What to know (and want) in watches this October 2025
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IF YOU THOUGHT WATCHMAKING and the world of watches was a slow and steady industry, think again. October brings with it a rush of watch launches, openings and designs that feel more like a sprint than a gentle tick.
Below is your monthly round up of the best in what’s new, what’s exciting and what’s happening in the watch world.
Hublot kicks off October with a literal bang. The Swiss brand has never been shy about colour, but this month they’ve doubled down with two Spirit of Big Bang releases that push the limits of its favourite playground: materials.
In 2014, it took the risk of dropping a tonneau case into its Big Bang line, a shape that made traditionalists twitch and collectors line up. More than a decade later, that contrarian streak is alive and well with two new Spirit of Big Bang references that arrive this October: the Orange Ceramic and the Frosted Carbon.
The Orange Ceramic is the kind of watch you can spot from across the room at 40 paces: a 42mm slab of colour that literally bangs. Limited to 200 pieces, it’s the first time Hublot has dressed this case shape in ceramic, the shade of traffic cones and Aperol. Case, bezel, strap, flange – everything has been carefully tuned to hit the same note, a feat of colour-matching as much as watchmaking. Bright, scratch-resistant (unless you’re waving a diamond around) and running on the HUB4700 skeletonised chronograph calibre, it is as loud mechanically as it is visually.
The shadowy sibling alongside it is the Frosted Carbon, a study in stealth by comparison. The case appears as if carbon fragments were frozen mid-flight, each one catching or swallowing the light differently, meaning no two are alike. Light, strong, water-resistant to 100 metres and kitted with titanium screws, pushers and crown, it’s engineered for more than just flexing on Instagram.
Both editions are powered by the same HUB4700 automatic chronograph with date and 50-hour reserve, visible through sapphire casebacks.
Coincidentally, they’ve also managed to launch the perfect Halloween pairing. Nicely done.
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