Last Week in Watches 08.11.26
This week's watch news roundup features new releases from Andersen Genève, Roger Dubuis, Louis Vuitton, Oris, Piaget, and Nivada Grenchen. The selection spans various styles, from worldtimers and haute horlogerie to everyday wear and anniversary reissues.
- Andersen Genève Communication 45 Supersonic London Edition: CHF 54,800
- Louis Vuitton Tambour Convergence Mirror Steel: €26,000
- Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Oxblood: CHF 2,000
- Piaget Andy Warhol Watch “Camouflage” Limited Edition: CHF 74,000
- Nivada Grenchen Colorama Classic Sets: US$695
- Nivada Grenchen Colorama Collector Sets: US$895
The Andersen Genève Communication 45 Supersonic London Edition is a 20-piece worldtimer co-created with Justin Hast, featuring a cloisonné enamel dial with an aventurine 24-hour ring and a mother-of-pearl city ring, with London highlighted in blue.
The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Lady of the Lake Hawthorn Edition features a diamond-set 18K rose gold case and a dial with sculpted mother-of-pearl hawthorn flowers and red sapphire berries.
Louis Vuitton's Tambour Convergence Mirror Steel uses a hardened steel alloy rated at 1,130 Vickers, approximately seven times harder than standard 316L, and features an arched window displaying hours and minutes on rotating discs.
The Oris Big Crown Pointer Date Oxblood features an oxblood red dial with white lume-filled Arabic numerals and a central pointer date hand, presented on an H-link steel bracelet.
Piaget's Andy Warhol Watch “Camouflage” Limited Edition utilizes a marquetry dial made of sodalite and turquoise, inlaid with gold elements, and has Warhol's signature engraved on the caseback.
Nivada Grenchen revives the Colorama for its 100th anniversary as a women's line, offering clip-on bezels and straps, with two versions: Golden Hour with gold-plated bezels and Color Pop with floral enamel bezels.
The Andersen Genève watch has a 38mm x 8.95mm 950 platinum case with hand-made soldered lugs and crowns tucked under the bezel, and a 21K BlueGold rotor topped with a 3D Concorde.
The Louis Vuitton Tambour Convergence case is hand mirror-polished by LV’s in-house La Fabrique des Boîtiers and comes on a grey Saffiano calf leather strap.