While we can’t conceivably cover every great new watch release, we do our best to highlight some our favorites each week, and now, we’ve decided to collect them in a monthly roundup for your viewing pleasure. From Hodinkee’s field watch collaboration with Merci to Braun’s team-up with Paul Smith to Oak and Oscar’s new all-black take on the Olmstead, these are some of the best watches in November, 2020.
Merci LMM-H01 for Hodinkee
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One of our favorite French boutique watchmakers did a super sharp and well priced mechanical interpretation of its field watch for Hodinkee. It’s limited to 1,500 examples.
Seiko’s haute horlogerie sub-brand Credor only seldom comes out with new watches. Now, the cult favorite Eichi II’s newest incarnation features a blue dial and platinum case.
One of the most iconic Bauhaus-inspired watch designs is from Braun, and it’s even cooler for being ultra affordable. New, limited-edition versions for retailer Paul Smith are some of the best yet. (Also check out the $80 wall clock and $45 alarm clock.)
Breitling partnered with one of our favorite makers of surf-centric gear and apparel, Outerknown, on a retro-inspired dive watch with an eco-friendly strap.
Enthusiast favorite watchmaker Ming has introduced the final model in its 19 series featuring a titanium case and a high-end movement. Only 15 examples will be made.
Hublot’s ongoing partnership with leather expert Berluti has yielded a new version of the Big Bang Unico watch that incorporates patinated Venezia leather in its dial and bezel — and also its strap, of course.
Chopard’s luxury sport watch, the Alpine Eagle, might look its best yet in this special version with a silver dial and blue hands/indices for retailer Wempe’s 5th Avenue boutique.
Panerai’s newest dive watch is full of exotic materials such as carbon composite and the latest generation of improved luminescent paint, called Super-Luminova X-1. The watch also comes with a 70-year warranty.
Grand Seiko celebrates a couple anniversaries this year, and released some high-end models to celebrate each one: the rose gold SBGW260 marks 140 for the company, and the platinum SBGZ005 is for 160 years since the founder’s birth.
Patek is really good at making really complicated and stunningly refined watches, especially those with calendar and chiming mechanisms. And they’ve done it again.
If you bought a Nivada chronograph in the 1960s, it might’ve looked something like this when it was brand-new. British watchmaker Christopher Ward’s new C65 Chronograph is vibrant, has a modern Swiss automatic movement and is perfectly sized at 41mm.
Rado is doing some amazing things with ceramic, including producing watch cases in this tone of yellow. It’s just one of a new series made in collaboration with prominent designers.
Regulator watches separate the displays of hours, minutes and seconds to emphasize the minutes. It makes for an interesting look when mixed with Alpina’s typically sporty personality.
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