Watch Out! All The Watch News You Need To Know

With that timepiece ticking away on your wrist, constantly reminding you of your next appointment, you don’t have time to scour the internet for all the news from the world of watches. Want a quick and easy round-up? Here’s everything you need to know.

Your Quick And Easy Guide To The Latest Watch News

Fabulous Forties

Big brands go head-to-head with new launches in the push for female collectors. Breitling’s is the Lady Premier which, when introduced by Willy Breitling in the 1940s, was one of the first women’s chronographs. His wife Beatrice was his muse, and that period style shows. Expect elliptical cases, bezels with lab-grown diamonds and dials combining three finishes on 32mm quartz versions in mother-of-pearl or ink blue and 36mm automatics in steel or gold with ombré straps. Omega pitches for the same audience with its new Aqua Terra 30mm, from steel with sunray dial to full gold with diamond bezel and mother-of-pearl, launched in London with model Ashley Graham as ambassador and powered by the brand’s smallest Master Chronometer calibre.

Sails To Success

Richard Mille sailed straight into the spotlight at the 2025 Admiral’s Cup, as the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) clinched overall victory on its first appearance in the regatta’s return after a 22-year hiatus. The team fielded two boats under Richard Mille colours: Jolt 3, helmed by
the brand’s then-EMEA CEO Peter Harrison, and Jolt 6, skippered by YCM vice president and Richard Mille partner Pierre Casiraghi. Their
combined performance secured a commanding win, with Casiraghi wearing the ultra-light RM 67-02 Automatic Extra Flat, a watch designed for sport but equally at home offshore.

Twisting The Evidence

Braiding and twisting shape some of this year’s most decorative watches. Cartier expanded its Tressage collection – first introduced in 2023 as part of a jewellery line – with new timepieces wrapped in sculptural gadroons of gold and gems. At first glance, they appear like two gem-set bangles clasping a Cartier Tank, before revealing themselves as a single, cohesive design. Chanel, meanwhile, revisited its first-ever watch, the Première, with the Première Galon, dressing its octagonal case in twisted gold or diamond-set bangles that echo the braided trims of Chanel couture.

Breaking Bounds

Few watches are as instantly recognisable as Ulysse Nardin’s Freak. First launched in 2001, it rewrote watchmaking with no dial, crown or hands and became the first to use silicon. The new Freak X Crystalium features a rotating hour disc made from a ruthenium-based material crystallised through vapour deposition into shimmering, fractal-like patterns. The same process is behind TAG Heuer’s new carbon hairspring, debuting in the Monaco Flyback Chronograph TH-Carbonspring and Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Extreme Sport TH-Carbonspring – proof of how versatile such high-tech methods can be.

Split Vision

Split Watches is a new brand with a clear mission: to spark conversations about mental health. Founder Ed Margulies, a third-generation watchmaker, trained at Vacheron Constantin and Longines before working across manufacturing, retail and distribution, helping to expand brands like Audemars Piguet, Hublot and Richard Mille in the UK. After stepping back from the industry to confront personal challenges, he returned with a renewed vision in Split. The debut models feature lightweight Ceramod+ cases, a durable ceramic-polymer blend, FKM rubber straps and automatic chronograph movements. For every watch sold, the brand donates an hour of therapy to the Anna Freud charity.

Oris X Bamford’s Lovechild

George Bamford has given Oris’ ProPilot Altimeter – the only automatic watch with a built-in mechanical altimeter measuring up to 19,700ft – a bold new look. This 47mm edition is powered by an updated movement for slimmer proportions, while its carbon fibre case, created in partnership with Swiss materials specialist 9T Labs, is marked with organic striations, almost like tree rings, meaning each watch looks slightly different. Bamford’s touch is clearest on the dial, which recalls 1980s sneakers with a space odyssey feel. Limited to 250 pieces, Mission Control retains the tech of a pilot’s tool watch, wrapped in Bamford’s playful design.

Jaeger-LeCoultre Home-From-Home

In the heart of the Vallée de Joux, an hour from Geneva, a 19th-century farmhouse has been lovingly restored as Le Chalet, a retreat for guests of Swiss watchmaker Jaeger-LeCoultre. Once used for summer grazing and cheesemaking, it now celebrates the valley’s heritage with original, hand-cut tavaillon shingles and a majestic restored chimney at its centre. Just minutes from the brand’s manufacture in Le Sentier, Le Chalet immerses visitors in the culture and landscape that has inspired Jaeger-LeCoultre’s watchmaking for nearly two centuries.

Ripple Effect

A single drop of water was the starting point for Graff’s new jewellery watches, their designs echoing ripples across a still surface. Thirty baguette-cut rubies, sapphires, emeralds or diamonds arc gracefully around each bezel, while the dial radiates with snow-set diamonds. The undulating curves made the snow-setting especially complex, challenging artisans to place each stone with precision to ensure the ripple effect remains fluid.