New releases from Awake, Greubel Forsey, MB&F and more

Pietro Pilla

This week’s roundup runs almost entirely on nostalgia, with sharp new mechanics underneath. Greubel Forsey finally puts a name to the hand-finishing standard it’s held itself to since 2004 with the Balancier QM, and MB&F toasts the opening of its first permanent New York home with a rose gold LM101 EVO. Elsewhere, there are tributes to Eddy Merckx, Parisian architecture, Alaska’s Margerie Glacier and la dolce vita, plus a first-ever complication from a rising French independent. Discover the full selection below and enjoy reading!

Awake Sơn Mài Frosted Leaf Royal Blue

• Awake releases a new addition to the Sơn Mài Frosted Leaf collection, playing around a very organic blue dial.
• Featuring Awake’s updated 38mm case and dial logo, the dial includes 24-karat gold leaf in the layering process for the first time in the history of the brand.
• It’s limited to 200 pieces, and it’s paired with a dial-matching Jean Rousseau Alcantara strap with an adjustable pin buckle.
• Price: €3,000

Learn more about the Awake Sơn Mài Frosted Leaf Royal Blue here.

Greubel Forsey Balancier QM

• Greubel Forsey unveils the Balancier QM, the first watch to carry the manufacture’s new Qualité Musée standard, a formal designation for the museum-grade hand finishing it has practised since 2004.
• The hand-wound 39.6mm white gold case is built around the brand’s 12.6mm variable-inertia balance and, for the first time outside the Hand Made series, a hairspring produced entirely in-house.
• A multi-layered dial architecture and twin high-domed sapphire crystals give the compact case unusual depth, with the QM standard set to extend progressively across the rest of the collection.
• Price: CHF 265,000

Learn more about the Greubel Forsey Balancier QM here.

MB&F LM101 EVO NYC Edition

• MB&F marks the opening of its first permanent New York address with the LM101 EVO NYC Edition, a 25-piece limited run reserved exclusively for the new Lounge on Madison Avenue.
• The 40mm case swaps the EVO’s usual titanium for 18k rose gold, paired with a black PVD-treated, sunray-brushed dial plate that throws the 14mm flying balance wheel into sharp relief.
• Developed with Kari Voutilainen, the manually wound calibre delivers a 60-hour power reserve protected by 80m of water resistance via MB&F’s FlexRing shock absorber.
• Price: CHF 77,000

Learn more about the MB&F LM101 EVO NYC Edition here.

Straum Jan Mayen Frozen Metal Titanium

• The Frozen Metal Titanium introduces Straum’s first grade 5 titanium bracelet, compatible with the brand’s existing titanium models.
• A newly developed galvanic finishing process creates a distinctive “frosted” dial effect, complemented by polished Frostbite Blue hands and applied indices.
• The new addition to the Jan Mayen collection retains its compact 38.7mm proportions and is powered by the La Joux-Perret G101 automatic movement with a 68-hour power reserve.
• Price: from €2,000

Learn more about the Straum Jan Mayen Frozen Metal Titanium here.

Louis Vuitton Escale en Alaska

• Louis Vuitton extends its Escales Autour du Monde pocket watch collection to Alaska’s Margerie Glacier with the brand’s most complex watch to date.
• The 50mm white gold case houses the manual-winding LFT AU14.03 calibre, combining a minute repeater, tourbillon and a nine-animation Jacquemart automata module across 751 components.
• The dial’s night scene, featuring a whale, orca and penguin families rendered in Grand Feu, champlevé and cloisonné enamel, took more than 300 hours of enamelling and 160 hours of engraving to complete.
• Price: on request

Learn more about the Louis Vuitton Escale en Alaska here.

Frederique Constant Classics Runabout Automatic GMT

• Frederique Constant continues its biennial partnership with the Riva Historical Society with the Classics Runabout Automatic GMT.
• Available in navy blue or teak brown, the 42mm steel case houses the FC-350 calibre, being the first Runabout to carry a Manufacture GMT module
• The satin-brushed dial recalls the teak foredecks of Riva’s wooden runabouts, and each of the two 888-piece editions ships with a miniature wooden replica of the boats it honours.
• Price: €1,995.

Learn more about the Frederique Constant Classics Runabout Automatic GMT here.

Zenith Chronomaster Original Paris Edition

• Zenith unveils the Chronomaster Original Paris Edition, a 50-piece limited run inspired by the city’s Haussmannian proportions.
• The 38mm case is powered by the iconic El Primero 3600, visible through a sapphire caseback engraved “ÉDITION PARIS”.
• A gradient verdigris dial nods to the patinated copper rooftops of Paris, and the watch ships on ZENITH’s new ZENCLASP folding-clasp bracelet with an additional black nubuck strap.
• Price: €11,800

Learn more about the Zenith Chronomaster Original Paris Edition here.

Chronoswiss Opus Dakar Sundown

• The latest Chronoswiss Opus Dakar Sundown pairs stainless steel with 18ct red gold in a new two-tone take on the brand’s skeletonised chronograph.
• A warm brown CVD-coated skeletonised dial is inspired by the colours of the desert at sunset, with the movement remaining fully on display.
• Powering the watch is the automatic Chronoswiss Calibre C.741S, complete with chronograph functions, an analogue date display and a 46-hour power reserve.
• Price CHF 26,500

Learn more about the Chronoswiss Opus Dakar Sundown here.

Breitling Top Time B01 Eddy Merckx

• Breitling honours cyclist Eddy Merckx with the Top Time B01 Eddy Merckx, limited to 525 pieces, one for each of his career victories.
• The 41mm steel case houses Breitling’s in-house Manufacture Calibre B01, a COSC-certified column-wheel chronograph with roughly 70 hours of power reserve.
• Merckx’s signature sits above the 6 o’clock index, and “One of 525” is engraved on the caseback, while the tachymeter scale replaces “Units Per Hour” with his name.
• Price: from US$8,050

Learn more about the Top Time B01 Eddy Merckx here.

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Ultra-Cermet Mineral Blue

• Parmigiani Fleurier adds a Mineral Blue colourway to its Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Ultra-Cermet, the brand’s case material fusing advanced ceramic with roughly 40% titanium.
• The 42.5mm case, fluted bezel, crown and pushers are all machined from Ultra-Cermet, paired with a Blackor dial and three Mineral Blue sub-dials for a cooler, more summery take on the line.
• The COSC-certified PF070 calibre beats at 36,000 vph (5Hz) with a 65-hour power reserve, visible through a sapphire caseback via a skeletonised 22-carat rose gold rotor.
• Price: CHF 40,400

Learn more about the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Sport Chronograph Ultra-Cermet Mineral Blue here.

 TAG Heuer Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph x Gulf

• TAG Heuer continues its partnership with Gulf Oil, releasing its fourth collaborative model with a new Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph.
• Building upon the existing Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph, this collaborative model features the iconic Gulf orange and blue, grade 2 titanium case and bracelet, and a forged carbon bezel.
• The TAG Heuer Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph x Gulf will be available on July 3rd, 2026, and is limited to 1000 pieces.
• Price: US$6,300

Learn more about the TAG Heuer Formula 1 Automatic Chronograph x Gulf here.

Sartory-Billard SB10 250th Anniversary

• Sartory-Billard marks its tenth anniversary and debuts its first-ever complication with the SB10, a hands-free jumping hour watch built around two ultra-thin sapphire discs.
• The 250th Anniversary edition uses a hand-patinated copper dial, CNC-engraved by Ron Elkins in the US and aged by Chris Alexander in Scotland to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States.
• The automatic La Joux-Perret G101A calibre and a patented jumping hour module sit inside a 39.5mm steel case, with the copper cabochon designed to weather and change character with wear over time.
• Price: € 5,200

Learn more about the Sartory Billard SB10 250th Anniversary here.

Hamilton Khaki Field Auto The Odyssey Limited Edition

• Hamilton reunites with Christopher Nolan, but this time the watch isn’t worn on screen – it’s designed as a tribute to his new epic, The Odyssey.
• A 42mm bronze case built on the Khaki Field Automatic platform, with dial and caseback details lifted straight from Odysseus’ helmet and sword.
• Limited to 2,112 pieces, with a wearable replica of Athena’s pin included – a nod to the number 12’s significance throughout Homer’s poem.
• Price: US$1,495

Learn more about the Hamilton Khaki Field Auto The Odyssey Limited Edition here.

Tissot PR 100 Tour de France 2026 & PR 100 Cycling Edition

• Tissot expands its cycling portfolio with the PR 100 Tour de France 2026 Special Edition and the PR 100 Cycling Edition, extending a timekeeping partnership with the race that dates back to 1988.
• The Tour de France edition houses a Swiss quartz chronograph in a 40mm black PVD sandblasted case with an asphalt-textured dial, a pulsometer scale and a yellow-to-black gradient seconds hand.
• The Cycling Edition arrives in 34mm and 40mm sizes with an engraved bicycle chain-link dial motif, both delivered on interchangeable textile straps with a quick-release system.
• Price: €475

Learn more about the Tissot PR 100 Tour de France 2026 & PR 100 Cycling Edition here.

Ollech & Wajs EB-24 “Early Bird”

• Ollech & Wajs marks its 70th anniversary by reviving the Early Bird, its 1965 dual-time watch named after the Intelsat I satellite.
• The new EB-24 runs on a bespoke Soprod P125 automatic 24-hour movement inside a 39.5mm steel case, with a bidirectional blue-and-red aluminium bezel echoing both the original watch and the satellite that inspired it.
• Fewer than 500 original Early Birds were made, and it was reportedly Albert Wajs’s personal favourite; the relaunch went on sale at 19:56 CET on 30 June, a nod to the brand’s 1956 founding year.
• Price: CHF 1,956.

Learn more about the Ollech & Wajs EB-24 “Early Bird” here.

The Face in Time Paradis Tropical

• Ashley Law-Smith launches the Paradis Tropical collection, four ladies’ pieces built around cloisonné artistry rather than the industry’s usual “shrink and pink” approach.
• The 38.1mm case is an 8-sided PVD-coated steel design inspired by an octagonal diamond ring, topped with a raised Asscher-cut sapphire crystal.
• Each dial is hand-shaped in gold or silver wire and filled with fired enamel, taking 21 days per piece across four archetypes.
• Price: from US$15,200

Learn more about The Face in Time Paradis Tropical here.