The Wind Up – Watch News #327

Welcome back to The Wind Up, our weekly series highlighting the newest watches of the past seven days. With Watches & Wonders 2025 now in the rear-view mirror, it’s time to set our sights on the future. The world’s biggest brands are back on the design block, unveiling a string of incredible haute horology pieces, daily drivers and unique novelties.

From dive watches and sports timepieces to the latest in classy dress watches and grand complications, the last few weeks have offered no shortage of stand-out announcements. What’s more, it isn’t over yet. This week, the world’s biggest watchmakers—and a few budding independents—kept the good vibes rolling. In this latest instalment, we’ll be featuring some of the coolest new watches, including pieces from the likes of H. Moser & Cie., Hublot and IWC. Happy reading, fellas, and I hope you have a great week ahead.

H. Moser & Cie. x Alpine Motorsports

H. Moser & Cie. recently launched a pair of super cool but very unexpected watches ahead of the Barcelona Formula 1 Grand Prix, with a little help from sponsored team, Alpine Motorsports. The first is the Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition, a skeletonised chronograph made using Agenhor’s movement technology, and the second is Moser’s first smartwatch in the Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition.

The Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition is powered by the Agengraphe-based HMC 700 movement, a true spectacle of time-keeping watchmaking. The open working is insane, with a skeletonised rotor reminiscent of the Alpine A110’s wheel rim. The Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition is the Maison’s first smartwatch and boasts all of the practical features of the modern wearable. The most able is the “F1 Mode,” which boasts countdown functionality and team alert notifications.

H. Moser & Cie. x Alpine Motorsports Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition

• Brand: H. Moser & Cie
• Model: Streamliner Alpine Drivers Edition
• Reference: Ref. 6700-1200
• Diameter: 42.3mm
• Movement: Calibre HMC 700
• Power Reserve: 72 hours
• Water-Resistance: 120 metres
• Price: CHF 59,000

H. Moser & Cie. x Alpine Motorsports Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition

• Brand: H. Moser & Cie
• Model: Streamliner Alpine Mechanics Edition
• Reference: Ref. 6DI0-1200
• Diameter: 42.6mm
• Thickness: 14.4mm
• Movement: Calibre DI0
• Power Reserve: 9,000 hours
• Water-Resistance: 120 metres
• Price: CHF 59,000

Arnold & Son x Chronopassion Double Tourbillon “Landscape”

• Brand: Arnold & Son
• Model: Double Tourbillon “Landscape”
• Reference Number: Ref. 1DTAW.Z09A.C1259O
• Diameter: 43.50mm 
• Movement: Calibre A&S8513
• Power Reserve: 90 hours
• Water Resistance: 30 metres
• Price: CHF 227,100

Made in collaboration with the Parisian-based retailer Chronopassion, Arnold & Son unveiled the new Double Tourbillon “Landscape”. Boasting a stone dial and two independent tourbillons, the Double Tourbillon “Landscape” is a noteworthy high-end piece of watchmaking that is as impressive as it is exclusive.

Every element of this watch is exceptional, from the skilful hand finishing of the A&S8513 calibre to the radiating Côtes de Genève stripes and circular-grained main plate. Everywhere you look, there is a unique finish or remarkable component to take note of, and it isn’t by chance. According to the watchmaker, the new timepiece’s dual architecture pays homage to John Arnold, a pioneer of marine chronometry, who facilitated the calculation of longitude with his precision watches.

With the two independent tourbillons, you can tell the time in two separate time zones. It’s not a true GMT, but it can still perform to the same capacity as one. Now, would I dare to travel with this deep six-figure watch? Chances are, no. But in its obscurity lies its true appeal. It’s a piece for those interested in the complexities of haute horlogerie.

Hublot Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve

• Brand: Hublot
• Model: Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve
• Reference: Ref. 805.QD.0170.RX
• Diameter: 42mm
• Thickness: 13.20mm
• Material: Carbon fibre
• Water Resistance: 30 metres
• Movement: CalibreMHUB6023
• Power Reserve: 96 hours
• Price: AUD$156,000

Always one to push the boundaries, high-end watchmaker Hublot unveiled a new Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve. Clad in 3D carbon fibre with a matching carbon fibre bezel, it is really quite the spectacle. With the Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve, we have some rather extensive open working, putting the four-day power reserve MHUB6023 calibre on full display.

Importantly, the new release marks the first tourbillon in the Square Bang family, and to celebrate the occasion, the brand designed a bespoke case made entirely from carbon and measuring 42mm. The first in the collection, its 3D finish is created using a carbon composite, woven into vertical and horizontal lines. Julien Tornare, CEO of Hublot, said that the latest development was an important milestone in the Big Bang journey.

“Until now, advances in square watches have been rather timid, usually confined to the case alone. With the Square Bang Tourbillon 4-Day Power Reserve, we wanted to take the exercise to its logical conclusion, by designing a movement whose architecture is also fully right-angled,” Tornare said.T”he bridges are straight, clean and sharp, as if to protect a movement that always beats to the rhythm of a perfect circle, that of the Tourbillon, barrel and power reserve. The fusion is complete.”

As the name suggests, the new Square Bang Tourbillon offers an extended power reserve of four days, with the indicator at nine o’clock counting down the remaining days and hours. Further, the openworked dial boasts a lot of contemporary movement architecture with a black on grey theme. Dots of colour from the balance jewels and power reserve indicator break up what is a very monochromatic colour palette. 

IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Tourbillon Le Petit Prince

• Brand: IWC
• Model: Big Pilot’s Watch Tourbillon Le Petit Prince
• Reference: Ref. IW329501
• Diameter: 43mm
• Thickness: 14.58mm
• Material: Platinum
• Water Resistance: 100 metres
• Movement: Calibre 82905
• Power Reserve: 80 hours
• Price: AUD$145,800 (Limited to 150 pieces)

Just a few weeks after debuting a ceramic Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon Le Petit Prince, IWC has returned to the collection. The watchmaker unveiled a new platinum Big Pilot’s Watch Tourbillon Le Petit Prince, again paying homage to Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s charming novel of the same name. It must be said, IWC is certainly on a roll. With the Big Pilot’s Watch Tourbillon Le Petit Prince, we have some immense watchmaking masked only by the fact that the Big Pilot is innately utilitarian in nature.

The Big Pilot’s Watch Tourbillon Le Petit Prince’s 60-second flying tourbillon, which sits at 6 o’clock and consists of 56 parts, is a marvel for the watchmaker. There is understated elegance here that is often overlooked in the tourbillon market, with watchmakers regularly jettisoning style for substance. With the Big Pilot’s Watch 43 Tourbillon Le Petit Prince, IWC has not compromised on anything, with the platinum case combining technical brilliance with luxurious detail.

The timepiece is powered by the IWC-manufactured 82905 calibre with a Pellaton winding system, which IWC confirmed is manufactured from ‘virtually wear-free’ zirconium oxide ceramic. And, in a fitting nod to the source material, the oscillating mass takes the shape of “The Little Prince” standing on his asteroid B 612, which is covered by baobab plants.