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KronSegler lists the Solaris in five colourways on its own store, every page reading “Coming soon. Launching on Kickstarter in October 2026,” and no price appears on any of them. The caliber KS029.026 is a Citizen 9132 base modified to drive a 24-hour disc that reads as a sun phase, deep red at sunrise and sunset and orange at midday. The 42mm steel case is 12mm thick, water resistant to 5 ATM, and carries its fluted crown on the left.

Raymond Weil listed two new hand-wound Toccata Heritage references on its own store on October 5, 2026, the anthracite-dial 2280-PC5-60001 and the gold-dial 2280-PC-10001, both at CHF 1,650 and $1,986.29 USD on the brand's US store. The 33 by 38mm polished steel oval case runs the manually wound RW4100 with 45 hours of power reserve behind a sapphire caseback. No press release or launch date accompanied either.

Sotheby’s lists lot 368 of its Paris Fine Watches sale, a steel Rolex Daytona “Paul Newman” reference 6241 from circa 1968, at an estimate of EUR 120,000 to 260,000, roughly $135,000 to $292,500 USD. As of October 5, 2026 the current bid is EUR 200,000, roughly $225,000 USD, with the reserve met after eight bids. The 109-lot timed online sale opened September 23 and begins closing October 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET. Sotheby’s says the watch was recently discovered in a private European collection.

Shinola lists the Duck Automatic Watch in alabaster and black on its own store at $895 USD each, $300 above the $595 USD quartz Duck. Worn & Wound reports an October 5, 2026 launch. The 38mm steel case holds a Miyota 9015 Premium with about 42 hours of power reserve and a custom rotor under an exhibition caseback, on a new quick-release H-link steel bracelet.

Inercy lists the Compass Dark and Compass Light on its own store at EUR 1,790 each, roughly $2,007 USD at current exchange rates, limited to 150 pieces per dial. The 39mm steel case carries crowns at 3 and 9, and the bidirectional inner bezel combines a solar compass with a timing scale, driven by the Swiss La Joux-Perret G101 automatic. The brand's own site says the collection launches October 6, 2026.

Omega lists the Seamaster Diver 300M Spectre edition, reference 210.30.42.20.01.023, on its own US site at $8,600 USD as a non-limited edition, and Monochrome reports it went on sale October 5, 2026 at Omega boutiques and online. It is the first Omega watch dedicated to Spectre rather than to James Bond. The 42mm steel case is rated to 300 meters, the unidirectional bezel carries a black ceramic ring, the dial has a blackened grained finish, and a brushed steel mesh bracelet replaces the usual Seamaster link bracelet. The Calibre 8806 Spectre rotor carries the organisation's octopus logo in sand-blasted black PVD.

MeisterSinger lists the Edition Panthero Jumping Hour Guillochage in blue, reference ED-PTJHG914, on its own site at EUR 7,990 including 19 percent German VAT, roughly $8,950 USD at current exchange rates, limited to 25 pieces. The light blue dial is cut by hand on a historical hand-operated guilloche machine. The 40.5mm steel case is 11.25mm thick with a domed sapphire crystal, a mineral glass exhibition back and 5 bar of water resistance, and the MS-JH-01 is a Sellita SW300 with a jumping hour module and a 47-hour reserve. The brand lists it on request rather than for direct sale, with no availability date published.

World Watch Day returns on October 10, 2026, and for the first time it carries a theme, "Time as Living Heritage." The initiative's own site says the 2025 debut reached more than six million people. Founding members include the FHH, the GPHG Foundation, the Horological Society of New York and Europa Star. Taking part is free, with no ticket and no program schedule published beyond the date and theme.

IFL Watches lists the Bulova Super Seville Scream on its own store at $1,190 USD, limited to 300 pieces worldwide and going on sale October 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM CEST. The hand-painted black dial redraws Edvard Munch’s composition in UV-reactive neon pigment, with a pop-culture character in place of Munch’s figure. The 37.5mm steel case is based on Bulova reference 96B440 and runs the 262kHz Precisionist quartz caliber NM10.

Timex lists two new Deepwater Arctic 200 dégradé references on its own US store, the deep blue TW3A01900 at $259 USD and the smoky TW3A02000 at $269 USD, both in stock and neither limited. The brand posted them on its own blog on October 2, 2026. The brushed steel case is given as 40.5mm on the spec sheet, 11.5mm thick and 47mm lug to lug, with a ratcheting ceramic top ring, a sapphire crystal and 200 meters of water resistance. The movement is quartz, running on an SR626SW cell.