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Watches & Wonders 2026

Watches and Wonders has become the global watch fair — the place where the industry meets, launches, and sets the tone for the year. In 2026, WatchAdvisor did not produce isolated quick clips. Instead, we made one proper film: about 1 hour and 26 minutes, structured into 39 timestamps, guiding you through the show with Alexander Linz, Maryna Steger, and Roger Ruegger. Think of it as your relaxed front-row pass — with context. We walk the halls, highlight key novelties, meet people, capture atmosphere, and give you the kind of “whole picture” you only get when the camera is allowed to breathe. Best enjoyed the right way: sit back, pour a good glass of wine (or open that bottle of Champagne you’ve been “saving”), and let Geneva come to your screen — in 4K. WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K) Timestamps (39 chapters) 00:00 Intro 01:39 The Big Map 03:48 Hublot 06:16 Bulgari 09:13 TAG Heuer 10:42 Old Baselworld 12:26 Rolex 17:21 Patek Philippe 21:26 Tudor 23:09 Chopard 24:25 Zenith 30:06 Grand Seiko 31:17 Oris 32:50 Veuve Clicquot 33:29 Chanel 33:57 Carré des Horlogers 34:35 Laurent Ferrier 35:13 Ferdinand Berthoud 35:45 Ressence 36:20 Armin Strom 38:33 Baume & Mercier 39:48 Jaeger-LeCoultre 42:58 IWC 44:47 Van Cleef & Arpels 46:25 Hermès 48:49 Piaget 51:06 Panerai 54:40 Robot Dance 55:10 Cartier 57:16 Ulysse Nardin 58:20 Audemars Piguet 01:10:46 Vacheron Constantin 01:14:53 H. Moser & Cie. 01:17:10 A. Lange & Söhne 01:18:59 Parmigiani Fleurier 01:19:47 Roger Dubuis 01:20:51 La Mezzanine 01:21:48 NOMOS 01:23:00 Alpina – Frederique Constant 01:25:22 The End #WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #WatchesAndWonders #WatchesAndWonders2026 #Geneva #Horology #SwissWatches #LuxuryWatches #WatchCollectors #WatchJournalism #AlexanderLinz #MarynaSteger #RogerRuegger #4K #4KVideo @watchesandwondersofficial #ALangeSohne #Alpina #Angelus #ArminStrom #ArnoldAndSon #ArtyAGeneve #AudemarsPiguet #BaumeEtMercier #Behrens #Bianchet #Bremont #BRMChronographes #BVLGARI #Cartier #Chanel #CharlesGirardier #Charriol #Chopard #ChristiaanVanDerKlaauw #Chronoswiss #Corum #Credor #CyrusGeneve #CzapekAndCie #EberhardAndCo #FavreLeuba #FerdinandBerthoud #FrederiqueConstant #Genus #GeraldCharles #GrandSeiko #Gronefeld #Hautlence #Hermes #HMoserAndCie #Hublot #IWCSchaffhausen #JaegerLeCoultre #KrossStudio #LEpee1839 #LaurentFerrier #LouisMoinet #MarchLAB #NOMOSGlashuette #NORQAIN #Oris #Panerai #ParmigianiFleurier #PatekPhilippe #Pequignet #Piaget #RaymondWeil #Ressence #RogerDubuis #Rolex #RudisSylva #SinnSpezialuhren #TAGHeuer #Trilobe #Tudor #UBoat #UlysseNardin #VacheronConstantin #VanCleefArpels #Zenith
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Watches and Wonders 2026: The Full Tour — 39 Chapters in 4K | WatchAdvisor

April 27, 2026 3:52 pm

When travel becomes a discipline, time becomes a tool. In this WatchAdvisor video (in 4K), we take a close look at the Laurent Ferrier Sport Traveller in slate grey opaline, housed in a 42mm Grade 5 titanium case with 100m water resistance and an integrated titanium bracelet.  The Traveller idea — executed for real-world movement The Sport Traveller is built around an instantly usable dual time-zone system: two push-buttons on the left side adjust the local hour hand in one-hour jumps—forward at 10 o’clock and backward at 8 o’clock—without stopping the watch. Home time sits at 9 o’clock, the date at 3 o’clock, and small seconds at 6 o’clock.  New manufacture calibre LF275.01 Inside beats the LF275.01 automatic, offering 72 hours of power reserve at 4 Hz (28,800 vph). It uses an off-centered micro-rotor winding system with a 950 platinum oscillating weight, plus a unidirectional ball bearing designed to improve resistance to shocks and vibrations. Bridges feature a horizontal satin finish with ruthenium treatment, and key elements of the micro-rotor bridge are hand-finished and mirror polished.  Dial and case details that matter The dial is slate grey with powder-grey transfers and discreet “Sport Traveller” text; the white-gold hands and indexes carry light green Super-LumiNova for legibility day and night. The titanium case combines contrasting finishes—circular satin on the bezel, polished sides, and vertical satin brushing on the case middle—matched by an integrated three-link bracelet and titanium deployant clasp.  WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K)  #WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #LaurentFerrier #SportTraveller #LF27501 #MicroRotor #PlatinumMicroRotor #DualTime #GMTWatch #TitaniumWatch #Grade5Titanium #72Hours #SwissWatches #HauteHorlogerie #IndependentWatchmaking #ToolWatch #LuxuryWatches #Horology #WatchCollectors #4K #4KVideo #watchesandwonders #watchesandwonders2026
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Laurent Ferrier Sport Traveller Slate Grey Titanium – Dual Time, Micro-Rotor, 72h (4K)

April 14, 2026 8:00 am

Hublot doesn’t “update” the Big Bang — it rebuilds it. In this WatchAdvisor video (in 4K), we take a close look at the Big Bang Reloaded, an inside-out evolution of the openworked Big Bang where the UNICO manufacture chronograph is no longer just the engine — it’s the headline. Inside: the UNICO, made to be seen Launched in 2010 and continuously evolved since, UNICO moved to a fully integrated architecture (base + chronograph module) and was re-engineered for higher performance and slimmer proportions across multiple cases. In Big Bang Reloaded, Hublot pushes that evolution further by making the calibre’s architecture more visible and more legible than ever.  This is an integrated flyback chronograph with a dial-side column wheel and an architecture designed for immediate visual understanding: • Column wheel at 6 o’clock, highlighted for instant recognition • Dual oscillating clutch at 8 o’clock, also emphasized for visibility • Redesigned chronograph counter at 3 o’clock • Date repositioned between 4 and 5 o’clock • Flyback function reinforced with subtle color cues, plus a newly designed chronograph hand  UNICO also carries five patented innovations, including: • a backlash-compensating oscillating clutch • an anti-shaking chronograph hand system • a “zero friction” ratchet wheel blocker • a rate fine-adjustment system • a highly shock-resistant time-setting system  From the back, the new openworked rotor with cut-out “H” and “Hublot. Design. Manufacture. Nyon” engraving further underlines the point: this is a chronograph designed to be appreciated mechanically and visually.  Outside: amplified Big Bang architecture + material statement Big Bang Reloaded stays true to the Big Bang DNA but adds sharper contrasts with a two-part bezel and a multilayer dial built for depth and technical presence. Each watch comes with two straps and Hublot’s One Click system for quick changes — sport or sleek in seconds.  And because it’s Hublot, materials matter: the collection celebrates key signatures like All Black and Magic Gold, alongside high-tech ceramic executions and a titanium/ceramic combination.  WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K) #WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #Hublot #BigBang #BigBangReloaded #Unico #HUB1280 #FlybackChronograph #IntegratedChronograph #ColumnWheel #SkeletonDial #Openworked #Chronograph #CeramicWatch #MagicGold #AllBlack #ArtOfFusion #SwissWatches #LuxuryWatches #HauteHorlogerie #WatchesAndWonders #4K #4KVideo #watchesandwonders #watchesandwonders2026
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Hublot Big Bang Reloaded: UNICO Exposed – Flyback Chronograph Re-Engineered (4K)

April 14, 2026 12:01 am

The Bulgari Octo Finissimo is one of modern watchmaking’s true design icons—ultra-thin, architectural, and celebrated for breaking multiple records over the years. But many collectors had one wish: make it smaller. Now it happens. In this WatchAdvisor video (in 4K), we present the new Octo Finissimo 37mm—a more wearable, more universal size that keeps the Finissimo DNA intact, without becoming meaningfully thicker. We look at the new executions in titanium (including a fully matte, sandblasted look and a mixed finish variant) and the striking 24k yellow gold version. And as the ultimate statement: Bulgari even brings a minute repeater into the 37mm case—proof that this isn’t just a resize, but a serious horological move. If you love the Octo Finissimo but always felt 40mm was a touch too large, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for. Many thanks to https://www.hair4you.ch/ in Cham, Canton of Zug for styling Maryna so beautifully! eMail: info@hair4you.ch WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K) #WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #Bulgari #Bvlgari #OctoFinissimo #OctoFinissimo37mm #UltraThin #TitaniumWatch #YellowGold #24kGold #MinuteRepeater #HauteHorlogerie #LuxuryWatches #SwissWatches #ItalianDesign #WatchCollectors #Horology #WatchesAndWonders #4K #4KVideo #watchesandwonders #watchesandwonders2026
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Bulgari Octo Finissimo 37mm – Smaller, Still Ultra-Thin (Titanium, Gold + Minute Repeater) | 4K

April 14, 2026 12:00 am

The IWC Ingenieur turns 50 — and IWC answers with a full-spectrum expansion: smaller, more technical, and unmistakably bolder. In this WatchAdvisor episode (in 4K), we cover the key new pillars of the Ingenieur universe: the compact Ingenieur Automatic 35, the new Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 in titanium, and the two high-impact statements at 40mm — the Ingenieur Flying Tourbillon in red gold and the Ingenieur 40 in olive green ceramic. From refined to radical: one design language, four personalities • Ingenieur Automatic 35: the “Grid” dial, integrated bracelet, and classic screws — now in a more compact, elegant format that many wrists have been waiting for.  • Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 (titanium): the Ingenieur as a true technical platform — lightweight, integrated, and built around IWC’s crown-controlled perpetual calendar logic and 82600 manufacture movement architecture.  • Ingenieur 40 Flying Tourbillon (red gold): the halo piece — the Ingenieur taken to haute horlogerie territory, where the case isn’t just a sports silhouette, but a stage. • Ingenieur 40 (olive green ceramic): the modern “stealth-luxury” expression — ceramic attitude, integrated-bracelet presence, and a color that reads confident rather than loud. This is what a real anniversary looks like: not nostalgia, but range — an icon scaled down, engineered up, and pushed to the edge. WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K) #WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #IWC #IWCSchaffhausen #Ingenieur #IWCIngenieur #Ingenieur50 #WatchesAndWonders #IngenieurAutomatic35 #IngenieurPerpetualCalendar41 #TitaniumWatch #PerpetualCalendar #Ingenieur40 #FlyingTourbillon #RedGold #CeramicWatch #OliveGreen #IntegratedBracelet #LuxuryWatches #SwissWatches #Horology #4K #4KVideo #watchesandwonders #watchesandwonders2026
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IWC Ingenieur 50: Perpetual, 35mm, Olive Ceramic & Red Gold Flying Tourbillon | WatchAdvisor 4K

April 14, 2026 12:00 am

In this WatchAdvisor video (in 4K), we meet Niels Eggerding, CEO of Frederique Constant and Alpina, at the brands’ Geneva headquarters—filmed two weeks before Watches & Wonders opens. Frederique Constant: Worldtimer, fully upgraded Frederique Constant unveils a completely redesigned and upgraded Worldtimer, delivering a clearer layout, improved readability, and a stronger everyday experience—now paired with a 72-hour power reserve. We discuss what has changed, why the redesign matters, and how this update strengthens one of the best value propositions in the worldtimer category. Alpina: Startimer redesign with serious value Alpina answers with a redesigned Startimer, bringing improved specs and a 68-hour power reserve at an extremely aggressive price point of €1,295. If you care about practical Swiss watchmaking, honest value, and well-executed design, this one deserves attention. Two brands, two upgrades, one clear theme: more substance, better usability, and strong value—straight from Geneva. WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K) #WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #FrederiqueConstant #Alpina #NielsEggerding #Worldtimer #FrederiqueConstantWorldtimer #AlpinaStartimer #WatchesAndWonders #Geneva #SwissWatches #LuxuryWatches #ValueForMoney #PowerReserve #72Hours #68Hours #WatchInterview #Horology #WatchCollectors #4K #4KVideo #watchesandwonders #watchesandwonders2026
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Frederique Constant Worldtimer Upgraded + Alpina Startimer 68h for €1295 | CEO Interview (4K)

April 14, 2026 12:00 am

This is not “a luminous watch.” This is a watch that becomes something else when the lights go out. In this WatchAdvisor video (in 4K), we present the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Ceralume® — a fully luminous perpetual calendar limited to 250 pieces, built around IWC’s proprietary Ceralume® luminous ceramic technology. In daylight, it’s a study in white and grey with contrasting surfaces. In darkness, the watch transforms completely: case, dial, and even the strap emit an intense blue glow for more than 24 hours, while the numerals and hands appear like dark shadows against a fully luminous canvas.  What Ceralume® actually is (and why it’s hard) Ceralume® blends ceramic powders with Super-LumiNova® pigments — and the challenge is achieving a perfectly homogeneous compound despite different particle sizes. IWC engineered a dedicated ball-milling process to produce an ultra-fine, uniform powder before the ceramic is formed. Developed by IWC’s engineering division XPL with support from RC Tritec, Ceralume® acts like a light-storage battery: it absorbs light from sunlight or artificial sources and re-emits it as visible light — repeatedly.  The complication: Kurt Klaus perpetual calendar + Double Moon® Inside the full-lume spectacle lives one of IWC’s signatures: the perpetual calendar logic developed by Kurt Klaus in the 1980s, displaying date, weekday, month, moonphase and a four-digit year. IWC’s Double Moon® shows the moon as seen from both hemispheres, and here it is engineered to deviate by only one day after 577.5 years.  The engine: calibre 52616 with 7-day power reserve Power comes from the IWC-manufactured 52616, with Pellaton winding reinforced by ceramic components and a 7-day (168h) power reserve. Even the back gets the lume treatment: the “Probus Scafusia” rotor medallion is made of Super-LumiNova® and glows in the dark.  Bottom line: it’s a Big Pilot perpetual calendar — but also a full-on material-science flex. A watch with two entirely different expressions, and both of them are extreme. WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K)  WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #IWC #IWCSchaffhausen #BigPilot #PerpetualCalendar #Ceralume #FullLume #LuminousCeramic #XPL #IWCXPL #DoubleMoon #Moonphase #7DayPowerReserve #168Hours #CeramicWatch #LimitedEdition #WatchesAndWonders #SwissWatches #HauteHorlogerie #Horology #4K #4KVideo #watchesandwonders #watchesandwonders2026
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IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Ceralume® – 250 Pieces, 7 Days, Fully Luminous (4K)

April 14, 2026 12:00 am

Perpetual calendars are beautiful — and often unnecessarily painful to set. IWC-ProSet® is IWC’s answer: a fully synchronised, gear-based perpetual calendar that can be adjusted forward and backward from the crown, with no corrector pushers, no multi-step menus, and no “don’t-touch-it” anxiety.  In this WatchAdvisor video (in 4K), we break down how IWC redefines usability in one of watchmaking’s hardest complications. The IWC-ProSet® architecture is engineered from the ground up to allow bidirectional calendar setting in precise daily steps, using a layered gear system with flexible, extendable and retractable “fingers” that control the switching logic.  The moonphase is now genuinely extreme IWC also recalculated the reduction gearing for the Double Moon™ display: the moonphase deviates by only one day after 1,044 years. And yes — it still shows the moon as seen from both hemispheres.  The engine: calibre 82665 The calendar module is integrated into the IWC-manufactured 82665, featuring a Pellaton winding system and modern materials like a nickel-phosphorus escapement and a silicon hairspring, with ceramic components used in high-stress areas of the winding system. Power reserve is 60 hours at 4 Hz.  Three editions, one idea This new perpetual calendar debuts in three Big Pilot executions: • White ceramic “Le Petit Prince” with a deep blue gradient dial  • Stainless steel “Le Petit Prince” with bracelet + additional blue rubber strap  • 18k 5N gold with a dark olive green dial  Bottom line: in a world of complicated-for-the-sake-of-it, this is complication with a purpose — precision you can actually live with. WatchAdvisor — where the watches are the stars. (in 4K) #WatchAdvisor #wherethewatchesarethestars #IWC #IWCSchaffhausen #BigPilot #PerpetualCalendar #IWCProSet #ProSet #KurtKlaus #DoubleMoon #Moonphase #1044Years #PerpetualMadeEasy #HauteHorlogerie #SwissWatches #LuxuryWatches #WatchCollectors #Horology #WatchesAndWonders #LePetitPrince #CeramicWatch #5NGold #4K #4KVideo #watchesandwonders #watchesandwonders2026
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IWC Big Pilot Perpetual ProSet® – Forward & Backward Setting, 1044-Year Moonphase | 4K

April 14, 2026 12:00 am