Overview
- In Geneva, the industry’s big fair showcased halo pieces next to market plays, with Rolex debuting Jubilee Gold on the Day-Date 40, a new alloy that mixes yellow, white and Everose tones around a green aventurine dial.
- Technical showstoppers included Jaeger‑LeCoultre’s ultra‑thin minute‑repeater with a tourbillon, Ulysse Nardin’s Super Freak with two tourbillons, and IWC’s Pilot’s Venturer made with Vast that uses rotating‑bezel controls for glove‑friendly use.
- A push toward accessibly priced pieces stood out, with picks like NOMOS’s Tangente Neomatik 38 Update, Oris’s Artelier Complication, Tudor’s $5,875 Monarch with a METAS‑certified movement, and Sinn’s first‑time 308 Hunting Watch that shows lunar brightness for night use.
- Craft artistry remained central as Jaeger‑LeCoultre completed its Reverso enamel Hokusai ‘Waterfalls’ series with four white‑gold references limited to 10 pieces each.
- Trend spotters pointed to saturated greens, pale sky blues, warm burgundies, heavy diamond setting and platinum, while Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo 37 scaled its ultra‑thin design to a smaller case for slimmer wrists.