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Parmigiani Fleurier lists the Toric Petite Seconde Platinum Morning Blue, reference PFC940-2010008-300181, on its own site at $68,200 USD, or CHF 56,500, and marks it a Novelty 2026. The 18-carat gold dial is finished by hand graining rather than brushing or sunray, in a pale blue the brand calls Morning Blue, with rhodium-plated 18ct gold applied indices. The 950 platinum case is 40.6mm across and 8.8mm thick, rated to 30 meters, and the hand-wound PF780 runs 60 hours. The watch is not limited, no announcement date has been published, and it sells through authorised dealers rather than online.

Frederique Constant lists The Elements Collection 2026 on its own site as reference FC-BOX-THE-ELEMENT-SET-2026, a three-watch box set limited to 88 worldwide, with the watches sold together rather than individually. The dials are cut from black onyx, heliotrope and turquoise, over the FC-716 moonphase, the FC-980 tourbillon and the FC-776 perpetual calendar. Time and Watches, which introduced the set on October 4, 2026, gives individual prices of EUR 4,895, EUR 15,995 and EUR 10,995, roughly $5,508, $17,997 and $12,371 USD at current exchange rates. No set price or announcement date is published.

Lorier has posted on its own site that pre-orders for the Falcon, reference 325080, and the Astra, reference 278081, reopen on October 5, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET at $699 USD each, with estimated delivery around late December 2026. Both 36mm steel watches run the no-date Miyota 9039, are rated to 100 meters and ship on a steel bracelet with a push-button quick-adjust clasp. Both pages currently read out of stock.

Audemars Piguet has published the Royal Oak Joaillerie collection on its own site, its first dedicated jewellery line, and there is no watch among the pieces. JCK reports the collection debuted on October 2, 2026. Three lines make it up: Dream of Joux, Frosted Gold and Risoud Eclipse. The brand says the pieces are available in selected boutiques and has not published prices, so no USD figure can be given.

Version lists all three V0201-TH references on its own store at EUR 1,495 including tax, roughly $1,682 USD at current exchange rates, each limited to 100 numbered pieces for 300 in total. The 38mm steel case is 12mm thick and rated to 50 meters, and the semi-opaque dial window carries a radial gradient that thins toward the centre to expose the openworked Sellita SW200-1. Pre-orders run through the brand's own Kickstarter campaign, with an Early Bird offer Version says runs to October 24, 2026 and deliveries scheduled for May 2027.

Seiko lists the Presage Cocktail Time Asia-Pacific Limited Edition on its own Singapore and Taiwan sites in two references, HCB010J1 and HCB011J1, both at TWD 19,000 on the Taiwanese site, roughly $597 USD at current exchange rates. The gold-tone HCB010J1 runs a textured green dial on a five-link bracelet, limited to 3,000 pieces, and the rose gold-tone HCB011J1 pairs a textured pink dial with brown leather, limited to 3,500. Both use the 4R35 automatic in a 40.5mm case rated to 5 bar. Seiko has not published a launch date, and neither reference appears on its US site.

IXDAO published on its own site on October 3, 2026 that voting is open in Round 2 of its IxdaoFans design contest, with 71 community-submitted Warrior V2 designs in the final round and voting closing October 31. Winners get built on the Warrior V2, whose 37.5mm dated pre-orders run HKD 2,896 to HKD 4,936 depending on movement, roughly $369 to $629 USD at current exchange rates, with delivery planned for early 2027.

Dennison lists the ALD Elements in steel and in gold on its own store at $890 USD each, both in stock, with US orders quoted tariffs and duties included and dispatching early October. The dial assembles tiger's eye, lapis lazuli, onyx and amazonite into one jigsaw-cut mosaic. The cushion case is 37 by 33.5mm and 6.05mm thick with a Swiss Ronda quartz calibre 1062 and a bark-mesh bracelet. The gold model is the first Dennison on the brand's gold-tone metal bracelet. No announcement date has been published.

Konstantin Chaykin published Master of Days on its own site on October 2, 2026: a pair of mechanical cufflinks priced at RUB 450,000 including VAT, roughly $5,390 USD at current exchange rates. Fastening the cufflink through a shirt cuff, rather than a movement, advances the blue day-of-week pointer one step. Caliber A.01-1 is 13.9mm across, 2.1mm thick and runs on two jewels, with 40 parts per cufflink inside an 18mm titanium case.

Citizen lists four new Record Label Gradation TSUNO references on its own Japanese store, AN3714-50H, AN3714-68L, AN3714-76W and AN3714-84Z, each at JPY 29,700 including tax, roughly $188 USD at current exchange rates, and each scheduled for release on October 15, 2026. The 38mm steel bullhead case descends from the 1973 Chronograph Challenge Timer and runs Citizen's quartz caliber 0510. None of the four is limited.