The Best New Chronographs From Watches & Wonders 2026

After the onslaught of watch news coming out of Geneva over the past week, it’s time to digest it all and see what’s what. We’ve tried our best to guide you through all the novelties, but it’s fully understandable if you’ve missed a few in the process. Not to worry, though, as this is the first in our traditional series of categorised “Best of Show” stories, and we kick things off with the chronograph, one of the most beloved and used complications in the industry. From bona fide breakthrough innovations to excellent vintage-inspired ones, it’s fair to say the chronograph reigned supreme in this year’s fair. So without further ado, here’s our selection of the best chronograph watches from Watches & Wonders 2026.

TAG Heuer Monaco Evergraph

We simply love the path TAG Heuer has been going down over the past year or so. First off, they introduced the Carbonspring technology during Geneva Watch Days, and now they are reinventing the start/stop and reset triggers with the Monaco Evergraph. Relying on the principle of compliant flexible mechanisms, the Evergraph paves the way forward for the chronograph. The Calibre TH80-00 is fitted with two compliant mechanisms, ensuring instant, precise, wear-free and reliable activations of the chronograph function. It comes in a 40mm wide grade 5 titanium case with an openworked dial and that distinct Monaco look. The price is set at EUR 25,000.

For more details, please head over to our in-depth video review here.

Parmigiani Fleurer Tonda PF Chrono Mysterieux

Speaking of changing the chronograph watchmaking game, the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chrono Mysertieux was the talk of the town last week. The concept of the Chrono Mysterieux is as clever as it is complex. When not using the chronograph, it’s a simple three-handed watch. By looks only, though, as the pusher in the lower left lug makes the steel superimposed hour and minute hands, as well as the central seconds hand line up at noon, and the chronograph starts running. Stop and reset it once done, and it returns to the sophisticated three-handed watch again. And all the while, the chronograph has kept perfect running time in the background. The price is set at CHF 36,900.

For more details, please head over to our in-depth video review here.

Rolex Daytona Rolesium 126502

Rolex raised a few eyebrows with the Daytona Rolesium 126502, not in the last place for its price. Being an off-catalogue watch means it will be nigh-on impossible to obtain, and the price of EUR 56,160 is out of reach for most people. But, and we are well aware this will trigger a few of you, it’s a very good-looking edition of the Daytona! The case comes in steel, with a platinum bezel ring and caseback, yet we still don’t fully understand the reasoning. The anthracite Cerachrom bezel insert goes back to the watch’s roots for design and font, but the star of the show is the dial. Where we are familiar with a white lacquered dial for the Daytona, this one has a milky white Grand Feu enamel dial. And it looks…. stunning! Add to that a see-through caseback, and the 126502 might just be the ultimate collector’s Daytona!

For more details, please head over to Brice’s extensive write-up on the 126502.

Raymond Weil The Fifty

It’s very pleasant to see Raymond Weil thrive again, through the highly successful Millésime and Toccata Heritage collections. To celebrate the brand’s 50th anniversary in style, Raymond Weil took the DNA of the Millésime Chronograph to create The Fifty. Powered by a lovingly restored hand-wound Valjoux 23 chronograph movement, The Fifty also comes with a bicompax sector-like dial showing enhanced textures and finishing. The result is a very charming, compact and beautifully proportioned chronograph watch with a historic movement in tip-top condition proudly visible around the back. Limited to 50 pieces, the price is set at a rather fair CHF 8,650.

For more details, please head over to our hands-on story here.

Zenith Chronomaster Sport Skeleton

We’ve always been fans of Zenith’s high-beat El Primero chronograph movements, and generally speaking, the more we can see of it, the better. The new Chronomaster Sport Skeleton caters to that very desire, as it opens up the face of the watch with a gradient semi-transparent sapphire dial. Introduced in four new references, it gives the Chronomaster Sport a distinct edge, without loosing anything of its time-telling capabilities, with the chronograph able to measure time down to 1/10th of a second. You have a choice for steel with a black ceramic bezel, steel with a green ceramic bezel, as well as two gold editions with a rubber strap and ceramic bezel, or a full rose gold bracelet with a diamond-set bezel. Prices range from EUR 16,500 to EUR 111,400

For more details, please head over to our hands-on story here.

Bremont Pulsograph Valjoux 23

We return to the Valjoux 23 once more, as Bremont has opted to use it in its new Altitude Chronograph Pulsograph Valjoux 23. Dressed in titanium and measuring 42mm in width, the Altitude Chronograph Pulsograph offers a nice mix between vintage and modern aesthetics and materials, using a historic chronograph movement which is restored and hand-finished by Chronode. Despite the stout dimensions, the watch wears very well, and comes with a handsome multi-textured salmon dial with white subdials and applied numerals. Around the back, a see-through caseback grants full view of the movement, which is always a treat. Limited to 40 pieces, the price is set at GBP 24,950.

For more details, please head over to our hands-on story here.