First appearing in 1958 and officially taking its name in 1973, the Baignoire watch has been defined by constant evolution but has always remained true to its original identity. In 2023, Cartier designed an unprecedented new edition with a bangle bracelet. This year, the Maison is reinterpreting the Baignoire bangle model by adorning it with the Clou de Paris motif. Already part of the Maison's stylistic repertoire by the start of the 1920s, the Clou de Paris has been a constant on Cartier creations, as demonstrated by the latest Baignoire Allongée watches and the Clash de Cartier collection. The creation of this motif represents specific craftsmanship enabling gold to be moulded while preserving the evenness of its shape and volume.

Cartier Privée-Crash Squelette

This unprecedented design has now been reworked with a new skeleton shape. The Manufacture 1967 MC movement with manual winding has been specially developed to harmonise with the singular lines of this all-new aesthetic, such that all 142 of its components can be housed in the smallest space possible. With this watch, everything goes one step further, and as such the moving parts of the movement become one with the bridges. The distortion appears accentuated, as if the crown has dragged the movement down.

Santos-Dumont

Inspired by the flexibility of the first made-to-measure metal watch bracelets developed by the Maison back in the 1920s, the yellow gold bracelet of this new Santos-Dumont watch unfolds with infinite delicacy against the skin. This silky-smooth feel is achieved by the refinement of the 1.15 mm-thick links
that form the mesh, which is composed of 15 rows for a total of 394 links. All of these elements are
machined, finished and assembled at the Manufacture and then each piece of the polished bracelet is attached to the case and clasp.

The Santos-Dumont range has also been refreshed with the launch of two new LM-size watches in yellow
gold and gold and steel.

Myst de Cartier

A sculpture of a watch, the Myst de Cartier brilliantly embodies the foundational link between Cartier jewellery and watchmaking. In it, the jeweller's eye joins forces with the watchmaker's practised hand to shape a creation elevated by the interplay of lines, the pattern work, the beauty of materials and the diversity of techniques used. Very early in its history, Cartier approached watchmaking with creative audacity, questioning codes and pushing boundaries. Recently, the Cartier Libre, Reflection de Cartier and Tressage de Cartier watches have demonstrated how the Maison's designers like to take things further and create ever more daring pieces.