The most exciting watches of 2025 had one thing in common

Looking again on a protracted 12 months of journeys to Switzerland, excursions of manufactures and museums and commerce reveals, and interviews with watchmakers all over the world, I believe it’s honest to say 2025 was a wonderful 12 months for watches.

There had been main debuts, together with the Vacheron Constantin clock and automaton that was put in on the Louvre, in addition to the completely new Rolex Land-Dweller line that premiered in March. There had been improvements similar to Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak RD#5, with its skinny case, tourbillon, and ultra-easy chronograph pushers, plus Breguet’s magnetic escapement in its avant-garde Expérimentale 1.

Cartier, Bremont, Maen, Fears, and others kick-started a pattern of funky jumping-hour watches I anticipate we’ll see proceed for a while. Urban Jürgensen debuted and instantly infected the eagerness of high-net-worth collectors with its actions by Kari Voutilainen and its costs in the tons of of 1000’s of {dollars}.

But my favorite thing this 12 months was that manufacturers at each worth level started to embrace daring color and shapes. The quickly increasing pattern of stone dials is a giant half of this, as is a want amongst collectors to seek out design-forward watches impressed by the cool case kinds of the Sixties, ’70s, and ’80s. It’s one thing to put on a sophisticated watch that solely fans will know is important. It’s one other to put on one thing rad that’s so plainly stunning, anybody will cease you to ask about it.

As such, listed here are some graphic watches from 2025, in order of worth.

Studi0 Underd0g Av0cado

If you missed your likelihood to scoop up this specific fruit-themed timepiece from the quirky, UK-based model Studi0 Underd0g, by no means concern. There can be others to return. The color combo on the entrance is of course pleasant, and was truly impressed by a copycat avocado watch noticed by model founder Richard Benc. But as all the time with SU’s watches, the wonderful ending on the chronograph motion is simply as enjoyable to admire by means of the clear case-back. Price: $675

Baltic Pink Prismic

Baltic is a good entry-level model that all the time has enjoyable with styling. If you possibly can’t handle to chase down a candy-pink Rolex Oyster Perpetual (spoiler: you possibly can’t), it is a enjoyable different you don’t must be too treasured about. Part of Baltic’s new “prismic stone” line, this handbook stunner has a shiny dial of the mineral albite. The domed crystal has a pleasant retro feel- as does the tidy 36-millimeter measurement. Price: $1,590

Nomos Glashütte Club Sport Neomatic Worldtimer

These watches had been on tons of “best of” lists, and for good purpose: The 40mm worldtimer comes in six shiny color combos which might be eye-catching and properly designed. The nations across the edge of the dial transfer with a press of a pusher, and there’s a central 24-hour subdial you need to use to all the time monitor your property time. Plus, the value tag can’t be beat. Price: $5,190

MB&F M.A.D. 2 Green

You can’t get this anymore, as a result of it was distributed by lottery, however I simply love this collaboration between the wizards at MB&F and the watch designer Eric Giroud. It has a bidirectional jumping-hour module developed by the MB&F group and is powered by a Swiss-made La Joux-Perret motion, with 64 hours of energy reserve. The rotor spins behind the dial, making a cool visible impact by means of the dots across the rim. Look for it on the secondary market ($6,000 kind of), or prepare for the following M.A.D. Editions raffle.

Chanel J12 Blue

The new matte color for Chanel’s basic ceramic watch from 2000 is elegant and understated but additionally daring. Just learn Jack Forster’s paean to the unique in Hodinkee from 2022- persons are sleeping on this watch, and I hope the blue tone opens it as much as an entire new crew of wearers. Price: $11,050

Cartier Braiding

The 18-karat gold gadroons are so hanging and outrageous, it appears like one thing Cate Blanchett would have worn as half of her impeccably stylish jewelry assortment in the Nineteen Fifties-set film Carol. Sometimes class doesn’t hassle with whispering. Price: $44,000

H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Small Seconds Concept Pop

At Watches and Wonders in April, Moser launched an entire sequence of stone dials that had been a step away from the striated malachite and tiger’s eye we had been seeing with different manufacturers. These had been so clear, and the borders between stones so impeccable, they virtually seemed painted. As with many watches from this model, a layperson wouldn’t know there’s extraordinarily high-level horology throughout the case- however with this color combo, it might flip their head anyway. Price: 39,000 Swiss francs ($49,500)

Piaget Andy Warhol

Andy Warhol used to put on a chunky, distinctive Piaget referred to as the Black Tie- which was amongst seven Piaget watches he owned. In 2024 the model started an official collaboration with the late artist’s basis to rename the watch the Andy Warhol. This one, which is restricted to 50 items, has an 18-karat yellow-gold case and an onyx dial that bears slivers of yellow serpentine, pink opal and inexperienced chrysoprase. At a hefty 45mm by 43mm, it’s a giant ol’ thing, however on the wrist it’s impossibly stylish. Price: $78,000

Gérald Genta Gentissima Sea Urchin Fire Opal

The LVMH-owned Gérald Genta model received the Ladies’ Watch Prize on the 2025 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, the Oscars of watchmaking, for this fiesty “sea urchin” timepiece set with 137 hearth opals and an orange carnelian dial. Price: Upon request