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Everything You Need to Know This Week in Watches (November 2-6)

Piaget has cut Warhol’s camouflage self-portraits into a dial of sodalite, turquoise and gold. Favre Leuba sets a hand-guilloché barleycorn dial in front of a tourbillon, and four auction houses converge on Geneva in a single week.

Kathleen McGivney
Kathleen McGivney

Nov 6, 2026

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3 min read

New releases

Piaget introduced their latest Andy Warhol collaboration piece, the Camouflage Limited Edition. In a 45mm 18K white gold cushion-shaped case inspired by the Piaget Black Tie that Warhol famously wore, its dial, made of sodalite, turquoise, and rose and yellow gold marquetry, is inspired by the artist's series of camouflage self-portraits. It's powered by the in-house self-winding caliber 501P1 and is limited to 86 pieces. Price is available upon request.

Piaget cushion-case watch with a lapis, turquoise, and gold camouflage dial on a navy alligator strap

Photo: Piaget

PS Horology, the brand founded by British watchmaker Peter Speake, released the Tsuba 1720.  The timepiece, designed collaboratively by Peter Speake and Farhana Safa, is inspired by a pair-case pocket watch developed by eminent English watchmaker George Graham in 1720 (hence the name of the watch). The dial was reinterpreted to work with the square shape of PS Horology’s 38.3mm stainless steel Tsuba case, which measures just 8.91mm thick, thanks to its ultra-thin Vaucher Manufacture calibre 5401 automatic micro-rotor movement. The Tsuba 1720, limited to 28 pieces, comes on an integrated steel bracelet and is priced at $31,800, excluding tax.

Antique gold Graham London pocket watch beside a PS Horology 1720 wristwatch with a black and gold Roman numeral dial

Photo: PS Horology

Norqain announced the Wild ONE Skeleton X-Lite Turquoise, an ultra-light sports watch that is designed to withstand impacts of up to 5,000G. It weighs only 45 grams, largely due to its 41mm case made of titanium, aluminum, and a proprietary Norteq carbon composite. Its openworked dial, surrounded by bright turquoise highlights, showcases the in-house automatic COSC-certified 4K Manufacture Calibre (NK26/1), which boasts a 65-hour power reserve provided by a single barrel. It comes on a coordinating black and turquoise rubber strap and joins the brand's permanent collection, with annual production capped at 300 pieces. It's priced at $13,900, and according to Norqain's website, 80 of the 300 pieces are allocated to the US market.

Norqain skeleton watch in black with turquoise accents, set on a tennis court at night

Photo: Norqain

Favre Leuba introduced the Chief Tourbillon Guilloché Edition in a limited series of 25 pieces. It's powered by the manually-wound caliber FL T01, developed with Jean-François Mojon of Chronode. Framed by a 41mm cushion-shaped steel case, the blue hand-guilloché barleycorn-patterned dial was cut on a 19th-century rose engine, while the hands and indices are filled with Super-LumiNova C1 X1 that glows blue, fusing traditional dial finishing history with modern watch details. A blued small-seconds hand sits atop the tourbillon cage at the six o'clock position. It comes on a steel bracelet and an additional blue rubber strap and is priced at $34,500.

Photo: Favre Leuba

Industry news

Massena LAB founder William Massena and former La Fabrique du Temps executive Louis Westphalen-Lemaitre founded an incubator, Ateliers Associés, which intends to help four up-and-coming independent watchmakers per year with financing, expertise, and a network of suppliers and fellow watchmakers as they develop their brands. The incubator’s first beneficiary is 29-year-old French watchmaker Mickaël Gaspar, who will launch his first model at IAMWATCH in Singapore, the Souscription N° 1.

Photo: Massena LAB

Swatch Group has appointed Bertrand Delvert, who has headed Swatch Group France since 2019, to lead its US division as CEO of Swatch Group USA. The position has been vacant since former Swatch Group country manager Arnaud Michon departed the role to join Messika as president and CEO Americas in September 2025. Delvert has been with Swatch Group since 2000, where he spent 18 years at Tissot before moving to his leadership role in France.

Events

Four major auction houses will have auctions in Geneva this week, coinciding with the fanfare around the GPHG 2026 Awards Ceremony, which takes place on November 7. Phillips will host The Geneva Watch Auction: XXIV on November 7-8; Antiquorum will feature their Important Modern & Vintage Timepieces sale on November 7-8; Sotheby's will hold their Important Watches / Fine Watches sale on November 8-9, with an online component ongoing through November 10; and Christie's will feature their Rare Watches Including Watches for ELA sale on November 9.

Jaeger-LeCoultre will bring the latest edition of The Collectibles to its flagship boutique in New York City from November 6-20. The Collectibles VIII: ‘LeCoultre’ showcases nine museum-grade timepieces exclusively for the American market between 1933 and 1981. This edition is a continuation of the program that sources rare timepieces from the brand that were produced during the mid-20th century. Jaeger-LeCoultre’s in-house watchmaking atelier meticulously restores the pieces and offers them for sale to collectors. This edition explores the brand’s relationship with the US market, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of Independence. Read more about a previous edition of The Collectibles

Photo: Jaeger-LeCoultre

London Watch Week returns with a one-day event, LWW - the City Edition, in partnership with City AM at the Royal Exchange in the heart of the City of London on November 18. 25 watch brands and six other partners will participate, and attendees will have the opportunity to try on watches and interact with brands as a lead-up to the festive holiday season. Tickets are required.


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