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In The Loupe: The Watch News To Know In June 2026

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Got a perpetual calendar? Sit tight while everyone else cranks their date windows forward — we’re in June, baby. As we attempt to muster enough power reserve to make it through the rest of the year, the watch industry is coming out with some quieter releases. Make no mistake though; they’re no less worthy of your attention. From new watches from microbrands Dennison and Awake to an anniversary edition from Parmigiani Fleurier and a timepiece (note: not a (wrist)watch!) from Louis Vuitton, we’ve rounded up all the watch news to know about in June 2026.

Table of Contents – June 2026 watch news

June 2026 watch news

Welcome back to In The Loupe, our monthly watch news series detailing all the latest and greatest—and sometimes, some downright bizarre—releases and happenings in the watch industry.

Louis Vuitton releases a soccer ball clock (for the children!)

  • To commemorate a decade as a partner of UNICEF, Louis Vuitton has created a clock inspired by a soccer ball in collaboration with Swiss clockmaker L’Épée 1839, which will be auctioned off at Sotheby’s to raise money for the charity
  • The clock, dubbed the Louis Vuitton Unity Time Object, capitalises on the global love of football, arriving ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
  • The Louis Vuitton Unity Time Object measures 150mm in diameter and sees a steel frame comprised of individual hexagonal forms secured to each other with golden brackets to form a sphere (or, a soccer ball)
  • The upper half of the sphere encircles a dome comprising two rotating segments, with the hours displayed through a hexagon at the top and the lower rotating segment showcasing the minutes. The hour and minute hexagons are differentiated diamonds set around the hexagonal bezel; white for hours and black for minutes
  • The lower half of the sphere shows off the skeletonised movement by L’Épée 1839 that powers the clock, with the in-house calibre 1839 MV.7452/000 a manually wound movement (wound using a key) with a power reserve of 8 days
  • Naturally, the clock is presented in a monogrammed Louis Vuitton case

Price: $TBC (set for auction)
Availability: one example
Model: Unity Time Object
Case size: 150mm 
Movement: L’Épée 1839 1839 MV.7452/000 (manually wound)
Water resistance: N/A
Functions: hours, minutes
Power reserve: 192 hours (8 days)

  • Dennison and John Reardon of Collectability have collaborated for the second time, releasing the limited-edition Oblique
  • The newcomer slightly amends Dennison’s signature soft cushion ALD case designed by Emmanuel Gueit to craft an asymmetrical form, a visual language that extends onto the dial
  • The Oblique Enigma has a two-tone dial with an inner blue sunburst finish framed by a metallic border (with a finish that matches the case) framed by a sunburst green outer
  • The Oblique Vector takes a different approach, nodding to the asymmetric case with twelve lines radiating from the centre, resulting in a minimalistic yet dynamic take on the concept
  • Both editions are available in untreated and gold-plated stainless steel

Price: $1122AUD
Availability: limited purchase window (27th May to 3rd June)
Model: Oblique Enigma; Oblique Vector
Case size: 35mm x 33.6mm 
Movement: Swiss Ronda 1062 (quartz)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes
Power reserve: N/A

Explore Oblique via Dennison.

Awake puts the ancestral techniques of Sơn Mài and guilloché on the dial

  • Microbrand Awake is known for its use of métiers d’art in its pieces
  • Here, the brand spotlights the ancestral techniques of guilloché and Sơn Mài, the latter a lacquer technique from Vietnam
  • The trio of models are inspired by celestial phenomena; there’s the Borealis (green), Alba (orange), and Sunset (pink/purple), each executed in a gradient lacquer style
  • Housed within a 38mm stainless steel case, ach timepiece represents a fusion of cultures; the Guilloché Main is performed in Italy on a traditional guilloché lathe before being sent to Hanoi, Vietnam to receive the Son Mài lacquer treatment, which involves several layers of lacquer enriched with natural pigments
  • Awake collaborated with the Renzetti family, one of the last European workshops dedicated to Guilloché Main, to create the pieces
  • The Awake Sơn Mài Guilloché Main is powered by the La Joux-Perret G101, an automatic movement with a 68-hour power reserve

Price: €3180
Availability: 200 examples each
Model: Sơn Mài Guilloché Main
Case size: 38mm 
Movement: La Joux-Perret G101 (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Power reserve: 68 hours

Explore Sơn Mài Guilloché Main via Awake.

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Words by Theo Rosen and Henry Blake

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