Watches
The Most Exciting Watches of 2025 Had One Thing in Common
They weren’t afraid to be bold and colorful.
Three of my favorite watches of the year, by Piaget, Studio Underd0g and MB&F.
Photographer: Chris Rovzar/BloombergLooking back on a long year of trips to Switzerland, tours of manufactures and museums and trade shows, and interviews with watchmakers around the world, I think it’s fair to say 2025 was an excellent year for watches.
There were major debuts, including the Vacheron Constantin clock and automaton that was installed at the Louvre, as well as the totally new Rolex Land-Dweller line that premiered in March. There were innovations such as Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak RD#5, with its thin case, tourbillon and ultra-easy chronograph pushers, plus Breguet’s magnetic escapement in its avant-garde Expérimentale 1.