Geneva is once again the epicentre of horology as Watches & Wonders 2025 unfolds and brings the industry’s finest together for a week of innovation, craftsmanship and heritage. From technical marvels to artistic flourishes, each day offers something new to discover, making this edition one to watch. Here are today’s highlights from Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Van Cleef & Arpels, and more
Piaget
This year at Piaget, time takes shape through gold, ornamental stones and increasingly sophisticated movements.
Its most iconic collection, the Polo receives a striking update with a series of new models that place ornamental stone at the centre of its most recognisable design. The standout piece is the Polo 79, presented in white gold with a deep-blue sodalite stone dial, its sleek 38mm ultra-thin case powered by the 1200PI ultra-thin self-winding movement. Alongside it, the sport-chic Polo Date models get the signature gadroon treatment across 36mm and 42mm versions, offered in steel or rose gold with electric blue or silver dials and interchangeable straps for versatile everyday wear. The Polo Signature Date also expands across steel and rose gold in new blue dial references.
In the realm of extreme slimness, the Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon – still just 2mm thick – debuts ornamental stone dials for the first time, with options including tiger’s eye, sodalite, jade and onyx integrated directly into the movement components through meticulous craftsmanship. The Sixtie collection, with its distinctive trapezoid shape inspired by the Swinging Sixties, receives two new versions, both anchored in deep blue. Most sculptural of all are the Swinging Pebbles, three pendant sautoir watches each carved from a single block of ornamental stone – tiger’s eye, verdite or pietersite – hollowed to house a manufacture movement and suspended from a hand-twisted gold chain, reviving the maison’s 1970s wearable art heritage in truly one-of-a-kind pieces.
Additional releases include new interpretations in the Andy Warhol collection with bullseye and blue quartz dials, all unified by Piaget’s signature vibrant blues, rich golds and celebration of natural stone textures.
Ulysse Nardin
At Watches & Wonders 2026, Ulysse Nardin celebrates 25 years of the revolutionary Freak with its most complicated time-only watch ever made: the Super Freak. Billed as the most complicated time-only watch ever created, this limited edition of 50 pieces is housed in a 44mm white gold case and powered by the new calibre UN-252. The result of four years of R&D, it comprises 511 components and integrates nearly all the innovations developed across the Freak’s history. At its heart lie twin 10-degree inclined flying tourbillons, twin balance wheels, twin balance springs, twin DIAMonSIL escapements and a newly patented gimbal system that powers the seconds indication. More than 97 percent of the movement remains in constant motion, reinforcing the Freak’s identity as a kinetic, rather than static, display. With its blue Nanosital hour disc, open sapphire caseback and grey rubber strap, the Super Freak transforms the entire movement into a mesmerising, living display of mechanical artistry.
Parmigiani Fleurier
Parmigiani Fleurier celebrates 30 of independent watchmaking through a world first, new mechanical architectures and a collection of limited-edition high-horology timepieces.
At the heart of the Tonda PF collection stands the world-premiere Chronographe Mystérieux, a monopusher chronograph with an unprecedented architecture built around five coaxial hands and a triple-clutch system. When at rest, the dial remains serenely clean with no visible sub-dials or pushers – a single press deploys the chronograph functions, a second stops them and a third makes the indications disappear entirely, preserving the collection’s signature minimalist elegance. Powered by the new in-house PF053 calibre with 362 components and a 60-hour power reserve, it is offered in stainless steel with a mineral blue dial as well as a new 40mm rose gold version that brings warm precious-metal refinement to the line.
Complementing this technical tour de force is a platinum trilogy of invisible complications, each limited to 30 pieces, while the Toric collection receives a trio of anniversary interpretations featuring hand-hammered gold dials and fully hand-finished gold movements, elevating the maison’s founding models to the realm of wearable art objects through classical complications rendered with exceptional artisanal presence.
Vacheron Constantin
From heritage-inspired to modern-classic, Vacheron Constantin brings its pursuit of elegance to life with four new masterpieces.
The Overseas collection marks its 30th anniversary with the Overseas Dual Time “Cardinal Points”. a quartet of lightweight titanium travel watches in 41mm cases, each featuring a distinct dial colour inspired by the compass directions – white for North, brown for South, green for West and blue for East – paired with matching integrated bracelets and interchangeable rubber straps for effortless versatility. Powered by the manufacture Calibre 5110 DT/3 with a 60-hour power reserve, these robust yet refined GMT models embody the maison’s spirit of exploration while maintaining impeccable finishing and the signature Maltese cross bezel.
Complementing this adventurous spirit is the Overseas Self-Winding Ultra-Thin Calibre 2550, a platinum limited edition of 50 pieces in a 39.5mm case with a striking salmon dial, its ultra-slim 2.4mm movement delivering sophisticated time-only display and an impressive 80-hour power reserve that revives collector demand for extreme thinness in the sport-luxe line.
On the feminine side, the Égérie Moon Phase Spring Blossom enchants with exquisite artisanal refinement, its dial evoking delicate spring blossoms through intricate métiers d’art techniques paired with a moon phase complication in pink gold.
Finally, the Historiques American 1921 receives a fresh artistic interpretation, preserving its iconic 45-degree offset dial architecture originally created for the gentleman driver while introducing new dial treatments that blend roaring-twenties charm with contemporary elegance.
Panerai
Panerai returns to its roots with five new Luminors. Drawing direct inspiration from the legendary 1960s reference 6152/1, the maison revives the pure essence of its military heritage through hand-wound movements, sandwich dials with Super-Luminova, domed sapphire crystals and the iconic crown-protecting bridge, all rendered in more wearable modern proportions.
The refined 44mm Luminor PAM01731 captures the vintage spirit in stainless steel with a tobacco-beige dial and pencil hands, while its left-crowned Destro sibling, the PAM01732, features a deep blue dial for a striking nautical contrast. Both are powered by the three-day P.6000 calibre and offered with matching leather and rubber straps.
Further extending the long-power-reserve tradition, the Luminor 8 Giorni PAM01733 presents an eight-day movement housed in a distinctive Brunito steel case with an aged, battle-worn PVD finish that evokes decades of naval service. At the pinnacle stands the groundbreaking Luminor 31 Giorni PAM01631, a limited edition of 200 pieces equipped with the new hand-wound P.2031/S calibre – comprising 276 components and four mainspring barrels delivering a full 31 days of autonomy thanks to a patented torque limiter that ensures consistent chronometric performance throughout the reserve.
Completing the line-up are the bold 47mm models, including the steel PAM01735 with its commanding presence and the lightweight forged titanium PAM01629 limited to 35 pieces.
Audemars Piguet
Audemars Piguet makes its highly anticipated return to Watches and Wonders 2026 with fresh Royal Oak interpretations, innovative complications and the launch of Atelier des Établisseurs.
The Royal Oak collection shines with a 41mm Selfwinding Perpetual Calendar in “Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50” ceramic powered by the new calibre 7138 with intuitive all-in-one crown correction, alongside an openworked titanium version featuring a Bulk Metallic Glass bezel. New stone-dial expressions bring natural elegance to the line, with 37mm and 41mm Selfwinding models in yellow gold featuring banded malachite dials, alongside the petite 23mm Royal Oak Mini in versions with black onyx or mother-of-pearl for a more jewellery-oriented appeal. The Royal Oak Chronograph receives its own evolution in a wearable 38mm size, now equipped with the in-house calibre 6401 and a sapphire caseback that reveals the movement’s finishing for the first time in this diameter.
On the sportier side, the Offshore collection expands with new chronograph and Diver references that play with vivid colour accents, ceramic-titanium contrasts and robust 42mm and 43mm cases.
Finally, the new Atelier des Établisseurs programme revives 18th-century établissage traditions through three highly collaborative, craft-driven creations – the Nomade, Peacock and Galets – each conceived as versatile objects that can be worn, carried or displayed, blending ancestral techniques with contemporary artistic expression in true one-of-a-kind spirit.
Van Cleef & Arpels
In tribute to the poetry of the heavens, Van Cleef & Arpels unveils six creations where celestial wonder, emotion and craftsmanship intertwine.
The Midnight Jour Nuit Phase de Lune captures the daily journey of sun and moon across a guilloché horizon, with a rotating disc animating the day-night cycle alongside a poetic moon phase indication rendered in mother-of-pearl and diamonds. Complementing this astronomical display is the Midnight Heure d’ici & Heure d’ailleurs, a dual-time watch with retrograde minutes on an amber-toned textured dial that poetically bridges distant time zones.
The Extraordinary Dials collection adds two enchanting métiers d’art pieces – the Lady Rencontre Céleste and Lady Retrouvailles Célestes – which narrate a legendary tale of celestial lovers through intricate miniature painting, enamel and gemstones set against a starry backdrop.
Hidden beneath a sapphire-set cover, the Ludo Secret watch transforms a jewel into a delicate timepiece in yellow gold and blue sapphires, while the refined Perlée watch, now in a diminutive 23mm white gold case, sparkles with an aventurine glass dial evoking a night sky scattered with countless stars.
Also see: Watches & Wonders 2026: Day 2 highlights
