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The Coolest New Watches to Buy Right Now

From updated classics to limited-edition gems, these are the 2020 timepieces we're saving up for.
Four different watches on a green blue and white multicolored background
Gabe Conte

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This year has been a strange one for the watch industry. As it has for so many other businesses, the coronavirus has shaken things up: The industry's biggest event went all-digital, and Rolex, Tudor, and Patek Philippe, three of the industry's heavy hitters, have postponed their big releases. But that doesn't mean you can't buy a very sick released-in-2020 watch. You definitely can—and, if you're like us, you might want to grab more than one. Here are a few of our favorite new releases.

  • 1/17

    Grand Seiko Watches of Switzerland Exclusive Toge Special

    $5,200

    Watches of Switzerland

    Last year, GQ watch columnist Wes Lang explained that "everything Grand Seiko does has that priceless, timeless effect"—and this new British racing green edition from Watches of Switzerland only furthers his point.

  • 2/17

    Cartier Santos-Dumont XL

    $8,100

    Cartier

    Cartier's Santos-Dumont goes jumbo.

  • 3/17

    IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42

    $22,900

    IWC

    The perpetual calendar is something of an IWC signature, and now it shows up on the brand's sturdy Portugieser.

  • 4/17

    Tudor Black Bay Chrono Dark

    $6,075

    Tudor

    Not exactly new—this one was released for the 2019 Rugby World Cup—but Tudor's "Dark" take still gets us going.

  • 5/17

    Omega "America's Cup" Seamaster

    $7,050

    Omega

    Sure, the next America's Cup doesn't get underway until 2021—but why should that stop you from wearing this watch every day until then?

  • 6/17

    Doxa Sub 300 Carbon Aqua Lung "Sharkhunter"

    $4,790

    Doxa

    Carbon case, rubber strap, generally mean affect: it's not for nothing that Doxa's new one is dubbed the "Sharkhunter."

  • 7/17

    Breitling Superocean Heritage '57 Limited Edition II

    $5,025

    Breitling

    In addition to it just being a righteously cool take on a classic, a portion of the proceeds from Breitling's rainbowed-out Superocean will go to support frontline healthcare workers.

  • 8/17

    Vacheron Constantin Fiftysix self-winding

    $18,700

    Vacheron Constantin

    Don't make a hot chocolate joke, don't make a hot chocolate joke.

  • 11/17

    Longines Flagship Heritage

    $1,675

    Longines

    Longines' midcentury-inspired Heritage model gets upgraded with a slick new black face.

  • 12/17

    Panerai Luminor Marina

    $15,000

    Panerai

    Most of the bits on this futuristic iteration of Panerai's old-school Luminor are 3D-printed with a laser and something called titanium powder.

  • 13/17

    Autodromo Group B Safari

    $975

    Autodromo

    Autodromo's "Safari" model takes inspiration from old-school rally races.

  • 14/17

    Unimatic Modello Uno U1-FM

    $650

    Unimatic

    A beefy, burly dive watch that speaks for itself.

  • 15/17

    Zodiac Super Sea Wolf GMT

    $1,695

    Hodinkee

    Sure, you can do a "Pepsi" or a "Coke" GMT—but how about a little bit of blue and seafoam green from the folks at Zodiac?

  • 16/17

    Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Limited Edition

    $6,200

    Montblanc

    For when one view of the Earth simply won't do.

  • 17/17

    Bell & Ross BR 03-92 HUD

    $3,990

    Bell & Ross

    B&R's new HUD model borrows from a jet's Heads Up Display—heat-seeking missiles not included.

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