My Watches Podcast

The Tudor Black Bay Chrono 39 “Bumblebee” introduces a more compact take on Tudor’s chronograph lineup with a 39 mm stainless steel case, 13.1 mm thickness, 47 mm lug-to-lug, and 200 m water resistance. Its features a bright yellow dial with contrasting black subdials, paired with a fixed black aluminium tachymeter bezel and redesigned Snowflake hands.

Powering the watch is Tudor’s COSC-certified Manufacture Calibre MT5813 (same movement as the 41mm). It is also fitted with a three-link stainless steel bracelet with Tudor’s T-fit micro-adjustment clasp.

The Grand Seiko “Ushio” UFA 300 Diver is a professional dive watch housed in a 40.8 mm titanium case measuring 12.9 mm thick, paired with a ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal, and 300 m water resistance. It is powered by the new Spring Drive Calibre 9RB1, an automatic movement delivering 72 hours of power reserve and an exceptional ±20 seconds per year accuracy, earning the “U.F.A.” (Ultra Fine Accuracy) designation.

The watch is available in blue or green, with large Lumibrite-filled hands and indices following the Evolution 9 design language. The titanium bracelet also comes with a micro-adjustment and a wetsuit extension,.

The Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Chronographe Mystérieux is a highly unconventional chronograph housed in a 40 mm stainless steel case with a platinum bezel, sapphire crystals front and back, and an integrated bracelet Its standout feature is a hidden chronograph display using five coaxial central hands and a complex triple-clutch system, allowing the watch to appear as a simple three-hand timepiece until the chronograph is activated via a discreet monopusher at 7:30 o'clock position.

Powering the watch is the new in-house automatic Calibre PF053, an integrated column-wheel chronograph movement with 362 components, operating at 28,800 vph with a 60-hour power reserve.

The AP × Swatch Royal Pop is a fun pocket-watch collaboration between Audemars Piguet and Swatch, featuring a 40 mm Bioceramic case inspired by the iconic Royal Oak with its octagonal bezel and eight visible screws. Released in eight colourful variants across two styles, Lépine and Savonnette; the watches are powered by a reworked hand-wound SISTEM51 movement offering around 90 hours of power reserve.

Each model includes a Petite Tapisserie-style dial, Super-LumiNova hands and markers, sapphire caseback, and modular POP-style accessories that allow it to be worn on a lanyard, clipped to a bag, or displayed as a desk clock. Measuring at 8.4 mm thick with dimensions of about 44.2 mm × 53.2 mm when mounted in the clip (40m out of the mount).

The Baltic × SpaceOne Seconde Majeure is a collaborative jump-hour watch housed in a 38.5 mm with a thickness of 12.5 mm and a lug to lug measurement of 47.5 mm with 50 m water resistance.

Its display uses transparent sapphire discs for the jumping hours at 12 o’clock and trailing minutes at 6 o’clock, paired with a large central seconds hand and a visible jumping-hour mechanism developed by independent watchmaker Théo Auffret which is used on top of the Soprod P024 automatic movement.

The watch is available with either a brushed or hand-finished charbonné maillechort (German silver) dial plate, paired with an Alcantara strap by Delugs. Produced through a short pre-order window (12-17 May) and individually numbered.