Credor Unveils Three New Watches Ahead Of Its Watches & Wonders Debut

Credor, the Seiko-owned haut-de-gamme watch brand renowned worldwide for its artisanal techniques and legendary exclusivity, is joining its high-luxury Japanese sibling Grand Seiko for the first time this year as an exhibitor at Watches & Wonder Geneva, the industry’s pre-eminent international event. Ahead of the show’s April 14 kickoff, Credor, whose name is derived from the French crête d’or (“crest of gold”) and which has only recently started offering its pieces outside of Japan, has already stoked anticipation for its W&W debut with the unveiling of a trio of new watches. Two are the latest additions to the classically elegant Goldfeather collection, while a third hails from the avant-garde, sporty, Gérald Genta-designed Locomotive series. 

The traditional Japanese craft of urushi lacquering takes center stage in this 25-piece limited edition that expresses Credor’s brand philosophy, “The Creativity of Artisans.” The minimalist, two-handed dial features a lustrous, gradient effect, from black at the periphery to bright blue in the center. This blue color, a rarity in urushi lacquer crafts, is achieved via repeatedly and meticulously refining the color saturation and multiple stages of manual polishing with whetstones.

The indexes, logo, and other dial details are rendered in taka maki-e, a raised pattern in which the blue lacquer is built up and dusted with platinum powder for a three-dimensional finish. The slim, round case is also crafted in 950 platinum, and its caseback has a clear sapphire window to display the manually wound Caliber 6890, measuring only 1.98mm thick and hosting an array of high-horology finishes. The watch is mounted on a crocodile leather strap; it will be available in June 2026 and will retail in the U.S. for $47,000.

The other new timepiece from the Goldfeather collection, also limited to 25 examples worldwide, combines Credor’s legendary mastery of engraving with its revered savoir-faire in high horology. The new Goldfeather tourbillon boasts delicate, satin-like linear engraving motifs across both its dial and its movement, the tourbillon-equipped Caliber 6850. The dial’s discreet line pattern, achieved through a grinding technique, is exceptionally difficult to master because the lines must radiate outward seamlessly from the center across two separate, layered dial sections; many hours of craftsmanship are necessary to make sure all elements align perfectly. Meticulous linear engraving yields the dial’s delicate Roman numerals, and the minute track is executed in yet another traditional engraving technique, called nanako, in which a special chisel with a rounded edge is used to create a series of finely aligned dots.

On the movement, a similar linear engraved pattern radiates outward from the tourbillon carriage. The movement is, of course, visible behind a sapphire pane in the 38.6mm case. Manually wound and holding a power reserve of 60 hours, Caliber 6850 measures just 3.98mm thick, enabling the hand-polished 950 platinum case to be accordingly slim, at 8.6mm high on the wrist. Mounted on a crocodile leather strap, the watch will be available in August 2026 and will carry an MSRP of $215,000 in the U.S.

Credor revived its storied, cult-classic Locomotive model — designed by watch-industry legend Gérald Genta, of Royal Oak and Nautilus fame — in 2024, on the 30th anniversary of the original model’s debut. Two years later, Credor follows up that model with a new edition that features an all-new dial colorway incorporating the modern Locomotive’s distinctive dial texture. The “dawn blue” dial, Credor says, is inspired by the signal light in train systems, evoking the locomotive that lends the model its name. Like its 2024 predecessor, the dial features an intricate geometric pattern of hexagons, a motif echoing the unusual (but very Genta) shape of the case and bezel; the six-sided shape even carries over into the crown and even the bezel’s visible screws.

The case is made of “high-intensity” titanium, which is 30 percent lighter and more scratch-resistant than stainless steel, and dazzles with its array of alternating mirror-polished and brushed finishes. The same treatment has been given to the bracelet, with its three-fold push-button clasp, which is made of the same titanium alloy and designed to integrate seamlessly into the case’s lugs. Beating inside is the automatic Caliber CR01, storing a 45-hour power reserve and protected against magnetism up to 4,800 A/m. Credor has priced the new Locomotive at $13,200. You can learn more at credor.com