It’s another huge week for great watch releases. This time, courtesy of Dubai Watch Week, which feels bigger than ever on its 10th anniversary. The fair has occasioned an exciting mix of watches. 

There are, of course, the Dubai-centric special editions that feature Eastern Arabic (or Indo-Arabic) numerals and script but brands have also launched new regular-production or limited-edition pieces that don’t necessarily reference the city, but form an exciting capstone to the year’s release schedule.

Dubai Watch Week is put on by Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, the region’s most prominent watch retailer, which is also celebrating its 75th anniversary. 

With so much to celebrate, the once-niche tradeshow has become a hugely significant moment on the horological calendar. From sub-$5,000 DOXA divers to “if-you-have-to-ask” Vanguarts, every watch company worth its salt has gotten in on the action this year. Below are 11 of our favorites.

This November, Monaco Legend Group (MLG) will unveil the most significant private sales exhibition in its history, a special edition of FOCUS, presented alongside Dubai Watch Week 2025. 

Taking place from Tuesday 18 to Friday 21 November at the elegant Opera Gallery in DIFC, the event will offer collectors an unprecedented opportunity to acquire some of the most exceptional vintage and contemporary timepieces in the world.

While MLG has become a fixture in the global auction calendar, known for its vintage focused auctions and deeply curated selection of timepieces, the FOCUS Private Sales department has discreetly grown to become a key element of the company’s annual turnover. 

This Dubai exhibition marks the first time FOCUS steps into the UAE, and it does so in style, with a specially selected group of watches publicly available for viewing and acquisition on the spot in Dubai or online through our website, only during the Dubai Watch Week window.

“This is the most curated private sales presentation we’ve ever done,” says Davide Parmegiani, Chairman of Monaco Legend Group. “Dubai Watch Week has rapidly built its reputation as one of the most important watch events in the world and we want to be present to represent the vintage sector as well as the best of contemporary.”