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

The year may be winding down, but much like a double mainspring barrel watch (Chopard L.U.C. Quattro, anyone), the watch industry remains perpetually wound up. Last month, we saw a slew of watches drop for Dubai Watch Week and a selection of brands receive their flowers at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Naturally, we’re back with the December 2025 edition of In The Loupe, our monthly watch news series recapping all the latest, greatest, and oftentimes bonkers timepiece releases worth knowing about, as well as key watch industry news.

As last month was something of a blockbuster, we’re kicking off our December 2025 watch news by showcasing some of the timepieces that may have slipped through the cracks; while the mellifluous chimes of the undeniably impressive Blancpain Villeret Grande Double Sonnerie and the Chopard L.U.C Grand Strike rang out across the watch industry, you might have missed De Bethune’s new DB Kind of Two Jumping GMT and a fun collaboration from Fears that draws upon the modernist De Stijl art movement. That, and more, in this month’s In The Loupe below.

Table of Contents – December 2025 watch news

December 2025 watch news

Herewith, all the watch news you need to know in December 2025. As always, we’ll be updating In The Loupe daily, so ensure you clock in to stay up to date.

Still need to catch up on last month’s watch drops? You can find them in our November 2025 edition of In The Loupe here.

A. Lange & Söhne releases a honeygold Lange 1 Daymatic

A. Lange & Söhne has made its Lange 1 Daymatic available in honeygold for the first time
The Lange 1 Daymatic is the self-winding counterpart of the Lange 1
The asymmetrical layout of the chocolate brown dial is the opposite to the Lange 1, with the hours and minutes display at 3 o’clock, small seconds at 7 o’clock, retrograde day-of-the-week indicator at 9 o’clock, and the big date at 10 o’clock
It’s powered by the in-house L021.1, an automatic movement with a 50-hour power reserve

Price: $POA
Availability: 250 examples
Model: Lange 1 Daymatic (ref. 320.050)
Case size: 39.5mm
Movement: L021.1 (automatic)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, oversize date, day-of-week display
Power reserve: 50 hours

Explore Lange 1 Daymatic via A. Lange & Söhne.

Arnold & Son’s newest Time Pyramid has us green with envy

Arnold & Son has released a new iteration of its Time Pyramid watch, with the pyramid-shaped calibre levitating atop a green malachite dial
It’s housed within a 42.5mm case crafted from either rose gold or platinum and powered by the in-house calibre A&S1615, an openworked manually wound movement with the balance wheel at 12 o’clock and the crown at the atypical position of 6 o’clock, allowing for perfect symmetry
The caseback is also crafted from a smooth slab of malachite

Price: $45,300CHF (rose gold); $57,200CHF (platinum)
Availability: 8 examples each
Model: Time Pyramid 42.5 Malachite Edition (ref. 1TPER.F01A.C1250A [rose gold]; 1TPEX.F01A.C1250X [platinum])
Case size: 42.5mm
Movement: A&S1615 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, dual power reserve
Power reserve: 90 hours

Explore Time Pyramid 42.5 Malachite Edition via Arnold & Son.

Massena LAB and Raúl Pagès release a timely collaboration

William Massena and Raúl Pagès have released a limited-edition collaboration to celebrate TimeZone’s 30th anniversary
A 38.5mm stainless steel case houses a captivating vertically brushed dial that transitions from deep indigo to vibrant cobalt as it moved inwards, with rhodium-plated baton indices and a dotted minute track popping against the dial
The bicompax observatory dial layout pays homage to the Patek Philippe Ref. 2458, a pièce unique created for collector Joe Ben “J.B.” Champion, Jr. in 1952
It’s powered by the M690, a manually wound movement co-designed by both collaborators and decorated with Côtes de Genève finishing and hand-chamfered plates and bridges

Price: $9900USD
Availability: 30 examples
Model: TZ30
Case size: 38.5mm
Movement: M690 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds
Power reserve: 60 hours

Explore TZ30 via Massena LAB.

(S)ike! Ressence and Marc Newson throw it back to the industrial designer’s Ikepod days

Benoît Mintiens of Ressence collaborates with Australian industrial designer Marc Newson on the Type 3 MN
The design references Newson’s designs for Ikepod in the 1990s and combines this aesthetic language with Mintiens’ unique oil-filled technology, powered by Ressence’s patented ROCS (Ressence Orbital Convex System), which makes the bold Ikepod-inspired hands appear to float
It’s housed within a 41.5mm titanium case with double-domed sapphire crystals surrounding two separate sealed chambers with upper half filled with 4.15 ml of oil holding the ROCS
It’s powered by the in-house ROCS 3.6, an automatic movement driven by the minute axle of a customised automatic base calibre, which has a 36-hour power reserve

Price: $46,000CHF
Availability: 80 examples
Model: Type 3 MN
Case size: 41.5mm
Movement: ROCS 3.6 (automatic)
Water resistance: 1ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, runner (180 seconds), day, date, oil temperature
Power reserve: 36 hours

Explore Type 3 MN via Res sence.

Raymond Weil and seconde/seconde/ show you how to nail every dress code

Raymond Weil has released a quirky edition of its Toccata Heritage watch in collaboration with seconde/seconde/
The timepiece sees the dial emblazoned with lines demarcating the correct length to wear your shirt cuff in relation to each dress code (business casual with the shortest cuff and formal with the longest) in yellow
It’s housed within the line’s 33mm x 38mm stainless steel case with a two-tone anthracite dial
The timepiece is powered by the calibre RW4100, a manually wound movement with a 45-hour power reserve

Price: $3350AUD
Availability: 50 examples
Model: Toccata Heritage x seconde/seconde/
Case size: 33mm x 38mm
Movement: RW4100 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes
Power reserve: 45 hours

Explore Toccata Heritage x seconde/seconde/ via Raymond Weil.

TAG Heuer and Hiroshi Fujiwara distil the Carrera Chronograph down to its essentials

TAG Heuer and Hiroshi Fujiwara continue their conversation with a third collaboration
The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph x Fragment sees the godfather of streetwear interpret the glassbox Carrera through his minimalist lens
A 39mm stainless steel case with alternating finishes houses a black opaline dial with a white curved flange, covered by a domed sapphire glassbox crystal that creates a smooth, visually cohesive effect
It’s presented on a seven-link beads-of-rice bracelet and powered by the in-house calibre TH20-00, an automatic movement with an 80-hour power reserve

Price: $13,600
Availability: 500 examples
Model: Carrera Chronograph x Fragment (ref. CBS221B.BA0045)
Case size: 39mm
Movement: TH20-00 (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph
Power reserve: 80 hours

Explore Carrera Chronograph x Fragment via TAG Heuer.

Baltic gets stoned (again)

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Baltic has brought back its Prismic Stone timepieces, first released last year to celebrate the watch brand’s showrooms in New York, London, and Paris
Using the cocktail-inspired Prismic watch as a base, the timepieces see a 36mm case house a pietersite, pink albite, bloodstone, or dumortierite dial topped with brushed dauphine hands and polished applied hour-markers
The case is crafted in five parts and see the bezel, lugs, and caseback made from stainless steel and embedded into a titanium case
The Prismic Stone Pietersite is perhaps the most interesting of the newcomers, thanks to its chatoyancy and swirling shades of red, blue, and gold
The quartet are powered by the La Joux-Perret D100, a manually wound movement with a 50-hour power reserve

Price: from €1300
Model: Prismic Stone
Case size: 36mm
Movement: La Joux-Perret D100 (manually wound)
Water resistance: ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds
Power reserve: 50 hours

Explore Prismic Stone via Baltic.

Breguet closes out its 250th anniversary with the Expérimentale 1

Breguet marks the conclusion of its 250th anniversary celebrations with the release of the Expérimentale 1, the first high-frequency tourbillon
The timepiece marks the debut of a new line incorporating the latest innovations from the Breguet R&D team, the Expérimentale 1 is housed within a 43.5mm Breguet gold case that reflects the brand’s Marine collection
It’s equipped with a high-frequency tourbillon (running at 10Hz) with a magnetic escapement, ensuring optimal stability and accuracy — it’s tested to be accurate within +/- 1 second over a day
The dial layout is inspired by the pocket watch No. 3448, with a vertically oriented regulator-style display and symmetrical movement
It’s powered by the calibre 7280, a manually wound movement equipped with the world’s first magnetic escapement, with a power reserve of 72 hours

Price: $POA
Availability: 75 examples
Model: Expérimentale 1 (ref. E001BH/S9/5ZV)
Case size: 43.5mm
Movement: 7280 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds
Power reserve: 72 hours

Explore Expérimentale 1 via Breguet.

Gérald Genta sizes up the Gentissima Oursin

Gérald Genta has released a masculine take on its sea urchin-inspired GPHG-winning Gentissima Oursin
The duo of newcomers see 41mm cases crafted from titanium and set with 234 white gold beads surround either a green or blue meteorite dial
The signature faceted crystal and subtle octagonal inner bezel remain unchanged from the smaller model
It’s powered by the calibre GG-005, an automatic movement based off the Zenith Elite and decorated with Côtes de Genève finishing

Price: $25,000CHF
Model: Gentissima Oursin 41
Case size: 41mm
Movement: GG-005 (automatic)
Water resistance: 5ATM
Functions: hours, minutes
Power reserve: 50 hours

Explore Gentissima Oursin 41 via Gérald Genta.

The Fears Brunswick 38 goes modernist with Ace Jewellers

Fears has collaborated with Amsterdam-based Ace Jewellers on a Brunswick 38 with a De Stijl-inspired dial
De Stijl was a Dutch modernist art movement that spanned from 1917 to 1931 and sought to find visual harmony by reducing art to its essentialist form, utilising rectilinear lines and a palette of primary (red, yellow, blue) and non-colours (black, white, gray)
Housed within Fears’ 38mm stainless steel cushion-shaped Brunswick case, the collaborative timepiece features an abstract dial in the De Stijl style, with skeletonised hour and minute hands in keeping with the outlined style
It’s powered by the La Joux-Perret D100, a manually wound movement with a 50-hour power reserve

Price: €4114
Availability: examples
Model: Brunswick 38 ‘De Stijl Edition’ (ref. BS23800B029047)
Case size: 38mm
Movement: La Joux-Perret D100 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds
Power reserve: 50 hours

Explore Brunswick 38 ‘De Stijl Edition’ via Ace Jewellers.

The De Bethune Kind of Two Jumping GMT displays the duality of man(ually wound watches)

De Bethune is known for its trademark ‘floating’ lugs, which pivot in the middle of the case, allowing them to bend and straighten, adjusting to the wearer’s wrist
The Kind of Two takes the floating lugs a step further, incorporating a pivot for the case, allowing it to be swivelled at will
The model has appeared in tourbillon form before, but now the independent watch brand has released the Kind of Two Jumping GMT which comes in a 43.3mm titanium case with a mirror-polished finish
The first dial takes on a traditional tone, with an anthracite base with a hand-guilloché centre, topped with applied gilded numerals and fitted with a dead-beat (jumping) seconds complication
The second dial is skeletonised and exposes the movement within, displaying the hours on a subdial surrounding the balance wheel at 6 o’clock and the minutes on the periphery
It’s powered by the in-house calibre DB2517, a manually wound movement that can display two time zones (both adjustable by the same crown). It features two mainspring barrels, which contribute to its 96-hour power reserve

Price: $195,000CHF
Model: Kind of Two Jumping GMT
Case size: 43.3mm
Movement: DB2517 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, second time zone, dead-beat seconds
Power reserve: 96 hours

Explore Kind of Two Jumping GMT via De Bethune.

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Words by Theo Rosen and Henry Blake