Year

2022

Watches introduced in 2022

Stories about these watches

The Royal Oak, 1972 to now: Genta's steel idea and how it grew

FeatureToday, 28 October 2026Audemars PiguetThe Royal Oak, 1972 to now: Genta’s steel idea and how it grewFrom a steel watch commissioned in 1970 to a family of more than 500 models, the Royal Oak has grown far beyond what Gérald Genta first drew.

What a perpetual calendar does, and how it counts the days

FeatureYesterday, 27 October 2026Patek PhilippeWhat a perpetual calendar does, and how it counts the daysA perpetual calendar carries the rules of Pope Gregory’s reform inside the case, so the date moves correctly through short months and leap years.

Breitling Emergency V76325221B1

Watch of the day26 October 2026BreitlingBreitling Emergency carries a distress beacon inside its titanium caseThe Emergency has always carried a job that most watches never attempt, and this 2022 reference, V76325221B1, still does it.