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.
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.
Related: Keep up with all the latest and greatest releases from Watches & Wonders at our dedicated hub here.
April 2025 watch news
Below, all the latest and greatest releases and watch news to know in April 2025.
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.
Words by Theo Rosen & T. Angel
