Although they are still far from reaching the scale of Watches and Wonders, the Geneva Replica Watch Days, which present the watches of the new season, are nonetheless an unmissable event in the world of watchmaking. Notably because they offer the opportunity to discover a host of new watches, just as summer is coming to an end.
Held throughout the city centre, this is Geneva’s sunniest watchmaking event. “Wrist selfies” are plentiful, as are new launches destined to land in your Instagram stories feeds. It must be said that with 52 participating brands, there is no shortage of new products to discover. Here’s a quick overview of the ones that caught our eye the most.
Bvlgari Aluminium GMT x Fender Limited Edition
At GQ, we love a good watch collaboration as much as we love a good guitar riff. It’s no surprise, then, that we immediately fell for this meeting between the Bvlgari Aluminium (the brand’s entry-level star) and the Fender Stratocaster, two icons joining forces to mark the 70th anniversary of the legendary electric guitar. Gene Gallagher (the son of Liam from Oasis) is the unlikely ambassador for this watch, which adds a little more rock’n’roll to a collaboration that was not lacking in it.
Ressence Type 3 BB2
Innovative Belgian watchmaker Ressence creates stunning watches filled with oil. Oil? Yes, you read that right. In this Type 3 BB2 model, the upper half of the watch is filled with 3.57 ml of oil, creating an unprecedented visual effect and offering unrivaled readability. The viscous liquid also reduces the weight of the components and allows for more precise timekeeping. Another advantage? The constant lubrication of the parts.
Yet another juicy collaboration, this time between H. Moser and Studio Underd0g, two brands that never disappoint us. The Swiss watchmaker and the British studio have teamed up to release not one, but two stunning watches inspired by passion fruit, each in an edition of 100. Both models, the Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Passion Fruit and the Studio Underd0g 03SERIES Passi0n Fruit, are eye-catching with their gorgeous purple and amber dials.