9 Exciting New Watches You Missed from Tudor, Seiko, G-Shock and More

Unveiled at the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, the Black Back Chrono “Carbon 25” follows in the footsteps of Tudor’s Chrono Pink and Flamingo Blue releases. The latest edition of the Black Bay Chrono family features a carbon fiber case and matching one-piece carbon fiber tachymeter bezel; even sub-counters and end links are fashioned from carbon fiber. Tudor also opted for a case that measures 42mm by 13.3mm — meaning it’s wider but thinner than the stainless-steel version.

The Alpiner Extreme Automatic has long married sports-watch vibes with tool-watch toughness, offering buyers a rugged take on Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (for a five-figure discount). The latest iteration is the most rugged yet, with a case and bracelet both fashioned from grade 2 titanium. The update does bring a substantial jump in price but does little to affect the watch’s exceptional value.

Clearly, the Noctograph is a stunningly gorgeous, minimalist dress watch. However, its understated appearance — while striking — doesn’t really do its refinement justice. Its vertically-brushed blue dial with its small seconds counter hides a proprietary, manually-wound caliber M660 movement, designed with input from Raúl Pagès — an independent watchmaker known for crafting timepieces with incredible precision. The 38.5mm case is paired with an Italian-made dove grey leather strap that complements the watch’s beauty magnificently.

While Bell & Ross has been making unique pilot’s watches for 20 years, these three anniversary editions boast a never-before-seen element: skeletonized dials that provide a look behind the scenes at its new BR-CAL.328 movement, created for Bell & Ross by Sellita with a power reserve of 54 hours. Each of the three variants also feature squared-off 41mm cases with rounded edges, Super-LumiNova-treated numerals and indexes and 100m of water resistance.

A reinterpretation of Seiko’s SPB509, the Seiko Prospex 1968 Heritage Diver’s GMT 60th Anniversary differs in a few distinct ways. For instance, it has a silver-white dial and red markings on its hands. It’s also a permanent addition to the brand’s catalog, as opposed to a limited edition. However, it still retains its silver case and band, blue ceramic dial and exceptional automatic movement.

One of watchmaking’s best affordable Royal Oak alternatives gets a purely distilled remake in the form of the F77 Mark II Stainless Steel. True to its name, the 38mm case is made entirely from 316L stainless steel, which clocks in slightly thinner than the F77 reboot from 2022. It also boasts a gracefully versatile black onyx dial.

In an industry where the oldest brands date back to the 18th century — we see you, Blancpain — Zelos is a relatively new player. Founded in 2014, the brand emerged from then-recent National University of Singapore mechanical engineering grad Elshan Tang’s passion for watches and desire for something new and different. The Helica line consists of four different everyday watches, distinct in their own ways but united by a few key features. With prices starting at $499, each watch features a 39mm stainless steel case and matching 5-link bracelet (with different finishes). More notably, however, the watches boast dials that belie their price tags, courtesy of CNC guilloché patterns that are simply quite stunning.

An evolution of Garrick’s existing S3 watch, this edition pairs the previous’s deadbeat seconds complication with an even higher level of handmade craftsmanship. Inside its 904L steel or gold 42mm case and under the AR-coated sapphire crystal, you’ll find an exclusive Garrick calibre DB-G07 manual-wound mechanical movement and in-house free-sprung balance with a 45-hour power reserve. However, if you want to wear this horological masterpiece, you’ll want to buy it soon, as lead times for the built-to-order watch are as long as 20 months.

Casio’s AQ series of watches has been around since 2011, but this new version takes it in a much more refined direction. While it retains much of the series’ signature hallmarks — like a solar-powered quartz movement — this one eschews the G-Shock-like styling in favor of a more toned-down wearable appearance. Yet, it is still feature-packed, boasting dual countdown timers, a stopwatch, 5 daily alarms, and a world time function, all in a sub-$60 package.