IWC’s Ingenieur 50th Anniversary watches come in Ingenieur Automatic 40 and Ingenieur Automatic 35 versions, with 40mm and 35mm cases. Both take an understated approach to anniversary styling, avoiding conspicuous dial patterns and excessive logo use.
Roger Dubuis’s Excalibur Knights of the Round Table The Metamorph Merlin, reference DBEX1118, concludes the Merlin trilogy in a 28-piece edition. Its deep green dial comprises 57 blocks in four materials, surrounded by twelve micro-sculpted pink gold knights. The hours-and-minutes watch introduces the collection’s first hand-engraved case, with a narrative inspired by Merlin’s transformation into a white stag.
The inaugural Istanbul Watch Festival took place on October 10–11, 2026, bringing together more than 20 exhibiting brands in Istanbul. The event also marked the 30th anniversary of Quantum, the Turkish watch brand.
Hublot founder Carlo Crocco reflects on the risks behind the brand’s early development, including rubber straps and its fusion concept. He discusses royal customers and the return of his original design, 46 years after Hublot’s first watch.
Mido’s 2026 Multifort TV Big Date Día de los Muertos Alebrijes brings its Mexican commemorative theme to the TV-shaped collection for the first time. The grey-to-black gradient dial depicts a calavera and fantastical creatures using twelve lacquers and three Super-LumiNova colours. The automatic Calibre 80 provides up to 80 hours of power reserve.
The GPHG-nominated Christopher Ward C1 Loco Classic combines traditional styling with an exposed escapement and a six-day power reserve.