Watches & Wonders 2025 Highlights: The Most Talked-About New Releases

Watches & Wonders 2025 Highlights: The Most Talked-About New Releases

Watches and Wonders 2025 is currently in full swing - and this year's event did not disappoint. Here’s our curated recap of the standout releases you need to know about from Watches & Wonders 2025.

Rolex: Introducing the Land-Dweller

Land-Dweller 36 mm and 40 mm

Biggest buzz of the show? The Land-Dweller. Rolex stunned collectors with its first new 'sport' model in over a decade.

Key Features:

  • High-frequency caliber for improved timekeeping
  • New "Dynapulse" escapement for better durability
  • Slim Jubilee bracelet and angular case, nodding to the vintage Oysterquartz
  • Available in Platinum, Rose Gold, and White Rolesor
  • Sizes: 36mm & 40mm
  • Price: CHF 13,300 to CHF 111,500

💬 Our take: Finally, an integrated bracelet comeback from the brand - and one to watch closely on the secondary market.

 

Jaeger-LeCoultre: A Reverso with a Voice

The Reverso Minute Repeater showcases Jaeger LeCoultre’s Métiers Rares in the best light possibleAmong this year’s most technically dazzling releases was Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso Tribute Minute Repeater — a poetic fusion of form and function that reaffirms the maison’s legacy in chiming complications.

Key Features:

  • Houses the Calibre 944 – an ultra-slim, hand-wound movement with minute repeater functionality
  • Dual-face design: One side features a clean time-only display; flip it to reveal the exposed chiming mechanism
  • Striking gongs and hammers are visibly integrated into the openworked reverse side
  • Crafted in pink gold with a case thickness of just 11.41mm
  • Limited production of 30 pieces
  • Price: US$299,000

💬 Our take: In a world dominated by loud sports watches, JLC’s move to revive the minute repeater in the Reverso case feels quietly confident — and completely in character. A connoisseur’s piece through and through.

 

A. Lange & Söhne: The Odysseus, Now in Honeygold

The A. Lange & Söhne Odysseus Honeygold might be the sweetest piece of Watches and Wonders 2025Lange dropped a quiet bombshell with its Odysseus in Honeygold, giving their modern sports-luxury line a warm and luxurious twist.

Key Features:

  • Case crafted in Honeygold, Lange’s proprietary alloy known for its deeper tone and scratch resistance
  • Paired with a chocolate brown, finely textured dial and solid Honeygold hands/indices
  • Houses the L155.1 Datomatic calibre with 50-hour power reserve and day-date complication
  • Limited to just 100 pieces worldwide
  • Full gold bracelet
  • Price: TBC

💬 Our take: This isn't just a metal update — it’s Lange flexing its most desirable metal in the integrated bracelet world. Understated, rare, and undeniably Lange, this will be one of the most collectible steel-alternative sports watches of the year.

 

Patek Philippe: Classic Complications, Reinvented

While others chased bold statements, Patek Philippe returned to its roots — releasing watches that quietly ooze refinement. Two standouts? The new 5328G Perpetual Calendar and the 6196P Calatrava, each showcasing the brand’s mastery of subtle evolution.

5328G Perpetual Calendarpatek philippe calatrava 8 day 5328g 001 dial

  • Powered by the ultra-slim Calibre 240 Q, offering a perpetual calendar with moonphase
  • Dressed in a 41mm white gold case with a new hobnail design, a textured blue finish and a black-gradient rim dial.
  • Dial layout keeps symmetry with day, date, month, leap year, and 24-hour subdials
  • Ultra-thin — just 8.65mm thick despite the complication stack
  • Elegant and technical in perfect balance
  • 8 Day Power Reserve with "Perfect Accuracy"
  • Price: US$70,700

6196P Calatrava

patek philippe calatrava 6169p

  • Nostalgic 38mm white gold case with smooth, beveled bezel, satin-finished flanks and slender lugs.
  • Powered by the manually wound Calibre 30-255 PS, a movement introduced in 2021
  • A modern reimagining of the iconic Calatrava 3919
  • Slim, symmetrical, and timeless — down to the recessed small seconds subdial
  • Price: US$47,130

💬 Our take: In a year where everyone tried to go big, Patek chose to bring back traditions with the 6196P and went deep with the 5328G — pushing watchmaking boundaries with new design cues and craftmanship. These aren’t headline-grabbers. They’re future classics, made for collectors who already get it. These are really the epitome of 'You Never actually own a Patek'

These are TimeTells take on Watches & Wonders 2025, and the event proved one thing: the industry is in no mood to slow down.

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