Time Waits For None And Neither Will These Watches
7 hottest novelty watches from Watches and Wonders 2025
What’s up watch collectors! Excited for the moment to connect with finest of horology at Watches and Wonders event in Geneva, the Champions Trophy of watchmaking, right now? Also, is it just me or does the Q1 of 2025 feel like a horological whirlwind!
Anyway, this year’s 7-day event in Geneva is all about going big and bold or going home. But for die-hard watch enthusiasts, these timepieces are moments of excitement, material for debate, and valuables to admire, acquire and aspire.
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An epicentre of watchmaking, where indie disruptors clash with the industry biggies, the event is a way to catch on the word going around in the watchmaking industry that can help you refine your taste, personal style, and predict your next power move. So, without much chatter, we have our pick of 7 novelties at this year’s Watches and Wonders Event 2025 that we think you’ll love.
7 Novelties From This Year’s Watches and Wonders We Absolutely Love
From classic timepieces that remind you of the minimalistic designs of the 80s to reimagined avant-garde wristwatches, from the 58 novelties pieces, we have curated a list of our favourite watches that are not only legacy pieces or new movements but also give thought to the interesting stories behind them which add to their uniqueness!
Constant Force Tourbillon 11 by Arnold & Son
A watch that embodies the essence of precision and endurance, Arnold and Son’s Constant Force Tourbillon 11 is one that appreciates the purest form of chronometric performance. Marking an end of the 260th anniversary celebrations of John Arnold’s legacy, this piece pays tribute to the watchmaker’s ingenuity and his close association with Abraham-Louis Breguet.
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Inspired by architectural design of the first tourbillon created by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1808, Constant Force Tourbillon 11 is based on a chronometer movement designed by John Arnold. While the first tourbillon regulator is now in the British Museum and was given to John Roger Arnold by the Paris-based watchmaker in honour of his scientific collaboration and friendship with his father.
Maestro GC39 25th Anniversary Edition by Gerald Charles
Gerald Charles pays tribute to its heritage with a new Maestro, inspired by Mr. Genta’s 2005 GC39. This overall 42mm timepiece, in polished titanium, features a striking lapis lazuli dial, Mr. Genta’s favourite stone, and a Jumping Hour complication.
Limited to 100 pieces, it celebrates the Maison’s 25th anniversary with a bold fusion of tradition and innovation.The watch features the rare jumping hours complication, a superb manufacture movement crafted in-house, and a lapis lazuli dial brought to life through Meta Guillochage, a pioneering micro-chemical engraving technique.
Time Suspended by Hermes
It is not the first time that Hermes is experimenting with time itself with Time Suspended. Rather, its opening parentheses to break free from temporal constraints and seize the moment.
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A reinterpretation of the 2011 model, Arceau Le temps suspendu features a new aesthetic. It’s slender 42 mm case frames an open-worked dial revealing the exclusive “Time Suspended” module. The latter is driven by a Manufacture Hermès H1837 movement visible through the transparent caseback.
Land Dweller by Rolex
With a purpose in mind to reinvent Rolex sports watches in the new era, the newly launched Rolex the Oyster Perpetual Land Dweller takes the ruggedness from its predecessor, Sea-Dweller, and offers a high-frequency caliber and Dynapulse escapement to redefine this sophisticated tool watch.
The culmination of over seven years of development, this timepiece has led to 32 patent applications, 18 of which are exclusive to the model.
Tank a Guichets by Cartier
First created in 1928 and taking inspiration from the art of metamorphosis, the new Tank a Guichets presents a new interpretation of the watch, which beats to the rhythm of a specifically developed movement: the manual 9755 MC calibre with jumping hours and trailing minutes.
The first drawings of the Tank watch appeared in 1917 and 11 years after that created the watch to suit the demands of the everyday as innovation, technology and modernization started to take centre stage.
Chronographe Télémètre by Angelus
Angelus is releasing the Chronographe Télémètre as a limited edition of two sets of 25 steel timepieces and a further 15 in 18-carat yellow gold. Measuring 37 mm in diameter, with a vintage-inspired dial and a mono-pusher set into the winding crown, this short-interval timekeeping instrument contains countless tributes to Angelus’ rich history and particularly its specialty in crafting chronographs.
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BR-03 Skeleton Black Ceramic by Bell and Ross
All black and all business, the Bell and Ross BR-03 Skeleton Black Ceramic is an aviation-inspired tool watch that comes in a matte black ceramic case and an open-worked dial. Perfect for those who love military-inspired wristwatches with contemporary flairs.
