New watches from Jaeger-LeCoultre, Hublot and Girard-Perregaux tell time with style

Jaeger‑LeCoultre

JAEGER-LECOULTRE’S Master Control Chronometre collection, unveiled at Watches and Wonders Geneva 2026, may have slipped a little under the radar; its quietly contemporary take on precision overshadowed by the Maison’s headline-grabbing high complications like the Master Hybris Inventiva Gyrotourbillon a Stratosphere and Mechanica Ultra Thin Minute Repeater Tourbillon.

The collection consisted of three models: Chronometre Date, Date Power Reserve and Perpetual Calendar. They all feature integrated metal bracelets that modernise the classic Master Control aesthetic while maintaining the signature Dauphine hands and sunray‑brushed dials.

Each feature the High Precision Guarantee seal, a new in‑house certification that tests fully cased watches under real-life conditions – temperature variations, position changes, and shocks – alongside traditional COSC chronometer certification.

This dual approach ensures enhanced reliability and accuracy in everyday wear. The movements are entirely in-house and have 70 hours of power reserve. Case sizes range from 38 to 40 mm.

Hublot

Hublot has partnered with The Hour Glass to launch the Classic Fusion Titanium Retroverse, an exclusive collection limited to the regional multi-brand luxury watch retailer. Available in blue, green and grey, each colour is limited to 30 pieces; and the watch features a 42 mm brushed blackened aged titanium case and bezel, designed to give each piece a worn-in character from the start.

The highlight is the dial and movement: look closely and you will realise the hour numerals appear anti-clockwise because the HUB1105 self-winding movement has been specially re-engineered to tell time backwards.

Michael Tay, group managing director of The Hour Glass, said the “mechanical reversal challenges our traditional perception of time and serves as a sophisticated technical detail for the discerning collector”.

The movement has a 48-hour power reserve and each model comes with a grained gradient dial, rhodium-plated hands, a matching aged calf leather strap, and an additional aged alligator strap. The watch is available only at The Hour Glass boutiques in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Girard-Perregaux

Girard-Perregaux steps back in time with a new Laureato Chronograph 42 mm, a watch that not only revisits the two-tone look associated with the 1970s but is also a throwback to the decade in which the Laureato was launched.

The case is made from 904L steel, with rose gold used for the octagonal bezel, crown and pushers. It measures 12.16 mm thick and is paired with a brown rubber strap carrying the same Clou de Paris pattern as the brown dial. Inside is the self-winding GP03300 chronograph calibre, visible through a sapphire caseback. The movement offers a minimum power reserve of 46 hours and the watch is water-resistant to 100 m.