Source (from left): Chanel; Rolex; Jaeger-LeCoultre

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The Best Watches of 2023: A Wrist-Spotting Guide

From a $4,600 time-only watch with a Muppet twist to a $193,000 necklace of twisted gold, there’s a watch for every kind of collector.

A total of 49 leading brands exhibited at this year’s Watches and Wonders expo in Geneva, with more companies crammed into hotel suites and lobbies throughout the Swiss city. It’s a lot of timepieces to take in, but here are the most interesting debuts, along with who you’re most likely to see wearing one.

Vacheron Constantin Overseas Moon Phase Retrograde Date The arc of the date counter at the top of the electric-blue dial and the celestial complication combine to turn this 41mm steel Overseas from a fairly traditional sports watch for folks on the finance desk into something more attention-grabbing. €48,000 ($52,000)