New releases from Laurent Ferrier, Urban Jurgensen, J.N. Shapiro and more

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For those who’re a fan of impartial watchmaking, that is a type of weeks try to be notably eager about. City Jurgensen, first launched in 1773, is now coming again, revived below the skilled information of Kari Voutilainen and Alex Rosenfield. This ought to be sufficient to declare it an ideal week for releases already, however then we even have J.N. Shapiro saying its most compact watch but, and Laurent Ferrier including a pink gold Sport Auto to have a good time its 15^th anniversary. These are actually the highlights of the previous seven days, however uncover the remainder of our choice beneath. Benefit from the studying!

City Jurgensen UJ-1 UJ-2, and UJ-3

• Extraordinarily revered model City Jurgensen declares its comeback in Los Angeles with three new fashions in a number of metals.
• The UJ-1 honours the legendary pocket watch developed with Pratt, the Oval tourbillon, and it is available in rose gold and platinum with two dial choices.
• Each the UJ-2 and UJ-3 characteristic a double-wheel pure escapement with the UJ-3 including a perpetual calendar mannequin on prime, a transparent signal of the technical targets that this model goes to realize.
• Value: from CHF 105,000.

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J.N. Shapiro Infinity Collection Pure

• The brand new Infinity Pure combines Shapiro’s signature Infinity Weave with the smallest case for the model but, sized at 37mm.
• Out there solely in metal, the Infinity Pure will function the entry-level counterpart to the Resurgence, with AHA-sourced circumstances and a manually wound La Joux-Perret motion.
• It’s restricted to 18 items for every of the 2 configurations.
• Value: US$26,000.

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Laurent Ferrier Sport Auto 79

• Celebrating each Laurent Ferrier’s 15^th anniversary and the founder’s podium on the 1979 Le Mans 24 Hours, the Sport Auto 79 involves life.
• Sharing the identical dimensions of the unique mannequin with the titanium case, this model options an 18k pink gold 5N case and bracelet for a very new look.
• The cream dial matches the tone of the case with a silver-rose galvanic remedy and opaline end, and each palms and indices are crafted from the identical 18k pink gold 5N of the case.
• Value: CHF 79,000.

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Breguet Sort XX Chronographs

• Breguet continues the celebrations for its 250^th anniversary by introducing two new Sort XX within the 38mm golden dimension.
• Aside from the dimensions, gold can be the case materials, particularly 18k Breguet gold: a really heat tone of yellow gold.
• The silver dial mannequin shall be restricted to 250 items, whereas the black dial model will enter common manufacturing.
• Value: from US$43,500.

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Louis Vuitton Escale au Pont-Neuf

• Louis Vuitton unveils the second piece distinctive pocket watch of the Escales Autour du Monde assortment, this time celebrating town of Paris.
• It honours Louis Vuitton headquarters within the metropolis of lights, on the fitting financial institution of Pont-Neuf, town’s oldest bridge.
• It options an automata with gorgeous Métiers d’Artwork on one facet and a sapphire caseback to admire the minute repeater motion on the opposite.
• Value: On Request.

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Ulysse Nardin Freak [X Gold Enamel]

• Ulysse Nardin combines the technical elements of the Freak with Métiers d’Artwork within the newest version of the Freak X.
• Each the lugs of the case and the palms and wheels of the suspended motion share the identical rose gold tone.
• The perimeters of the case are fabricated from blue PVD titanium, and the identical color stars on the dial with a flinqué enamel on prime of a guilloché base.
• Value: £42,700.

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Gagà Laboratorio Labormatic Champagne & Azzurro

• Gagà Laboratorio expands its Labormatic assortment with two new summer-ready colourways.
• Champagne contrasts with the earlier Bauhaus mannequin in each attainable method, with its totally different method to class.
• Azzurro is impressed by the Italian cultural vibrancy through the 50s and 60s, echoing the pastel tones of that period of design.
• Value: CHF 3,900.

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Hublot Large Bang Unico Summer time 2025

• Hublot formally brings in the summertime with a vibrant ceramic Large Bang Unico, pairing orange, white, sky blue and darkish blue in a recent, seasonal palette.
• With a customisable look, the watch arrives with three interchangeable straps: sky blue, darkish blue or orange.
• Now a convention, the brand new Large Bang Unico Summer time 2025 marks the eighth summer time in a row the place a brand new summer time watch has been launched.
• Value: US$31,300.

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Breva Geneve Segreto di Lario Titanium

• Breva Geneve expands its providing, retaining the Lake Como inspiration, this time by two explicit moments: Sundown and Moonlight.
• Each housed in a grade 5 titanium case in comparison with the earlier 18 rose gold version, it shares the identical triple retrograde motion.
• The Sundown mannequin contains a salmon dial whereas the Moonlight has a slate gray dial; each show the identical brushed end of the debut mannequin.
• Value: CHF 46,000.

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Citizen Promaster Aqualand fortieth Anniversary Restricted Version

• Launched in 1985, Citizen’s Aqualand was the world’s first diver’s watch with an digital depth meter.
• The brand new fortieth Anniversary Restricted Version is a trustworthy tribute that introduces celebratory gold accents.
• Aside from telling time, its functionalities embrace a calendar, alarm, chronograph, depth measurement, dive time monitoring, and an ascent price alarm.
• Value: US$595.

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IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Automated 41 TOP GUN Mojave Desert

• IWC offers us a brand new mannequin with the very profitable Mojave Desert colourway, this time retaining it easy.
• Because it was for the chronograph, this color is impressed by the panorama across the China Lake space within the Western Mojave Desert.
• Whereas the 41mm case is ceramic, each the caseback and the pin buckle on the rubber strap with a textile inlay are crafted from titanium.
• Value: £7,300.

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Timex x Noah Lighthouse Watch

• Noah and Timex associate for the second time after the success of the oblong watch launched in 2023.
• The resemblance of the Patek Philippe Ellipse is fairly evident, and it measures 31mm x 35mm.
• With simply hours and minutes, you wouldn’t realize it’s a quartz mannequin, and it shows a lighthouse illustration on the white dial because it offers ‘steerage’ to Noah’s founder.
• Value: US$250.

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Swatch x Blancpain Scuba Fifty Fathoms Inexperienced Abyss

• With a brand new nudibranch on the caseback, the Inexperienced Abyss Scuba Fifty Fathoms brings a inexperienced tinge to the gathering.
• Its format is an identical to the preliminary Antarctic colourway, the spotlight being a nod to the moisture stage indicator at 6 o’clock.
• The Inexperienced Abyss continues to be cased in Bioceramic, with a 42.3mm diameter, and is releasing on the seventh of June 2025.
• Value: A$655.

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Accutron Tuning Fork

• Accutron brings again the tuning fork know-how from 1960 after a decade of growth.
• Initially, it was the primary system of an digital wristwatch, an enormous leap from conventional manual-wind and computerized watches.
• Whereas the motion is totally redeveloped, it maintains the signature F-sharp hum and clean sweeping second hand.

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S.U.F Helsinki Vetehinen

• Stepan Sarpaneva introduces stone dials impressed by his expertise at Piaget 30 years in the past.
• Aventurine, Malachite and Lapis Lazuli discover a new dwelling within the Vetehinen diver assortment.
• The three stones come respectively from Germany, India and Congo.
• Value: €4,700.

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Seiko Presage Basic Collection “Craftsmanship” Unglazed Arita Porcelain

• Seiko, for the primary time within the Presage line, introduces an unglazed Arita porcelain dial in an eggshell tone.
• Often glazed, this system leaves a matte texture that enables for intricate and three-dimensional patterns.
• It is a restricted version of 1,200 items, and it contains a 40.6mm chrome steel case with super-hard coating.
• Value: US$1,850.

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Vario 1945 A-11S WW2 Subject Watch

• Singaporean model Vario’s newest timepiece is a photo voltaic quartz-powered, military-inspired area watch with specs that pack a punch in an reasonably priced bundle.
• Out there in two sizes, the 1945 A-11S WW2 Subject Watch is available in a 35mm diameter for smaller wrists in addition to a extra up to date 40mm diameter variation.
• There are three monochrome dial choices for this new launch, providing white, gray or black with a textured end.
• Value: US$198.

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