The Best New Watches From Watches and Wonders, According to Our Editors

Cartier Tressage

The watch I would personally wear is the Cartier Tressage, but only in the yellow gold version on the black strap. It looked best in the simplest iteration because the sculptural aspect of the design pops on its own. I love the contrast in material between the metal and the leather wrapping around the wrist. Also, it feels incredible on. I can imagine wearing it with everything from jeans and a t-shirt to a black-tie gown. — Paige Reddinger, Deputy Editor, Watch & Jewelry Editor

Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36

I am, admittedly, a diminuitive dress watch kinda guy. Last year at Watches and Wonders, I raved about Cartier’s tiny tank. And while Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual 36 is decidedly a medium-sized sports watch, I can’t stop thinking about the new lacquer dial colors that debuted for 2025—and, in particular, the beige shade you see here. It’s a little less yellow than it appears to be in this image, offering a versatile option for a daily driver. Which means I might soon need to shelve my Omega DeVille for dressier occasions. —Justin Fenner, Lifestyle Director

Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle Manual-Winding

Though I zoomed in on a lot of great timepieces in Geneva, my favorite model from Watches and Wonders is Vacheron Constantin’s new Traditionnelle Manual-Winding in pink gold. The lines on the dial are inspired by the geometry of the Maltese cross, one of the brand’s signature motifs, and I love how they change this model’s appearance depending on how the light hits it. It gives you a really dynamic experience. — Justin Festejo, Senior Videographer

H. Moser & Cie. Pop Collection

Gemstone dials first took the Swiss watch industry by storm in the 1970s, when Rolex, Piaget, and others used thin discs of hard stones—such as malachite and tiger’s eye—to add personality to their timepieces. Last year saw a resurgence of the trend, but nothing compared with the sheer number and variety of hard stone dials on display at Watches and Wonders 2025. My favorite take came from H. Moser & Cie., whose new Pop collection of minimalist wristwatches featured a truly offbeat selection of gems in contrasting pairings, including green jade with pink opal, lapis lazuli with lemon chrysoprase, and turquoise with coral. It gives a whole new meaning to the phrase, “Let’s get stoned!” — Victoria Gomelsky, Contributing Editor

Laurent Ferrier Classic Auto Horizon

I loved the new blue-dialed Classic Auto Horizon from Laurent Ferrier. It’s tough to argue with the beautifully finished, pocket watch-inspired case of any Laurent Ferrier timepiece. Still, this particular model’s sky-blue lacquered dial, with its framed date window and assegai hands, is particularly striking. This is to say nothing of the incredibly finished LF270.01 hand-wound movement with a micro-rotor. Overall, it’s just an incredibly refined watch. — Oren Hartov, Contributor

A. Lange & Söhne 1815 34mm

This year, to celebrate its monumental 180th anniversary, A. Lange & Söhne unveiled three new models at Watches and Wonders. Most of the industry has been buzzing about the Minute Repeater Perpetual and the Odysseus Honeygold—technical marvels in premium materials. But I believe the new pair of 1815s is not to be overlooked. This is timeless, classic watchmaking at its best. Here you have a time-only display, a slender and slightly tiered bezel, as well as sub-seconds at six o’clock in the choice of white or pink gold. Most compelling, you get compact 34mm proportions that will work for every wrist and transcend trends. If you’re in a couple, you may want to work out a joint custody agreement for this one. — Cait Bazemore, Contributor

Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets

The variety of great novelties at Watches and Wonders this year was outstanding. But the showstopper for me was the Cartier Privé Tank à Guichets—for its design, its historic significance, and its relative accessibility compared to the other many special editions at the fair (except for one platinum model, shown here, they are not limited).

The Tank à Guichets, first introduced in 1928, still looks fresh a century after it was created, which is down to the genius of Cartier. It’s one of the brand’s Privé historical reissue pieces that celebrate the timeless appeal of its vintage designs. The digital time display looks more or less the same as the original, but it is powered by a new hand-wound movement, the 9755 MC, with a jumping hour and a dragging minute display. — Carol Besler, Contributor