Glashütte Original uses the chronometer designation prominently, although certified accuracy is now common across watchmaking. Many manufacturers, including those at more affordable price points, submit movements for certification, most often through Switzerland’s COSC.
Patek Philippe has unveiled Reference 5978P-010, an Italian-exclusive watch pairing a manually wound chronograph with an instantaneous perpetual calendar. Housed in a 42mm platinum Calatrava case, it features jumping calendar displays that change in 30 milliseconds.
The instantaneous calendar adds a notable technical development to Patek Philippe’s perpetual calendar chronograph offering.
Version Watches has introduced the V0201-TH, a French watch with a design inspired by Concorde. Following the brand’s first collection in 2025, the new model draws on the aircraft’s streamlined lines, turbines and transparency as visual themes.
Geneva-based auction house Marteau & Co. will hold its largest auction to date from October 8 to 15. Attention is focused on the prices achieved and the sale’s role in the secondary market for independent watches.
Hanhart’s 417 ES Steve McQueen Limited Edition No. 1 is its first official Steve McQueen edition, featuring a 39mm case and a manually wound flyback chronograph movement. It recalls the Bundeswehr chronograph McQueen wore while motorcycling, racing and in everyday life.
Panerai’s Luminor Firenze 8 Giorni PAM01794 celebrates 100 years of its boutique at Piazza San Giovanni in Florence. The 44mm steel watch draws on a 1960s Ref. 6152/1 prototype, combining a textured black sandwich dial, blued hands and the hand-wound P.5000 calibre with an eight-day power reserve. A Platinumtech version, PAM01734, also marks the anniversary.