New releases
Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the Master Ultra Thin Moon in Pink Gold, the latest addition to its Master Ultra Thin series. The polished 36mm case in 18K pink gold surrounds a lightly textured silvered dial, which has applied pink gold-colored indices and a subdial at the six o'clock position with a combined moonphase and date display. It's powered by the in-house automatic Calibre 925, which is visible through the sapphire caseback, and at 9.3mm in thickness, it lives up to the Ultra Thin name. It's priced at $23,100.

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H. Moser & Cie. launched the Pioneer Cylindrical Tourbillon Skeleton Aventurine Saquon Barkley Edition in a limited edition of 97 pieces, a nod to the Philadelphia Eagles running back’s birth year. It features a fully skeletonized in-house automatic HMC 811 calibre with a gold rotor that’s visible through the sapphire caseback, and is driven by a cylindrical hairspring tourbillon that is showcased at the six o’clock position. Housed in a 42.8mm steel case with a domed aventurine subdial at the twelve o'clock position, it has Super-LumiNova indices, with the 2 and 6 markers glowing a different color for Barkley's jersey number 26, and Globolight-insert hands for increased legibility. It's available on a white rubber strap and is priced at $99,600.

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Renaud Tixier launched the Monday Skeleton, building on the brand’s original Monday model that was introduced in 2024. It features a new version of its in-house movement, the RVI2025, which emphasizes the skeletonized architecture and displays all 262 of its components. It showcases multiple finishing techniques and boasts 238 inward angles, a demonstration of the maison’s commitment to painstakingly precise watchmaking. A flywheel coupled to a propulsion spring at the center of the micro-rotor converts minute wrist movements into energy, increasing the efficiency of the micro-rotor winding system. It's in a 40.8mm grey gold case and is available in limited editions of 15 pieces each in either blue or green, priced at CHF 129,000, or about $156,700, before taxes.

Photo: Renaud Tixier
Breitling announced the B09 and B02 Chronographs, bringing two new manually-wound 41mm Navitimer models into its core, non-limited collection. Both are in steel cases and have the circa 1960s Twin Jet logo on their dials. The B09 is powered by the in-house B09 movement, previously only used in limited edition models, and the B02 is powered by the COSC-certified B02 movement, which features a 24-hour time display and is only used in Cosmonaute models. The Navitimer B09 Chronograph 41, available in either a black or a blue dial, is priced at $7,900 on a leather strap and $8,400 on a bracelet, and the Navitimer B02 Chronograph 41 Cosmonaute is priced at $10,600 on a brown leather strap and $11,000 on a bracelet.

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Oris released the Kelp Forest Limited Edition, a 1,000-piece limited edition of its 41.5mm Aquis Date model. Its dial was created using a 3D-printed surface finish to create a green-gold color variation and texture that emulates kelp forests submerged in water. The indices and hands have a golden outline to continue the effect of golden light moving around the dial. It has all the dive watch features of an Aquis, with a screw-down crown, quick-adjust function on the bracelet's clasp, and a uni-directional bezel with green ceramic insert and minutes scale for dive timing. It's powered by the Sellita-based automatic Oris Calibre 733, with 41 hours of power reserve and a date function.It's priced at $2,950.

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Industry news
Benoit de Clerck, Zenith's Chief Executive Officer, told Business of Fashion that the brand will undergo a three-year turnaround plan that will include a "profound resizing" and a focus on the haute horology market segment with its G.F.J. line. Le Temps reported that the LVMH-owned brand may close stores, discontinue collections, and reduce overproduction in an effort to curb losses from the increasingly competitive mid-range market, and that around 100 jobs at its Le Locle manufacturing facilities, half the total there, are at stake along with roughly 100 international roles. The brand's relaunch is expected in 2029.

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Audemars Piguet is expected to introduce its certified pre-owned program by the end of October 2026, according to WatchPro. The Certified Pre-Owned division is expected to operate as a direct-to-consumer framework utilizing the brand's boutiques, with online sales likely, and is headed by Marc Montagne, who formerly led Vacheron Constantin's e-commerce and digital efforts.

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Former Audemars Piguet CEO François-Henry Bennahmias has taken on a consultant role with LVMH-owned watch brand Hublot. An internal Hublot memo said he will work as a consultant, giving the brand the benefit of his strategic insight, and that current Hublot CEO Julien Tornare will remain in his role. The appointment comes as Hublot's secondary market prices fell 0.8% in the third quarter, one of only seven brands out of the 35 tracked by WatchCharts to decline.

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Events
The second edition of the IAMWATCH event returns to Singapore November 12-15, 2026. It features 45 independent watchmakers, with panel discussions and masterclasses, and is presented by Singapore-based The Hour Glass, a specialty luxury watch retailer.

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IAMWATCH will also feature an exhibition celebrating the centenary of the birth of British watchmaking legend George Daniels, “The Genesis of Artisanal Watchmaking”, in partnership with Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo. The exhibition will bring together twenty-two of George Daniels' most significant pieces, including the Space Traveller I and Space Traveller II, which have never been exhibited together before. The exhibition will also travel to Phillips in London from February 9-14, 2027.

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The Dingwall-Beloe Horological Lecture will be held at the British Museum on October 29, entitled “Precision and polemic: How the Horological Journal has witnessed and shaped British and international horology”. The Horological Journal’s editor, Justin Koullapis, will discuss how the publication has chronicled and helped shape the ever-changing world of horology. The event is free to attend with registration and is held in partnership with the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers.

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