In The Loupe: The Watch News To Know In April 2025

Happy Watches & Wonders month, folks! Time is ticking by and we’re already into the fourth month of the year. As the horologically dialled in know, the first week of April is when Watches & Wonders takes place, with a slew of new drops coming out of Geneva courtesy of the likes of Rolex, Cartier, A. Lange & Söhne, Vacheron Constantin, IWC Schaffhausen, and Piaget.

The Wrap Up; The Best Releases From Watches & Wonders 2025

However, while the colossus that is Watches & Wonders certainly takes up the lion’s share of watch news for April 2025, it’s not all that’s going on. We’ve got new watch releases from the likes of Longines (part of the Swatch Group that notoriously doesn’t participate in Watches & Wonders) and French microbrand Baltic to kick things off. We’ll also be keeping up with the must-know releases from Watches & Wonders, with a wrap up of the best novelties to come.

But for now, wind down and catch up on the latest watch releases for April 2025.

Table of Contents – April 2025 Watch News

April 2025 watch news

Below, all the latest and greatest releases and watch news to know in April 2025.

Breguet marks 250 years of watchmaking excellence with the Classique Souscription 2025

This year sees Breguet celebrate its 250th anniversary, with the Swiss manufacture unveiling the Classique Souscription 2025 in Paris, home to Abraham-Louis Breguet’s workshop
Distinguished by its simplicity and design purity, the Classique Souscription 2025 has a grand feu enamel white dial and tells the time with a single blued hand. Over two centuries ago, the Classique Souscription was presented as a pocket watch; today it takes form as a wristwatch
It marks the debut of Breguet’s own Breguet gold, a subtle pink gold alloy that pairs 75% gold with silver, copper, and palladium
The exhibition caseback reveals the VS00 calibre crafted from brass in the same shade as the Breguet gold case. It’s adorned with a new guilloché pattern called Quai de l’Horloge, which is inspired by the curvilinear forms of the Île de la Cité (an island in the Seine river)

Price: $78,000AUD
Model: Classic Sousciption 2025 (ref. 2025BH/28/9W6)
Case size: 40mm
Movement: VS00 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: single-handed hours and minutes
Power reserve: 96 hours

Explore the Classique Souscription 2025 via Breguet.

Raymond Weil adds a sextet of 35mm models to its Millesime lineup

Raymond Weil is reaffirming its commitment to offering refined timepieces at every size, adding six new 35mm models to its Millesime range
Perfectly proportioned to suit smaller wrists, the new additions comprise four new small second and two new central second models
The four central second models draw from the design of the GPHG award-winning 2023 model in the larger size, with the vintage-inspired models including three stainless steel references (salmon dial, anthracite grey dial with mint-coloured minutes track, and silver dial) and a rose gold PVD reference (white dial with lab-grown diamonds on the lugs)
The two central seconds models come in stainless steel with either a sage green or cream (with lab-grown diamond lugs) dial and take on a more contemporary tone, presented on stainless steel bracelets

Price: $3200AUD to $4600AUD
Model: Millesime Small Seconds (ref. 2130-STC-80001 [salmon dial]; 2130-STC-60001 [anthracite dial]; 2130-STC-65001 [silver dial]; 2130-C5S-64001 [ cream dial, rose gold PVD case]) and Millesime Central Seconds (ref. 2125-ST-52011 [sage green dial]; 2125-STS-64001 [cream dial])
Case size: 35mm
Movement: RW4251 (small seconds); RW4200 (central seconds)
Water resistance: 5ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds (central or small)
Power reserve: 40 hours

Explore the Millesime collection via Raymond Weil.

Furlan Marri celebrates its fourth birthday with an elegant hunter caseback

Furlan Marri has been one of the microbrands to make a splash in the oversaturated watch world in a short amount of time, celebrating its fourth anniversary this year
Designed to commemorate the occasion, the Furlan Marri Red Hunter speaks to the brand’s love of classic design, incorporating a hinged (or ‘hunter’) caseback into the mix. The hunter caseback draws from the hinged covers used to protect the dials (and sometimes the movement) of pocket watches while their wearer was out hunting (or engaging in other equally rugged activities)
The 36mm timepiece is crafted from stainless steel and houses an elegant black dial which has been sculpted and grooved to add depth, an effect that continues onto the curved Roman numeral hour markers. The hour and minutes hands are similarly domed, while the second hand is bathed in a distinctive red hue
It’s powered by the La Joux-Perret G100, an automatic movement with a 70-hour power reserve, and presented on a black leather strap with red stitching or a five-link bracelet
The timepiece is available for preo-order from 23th of April to 4th of May

Price: $1650CHF
Availability: unspecified, but limited pre-order window
Model: Red Hunter
Case size: 36mm
Movement: G100 (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Power reserve: 70 hours

Explore the Red Hunter via Furlan Marri.

Bremont turns the Terra Nova into a jumping hour watch

Bremont is leaning into the jumping hour watch trend with the new Terra Nova Jumping Hour
It’s built on the Terra Nova case platform and comes in two configurations; a 38mm bronze case with a closed brushed dial and a 40.5mm stainless steel variant with a black lacquered dial
Both variants are powered by the calibre BC634 and feature seconds indicators in addition to hour and minute displays; the bronze has a small compass aperture in the centre of the dial while the stainless steel has a classic central seconds hand
The bronze is limited to 100 examples while the stainless steel is non-limited

Price: £4900 (bronze); £4550 (stainless steel)
Availability: 100 examples (bronze); non-limited (stainless steel)
Model: Terra Nova Jumping Hour (ref. TN38-JH-BZ-CC-B [bronze]; TN40-JH-SS-BK-B [stainless steel])
Case size: 38mm (bronze); 40.5mm (stainless steel)
Movement: BC634AH (automatic)
Water resistance: 3ATM (bronze); 10ATM (stainless steel)
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Power reserve: 56 hours

Explore Terra Nova Jumping Hour via Bremont.

Longines releases a two-tone Mini DolceVita

Longines has introduced a quartet of two-tone variants into its Mini DolceVita lineup
The Longines Mini DolceVita is known for its petite proportions and rectilinear lines, and is fitted with a jewellery-style five-link bracelet
The four newcomers to the lineup all have a silver flinqué dial with painted Roman numerals and blued steel hands, with central hours and minutes and a small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock
Both two-tone yellow gold and steel and rose gold and steel options have been introduced, coming with or without a diamond-set bezel

Price: $8400AUD (steel and rose/yellow gold); $11,975AUD (steel and rose/yellow gold with diamonds)
Model: Mini DolceVita (ref. L52005707; L52005787; L52005717; L52005797)
Case size: 21.50mm x 29.00mm
Movement: L178 (quartz)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds
Power reserve: N/A

Explore the Mini DolceVita via Longines.

Baltic launches the Scalegraph Tour Auto 2025 Limited Edition for one of Europe’s coolest car races

Inspired by the Tour de France Automobile which was created by the Automobile Club de France in 1899, the Tour Auto is a five-day race that has been running annually since 1992. Open to historic cars that participated in the original race between 1951 and 1973 (plus a few worthy exceptions), the Tour Auto takes a scenic route from Paris to a seaside town in the south of France (last year it was Biarritz), stopping at some of the most iconic racetracks along the way.

We have Baltic to thank for putting this very cool automotive event on our radar last year, with the French microbrand acting as official timekeeper and collaborating with the Tour Auto on a Tricompax Chronograph & Rally Timer Set. This year, the Tour Auto travels from Paris to Nice, with Baltic dropping the Scalegraph Tour Auto to commemorate the occasion.

The Baltic Scalegraph Tour Auto 2025 is an evolution of the French microbrand’s flagship tricompax chronograph, and is laden with several racing inspired details
Housed within a 39.5mm stainless steel case with a domed sapphire crystal, the dial plays host to a ‘Big Eye’ tricompax subdial layout, with an oversized subdial at 3 o’clock with red, dark blue, and light blue segments playing host to the 30-minute counter
There’s a running seconds subdial at 9 o’clock and a small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock, however the latter is executed through hour markings directly on the dial with no outline, allowing the Scalegraph Tour Auto 2025 to look like a bicompax chronograph from afar and contributing to the ‘Big Eye’ effect
There’s an applied Arabic numeral at 12 o’clock, while the other hours are marked with horizontally oriented indices. The hour, minutes, and central chronograph hands are dauphine-shaped, with the central chronograph and Big Eye subdial hands rendered in dark blue
It’s powered by the Sellita SW510-M, a manually wound movement with a 60-hour power reserve, and is presented on a beads of rice bracelet with an additional blue alcantara strap

Price: €1750
Model: Scalegraph Tour Auto 2025
Case size: 39.5mm
Movement: Sellita SW510-M (manually wound)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, 30-minute counter, running seconds
Power reserve: 60 hours

Explore the Scalegraph Tour Auto 2025 via Baltic.

Armin Strom’s Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Black continues to resonate with the consummate traveller

Armin Strom is famous for its resonance watches, which utilise two balance wheels placed alongside each other and connected via a patented Resonance Clutch Spring, allowing their vibrating frequencies to synchronise and regulate each other, therby improving chronometric performance (i.e. timekeeping precision)
The Armin Strom’s Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Black utilises this technology within a dual time watch, with the two dials operating independently to display a separate time zone
As the name suggests, there are many shades of black in this edition, with the Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Black housed within a 39mm stainless steel case with vertically brushed sides and polished bevels
The black mainplate houses two identical dials, each with a hand-grained black surface, a snailed black rehaut, and a day/night indicator at 6 o’clock
The dials are operable by two separate crowns at 4 and 8 o’clock
The timepiece is powered by the in-house calibre ARF22, a manually wound movement with a 42-hour power reserve

Price: $95,000CHF
Model: The Armin Strom’s Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Black
Case size: 39mm
Movement: ARF22 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 5ATM
Functions: independent dual time zone with hours, minutes, day/night indicator
Power reserve: 42 hours

Explore the Dual Time GMT Resonance Manufacture Edition Black via Armin Strom.

Arnold & Son honours its founder with the Constant Force Tourbillon 11

British watch brand Arnold & Son honours its founder John Arnold’s collaborations with Abraham-Louis Breguet with the Constant Force Torubillon 11
Limited to 11 examples, the 41.5mm timepiece is crafted from yellow gold and fitted with a constant force mechanism visible on the white grand feu enamel dial, with the tourbillon able to be viewed through the exhibition caseback
The architecture of the movement is inspired by that of the timekeeping instrument driven by the first tourbillon created by Abraham-Louis Breguet in 1808, which in turn was based on a chronometer movement (the marine chronometer no. 11) designed by John Arnold. This first tourbillon was gifted to John Roger Arnold by the Abraham-Louis Breguet in honour of his scientific collaboration and friendship with his father, and is now on display at the British Museum
The engraved caseback reads: “To the revered memory of John Arnold and Abraham-Louis Breguet. Friends in their time, legendary watchmakers always.”

Price: $129,800CHF
Availability: 11 examples
Model: Constant Force Tourbillon 11
Case size: 41.5mm
Movement: A&S5219 (manually wound)
Water resistance: ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, true-beat seconds
Power reserve: 100 hours

Explore the Constant Force Tourbillon via Arnold & Son.

Audemars Piguet brings back Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50 shade

Audemars Piguet launched its ‘Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50’ shade in 1972 to grace the dial of the first Royal Oak (Model 5402), with the shade drawing inspiration from the night sky of the Vallée de Joux
Now, the Swiss manufacture has brought back the hue in ceramic form, dressing three models across the Royal Oak and Royal Oak Offshore lines in the celestial shade
The Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph showcases the depth of Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50 with a striking monochromatic aesthetic, with its Méga Tapisserie dial is bathed in the blue shade, which extends onto the inner bezel, chronograph counters, and ceramic case and bracelet
The monochromatic effect is punctuated by eight hexagonal screws in stainless steel on the bezel, as well as the titanium crown chip and caseback
The timepiece is powered by the calibre 4404, an automatic chronograph with a column wheel and flyback function, visible through the exhibition caseback

Price: $75,700CHF
Model: Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph (ref. 26238CD.OO.1300CD.01)
Case size: 42mm
Movement: 4404 (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date, flyback chronograph
Power reserve: 70 hours

Explore the Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph in Bleu Nuit, Nuage 50 via Audemars Piguet.

The De Bethune DB28GS Swordfish offers an avant-garde take on a diving watch

Eschewing the traditional dive watch design language, the De Bethune DB28GS Swordfish represents an evolution of the independent watch brand’s first dive watch; the DB28GS Grand Bleu, introduced in 2019
The 44mm case combines oxidised zirconium, titanium, and DLC-treated stainless steel and combines brushed and polished surfaces to explore the nuances of black
Unlike traditional dive watches, the DB28GS Swordfish displays the time on the sapphire crystal itself, while the glossy black unidirectional bezel allows the wearer to track elapsed minutes
The timepiece is fitted with De Bethune’s unique manual lighting system, which diffuses white light from the four corners of the dial (3, 6, 9, and 12 o’clock) to illuminate the movement from within. The lighting system is activated with a push button at 6 o’clock, which activates a small gear. This gear uses a miniature dynamo principle (powered by a twin barrel) to light the watch without affecting the operation of the movement

Price: $105,000CHF
Model: DB28GS Swordfish (ref. DB28GSV2BB)
Case size: 44mm
Movement: DB2080 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, power reserve indicator
Power reserve: 5 days

Explore DB28GS Swordfish via De Bethune.

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Words by Theo Rosen & T. Angel