Since we are on the topic of luxury wristwatches… timepiece collectors who are down for luxury novelties may want to check out these new luxury timepieces from ZENITH. Unveiled at Watches & Wonders 2026 last month (April 14 to April 20) are the new G.F.J. and Chronomaster Sport Skeleton novelties.
Fresh off the momentum of its 160th anniversary celebration and the revival of the legendary Calibre 135, ZENITH is expanding both collections with new materials, skeletonized designs, and enough precious metals and gemstones to make your wallet quietly leave the room, or make your bank account go into hiding.
Let’s start with the G.F.J. collection. Originally launched in 2025, the G.F.J. became a hit thanks to its elegant proportions, vintage-inspired styling, and the return of the award-winning Calibre 135 movement. This year, ZENITH is introducing two new versions.
The first is the G.F.J. Tantalum, a 39.15 mm limited edition of just 20 pieces. The case is crafted from tantalum, a notoriously difficult metal to machine that watchmakers seem to enjoy suffering over. It gets paired with a black onyx center dial, brick-pattern guilloché outer ring, mother-of-pearl small seconds counter, and 11 baguette-cut diamond hour markers. It is completed with a blue nubuck alligator strap and costs a cool US$83,400.
The second is the G.F.J. Bloodstone, limited to 161 pieces and housed in an 18-carat yellow gold case measuring the same 39.15 mm. Here, the star is the jasper bloodstone dial with natural veining, meaning every watch is visually unique. The watch also gets a mother-of-pearl small seconds counter, guilloché detailing, and an optional full yellow gold bracelet. Price starts at US$51,900.
Meanwhile, the Chronomaster Sport is going skeletonized for the first time. The new Chronomaster Sport Skeleton reveals the El Primero movement through an open-worked sapphire dial while still retaining the signature tri-color chronograph counters. Somehow, despite exposing half the movement, it still manages to look sporty instead of looking like a mechanical anatomy lesson.
The Chronomaster Sport Skeleton measures 41 mm and comes in four versions:
- Stainless steel with black ceramic bezel — US$16,700
- Stainless steel with green ceramic bezel — US$16,700
- 18-carat rose gold with black ceramic bezel on rubber strap — US$31,500
- 18-carat rose gold with baguette-cut diamond bezel on bracelet — US$111,000 (limited to 10 pieces)
ZENITH also introduced a new patented folding clasp with an integrated micro-adjustment system that allows up to 10 mm of tool-free adjustment directly on the wrist. Small detail, huge quality-of-life improvement.
Rounding things out is the Chronomaster Sport Two-Tone, a 41 mm limited edition of 50 pieces featuring a mother-of-pearl dial, tri-color counters, and a mix of stainless steel and rose gold across the bracelet and bezel. Price is set at US$20,100.
So, yeah, if your idea of “treating yourself” involves tantalum, bloodstone, skeletonized chronographs, and diamond bezels, ZENITH has been very busy lately.
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