Roundup Waqt Picks the Top 7 at Watches and Wonders 2025

After a week packed with exciting unveilings at Watches and Wonders 2025, as well as numerous parallel events across Geneva, we witnessed an impressive wave of new timepieces. As always, reactions from collectors and enthusiasts were mixed: some praised the creativity of the brands, while others felt the novelties fell short of expectations. In the end, it all comes down to personal taste and preference.

From industry titans like Rolex and Patek Philippe, who together unveiled nearly 30 new models, to 60 other participating brands showcasing their latest creations, there was no shortage of innovation. We also saw record-breaking achievements, with Bulgari continuing its dominance in the ultra-thin mechanical watch segment through its Octo Finissimo line, and Ulysse Nardin introducing the lightest dive watch ever produced.

As we do every year, the time has come for the Waqt team to select the best watches of the season. We will start by revealing our top seven watches of the entire exhibition. Naturally, it wouldn’t be fair to compare all categories in a single ranking, so we will also share our favorites within each specific category. Here, then, are Waqt's picks for the top seven watches at Watches and Wonders 2025.

Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Geographic

 Jaeger-LeCoultre takes things up a notch with the Reverso Tribute Geographic. For the first time in the Tribute collection, a world-time complication makes its debut.

Comes in two material options, a steel or a pink gold case. It measures 49.4 x 29.9 mm with a sleek 11.14 mm thickness, giving it presence without overstatement. But, as always with the Reverso, the real magic happens when you flip the case over.

The front dial features a sunray finish, deep blue for the steel model and a rich chocolate brown for the pink gold version. The layout is crisp: a Grande Date at 12 o’clock, central hour and minute hands, and a small seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock.  Flip the case, and Jaeger-LeCoultre delivers something truly special. The reverse side transforms into a world-time display, coated in lacquer and detailed with laser engraving. A rotating 24-hour ring circles a beautifully rendered world map, allowing you to track time across multiple cities.

The pink gold edition is limited to just 150 pieces and is priced at EUR 31,500, equivalent to AED 45,578, while the steel variant joins Jaeger-LeCoultre’s permanent collection with a price of EUR 19,000, equivalent to AED 27,382.

You can read our full article about the watch from here, also the rest of jaeger le coultre novelties from here.

Rolex Land-Dweller 

Rolex newest collection and newest design, the Land dweller,  After weeks of teaser announcements and numerous rumors, some accurate and others merely speculative, Rolex put an end to all of this and officially revealed its new watches for 2025. Among these watches, one stands out as one of the most important releases of the year, perhaps even one of the most significant releases in the brand's history in recent years, as Rolex introduces the entirely new Land-Dweller collection, which is a rare occurrence in its history.

An elegant yet sporty timepiece, it features a compact design that revives a distinctive aesthetic from the late 1970s, inspired by the Oyster Quartz, Rolex's first mass-produced quartz watch.

The Land-Dweller watches are available in two sizes, 36mm and 40mm, with a case made of stainless steel with a white gold bezel (White Rolesor), or 18-carat rose gold (Everose), or platinum. The gold and platinum versions can be configured with either a fluted or diamond-set bezel.

This new model is equipped with an advanced movement featuring a newly patented two-wheel escapement, making it one of the first industrial applications of this technology, alongside several other technical additions to the movement.

You can read our article about the watch from here, and the new Rolex releases from here.

Panerai Perpetual Calendar GMT Platinumtech PAM01575

One of the brand’s most complex timepieces. This model introduces remarkable updates, featuring Panerai’s proprietary Platinumtech alloy and a transparent blue sapphire dial that reflects the maritime heritage of the Luminor collection. 

An Amazing dial that reveals intricate details of the movement and the date wheel, The dial layout includes central hour and minute hands, a GMT hand, a classic day and date display at 3 o’clock, and a sub-dial at 9 o’clock housing the small seconds, a 24-hour indicator, and a day/night indicator.

However, this is only a glimpse into the complexities of Panerai’s perpetual calendar models. Through the case back, additional complications are revealed, including month and leap year indicators, as well as a power reserve display.

You can read our full article about the watch here,  and about Panerai's latest releases here.

A. Lange & Söhne Minute Repeater Perpetual

At Watches and Wonders 2025, A. Lange & Söhne unveiled three stunning watches. We picked the Minute Repeater Perpetual, a highly complicated timepiece from the German brand.

It features a platinum case and a black enamel dial, powered by the newly developed Lange manufacture calibre L122.2. All 640 components of the manually wound movement showcase the meticulous craftsmanship synonymous with A. Lange & Söhne.

You can read the full article about the watch here, and explore all the Lange novelties here.

Chronoswiss Pulse One Sand

As we mentioned, the independent brand Chronoswiss has entered a new era, unveiling three new collections during Watches and Wonders, all featuring stunning timepieces. Leading the way is the innovative "The Pulse One" collection, available in two distinctive editions. We picked the "Sand" version, with its golden dial.

It features the brand’s first integrated bracelet, crafted in titanium, and showcases a 3D dial that blends Chronoswiss’s iconic regulator design with a sporty look.

You can read our full article about the watch here, and explore the other Chronoswiss novelties from the event here.

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon

Bvlgari Shines Again with the World's Thinnest Tourbillon, Last year, Piaget released the Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon, which was the thinnest tourbillon ever at just 2 mm thick. 

Just when we thought this was the thinnest humanly possible watch in that category, Bvlgari once again raised the bar with an almost unbelievable 1.85 mm-thick tourbillon watch, setting a new benchmark for ultra-thin timepieces.

you can read our full article about the watch from here.

Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date 6159G

Choosing among 15 new releases was no easy task, but this stunning, highly complicated timepiece stole the spotlight. 

With the new Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date Reference 6159G-001, Patek Philippe reinterprets one of its signature complications in a fresh design, distinguished by a sapphire crystal dial with gray metallisation that offers a captivating view of the movement beneath.

The retrograde date, along with the aperture frames for the day (at 9 o’clock), leap-year cycle (at 12 o’clock), month (at 3 o’clock), and moon phases (at 6 o’clock), are all elegantly highlighted by a gray electroplated outline.

You can see all the Patek Philippe novelties here.

These were the Waqt editorial team’s selections of the stunning timepieces that captured our attention during the event. There are, of course, many more remarkable pieces worth mentioning. You can explore our detailed articles and exclusive interviews to discover more novelties, and stay tuned, as the rest of our picks will be revealed soon.