There is no complication to lean on here, no numerically dense dial to signal effort. The Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Petite Seconde Anniversaire, introduced at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 as part of Parmigiani Fleurier's 30th-anniversary novelties, features hours, minutes, and a small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock, and asks the case, the dial, and the movement to bear the full weight of that simplicity.
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Introducing: L. Leroy Elyor Tourbillon Seconde Centrale—An Exquisite Timepiece in Three Metals (Live Photos)
Few names in French watchmaking carry the weight of L.Leroy. Founded in Paris in 1785 by Charles Leroy, the Maison was appointed official watchmaker to the French royal court before becoming supplier to the French Naval Ministry in 1835—a role it held longer than any other manufacturer, producing more than 2,200 marine chronometers for naval fleets across Europe.
Introducing: IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 Titanium—Light and Monochromatic (Live Photos)
At Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, IWC brings that combination to titanium for the first time, with reference IW344904. The case is the same at 41.6 mm in diameter. The movement is unchanged. What shifts is everything you feel: this is now IWC's lightest perpetual calendar watch in production.
Introducing: Patek Philippe In-Line Perpetual Calendar Silvery Black Gradient Dial—Ref. 5236P-011 (Live Photos)
First presented in 2021 with a blue dial and then in 2024 with a salmon dial, the In-Line Perpetual Calendar is Patek Philippe’s newest perpetual calendar with an innovative patented one-line display that shows the day, date, and month on a single line in an elongated aperture beneath 12 o'clock. Now, for Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, the reference 5236P in platinum returns to the center stage with a new look.
Introducing: Zenith G.F.J. Calibre 135 Yellow Gold and Bloodstone Dial (Live Photos)
For Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, Zenith closes out its 161st year with a second interpretation in an 18K yellow-gold case and a dramatically different dial material, shifting the watch's personality from cool, nocturnal to something warmer and earthier, this time paired with a bloodstone dial.
Introducing: Chopard L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Straw Marquetry—A Honeycomb Built by Hand (Live Photos)
Chopard's Fleurier Manufacture marks its 30th anniversary at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026 with perhaps its most intimate statement: an eight-piece limited edition that unites a jumping-hour complication with a dial assembled from hand-split rye straw. The L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25 Straw Marquetry is presented in 18K ethical yellow gold with a natural straw marquetry dial.
Introducing: The Hermès H08 Squelette—Where the Architecture Is the Dial (Live Photos)
At Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, Hermès made its most technically ambitious move in the five-year history of the H08. The H08 Squelette—three years in development—is the collection's first skeletonized timepiece, and the one that most clearly argues for the H08 as a genuine object of manufacture watchmaking rather than a design-forward fashion accessory.
Introducing: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Biretrograde Calendar in Steel with Integrated Bracelet—Back to its Origins (Live Photos)
Now, at Watches and Wonders 2026, Roger Dubuis follows that pink gold original with a new expression in stainless steel and an integrated bracelet that can be swapped for a rubber strap: the Excalibur Biretrograde Calendar reference RDDBEX1209, making the complication accessible to a broader audience without softening the watchmaking credentials.
Introducing: De Bethune DB28XS Dark Sand—Embrace the Dark Side (Live Photos)
De Bethune's DB28XS has always sat at the intersection of serious independent watchmaking and compact wearability. With the DB28XS Dark Sand, the manufacture takes that formula into decidedly darker, more mineral territory—deploying matte anthracite zirconium across the case and floating lugs to create something that reads as both stealthy and technically intentional.
Introducing: Chopard L.U.C 1860 Lucent Steel and Areuse Blue Dial (Live Photos)
Chopard's Manufacture in Fleurier turns thirty this year, and to mark the occasion, the maison has released a new edition of the L.U.C 1860—the reference that effectively announced the birth of the L.U.C line in 1996. Rather than a nostalgia exercise, this is a considered continuation: same 36.5 mm case, same austere clarity of layout, but now rendered in Lucent Steel.
