FROM NEW RELEASES, new boutiques and simply the best in watches, here is your must-know, cool bits and the newness happening in the world of watches for April 2026.

Check out the latest updates for the month below.

Rolex has officially put their “Pepsi” out to pasture

Rolex has confirmed it will discontinue the Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi, drawing a line under one of its most in-demand modern references. The decision formalises what dealers and collectors had already been seeing for months, with supply tightening and allocations slowing ahead of Watches and Wonders.

Introduced in its current ceramic form in 2018, the red and blue bezel GMT-Master II became the defining steel Rolex of the past decade. Demand consistently outpaced production, with waiting lists stretching years and secondary prices holding well above retail. Its appeal was straightforward: a familiar design, executed with contemporary materials, and difficult to obtain through conventional channels.

Rolex has not outlined a direct successor, and none has been presented alongside this year’s releases. The discontinuation removes a key reference from the GMT-Master II line without expanding the range elsewhere, leaving the current collection more concentrated.

For the market, the implications are going to be quick. Existing pieces move from active production into a finite pool, a shift that typically tightens availability even more. Expect resale to skyrocket quicker than petrol.

40 years of the Rado Integral

Rado marks 40 years of the Integral with a collection that stays close to the original idea rather than reworking it. First introduced in 1986, the Integral was the brand’s first watch to bring high-tech ceramic into serial production, pairing it with a rectangular case and fully integrated bracelet.

The 40-Year Anniversary model, Ref. R20258162, keeps that structure intact. The case is yellow gold-coloured PVD steel, matched with black high-tech ceramic centre links through the bracelet. The dial is vertically brushed black with gold-coloured hands and indices, plus a date at six. At 28.0 x 39.8 mm and 7.3 mm thick, it remains compact, with the curved sapphire crystal still merging into the case.

Power comes from a quartz calibre with two hands and date, keeping the focus on form rather than mechanics. The broader 2026 Integral collection follows the same template, offered in multiple sizes and finishes, including diamond-set variants.

Gérald Charles launches their Masterlink Perpetual Calendar

Big year for Gérald Charles. Not only did they lock in Alex de Minaur as their new brand partner but they also dropped an exciting new piece of heavy metal: a Masterlink made with a new in-house perpetual calendar crafted from 97-gram Grade 5 titanium.

The watch centres on a new in-house calibre, the GCA11000, pairing a micro-rotor automatic base with a proprietary perpetual calendar module. It runs at 3Hz with a 50-hour power reserve and covers the full set of indications: day, date, month, leap year and moonphase. The movement is shaped to follow the case rather than sit inside it, which keeps the proportions tight at 40mm wide and 10mm thick.

The case, as mentioned, is made using Grade 5 titanium, finished across darkblasted, brushed and polished surfaces, with an integrated bracelet that keeps the overall weight under 100 grams. Water resistance is set at 100 metres, which is unusual for a perpetual calendar at this thickness.

Where it shifts away from convention is the dial. Rather than balancing the display symmetrically, the layout prioritises the date with a larger register, while the remaining indications are reduced and offset. The effect is practical. The information used most often is given space, while the rest is kept secondary.

Two versions are offered: an anthracite fumé dial with a layered construction, and an open-worked sapphire dial that exposes the movement. Both retain the brand’s “smile” cut-out at six o’clock, which has been integrated into the calendar layout rather than treated as a separate design feature.

Pricing sits at USD $78,800 for the closed dial and $87,500 for the sapphire version, positioning it at the top of the brand’s current offering.

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