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In The Loupe: The Watch News To Know In September 2026

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Jump those date windows forward, we’re well and truly into September now. As the weather slowly warms up, the watch industry is rapidly heating up. Over in Switzerland, there are several heavy hitting releases coming out of Geneva Watch Days, a laidback watch fair which takes place from the 2nd to the 6th of September. There’s also cool métiers d’art expressions courtesy of Vacheron Constantin and a revived field watch from Tudor. Naturally, we’re back with the September 2026 edition of In The Loupe, our monthly watch news series.

Table of Contents – September 2026 watch news

September 2026 watch news

Wind down and level up with all the new watch releases and horological news to know for September 2026.

Rolex expands its dress watch lineup with the Perpetual Padellone

  • Rolex has added a new model to its lineup, expanding the Perpetual 1908 collection with the Perpetual Padellone
  • Despite the name, the Perpetual Padellone is an annual calendar with a moonphase, not a perpetual calendar
  • A 39mm case crafted from Everose gold (Rolex’s rose gold alloy) or platinum houses an intense white dial (ice blue with a grained finish for the platinum) with two apertures at 12 o’clock indicating the day and month and a moonphase at 6 o’clock featuring a full moon and new moon made from meterorite
  • The timepiece is presented on an Everose gold Settimo bracelet or a leather strap (matte brown alligator for the Everose gold and matte black alligator for the platinum)
  • It’s powered by the in-house calibre 7190, an automatic movement with a 66-hour power reserve that builds on the technology of the calibre 7135 found within the Land-Dweller and incorporates the Dynapulse escapement

Price: from $59,000USD (Everose gold on leather strap)
Model: Perpetual Padellone
Case size: 39mm 
Movement: 7190 (automatic)
Water resistance: 5ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, day, date, moonphase
Power reserve: 66 hours

Explore Perpetual Padellone via Rolex.

Woof! Jeff Koons translates his balloon dog into horological form for Hublot

  • Following the reveal of their partnership, Jeff Koons and Hublot have released their first collaborative timepiece
  • The Classic Fusion Balloon Dog is inspired by the American artist’s mirrored balloon dog sculptures, translating the inflated forms into the horological realm 
  • Using Hublot’s Classic Fusion as a canvas, the collaborative timepieces come in a trio of blue, red, and silver (limited to 200 examples each)
  • The 42mm case is crafted from mirror polished stainless steel (silver) or polished anodised titanium (blue and red) and houses a ‘puffy’ dial with a convex construction method which is complemented by a voluminous crown crafted from rubber-moulded aluminium and padded leather strap
  • Other details include a flexible decorative balloon dog tail at 10:30, a balloon dog-shaped seconds hand counterweight, and inflated indices and hands
  • It’s powered by the calibre HUB1710, an automatic movement with a 50-hour power reserve

Price: $37,100AUD
Availability: 200 examples/colour
Model: Classic Fusion Balloon Dog (ref. 542.SX.0820.NR.JKN26 [silver]; 542.UR.8170.NR.JKN26 [red]; 542.UB.5170.NR.JKN26 [blue])
Case size: 42mm 
Movement: HUB1710 (automatic)
Water resistance: 5ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date
Power reserve: 50 hours

Explore Classic Fusion Balloon Dog via Hublot.

Hublot and Jeff Koons capture the cosmos in the MP-14 Origin

  • The MP-14 Origin by Jeff Koons is the second timepiece in the partnership between the Swiss luxury watch brand and the American contemporary artist
  • The experimental timepiece merges the worlds of high horology and high jewellery; housed in a 44mm octagonal sapphire and titanium case, a gravitational system unfolds in concentric rings of white gold set with baguette cut diamonds and blue sapphires which form orbital layers that converge towards a central core
  • In the middle is a concealed central tourbillon coated in translucent blue varnish, topped with a domed sapphire crystal — a structure inspired by Koon’s Gazing Ball works
  • The hours and minutes are displayed on two suspended rotating rings which each carry a floating indicator tube—red polished stainless steel for hours and grey polished stainless steel for minutes—and orbit within the structure
  • The timepiece is powered by the manufacture calibre HUB9014, an automatic tourbillon movement with a 60-hour power reserve

Price: $722,000AUD
Availability: 30 examples
Model: MP-14 Origin by Jeff Koons (ref. 914.NJ.0100.JX.9941)
Case size: 44mm 
Movement: HUB9014 (automatic)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes
Power reserve: 60 hours

Explore MP-14 Origin by Jeff Koons via Hublot.

Laurent Ferrier releases the elegant Classic Moon in yellow gold

  • Laurent Ferrier has given its Classic Moon timepiece the Série Atelier treatment, with the Classic Moon Dusk
  • Released in a limited run of 20 examples, the Classic Moon Dusk sees the 40mm pebble-shaped case—a silhouette inspired by 19th century pocket watches—reimagined in 18ct yellow gold
  • It surrounds a rich brown dial with an opaline gradient finish, with the hue transitioning from taupe in the centre to deep brown on the periphery; nodding to the moment when the last night of the day fades away
  • The timepiece combines an annual calendar with a moonphase display, with white gold assegai-shaped hands for the hours and minutes and a polished yellow gold central date hand
  • It’s powered by the calibre LF126.02, a manually wound movement that combines an annual calendar with a moonphase and has a power reserve of 80-hours

Price: $93,000CHF
Availability: 20 examples
Model: Classic Moon Dusk (ref. LCF039.J2.BW1)
Case size: 40mm 
Movement: LF126.02 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, day, month, date, moonphase indicator
Power reserve: 80 hours

Explore Classic Moon Dusk via Laurent Ferrier.

TAG Heuer brings back the Carrera Chronograph Sport for the Spanish GP

  • In line with Formula 1’s return to Madrid for the first time since 1981, TAG Heuer has brought back the Carrera Chronograph Sport
  • Originally introduced as a contemporary interpretation of the manufacture’s iconic chronograph, the Carrera Chronograph Sport merges the hallmarks of the Carrera Chronograph with a more assertive design language
  • The revived timepiece revises the dimensions and has a stronger dial layout, with a 42mm case (down from 44mm) housing a dial with a tricompax subdial layout and a slimmer ceramic bezel
  • The timepiece is available in four colours, with blue, silver, and teal coming with a sunbrushed finish and black with an opaline finish. The blue and teal dials both have silver azurage counters, while the silver has a panda dial configuration and black has matching counters with red accents
  • The newcomers are powered by the in-house calibre TH20-00, an automatic movement with an 80-hour power reserve

Price: $9900AUD
Model: Carrera Chronograph Sport
Case size: 42mm 
Movement: TH20-00 (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph
Power reserve: 80 hours

Explore Carrera Chronograph Sport via TAG Heuer.

Wine and watches collide with the Trilobe Château Trente-Deux

  • A year after launching its Trente-Deux collection, French brand Trilobe has introduced the Château Trente-Deux, which draws parallels between Parisian watchmaking and French winemaking
  • Wholly designed and assembled at Trilobe’s manufacture in Paris, it sees a 39.5 mm encase a deep burgundy dial
  • The case is composed of seven individual components, allowing for multivarious finishes — mirror polished, satin brushed, and microblasted across the case and bracelet, and polished ridges and microblasted grooves on the fluted bezel and crown
  • The wine-inspired hue takes centre stage on the dial, thanks to the Trend-Deux’s handless rotating display
  • It’s powered by the in-house calibre X-Nihilo, an automatic movement with a 42-hour power reserve
  • While the timepiece is non-limited, the first 100 watches will be accompanied by a French Grand Cru especially selected by the maison

Price: €21,000
Model: Château Trente-Deux
Case size: 39.5mm 
Movement: X-Nihlo (automatic)
Water resistance: 5ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds
Power reserve: 42 hours

Explore Château Trente-Deux via Trilobe.

De Bethune makes the digital celestial with the DB25 Digitale 

  • De Bethune has added a digital display to its DB25 collection, with the DB25 Digitale evoking a tableau of the starry night sky on the dial
  • The dial combines digital and analogue displays, with the digital jumping hours at 12 o’clock and the minutes taking up the lower half of the dial, with a spherical moonphase crafted from palladium and blued steel in the centre
  • The sector dial sees the spherical moonphase surrounded by two guilloché sectors and a peripheral night sky sector
  • The model is handless, allowing the tableau to shine
  • It’s powered by the in-house calibre DB2144V3, a manually wound movement with a self-regulating twin barrel, titanium-and-grey-gold balance wheel, patented balance spring, and triple pare-chute shock-absorbing system, which boasts a 120-hour power reserve

Price: $POA
Model: DB25 Digitale 
Case size: 42mm 
Movement: DB2144V3 (manually wound)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: jumping hours, minutes, spherical moonphase indicator
Power reserve: 120 hours (five days)

Explore DB25 Digitale via De Bethune.

Vianney Halter applies his singular approach to the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Dual Time

  • Independent watchmaker Vianney Halter has joined forces with Bulgari, applying his idiosyncratic take on time to the maison’s Octo Finissimo
  • Working from the movement up, the BVL 200 is enriched with new modules that allow for GMT, date, and day/night indications
  • The 40.5mm titanium or rose gold Octo Finissimo case plays host to Halter’s signature independent dial aesthetic, with four opaline white dials with blue and red accents displaying the main hours and minutes, second time zone, day/night indicator, and date
  • The timepiece is available in titanium or rose gold

Price: $70,000CHF (104356); $108,000CHF (104355)
Availability: 30 examples (ref. 104356); 15 examples (ref. 104355)
Model: Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter (ref. 104356 [titanium]; 104355 [rose gold])
Case size: 40.5mm 
Movement: BVL 200 (automatic)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, GMT, date, day/night indicator
Power reserve: 60 hours

Explore Octo Finissimo Dual Time x Vianney Halter via Bulgari.

Zenith brings back retro sporty chic with the Chronomaster Solo Sport 

  • Designed to flit between varying dress codes and activities, the Chronomaster Solo Spot translates retro design cues into a contemporary timepiece
  • Housed within a 40mm stainless steel case, a ceramic dial in either sunray white or polished black or brown features an all-over angled ‘Z’ motif, surrounded by a unidirectional ceramic bezel
  • The black dial with black bezel configuration comes with a no-date version, while all other models have a date window at 3 o’clock
  • It’s presented on a three-link stainless steel bracelet, secured by the newly designed ZENCLASP folding clasp which allows for easy micro-adjustments without tools
  • The Zenith Chronomaster Solo Sport is powered by the El Primero 3620, a high-frequency automatic calibre with a 60-hour power reserve

Price: $17,400CHF; $15,600AUD (no date)
Model: Chronomaster Solo Sport (ref. 03.5000.3620/69.M5000; 03.5000.3620/22.M5000; 03.5001.3620/72.M5000; 03.5000.3620/21.M5000)
Case size: 40mm 
Movement: El Primero 3620 (automatic)
Water resistance: 20 ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date; hours, minutes, seconds (03.5000.3620/21.M5000)
Power reserve: 60 hours

Explore Chronomaster Solo Sport via Zenith.

It’s always twilight at Jaeger-LeCoultre

Jaeger-LeCoultre has announced the appointment of Robert Pattinson as its newest global ambassador. Known for his roles in The Drama and The Lighthouse, as well as the Twilight and Harry Potter franchises, the British actor was selected for his singular talent, artistic audacity, and effortless elegance.

“For me, the most compelling objects are the ones that have real depth to them. A great watch isn’t just about precision – it’s about character, craftsmanship, and the story behind how it’s made,” shares Pattinson of his appreciation of mechanical watchmaking. “Jaeger-LeCoultre has always embodied that kind of quiet mastery. There’s an integrity to everything they create, where technical innovation and artistic expression exist in perfect balance. I find that approach incredibly inspiring, and it’s something I deeply connect with in my own work.”

A skinny legend strikes again with the Piaget Polo Minute Repeater

  • Piaget has released a new ultra-thin chiming watch, the Polo Minute Repeater
  • It sees the ultra-thin manufacture calibre 1290P housed within a 48mm white gold case which measures just 93mm in thickness
  • The slim calibre focuses on acoustic mastery, offering 64 decibels of intensity, three harmonic partials, and a damping factor of 2600
  • The blue hand-guilloché dial has a sunray finish and is partially openworked to reveal the calibre 1290P within

Price: $POA
Availability: five examples/year (ref. G0A51038)
Model: Polo Minute Repeater
Case size: 43mm 
Movement: (automatic)
Water resistance: 3ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, minute repeater
Power reserve: 40 hours

Explore Polo Minute Repeater via Piaget.

Hublot embraces its softer side with the Big Bang Original Soft Touch

  • Hublot has introduced a new sense of tactility to its Big Bang Original, through the use of an exclusive textured rubber compound applied to the case, bezel, dial, and strap of the timepiece
  • The rubber compound integrates texture into the material itself, rather than as a surface treatment or coating
  • The Hublot Big Bang Original Soft Touch comes in black or red and takes shape in a 43mm titanium case partially enveloped in the textured rubber compound, which surrounds a tonal dial with a checkerboard pattern
  • It’s powered by the manufacture calibre HUB1280, an automatic chronograph movement with a 72-hour power reserve

Price: $20,700CHF
Model: Big Bang Original Soft Touch (ref. 431.RXN.2740.RX.VEL; 431.RXR.2770.RX.VEL)
Case size: 43mm 
Movement: HUB1280 (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, chronograph
Power reserve: 72 hours

Rawr! Vacheron Constantin puts the animal kingdom on the dial with its métiers d’art program 

  • Vacheron Constantin has released a sextet of watches that translate the beauty of the natural world onto the dial through métiers d’art 
  • The collection is part of the maison’s ‘One of Not Many Crafts Programme’, which challenges artisans whose crafts fall outside the traditional horological realm to translate their crafts to the miniature scale of a watch dial
  • Each depiction of fauna takes place within a 42mm case in either white or rose gold, with a dial that displays the hours, minutes, day of the week, and date through four apertures on the periphery, allowing the centre of the dial to act as a canvas
  • The watches highlight the disciplines of gold embroidery (tiger), feather work (snake), wood marquetry (falcon), glass sculpting (octopus), paper sculpting (crocodile), and micro-origami (manta ray)
  • Each timepiece is powered by the calibre 2460 G4, an automatic movement with peripheral indications and a 40-hour power reserve 

Tudor stakes its place with the revived Northflag

  • Tudor has brought back the Northflag, a timepiece that originally served as part of the equipment issued to the members of the British North Greenland Expedition in the 1950s
  • The Tudor Northflag was originally revived in 2015 and marked the first Tudor to be powered by a mechanical movement entirely developed and manufactured in-house, the MT5621
  • The second generation Tudor Northflag speaks to the timepiece’s pioneering legacy while nodding to other seminal models like the Ranger; housed within a 40mm stainless steel case with an integrated bracelet, it has a black dial topped with monobloc lume-coated ceramic hour markers and ‘Northflag’ hands
  • There’s a new 24-hour hand, a practical feature in polar regions where polar night and midnight sun make it difficult to discern whether it’s AM or PM
  • The Tudor Northflag is powered by the calibre MT5652-U, a COSC-certified automatic movement with a 65-hour power reserve, visible through the exhibition caseback

Price: $7780AUD
Model: Northflag (ref. 9140G1A0U)
Case size: 40mm 
Movement: MT5652-U (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, seconds, date, 24-hours
Power reserve: 65 hours

Explore Northflag via Tudor.

TAG Heuer celebrates 50 years of the Monza

  • TAG Heuer has released the limited-edition Monza Flyback Chronograph, which celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Heuer Monza 
  • Released ahead of the Monza Formula 1 GP, the timepiece arrives in a 42mm forged carbon fibre case which surrounds a matte black dial with red and white details on the asymmetrical subdials
  • It’s powered by the manufacture calibre TH20-12, an automatic movement with an 80-hour power reserve

Price: $20,150AUD
Availability: 500 examples
Model: Monza Flyback Chronograph (ref. CR5092.FC8372)
Case size: 42mm 
Movement: TH20-12 (automatic)
Water resistance: 10ATM
Functions: hours, minutes, small seconds, date, flyback chronograph
Power reserve: 80 hours

Explore Monza Flyback Chronograph via TAG Heuer.

Words by Theo Rosen and Henry Blake