Exotic Birds: Standout Timepieces You May Have Missed from Geneva Watch Days

Beyond the bracelet, take a close look, and you’ll notice that the Art 02’s angular, faceted grade 5 titanium case has been downsized to 36mm (diameter) x 42.5mm (lug-to-lug) from the Art 01’s 40mm x 45mm.

Moreover, the micro-blasted brass dial now features a contrasting hour and minute track and a simplified Alto signature at 12 o’clock. The hand design has also been refined, skeletonized, and stripped of lume. Simple tweaks make the Art 2 so much more alluring.

Available now, the Alto Art 02 is priced at €15,720 and will begin shipping in November 2026.

The Oris ProPilot X Gonzo Edition

The third watch in the Oris x Muppets trilogy, the 44mm ProPilot X Gonzo Edition takes a completely different tack from its Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy offerings.

And Oris really did go Gonzo on this one, using one of its most technical calibers (a skeletonized in-house ProPilot X Calibre 115), casing it in titanium, and then decorating it with a chaotic (in a good way) explosion of color via its gradient blue-to-red-to-yellow dial.

Inspired by Gonzo the Great’s fur, the lasered dial ring magically changes color depending on how the light hits it. Meanwhile, the power reserve hand is shaped like a chili (a reference to Gonzo’s classic loud shirt designs), and the linear power reserve indicator counts down 10 “GREAT” days. We love this watch like Gonzo loves Camilla the Chicken.

Available now, the Oris ProPilot X Gonzo Edition is priced at CHF 8,500.

The Beda’a Angles 37 Boutique & Angles Mecaline Boutique Editions

At GWD, indie watchmaker Beda’a revisited its Angles collection with two new limited editions: the Angles 37 Boutique Edition and the Angles Mecaline Boutique Edition.

Both versions feature a dial glow-up, with black Breguet-style numerals over a vertically brushed silver surface. Gold-toned hands and deep blue straps provide a diverse tonal palette, which is further heightened by the geometric architecture of the Angles case.

Here’s where they split off: The quartz-powered Angles 37 strips the concept back to its essentials, combining a slim case with a simple two-hand display, while the hand-wound Mecaline adds a small seconds sub-dial. Overall, both offer elegance with a touch of eccentricity.

Available now, the Angles 37 Boutique Edition is priced at QAR 3,100, while the Angles Mecaline Boutique Edition is QAR 5,800.

The Corum Admiral All-Ceramic

We are so happy to see that Corum is bringing back the Admiral.

Named after yachting’s Admiral’s Cup, it was introduced in the 1950s. Our favorite Admiral-era was when the dodecagon design with playful nautical pennant-inspired hour markers was launched in the ‘80s. But we’re also excited that Corum has modernized this preppy classic with modern materials.

For GWD, Corum has added ceramic to the Admiral 39’s equation with three new versions: a titanium-blue version; a two-tone version, enriched with 5N gold; and a skeletonized version with anthracite ceramic. Also new to the line is a fully integrated bracelet.

In 2019, Czapek introduced the Quai des Bergues “Midnight in Geneva” – a limited edition of 18 pieces with a 42.5mm stainless steel case, a deep blue aventurine dial, and the Calibre SXH1 movement – as a tribute to its history. And now, to welcome collectors to its new boutique, the brand is revisiting that model in a 40.5mm format.

This slightly smaller case retains the glittering dial, the curved silhouette, and the signature lug geometry, but it has subtle refinements to the case-side recesses and the lug slope that better suit a wide range of wrist sizes.

Available now and priced at CHF 20,400, this new Quai des Bergues “Midnight in Geneva” edition is also limited to only 18 pieces, so if you want to be part of Czapek’s ongoing story, you’d best sign up now.

The Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Dusk

One of the most visually arresting watches spotted at GWD was the Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Dusk. The brand is famous for its dress watches, and its moonphases already represent the artistic peak of the complication, but this limited edition really takes things to another level.

This iteration updates Laurent Ferrier’s already unique pebble-shaped calendar and moonphase with a tone-on-tone golden-brown gradient dial paired with a yellow gold case. The base of the moonphase indication is a dusky slice of brownish-grey, gold-sheen obsidian engraved with stars and a moon, then painted with luminescent material.

Sitting above the disc is a pair of rotating circles that indicate the moon phase. These translucent discs are made using plique-à-jour enamel, a delicate technique in which the enamel is held within a frame without a base. The combination of materials and design details makes this timepiece dreamy.

Limited to only 20 pieces, the Laurent Ferrier Classic Moon Dusk is available now and priced at CHF 93,000.

The Ming 57.05 Comet

Last but certainly not least is the microbrand Ming, which has been going from strength to strength this year. And while we wouldn’t be shocked if they have even more innovations coming our way in 2026, the new 57.05 Comet world timer, which features a completely novel system for adjusting to daylight saving time (DST), is certainly an attention-grabber.

Admittedly, I’d like to see DST done away with. But the 57.05 Comet has haters like me covered: First, cities are divided into those that observe daylight saving time and those that don’t. Those that don’t remain fixed on the inner bezel, while those that observe it are positioned on a separate outer bezel.

Rotating the outer bezel a single click moves only the relevant cities forward by one hour against the 24-hour scale. So, when we finally end the tyranny of jumping ahead and falling back, you will still be able to adjust for the difference.

At the center of the Comet is its multi-layered blue dial with overlapping raster structures that create an animated pattern the brand is calling the “Comet Tail.” The result of this layering technique is an overlapping grid that creates new patterns depending on how the light hits it. However, as unique as the watch looks, it also features such familiar Ming signatures as triple-stepped lugs on its 40mm steel case.

With the 57.05 Comet – Strap priced at only CHF 6,950 and the 57.05 Comet – Polymesh only slightly more expensive at CHF 7,950, we are sad to say that both versions are already sold out.