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The Apiar Invenire was a Limited Edition of 25 pieces with a hand painted dial by The Dial Artist

The Seiko Sports 5 x HUF Collaboration, a limited edition of 7,000

An Omega Speedmaster Racing Scumacher World Champion 2000, made to celebrate Omega Ambassador Michale Schumacher's championship win and limited to 6,000 pieces.

An example of the bespoke detail added to the dial of the Cartier created for the Singapore Watch Club

Three of the six Cartier watches made for the Singapore Watch Club in 2021 to celebrate their sixth anniversary.

hat makes a watch a limited edition, why brands make them, and whether they're worth more money. A honest look at how limited editions work.

Limited Edition Watches: Why They Matter & Hold Value

We explore the role of Limited Edition watches, why brands make them, and why enthusiasts like them so much.

Limited editions in the watch industry

Enthusiasts chatting with the founder of Awake Watches at our event in Glasgow last year.

Swedish brand Bravur exhibiting at The Manchester Watch Show last year.

Bamford are a Premium Exhibitor at this year's shows and you can check out their Ceramic Dive Watches

Our 2026 watch shows in Glasgow, Southampton, and Manchester are our biggest yet — 40+ brands, Anordain workshop tours, talks, and more. Get the details here.

WCC Watch Shows in 2026

We're hosting three watch exhibitions in Glasgow (May 9th), Southampton (July 4th) and Manchester (November 7th) this year.

Our Watch Shows in 2026

A Formex Essence with a stunning Malachite dial. Malachite is one of the most popular stones for watch dials.

The Isotope Mercury shadow is a great example of a modern style Dress Watch from a MIcrobrand

The Vario Versa is an affordable, small, historically inspired dress watch.

The Chronodwiss Neo Digiteur has an unusual case shape from the 1930s, a Jumping Hour function and rotating minutes and seconds dial.

Colour, stone dials, jump hours, smaller cases — the watch trends we're tracking in 2026 and the brands making them worth paying attention to.

Formex Essence Malachite

Watch Trends We're Excited About in 2026 | TWCC

Colour, stone dials, jump hours, smaller cases — the watch trends we're tracking in 2025 and the brands making them worth paying attention to.


Watch Trends We're Excited About in 2026

Trends in the Industry and what we're excited about this Year

An extremely rare and important Rolex "Kew Observatory" model that was submitted for tests in the observatory competition in the 1920s to prove Rolex's high quality.

We saw this incredible Breguet Tact Pocket Watch at our Event with Somlo London. This kind of watch is of undoubted importance in the history of watchmaking.

The collection of Jaeger-Le-Coultre watches belonging to Club Founder Hamish, which includes two very interesting pieces; the WWW military watch made for the British Armed Forces near the end of World War Two, and the Gold Futurematic, designed to be the most high-technology automatic movement available when launched in 1953.

A small collection of military watches.

Should significant watch collections be preserved and shown to the public? A Club Member explores the cultural case — and the inheritance tax implications.

Rare watches locked in private hands are rarely seen. A Club Member makes the case for preservation, public exhibition — and considers the tax angle.

The Case for Preserving and Exhibiting Great Watch Collections

Preserving Watch Collections and Exhibiting Them Publicly

This Guest post by Club Members Jason Saliba talks about the benefits of preserving important watch collections, presenting them to the public, and possible implications for Inheritance tax.

Preserving Significant Watch Collections

preserving significant watch collections and exhibiting them to the public

Three vintage Cartiers we were very lucky to see at an Event with Somlo London last year.

A case of Watches and Watchfinder, a large Europe-based pre-owned watch dealer. They will usually have a substantial range of popular watches like the Rolex Submariner in stock.

We were delighted to see more than one example of the famous Rolex Submariner Big Crown at our recent event with Falco Watches in London.

My kind of vintage watch! A stunning Vacheron Constantin Triple Calendar from 1946 I got to try on at our Event with Falco Watches.

A Pre-owned Rolex showing the new tag that Rolex apply to all watches that have gone through their Certified Pre-Owned Scheme. They also come with a new guarantee certificate.

How do you find a trustworthy watch dealer? We cover how to vet dealers for pre-owned and vintage watches, what to ask, and how to avoid common mistakes.

Pre-owned watch dealers vary enormously in reliability. We explain how to vet them, what questions to ask, and what to look out for before you buy.

How to Find a Watch Dealer You Can Trust

Working with Watch Dealers: What You Need to Know

We consider how to find a reliable watch dealer to buy or sell pre-owned and vintage watches.

Steel Membership

For the casual enjoyer of watch collecting.

Steel

Gold Membership

For those wanting to fully explore the watch world.

Gold

Join us in Central London to share watches from you collection and meet other watch enthusiasts.

April Watch Meetup London

April General Meetup LONDON

april general watch meetup london 2026

Join us in London for a private screening of Horage's new film detailing the development of their tourbillon April 2026

Developing a Brand new Tourbillon Film with Horage

Join us to see the first UK showing of Horage's new documentary film about the development of their tourbillon movement.

Developing a brand new Tourbillon Film with Horage-london april 26

Join us to learn about Victorinox Tool Watches and famous Swiss Army Knife at their London flagship boutique.

Exploring Victorinox Tool Watches, Knives and Gear in London this April

Join us at Victorinox's London boutique for an evening learning about their new Automatic watches and their wide range of tactical gear, knives, and other tools.

Exploring Victorinox Tool Watches and Gear

Exploring Victorinox Tool Watches and Gear April 26

Brands who featured at our shows in 2025

Connect with new brands and fellow watch enthusiats

See great watches from 30+ brands.

Tickets for this year's show will go on sale in May 2026

The Southampton Watch Show 2026. Discover watches from dozens of brands, try them on, and meet fellow collectors at the south coast's biggest watch event.

The Southampton Watch Show 2026 | The Watch Collectors' Club

The Southampton Watch Show

The SouthamptonWatch Show

You'll see watches from 30 brands from across Europe

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Connect with new brands and fellow watch enthusiats

Tickets for this year's show will go on sale in May 2026

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