Jewelry watches unveil eight new models at Geneva’s Watches & Wonders fair

10 articles · Updated · The Wall Street Journal · Apr 25

The 2026 event in Geneva showcased eight innovative jewelry watches, including designs embedded in necklaces and rings, with standout models from Cartier, Piaget, and Hublot.
Highlights include a cushion-shaped onyx-dial watch, a diamond-set Myst de Cartier, Piaget’s sautoir necklace watch, and Hublot’s Spirit of Big Bang Impact featuring 145 diamonds set in sapphires.
These releases emphasize craftsmanship and creativity, blending jewelry and timekeeping, and reflect a growing trend of functional art pieces at the industry’s premier watch fair.

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