The 11 Best Timepieces from Watches & Wonders 2026

Take Watches & Wonders 2023, when the pandemic-fueled bubble brought a level of horological glitz that could have knocked Liberace straight off his piano stool. Or consider the rather depleted 2025 edition, that saw the market and – thankfully – the ostentation undergo needed corrections. Oh, and remember when every watch came with an NFT back in 2021? Clearly, some years are better than others.

This year, Watches and Wonders gave the impression of an industry making a confident return to its roots, which comes as something of a relief. Trendy ‘hot watches’ and sapphire rainbows were at a minimum as brands regained the steady, if slow, pace of meaningf...