Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Watches From Geneva Watch Days 2026 (And Beyond)

In case you somehow missed it, last week was Geneva Watch Days. While not the absolute busiest week of the year for new watch releases, it's not far off the mark, and 2026 saw dozens of brands converging on Geneva to show off their latest and greatest novelties. We covered a lot of those watches as they dropped, but now that we've had a few days to process what we got to see (some of us in person, the rest vicariously), we thought it would be a good moment to share some of the watches that stood out to us from a week full of new watches. And please forgive us: while we did our best to hold ourselves to Geneva Watch Days proper, as was inevitable, a few ancillary picks made their way into the mix, but I think we can all agree they're still watches worth talking about. Of course, our ragtag team of editors can only cover so much here, so once you've seen all our picks, be sure to drop a line in the comments — we'd love to know which watches from Geneva Watch Days stood out to all of you. Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Dusk in Yellow Gold (plus the M.A.D.3 Vincent Calabrese) [Ben Clymer] Can I pick two? I have to. Because this year kinda felt like the old days – the two watches I'd actually buy of GWD 2026 are from brands I've loved (and owned) a long, long time – Laurent Ferrier and MB&F. The first is Laurent Ferrier's new limited run of "Dusk" annual calendar moonphases in yellow gold. As you probably know, I love yellow gold, and this is the first iteration of a lovely watch that struck me in just the right way. Like, I might buy this watch (if I were buying watches as I used to). The yellow gold case, the lovely muted dial, and moonphase in obsidian! They describe the colorway as "taupe, chocolate, and golden hues." How could that not speak to me? Is it perfect? Nothing is. I wish this movement were based on the natural escapement caliber, and I wish it weren't CHF 93,000 CHF. But this watch is one of the best from LF in a while, IMHO (I've been wearing my old LFs a lot recently, by coincidence, and man, they are so good!). The second watch is from MB&F, or rather MAD, and it's the MAD 3. Max Busser, MB&F, Vincent Calabrese, for a few grand? It doesn't get much cooler for someone who's been around for a bit, and I had to place an order for this one because it's just so fun and an amazing way to celebrate one of independent watchmaking's original gangsters. MING 57.05 Comet [Tim Jeffreys] I didn't know I needed a Daylight Saving Time bezel until I saw the Ming 57.05 "Comet," and now I don't know if I can live without it. Ming split the world time bezel into two rings—DST cities on the outer ring, non-DST on the inner—so one click moves only the cities that spring forward, with an aperture telling you at a glance whether DST is engaged. It's the kind of complication that seems so obvious, but hasn't been solved this elegantly, and that, to me, is true innovation. Then there's the dial: a multilayered "Comet Tail" pattern of overlapping rasters that shifts texture as the light hits it throughout the day. It's built around a Sellita-based caliber running a GMT disc instead of a hand. The cherry on top is the Ming Polymesh bracelet, reason enough on its own to want this watch. A true joy on the wrist, and I'm sure a true joy while traveling. In only 200 pieces, I'd imagine these will surely go quickly (or have already gone quickly). Gallet Multichron Classics [Mark Kauzlarich] The Gallet Classics line was a decent surprise to me, and a welcome one at that. Contrary to popular belief, making a reasonably faithful reissue isn't an easy business decision. In fact, it's anything but when you're talking about selling watches at scale. And make no mistake, that's a big goal of Gallet. Breitling didn't buy the brand to sell a handful of models or cater only to the enthusiast market. They want to sell a lot of watches in their retail spaces, to get people excited about Gallet, and get people considering Breitling afterward. And, as much as I love vintage watches, making vintage reissues isn't the way to do that. Not alone. Sure, Nivada Grenchen does big business. I would assume they're selling to far more than the Hodinkee (et al.) readership. But when we're talking about a Breitling-group-level company, Gallet needs to go wide. Real wide. So I expected the redone Flying Officer, the Multichron Sport, the Multichron Pilot—what I didn't know if we would see was something for the vintage lover. And not only did Gallet do it, but they also did it quite well. I haven't seen them in person, so I should reserve some judgment. I've seen a Doxa Sub 300 and can imagine it in titanium, so that would have been an easy pick instead. But with the quality of movement inside, the measurements, and the vintage touches, the Gallet Classics Multichron models all feel like a great value despite a slightly higher price than the rest. I was actually pleasantly surprised to see that a lot of our audience agrees, which is a hard feat to pull off. So well done, Gallet. Sometimes you need to play the classics, even when promoting the new album. Tudor Northflag [James Stacey] While it was hard to pick between the Northflag and the Sub 300 Ti5 (I am nothing if not consistent), the Tudor feels like the newer of the two. The return of a niche model, now rendered in a decidedly less niche execution and offering a complication that Tudor seems happy to put on any watch that isn't a Pelagos 39. I kid, from a place of pain. Smaller and thinner on the wrist than the first-gen North Flag and now rocking T-Fit and METAS chronometer spec, the new Northflag looks like a great alternative to a Black Bay GMT, a Pelagos FXD GMT, or even the Black Bay Pro, even if many of us nerds may miss the charming power reserve of the original.  As a marker of Tudor's continued roster growth, following the smaller Ranger and Black Bay Chrono, the unexpected Monarch, and progressive years of Black Bay iterations, I appreciate how different the Northflag is, and at the same time, how it's less different than the original from 2015. Daniel Roth Extra Plat Rose Gold With Gilt Dial [Malaika Crawford] Daniel Roth watches, neo-vintage and new, are exquisitely elegant, and the new Extra Plat in rose gold with a black gilt dial might be my favorite of the revival so far. There's something inherently opulent about black and gold, but against that incredibly slim, instantly recognizable double-ellipse Roth case, it feels perfectly measured. A sober strain of glamour, if you will, with its pristine guilloché. Image, courtesy of Daniel Roth The dial is the star of the show. It begins as a solid 5N rose-gold blank, which is engine-turned by hand on a rose lathe to create the different guilloché patterns before being electroplated black. The markings are masked during that process, so what looks like gold printing is actually the rose-gold dial itself showing through. It gives the dial this incredible contrast and depth that, for me, was missing from some of the more tonal Extra Plat iterations. Image, courtesy of Daniel Roth And black dials with gold cases just hit. There's a reason the combination commands such a premium in the vintage world: it has a decadent feel but remains completely classical. Black and gold together feel almost ancient, too. It makes me think of Greek pottery, of gods and figures picked out against those deep, lustrous black surfaces. Here, that same contrast gives an otherwise restrained dress watch a kind of richness. What La Fabrique du Temps is doing with Daniel Roth continues to be one of my favorite revivals in watchmaking. At just 7.7mm thick, this is basically my dream dress watch: distinctive, beautifully made, a little strange, and incredibly elegant. Alto ART 02 [Andy Hoffman] Ahead of an early-week appointment with Alto, I knew the ART 02 watch it was presenting marked a big swing for the nascent French-based, Swiss-made brand. Image, Andy Hoffman With the reveal of the refined and updated expression of the original ART 01, the new watch hones Alto's design language in a smaller, more wearable titanium case and adds a matching original design integrated bracelet (Alto's first) with an easy-to-manipulate quick-change system and micro-adjust. It also features the new A02 manufacture caliber, produced with Cercle des Horlogers, which continues Alto's unique movement architecture and is a joy to study through the faceted sapphire open caseback. Image, Andy Hoffman Surprisingly light on the wrist (the grade 5 titanium case weighs just 38 grams and measures 36mm in diameter by 42.3mm long), the real show is the architectronic anthracite dial and handset, featuring Alto's backward-running seconds hand, visible through the extraordinary beveled, curved sapphire crystal that distinguishes Alto. The artful watch felt at home on my relatively small wrist, making it easy to consider the themes of sculpture, time-telling, art, and design that are staples of the brand. Priced at a reasonable 15,750 euros, with an expected 150 pieces to be produced this year, the ART 02 made an indelible impression and confirmed Alto's rightful place in the conversations of contemporary collectors. A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down [Griffin Bartsch] Okay, I know choosing a limited edition watch from a brand that didn't technically participate in Geneva Watch Days is a little bit missing the point here, but with a few days between Geneva Watch Days and us, I'd be lying to myself if I picked anything besides the A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down for this roundup. It's a watch I can't get off my mind, and it's not only my favorite release of Geneva Watch Days (or at least of last week), but easily one of my favorite releases of 2026. For me, the one to have is the white gold. I know for many it will be the rose gold, but to my eye, the white gold is just a little bit more special. It has an almost monochromatic look I find striking, and (not that I'm a likely candidate for an allocation any time soon) it's a watch I could easily see myself wearing as I am now, rather than one I have to imagine some other version of myself to rationalize.  The 37.5mm sizing feels like a healthy, reasonable measure for a contemporary, dressy watch, and downsizing the watch from 39mm to 37.5mm instead of the 35.9mm of the original 1815 Up/Down means the watch is a great example of smaller not necessarily having to be "as small as it once was." I may prefer the white gold, but it's still pretty great in rose. On some level, I should have known myself well enough to expect how much I'd adore this watch. I'm a huge advocate for smaller-sized watches, and I'm a complete sucker for Lange, so this is a watch that hits me right in my zone — and it's not even the first time this year Lange has thrown this pitch. This hits for me in many of the same ways the 36mm Saxonia Annual Calendar did when it launched at Watches & Wonders. Namely, it's Lange taking a format I already love and repackaging it into an interesting, smaller size. They've managed to do this without sacrificing anything, which speaks to how well Lange executes any concept. Bulgari Octo Finissimo Vianney Halter [TanTan Wang] Sometimes you see a watch, and you can't stop thinking about it for days, weeks, maybe even months afterward. Now, it's much too soon after Geneva Watch Days for me to say that it's stuck with me for months, but Bulgari's new Octo Finissimo collaboration with Vianney Halter made my jaw drop at the show. This new watch ditches the smooth, flat profile of the Octo Finissimo for a layered, steampunk, subdial-laden design that shows two time zones, the date, and day/night. It's certainly not for everyone—the design of the Octo Finissimo and Halter's Antiqua can hardly be called universal. But if you happen to like both, this is a dream exercise in creative collaboration. Even though Bulgari has not shied away from playing around with the Octo Finissimo in its many collaborations with artists and designers, this felt like something else entirely. And in the metal, the Octo Finissimo Vianney Halter did not disappoint. This Halter collaboration feels just as much steampunk Antiqua as it does Octo Finissimo, which should be what a proper collaboration accomplishes. Though you could argue the gold version with a leather strap feels even more true to the Antiqua design language, the sleeker all-titanium reference is a watch I'll certainly dream about owning.

Editorial note: This article was created by A Bit Lavish Miami’s Magazine as an original editorial reinterpretation based on publicly available reporting. Original source: hodinkee.com. Read the original article here: https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/our-favorite-watches-from-geneva-watch-days-2026-and-beyond.
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