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Seiko added four Prospex Speedtimer Mechanical references: two caliber 8R48 chronographs (HBD001, HBD002) and two caliber 6R55 time-and-date watches (HBC003, HBC004), priced EUR 1,000 to EUR 2,780.
Piaget's Polo Minute Repeater pairs the 4.8mm caliber 1290P, the thinnest self-winding minute repeater movement made, with a 48mm white gold Polo case. Five pieces a year, EUR 330,000.
Formex updates the Essence 39mm with a COSC-certified Sellita SW200-2 Power+ movement (65-hour reserve) and a new tool-free micro-adjust clasp, starting at CHF 1,470.
Blancpain just reissued the 1968 Bathyscaphe for the Fifty Fathoms' 70th anniversary: 37.4mm, in-house Calibre 1150, 100-hour reserve, $13,800, limited to 300 pieces. A working dealer's read on why this size and this year over the more famous 1956 original.
Rolex raised prices a second time in 2026, this round hitting only gold references by roughly 5% while steel stayed put. A working dealer's breakdown of the June increase, how it differs from January's broader hike, and what AP and Tudor raised earlier this year.