In many ways, the 2022 it was a year of growth and experimentation for the luxury watch industry. With the worst days of the pandemic from Covid-19 largely behind it, the maisons have taken advantage of the return to "normality" to offer a new strategy, aimed at predicting consumer trends.

The most important watches of 2022:

1. Omega x Swatch Speedmaster MoonSwatch

 In first place could only be the co-lab of the year. Omega x Swatch Speedmaster MoonSwatch is an absolute novelty for the watch sector. The famous Speedmaster Professional di Omega, officially used by the NASA when in 1969 landed on Luna, has been recreated since Swatch Group, using a particularly sophisticated material: the bioceramics.

Everything from the hands, stepped sub-dials and small parts have been faithfully reproduced to offer the same silhouette and appearance as the moon watch. each of 11 pieces of the collection refers to a different planet within our solar system, ie Earth, Moon, Sun, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto, Venus, Uranus, Neptune and Mercury.

A unique product that can only be considered the novelty of the year.

2. Rolex GMT Master II Green and Black

In second place in this special ranking we find the most important watchmaker in the world. Well yes because among all the news that Rolex could have pitched, no one ever expected a left-handed timepiece. Of course, a new one was expected GMT after last year's reintroduction of steel bracelet models Oyster.

But not such a novelty, namely a green and black bezel with the crown protruding from the left side of the case. Apart from these two changes, the watch retains the key principles of the GMT Master II.

The exclusivity of the model is demonstrated by the fact that the maison has not reproduced this GMT in all the colors of the collection, for now it exists only in the green and black configuration.

3. RM UP-01 Ferrari 

In third place is the thinnest watch in the world. Ferrari and Richard Mille, driven by their common pursuit of perfection, have joined forces to create a very unique partnership.

From the union of the two Maisons, the thinnest watch in the world is born l'RM UP-01 Ferrari that unhinges from the throne l'Octo Finissimo Ultra' Bulgarians. With a thickness of only 1,75 millimeters, the timepiece represents a new approach to watchmaking mechanics in which technicality blends with aesthetics.

THERM UP-01 Ferrari it is a model that is the fruit of many years of work and more 6.000 hours development and laboratory tests. Its hand-wound movement with hours, minutes and function selector is able to withstand accelerations of over 5.000 g.

4 Patek Philippe Nautilus 5811

At the foot of the standings we find the new Patek Philippe Nautilus. The fashion house has chosen mid-October to launch the successor of the family, the 5811. While future models will come in other precious metals besides steel, the 5811 Comes with a blue dial and case, bracelet in 18K white gold. The 5711 40 mm wide now it is wide 41 mm since 5811 This small increase in size will spark much discussion among collectors. The timepiece is even thinner with a thickness of suns 8,2 mm.

Patek Philippe states that the main part of the case is made up of two parts, and visually more in line with the watches Nautilus originals of the Years' 70 designed by the great designer Gerald genta.

As always, the case is waterproof up to 120 meters and has a flat sapphire crystal on the dial. Although details are scarce for now, Patek Philippe he also claimed that the crown lever system is new.

5. Vacheron Constantin Historiques 222

The last caliber of the special classification is represented by the return of an icon. With the timepiece Historiques 222 in yellow gold, Vacheron Constantin offers an updated interpretation of this legendary model in its version Jumbo.

Faithful to the spirit of the collection History, the watches that are part of it are not identical replicas of the original timepieces, but rather reinterpretations, equipped with all the most recent technical innovations, aimed at optimizing their reliability as well as comfort on the wrist.

The emblematic codes of the 222 have all been respected: diameter from 37 mm, fluted bezel, gold dial, straight hour markers and baton hands, integrated bracelet and hexagonal center links, as well as Maltese cross a 5 hours made of white gold Pd150 polished and welded onto the flat base of the case.