10 hot watch launches you might have missed last month

February was an amazing month for watch launches, where the launches just keep coming… and coming… and coming.

On top of the big hitters we’ve already covered – including Swatch’s AI-DADA, Breitling’s debut drop with Aston Martin and IWC’s slick new George Russell collaborations – there’s been a fresh wave of heat worth shouting about.

From a tough-as-nails Norquain Adventure watch to a super elegant and affordable Orient watch, these are the hottest watches launched last month.

Citizen Tsuyosa Seconde/Seconde

Okay, this might be my favourite launch in February – Citizen unveiled its first-ever Tsuyosa collaboration with Paris-based artist seconde/seconde/ (we’re big fans), and it’s anything but subtle. The limited-edition model is ‘limited’ to 3600 pieces worldwide, and turns the minute hand into a pixel-art katana. It’s a nod to “Tsuyosa”, meaning strength.

Finished in bold blue, with sword slashes on the clasp and a cheeky caseback message (“Being smaller has never stopped Minutes from slicing Hours into pieces”), it does watch seconde/seconde/ does best – blending humour with horology.

Beneath the fun sits a solid automatic movement, sapphire glass, and a 40mm steel case. It’s priced at US$475 / £369.

Panerai Radiomir Experience Editions

Panerai is marking 100 years of its Florence boutique with the Radiomir Viaggio nel Tempo Experience Set – a limited package pairing two 47mm Radiomir models with an exclusive Italian heritage trip.

Available in just 30 sets from June 2026, it includes the bronze California-dial PAM01729 with a three-day P.3000 movement, and the platinum PAM01730 with a skeletonised P.3001/10 calibre and circular-brushed sandwich dial. Owners are invited on a four-day journey through Florence and key naval landmarks, celebrating Panerai’s military roots.

Tissot T-Race MotoGP Special Editions

Tissot has expanded its T-Race line with five new models inspired by its long-standing partnership with MotoGP. Leading the launch is a 2026-piece T-Race MotoGP Automatic Chronograph Limited Edition, powered by a Valjoux A05.951 skeleton movement and housed in a 45mm steel case with a forged carbon bezel and red rubber strap.

A quartz MotoGP limited edition joins it, alongside three new quartz chronographs in 45mm and 38mm sizes. All feature brake-disc bezels, tachymeters and Super-LumiNova details.

Norqain Adventure collection

Norqain has expanded its Adventure collection with three new all-terrain timepieces built for life on land and water. Designed around the brand’s mountain identity, they introduce a new textured mountain-pattern dial, luminous outer ring and a fresh rubber strap inspired by alpine landscapes.

Two models run on the COSC-certified Calibre N08 automatic movement with a 41-hour power reserve, unidirectional bezel and 200m water resistance, balancing toughness with everyday wearability.

Leading the line is the Adventure Neverest, limited to 350 pieces, with a black-to-grey gradient dial, orange accents, a compass bezel and an open caseback. Ten percent of proceeds support Nepal’s Butterfly Help Project.

Orient Classic 38mm

Orient has refreshed its Classic Collection with eleven new Classic and Simple models. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: these are some of the best entry-level watches around.

Five new Classic and Simple 38mm references strip things back to a pure three-hand layout with no date – a first for the series – highlighting alternating Roman numerals and bar indices under a domed crystal. Dial options include white, ivory, green, brown and a grey limited to 3300 pieces each.

Six larger 40.5mm models keep the date display and introduce white, ivory, green, light blue and purple dials, some with subtle gradation finishes. All feature quick-release leather straps and in-house automatic movements with a 40-hour power reserve.

Raymond Weil Millesime Tuxedo Dials

Raymond Weil is marking its 50th anniversary with a fresh take on the millesime small seconds, reworking it with a striking Tuxedo-style sector dial. The collection won the Challenge Prize at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève in 2023, and I love the new bold two-tone contrasts and Art Deco detailing.

Three colourways lead the line: classic black and white, midnight blue with black, and a more daring red grape with light grey. Each features a 39mm steel case, domed sapphire crystal, small seconds at 6 o’clock and a visible caseback with the brand’s signature W-shaped rotor.

Offered on interchangeable leather straps or steel bracelets, it’s a refined, accessible nod to vintage elegance.

Mr Jones Watches Monster Melter 1904

Mr Jones Watches launched its first limited edition of the year: Monster Melter 1904, a steampunk rework of one of its most popular designs. Created by British artist Onorio D’Epiro, it swaps the original fluorescent monster for a giant chrome spider, set against a webbed, copper-toned backdrop of brass and gears.

Available for just 12 hours on 27 February (so, if you’re reading this, it’s already too late, sorry!) The $295 / £225 watch tells the time via the adventurer marking the minutes and the spider’s red claw pointing to the hour.

It’s housed in a 37mm steel case with a sapphire crystal and 5ATM water resistance.

Ulysse Nardin Freak [X Gumball 3000] Edition 2

Ulysse Nardin has unveiled the Freak [X Gumball 3000] Edition 2, continuing its partnership with Gumball 3000 for a third year.

The new model builds on the radical Freak concept – no traditional dial, with the movement itself displaying the time – and channels the rally’s bold black-and-orange identity. A Carbonium hour disc, made from aerospace-grade carbon fibre, ensures each piece is unique, while orange and white Super-LumiNova details are great for legibility.

Housed in a black DLC titanium case with a rubber strap featuring orange inserts, it’s an electric version of one of modern watchmaking’s most disruptive designs.

Hermès Cape Cod

At risk of sounding like a hipster, I liked the Hermès Cape Cod before small watches were cool. Hermès has now launched a “mini” 27 x 20 mm version.

Available in steel or yellow gold, with argenté, étoupe, ardoise, doré, or Rouge H dials, the watch pairs with single or double tour Swift calfskin or Chamkilight goatskin straps. Each piece preserves the architectural language and refined finishes of the 1991 original.

Richard Mille RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer

Now, I don’t like football, but I do like unusual watch complications, so the Richard Mille RM 41-01 Tourbillon Soccer, with a groundbreaking football-specific complication, is right up my street.

Its tourbillon flyback chronograph calibre introduces a match-phase indicator and mechanical goal counter, fully tracking every half, overtime, and goal.

The 105-component tonneau case comes in Red Carmin Basalt TPT or Dark Blue Quartz TPT, paired with Carbon TPT casebands, offering extreme durability and lightness. Skeletonised bridges and 650 movement components showcase meticulous finishing.

The RM 41-01 is limited to 30 pieces.

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