7 Elite New Timepieces From 2026’s First Major Watch Event

Last year, Daniel Roth stole our hearts with the Extra Plat Souscription, a spectacular, extra-thin gold dress watch with a sophisticated guilloché dial. Now, the Louis Vuitton-owned brand is back with a skeletonized version that somehow manages to outdo its predecessor: Being a Daniel Roth joint, it’s of course housed in the brand’s signature double-ellipse case, which in this instance measures 35.5mm in diameter and is made of 18K 5N rose gold. But the dial is the real pièce de résistance—gold bridges and plates specially arranged to maximize transparency and legibility allow an unobstructed view all the way through the watch, while a set of arrow-tipped blue hands indicates the time. Chalk up another win for Louis Vuitton’s watchmaking division, La Fabrique du Temps.

Gérald Genta Geneva Time Only Marrone and Grafite

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Gérald Genta

While you might know Gérald Genta for his audacious Royal Oak and Nautilus watches, the brilliant Swiss designer created thousands of other, lesser-known timepieces during his prolific career. The Geneva collection, for one, updates a 1970s design into a more modern silhouette: With a cushion-shaped case, contrasting surfaces, a stepped bezel, and a cool single-lug strap-attachment system, it’s available in either rose gold with a grained brass dial or a white gold case with a grained, silver-shaded brass dial. Powered by an automatic Zenith Elite automatic movement, the Geneva Time Only measures a discrete 8.15mm thick—perfect for slipping under a cuff until it’s time to impress your fellow watch obsessives.