Watchmaking that looks to the future: the new 24Hours

Taking watchmaking into the future, while keeping firmly rooted in the tradition that made it great, implies an absolute respect for heritage and an indispensable desire to be daring on important technical solutions, but also on significant aesthetic details. A vision to which the novelties presented by the watch brands at the beginning of this year are an exemplary testimony. The first 2026 issue of 24 Hours recounts some of them, starting with the star of the Cover Story, Seiko's special Prospex Marinemaster 1968 Heritage Diver's Watch Jamstec, a limited edition that celebrates both the Japanese brand's long history in the world of diving and its link with scientific exploration. This was followed by Bulgari's Maglia Milanese Monete, a precious secret watch with an ancient coin bearing the effigy of a Roman emperor and a state-of-the-art mechanical movement, which features, for the first time in a product of the maison, a Milanese mesh bracelet. With the 150th anniversary celebrations behind it, Audemars Piguet enters a new chapter in its life with the 150 Heritage, a highly complicated pocket watch made in only two pieces, and the Neo Frame Jumping Hours, a wristwatch inspired by one of its creations from the 1920s. Tag Heuer continued its legacy in chronographs by introducing a series of new Carrera models, including the futuristic Carrera Split-Seconds Chronograph. Louis Vuitton, despite being a relatively young brand in the world of hands, continues to build an increasingly solid reputation in this sector as evidenced by the recent Escale with complications dedicated to travellers. Breguet is a brand that has made watchmaking history and continues to do so with new mechanical solutions, such as those introduced in the Expérimentale 1, which can also boast the title of scientific watch. Tiffany & Co. presents Tiffany Timer which is inspired, with many surprises, by its first pocket chronograph from 1866. It continues with Baume & Mercier and the novelties of its iconic Riviera; with Omega and the unprecedented colour solutions for the dial of its new Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional; and with Vacheron Constantin with three versions of the Traditionelle Ultra-Flat Perpetual Calendar. Then there is the pride of Venezianico, which presents a watchmaking made in Italy with the Redentore Utopia II, and Bulova, which has reintroduced new versions of the Accutron, the famous watch with a tuning fork mechanism, in a contemporary key. The gallery in this issue features Patek Philippe, Panerai, Longines, Grand Seiko, Zenith and Gérald Genta. 24 Hours - met Alejandro Galán, one of the world's padel stars and a friend of the brand of Hublot. For precious watchmaking, space was given to two models in the sign of red: the Oyster Perpetual Datejust 31 by Rolex and the Premiére Ribbon Red by Chanel. Finally, a stop in Rome, in the heart of Piazza di Spagna, to discover the JaegerLeCoultre Hausmann & Co. boutique.