Gucci Returns to Two Classic Watch Lines at Geneva

Gucci showed up to Geneva this year playing two very different games at once, and pulling off both.

The Horsebit watch

The Horsebit returns in five variants built around a slim 27 mm x 23 mm case. Two lean into jewelry territory, pairing a sculptural polished steel chain bracelet with either a black or silver dial; a burgundy resin crown accent keeps things from feeling too safe. Two more go the leather strap route—one in deep burgundy with a matching dial, one in powder-pink against silver—while a gold-plated edition with a yellow gold case and black leather closes things out.

The Bamboo watch

The Bamboo collection, fitted to a compact 22 mm x 17 mm case, spans four versions: a classic wooden bracelet with white dial, two stainless steel bracelet options in white or black, and a bicolor pairing a yellow gold-plated case with white dial. Small, but mighty.

The four new G-Timeless Métiers d’Art pieces are where things get interesting. Two feature featherwork by French artist Nelly Saunier, who works exclusively with naturally molted feathers, each hand-selected for hue and texture, including a crane in rose gold plumage over Grand Feu enamel and a toucan scene rendered in a tonal blue and aquamarine gradient (pictured at top). A Flora print model layers micro-painting, hand-engraving, and gemstone inlay across a white gold base clad in onyx, with a diamond-set tourbillon at 12. A fourth draws from the house’s archival Animalia prints, with a rose gold tiger prowling through hand-painted foliage across mother-of-pearl.

The Gucci 25H watch

Rounding things out: a new Gucci 25H skeleton watch ringed in hand-cut rainbow baguette sapphires, graduated in tone around the open-worked dial. At 8.4 mm thick, it manages to be both restrained and a riot of color—a fitting summary of Gucci’s whole Geneva moment.

(Photos courtesy of Gucci)

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