This world timer has a first-of-its-kind system for adjusting for daylight saving time (DST). The cities are divided according to whether they observe daylight saving time. Those that don’t remain fixed on the inner bezel, while those that observe it are positioned on a separate outer bezel. Rotating the outer bezel a single click moves only the relevant cities forward by one hour against the 24-hour scale. A multi-layered dial with an overlapping grid creates an ever-changing pattern. Triple-stepped lugs on the steel case are a Ming signature. This 200-piece steel version is the watchmaker’s most accessible world time watch to date; and it’s priced from US$9,750 on a leather strap and US$10,875 on Ming Polymesh on Ming’s website.
The five-day extravaganza took place all over Geneva, showcasing launches, seminars, panel discussions and parties
The seventh edition of Geneva Watch Days just ran from 2 to 6 September, with 68 participating brands—that’s more than the 65 brands at Watches and Wonders at the Geneva Palexpo last April. GWD is more festival than trade show, spread out over the city, in boutiques, hotel suites along the Quai du Montblanc, and event spaces in the Old Town. While the event included workshops, panel discussions, guided tours, seminars, auctions, and receptions, the stars of the show were the new watch introductions. Here’s a look of a dozen new timepieces that showed up the last week.
Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Dual Timer x Vianney Halter
The fact that this watch could genuinely read as either an Octo Finissimo or a Vianney Halter is surely the sign of a successful collaboration. It’s a merger that preserves the signature elements of each: the rigorous geometry of the Octo Finissimo case with a movement made for the model, and the steam punk-like design, industrial details, multiple displays, and three-dimensional architectural complexity (the case consists of 50 components) of independent watchmaker Vianney Halter. It’s limited to 30 pieces in titanium, priced at US$80,000, and 15 in 18-karat pink gold, at US$123,000.
Daniel Roth Extra Plat Rose Gold Gilt
Daniel Roth‘s newest watch is here. The “gilt” in the timepiece’s name refers to the dial finish, created largely by hand following a multi-step technique that involves guilloché engraving and silicon pad transferral, along with electroplating and other treatments. The result is a unique 3-D effect that goes beyond simple pad printing or engraving. The case is 18-karat rose gold, and it comes on a black leather strap. Powered by the manual wound caliber DR002, the watch is priced at a cool US$76,500.
Alto Art 02
The Art 02 design embraces the seamless integration of case, bracelet, and faceted sapphire crystal in what Alto calls a “monobloc construction.” It contains a manufacture movement, the A01 micro-rotor caliber, developed in collaboration with Le Cercle des Horlogers, a workshop that makes Speake Marin’s movements. That movement drives a counter-clockwise running seconds hand, an Alto signature that began with its inaugural watch, the Art 01. The model is priced at 13,000 euros with a titanium case.
Gerald Charles Masterlink Atelier Edition
Gerald Genta Geneva Minute Repeater Golden Obsidian
The Geneva collection, which takes its name from the city where the brand was founded in 1969, reflects the union of technical precision and meticulous case construction. The 40 mm, cushion-shaped case is 3N yellow gold, which is suited to minute repeaters because of its acoustic properties, giving the sound warmth and purity. The golden obsidian dial reveals subtle gold highlights, and no two are alike. This model will cost US$424,000.
Breitling Navitimer B09 Chronograph Tribute to Miles Davis
Zenith Chronomaster Solo Sport
The Solo Sport is the first Chronomaster that is a three-hand rather than a chronograph version of the iconic El Primero movement, emphasising the caliber’s defining feature: 5 Hz or 36,000 vph. The goal is to offer a model with the famed movement at a more accessible price point: US$9,800 without date and US$10,900 with date, compared to US$12,000 and up for chronographs. The dial has a repeated 45° Z motif to evoke the frequency and vibration of the movement. There are four variations with steel cases and ceramic bezels and dials.
Urwerk UR-150 Golden Scorpion
Speake Marin Tourbillon Royal Blue
The upper plate flange and some movement components are finished with a Royal Blue PVD treatment, Speake Marin’s emblematic colour, inspired by Pantone 287 C. The openings and indications unfold across several levels on the openworked dial, with a flying tourbillon uniquely positioned at 1:30 and a power-reserve indicator at 7:30. The 42 mm Piccadilly case is red gold. It is a numbered limited edition of five pieces, set at US$121,600.
L. Leroy Vox Temporis
Girard-Perregaux Laureato Fifty Tourbillon
The Laureato is a typical midcentury sports watch from the same golden era as the Patek Philippe Nautilus and IWC Ingenieur. But here it works as an elegant tourbillon—part dress watch, part sports watch, and part complication. The dial, with a Clous de Paris pattern, is available in blue enamel or solid gold. The pattern is broken only by the brand’s signature white gold Bridge over the tourbillon carriage. The price for the pink-gold dial is set at US$95,600, while the blue-enamel dial is priced at US$100,000.
