Light Blue Watches Were Still Hype at the Geneva Watch Week 2025

The query throughout and after a good week I get requested quite a bit is ‘What’s the most popular factor you’ve seen?’ and actually, answering that query is sort of a problem. There’s a lot information that it takes a little bit of time to digest all of it, even for us on the ‘inside’ of the trade. On day three, as an illustration, I can barely recall what I’ve seen on day on. One factor that stood out, although, was the continued push for mild or ice blue dials. The color has been a giant hit in recent times, and regardless of having stepped out of the limelight a bit of bit final 12 months, it stays a tremendously widespread possibility. Throughout Geneva Watch Week (Watches & Wonders, Time2Watches and so forth), we received to see a good variety of very cool ones, from fairly easy and reasonably priced to complicated and really costly! With out going overboard on technicalities, right here’s a rundown of among the most interesting mild blue watches we noticed!

Czapek Antarctique Tourbillon

We kick issues off with one in every of our favorite watches, now accessible with a tourbillon motion for the very first time. The Czapek Antarctique Tourbillon, because it’s referred to as, comes with a light-weight blue guilloché dial. The hand-applied sample known as Singularité and lures you in with its visible “Black Gap” impact, giving it tons of depth and character. The ice-blue tone is simply pretty and serves up a pleasant distinction towards all the opposite seen components.

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Rolex Land-Dweller 127336

The launch of the Land-Dweller by Rolex was probably the most talked-about launch of the honest, which has all to do with the all-new Calibre 7135, fitted with the patented Dynapulse escapement, however that’s not the main target right here. No, we go straight for the range-topping 127336, as a result of unique pairing of platinum and ice-blue, a convention for The Crown. The color at all times works wonders, and right here, it’s given a honeycomb sample and tremendous satin end. Beautiful!

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Grand Seiko spring drive ufa slgb001 “Shinshu Ice Forrest”

We keep on with platinum and blue for the subsequent one as we take a better take a look at the Grand Seiko Spring Drive UFA SLGB001. Not solely does this include an ultra-fine regulated Spring Drive motion, however extra over it additionally exhibits but once more Grand Seiko’s mastery of dial colors and textures. Impressed by the Shinshu Ice Forrest, it resembles the frosted tops of bushes close to the Shinshu Watch Studio throughout wintertime and is completed in a placing mild blue tone.

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Parmigiani Fleurier Toric Perpetual Calendar Morning Blue

We transfer to Parmigiani Fleurier and the Toric Perpetual Calendar Morning Blue subsequent, for very apparent causes. The Toric in itself is a really trendy and refined providing, however this QP iteration takes it in a brand new course. The tremendous grenage texture is given a light-weight blue colored end, which isn’t solely discovered on the outer ring for the hour markers but in addition on the primary dial and the subdials for the coaxial perpetual calendar indications. Putting, contemporary and fashionable!

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Krayon Anyday

The mechanical wonders of Krayon have at all times stood out for his or her ingenuity, but in addition for his or her expressive use of colors and textures. The most recent Anyday, which exhibits you the total month at a look, continues down that path. The middle dial is completed with the model’s Y-shaped brand so as to add character, whereas the outer ring for the calendar show is given a light-weight blue tone for distinction. The look is refined, refined, but very compelling, simply the way in which we like our watches!

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Patek Philippe quadruple complication 5308G

Patek Philippe gave us the extraordinary Quadruple Complication 5308G, which pairs a repeater mechanism with a rattrapante monopusher chronograph and perpetual calendar, set in a white gold case. Nevertheless spectacular the motion could also be, the dial is equally and equally beautiful and shocking. Not solely is the color new for Patek, however the Maison has additionally boldly mixed it with blue markers, frames and palms! Say what you need in regards to the model, however this exhibits a refreshing contact of modernity!

We don’t have an in depth story in regards to the 5308G but, however it should come quickly! Within the meantime, right here’s a hyperlink to the 5308P in salmon.

Laurent Ferrier Traditional Auto horizon

The Laurent Ferrier Traditional Auto is likely one of the most interesting costume watches accessible, and for 2025 has been given a beautiful celestial blue end and a becoming identify: Traditional Auto Horizon. The dial has a tremendous vertical brushed end and is adorned with slender hour markers and a dark-blue crosshair which wraps across the date window. For a contact of distinction, the railway observe on the dial’s periphery is circularly brushed, whereas the recessed subdial for the small seconds has a snailed end.

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Hublot Large Bang Unico Water Blue Sapphire

The Large Bang by Hublot is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this 12 months, and a complete vary of fashions have been launched, various in supplies, colors and complexity. Probably the most placing is the Water Blue Sapphire mannequin of the Large Bang Unico. The translucent mild blue colored full sapphire case reveals the mechanics inside and is paired with a semi-translucent rubber strap, water blue stuffed hour markers and palms, and so forth.

We don’t have a hyperlink so that you can discover out extra on this particular watch, however examine this hyperlink for earlier iterations of the Large Bang Unico by Hublot.

Chopard Alpine Eagle Tourbillon

We’ve at all times been large followers of the iris-like dial of the Chopard Alpine Eagle, and this 12 months, the model has launched a surprising ice blue iteration for the Alpine Eagle Tourbillon. Set in a slender 8mm skinny Lucent Metal case, the dial has a definite sample that radiates from the center of the flying tourbillon escapement as a substitute of the centre of the dial. The placing Rhône Blue color is offset with white gold markers and palms, making for a really vivid and full of life watch within the mild!

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Alpina Alpiner Excessive Computerized 39mm

Coming again right down to a extra smart degree of watchmaking, Alpina joins in on the ice-blue enjoyable with its new Alpiner Excessive Computerized 39mm. The strong four-part stainless-steel case welcomes a cool ice-blue dial stamped with the model’s triangular brand to create a way of depth and playfulness. Surrounded by a sloped minute ring in the identical color, the Alpiner Excessive Computerized 39mm maybe appears to be like higher than ever!

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Baltic Scalegraph Tour Auto 2025

Final however actually not least is the Scalegraph Tour Auto 2025 by Baltic, a compelling and comparatively reasonably priced mechanical chronograph devoted to the Tour Auto rally in France. For the 2025 version, it will get a mixture of colors, with mild blue standing out as the primary tone on the dial. On the outer part, we see a darker shade of blue, which is matched by a blue bezel insert. There’s but extra blue to be discovered within the subdials and palms, and all in all, it appears to be like fairly yummy!

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