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

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Power reserve perpetually low this time of year? We feel you. With the watch industry always ticking, it can be hard to keep track of everything that’s going on. So, we’re back with the June 2025 edition of In The Loupe, our monthly watch news series covering all the latest and greatest (and even the not-so-great) watch releases from renowned Swiss and other luxury watch brands, as well as select independent watchmakers and microbrands, as well as newsworthy watch industry updates and developments.

Table of Contents – June 2025 watch news

June 2025 watch news

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

Vacheron Constantin opens The Quest exhibition in Sydney

Storied watchmaker Vacheron Constantin continues its 270th anniversary celebrations with the unveiling of The Quest: 270 Years of Seeking Excellence. The exhibition takes place in Sydney’s Machine Hall from the 11th to 13th of June, and celebrates the Genevan manufacture’s legacy of craftsmanship, innovation, and artistry. The complimentary exhibition is open from to the general public from 11am to 5pm.

Laurent Ferrier pays homage to the golden era of motorsport with the Sport Auto 79

  • Alongside François Servanin and François Trisconi, indie watchmaker and amateur racecar driver Laurent Ferrier came third in the legendary Le Mans race in 1979
  • With the Laurent Ferrier brand founded by the eponymous watchmaker François Servanin, the new Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 79 pays tribute to the friendship between the trio and the golden era of racing
  • The third addition to the Sport Auto collection, it has the same curved case architecture as its two stablemates, with the 41.5mm seeing a softly rounded square bezel sitting atop the case, giving it a not-quite-cushion shape
  • The case is crafted from rose gold and topped with a domed sapphire crystal. Inside, the dial has a subtle crosshair finish on the centre, a sloped date aperture at 3 o’clock, and a snailed small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock
  • The timepiece is powered by the calibre LF270.01, an automatic micro-rotor movement with a platinum oscillating weight

Price: $79,000CHF
Model: Sport Auto 79
Case size: 41.5mm
Movement: LF270.01 (automatic)
Water resistance: 12ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date
Power reserve: 72 hours

Explore the Sport Auto 79 via Laurent Ferrier.

Louis Vuitton puts its savoir-faire on display with the Tambour Bushido Automata

  • The Louis Vuitton Tambour Bushido Automata puts the métiers d’art prowess of La Fabrique du Temps—the maison’s haute horlogerie division—on display
  • It sees a 46.8mm rose gold case play host to a dial that combines cloisonné, paillonné, and miniature enamel techniques. The textured base is topped with a Samurai mask, made from white gold and coated in two layers of red enamel, with an eye that combines cloisonné enamel with gold-set paillonné and a touch of blue enamel
  • The Samurai’s neck armour is crafted from black and red enamel and is adorned with Louis Vuitton’s monogrammed flowers 
  • The timepiece is an automata watch; depress the carved pusher at 2 o’clock and the yokai of the Samurai’s helmet will swing aside the reveal the jumping hour, the katana blade will rise to point to the retrograde minutes, the Louis Vuitton flower eye will change shape, and the jaw will open to reveal the word “Bushido” in red Japanese characters
  • It’s powered by the calibre LV 525, a manually wound movement developed by master watchmakers Michel Navas and Enrico Barbasini

Price: $POA
Model: Tambour Bushido Automata
Case size: 46.8mm
Movement: LV 525
Water resistance: ATM
Functions: jumping hours, retrograde minutes, automata
Power reserve: 100 hours

Explore Tambour Bushido Automata via Louis Vuitton.

Hublot squares up with a new ultra-long power reserve model

  • Hublot has released the Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve
  • It follows the release of the Nyon-based manufacture’s first square collection in 2022, te Square Big Bang
  • The new Hublot Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve is housed within a 42mm composite carbon case and represents the first two-handed Sqaure Bang. The dial features a power barrel at 12 o’clock, winding system at 3 o’clock, tourbillon at 6 o’clock, and power reserve indicator at 9 o’clock
  • It’s powered by the calibre MHUB6023, a hand-wound movement with a 96-hour (four-day) power reserve
  • The calibre MHUB6023 is designed with rectilinear lines in mind, with the open-worked details highlighting the complex architecture of the movement

Price: $156,000AUD
Model: Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve (ref. 805.QD.0170.RX)
Case size: 42mm
Movement: MHUB6023 (manual winding)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, power reserve indicator
Power reserve: 96 hours

Explore the Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve via Hublot.

H. Moser & Cie. delivers a technicolour flex with the Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Rainbow

  • H. Moser & Cie. has released a duo of gem set rainbow watches, one in stainless steel and the other in rose gold
  • Both timepieces use the manufacture’s sporty Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton as a base, with the bezel of the timepiece adorned with a full ring of invisibly set sapphires that span the colour spectrum
  • The newcomers are powered by the HMC 814, an automatic tourbillon calibre with openworked details 

Price: $175,000CHF (rose gold); $119,000CHF (steel)
Model: Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Rainbow (ref. 6814-0401 [rose gold]; 6814-1201 [steel])
Case size: 40mm
Movement: HMC 814 (automatic)
Water resistance: ATM
Functions: hours, minutes
Power reserve: 72 hours

Explore the Streamliner Tourbillon Skeleton Rainbow via H. Moser & Cie.

Grönefeld brothers each design their ideal Grøne Manueel One

  • Independent watchmakers Tim and Bart Grönefeld launched Grøne Oldenzaal, an accessible line of fine mechanical wristwatches, last year
  • The brand fuses the attention to detail of Grönefeld watches with an affordable price tag. Now, the duo have added to the lineup, with each brother designing his perfect Manueel One, a timepiece that takes inspiration from the slightly less accessibly priced Grönefeld 1941 Principia
  • The 38.5mm case features dramatically scalloped lugs and a conical crown, housing a sector dial with a brushed outer ring with diamond cut edges which surrounds a central disc with a tremblage finish
  • The brothers diverge when it comes to colour; Bart’s One is bathed in salmon with blue Alpha-style hands, while Tim’s One pairs a German silver base with high-polished steel hands
  • The differing colours are said to reflect the distinct identities of each brother — one “hopelessly romantic…with just a twinge of playfulness” and the other exuding “technical and scholarly sophistication”

Price: €2150
Availability: 150 examples each
Model: Manueel One (Tim’s One and Bart’s One)
Case size: 38.5mm
Movement: modified Sellita SW210 (manual winding)
Water resistance: 5ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, stop seconds
Power reserve: 42 hours

Explore the Manueel One via Grøne.

See Also

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