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16 October 2026

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WatchTimePublisher date: First discovered: 4 sourcesNew Releases

Ressence Type 10 DN Combines Proprietary Base Calibre With Oil-Filled Display

Ressence has unveiled the Type 10 DN, its first watch to combine the brand’s proprietary base calibre with its oil-filled display module. The debut edition is limited to 100 pieces and features an organically shaped titanium case with a dark blue DLC coating.

Why it matters · interpretationThe first in-house calibre suggests a significant step toward greater movement independence for Ressence.

WatchTimePublisher date: First discovered: New Releases

Frederique Constant Adds Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Burgundy Limited Edition

Frederique Constant is debuting a burgundy edition of the Classic Perpetual Calendar Manufacture at WatchTime New York 2026. Limited to 100 pieces, the watch has a 40mm stainless-steel case, a traditional perpetual calendar display and an in-house movement with a 72-hour power reserve.

Time and WatchesPublisher date: First discovered: New Releases

Ferdinand Berthoud Naissance d’une Montre 3 Begins Ten-Piece Series Deliveries in 2026

Ferdinand Berthoud’s Naissance d’une Montre 3 begins deliveries of a ten-watch series in 2026, with production limited to two annually. The watches use 18-carat ethical gold and follow a unique stainless-steel example sold by Phillips in Geneva for CHF 1,270,000 on 8 November 2025. Developed with Chopard, the project preserves traditional watchmaking skills.

Time and WatchesPublisher date: First discovered: Industry & Business

Richard Mille opens its first standalone Spanish boutique in Madrid

Richard Mille has opened a 441-square-metre flagship at Calle José Ortega y Gasset 10 in Madrid, establishing its first directly operated retail presence in Spain. The two-level boutique includes sales lounges, an on-site watchmaker and polishing room, and a dedicated hospitality floor. Longtime partner Rafa Nadal encouraged the project.

Passion HorlogèrePublisher date: First discovered: New Releases

Lorige BL-Evolution Competition Uses Race-Used Inter Europol Brake Material

Lorige has unveiled the BL-Evolution Competition, a 50-piece edition marking its partnership with Inter Europol Competition. Its 50 × 42mm case and dial use Carbon/Carbon material from brake pads raced on the team’s No. 43 and No. 343 LMP2 prototypes. The LOR-DB03 movement offers a seven-day power reserve.

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WatchTimePublisher date: First discovered: 2 sourcesNew Releases

Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Día de los Muertos Edition 13 Combines Two Marquetry Techniques

Chopard’s thirteenth L.U.C Full Strike Día de los Muertos edition pairs straw and eggshell marquetry in a skull dial requiring 160 hours of work by one artisan. The watch features a hand-engraved 42.5 mm rose-gold case and the L.U.C 08.01-L minute-repeater calibre with monobloc sapphire gongs.

Les RhabilleursPublisher date: First discovered: 2 sourcesNew Releases

Oris Big Crown Pointer Date x Cervo Volante adds burgundy dial

Oris has unveiled a burgundy-dial Big Crown Pointer Date in its continuing collaboration with Swiss leather specialist Cervo Volante. Following editions in 2022 and 2025, the partnership uses responsibly sourced Swiss deer hides for straps. Vegetable tanning preserves natural scars and marks, repurposing hides from population-control culls that would otherwise be burned.

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