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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.

Aesthetic restraint and impressive complications collide in the Parmigiani Fleurier Carillon Tourbillon

  • Parmigiani Fleurier celebrates its 30th anniversary with the release of the Carillon Tourbillon
  • An ultra-complicated watch, the Carillon Tourbillon pairs a minute repeater with four gongs and four hammers with a 60-second tourbillon
  • It’s housed within a 41.6mm white gold gadrooned case with a hand-hammered dial in Parmigiani’s signature shade of ice blue
  • The dial is kept intentionally minimalistic, with only the hammer and gongs on display
  • The tourbillon and power reserve indicator are visible through the exhibition caseback, which shows the minute repeater movement, which comprises 456 components, on display
  • The movement in question is the in-house calibre PF950, manually wound minute repeater movement with an impressive 10-day power reserve

Price: $490,000CHF
Availability: five examples
Model: Carillon Tourbillon 30th Anniversary (ref. PFH990-2010001-300181)
Case size: 41.6mm 
Movement: PF950 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, power reserve indicator, minute repeater
Power reserve: 240 hours (ten days)

Explore Carillon Tourbillon via Parmigiani Fleurier.

Bee-still my heart, Tudor has released an optimistic take on the Black Bay Chrono

  • Tudor has unveiled the new Black Bay Chrono ‘Bumblebee’, which joins the ‘Pink’ and ‘Flamingo Blue’ variants within the Daring collection
  • Notably, the Bumblebee is housed within a sized down case, measuring 39mm
  • The moniker is a nod to the newcomer’s vibrant yellow dial, which plays host to a bicompax subdial layout with black chronograph counters
  • It’s powered by the in-house calibre MT5813, an automatic COSC-certified column-wheel movement based off the Breitling B01 architecture — i.e. the same movement as the larger 41mm variant

Price: $9480AUD
Model: Black Bay Chrono ‘Bumblebee’ (ref. M79310N-0001)
Case size: 39mm 
Movement: MT5813 (automatic)
Water resistance: 20ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, chronograph
Power reserve: 70 hours

Explore Black Bay Chrono ‘Bumblebee’ via Tudor.

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