Yes, it’s year end. And the only awards show that anyone cares about is back in action. It’s the Balance Cocks second annual outing this week; this show will cover the most beautiful and ugliest watches of the year, the greatest new calibre, the strongest value, the watch which will lose you the most money after buying it, and far more. Then we have the big ones, our favorites and the ‘Absolute Cock-Up of the Year’ Grand Prizes. Plus, an Only Wrist of an oil rig worker who likes dressing to the nines. 

Links Mentioned:

Most Beautiful Watch Nominations:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-odysseus-in-so-much-honeygold

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/mbandfs-special-project-one

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-greubel-forsey-hand-made-2

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/intro-in-depth-roger-smith-ref-6

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-lange-datograph-handwerkskunst

The Ugliest Watch Nominations:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/intro-speedmaster-moonphase-meteorite

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-tag-heuer-x-fragment-design-glassbox-carrera-is-a-masterclass-in-collaboration

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/dennison-leans-into-peak-70s-glam-and-design-with-new-ald-dual-time

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-fp-journe-chronometre-furtif

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-audemars-piguet-rd5

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-breguet-type-xx-chronographe-2075bh

The Greatest Calibre Nominations:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/berneron-unveils-details-of-second-collection-the-quantieme-annuel

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-1815-tourbillon-in-platinum-now-with-a-black-grand-feu-enamel-dial

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/introducing-petermann-bedat-1825

https://www.breguet.com/250/en/experimentale-1/

The Greatest Value Nominations:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/rolexs-new-pastel-oyster-perpetual-dials-a-soothing-evolution-of-color

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-a-lange-sohne-1815-34mm

https://baltic-watches.com/en/collections/watches

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-omega-speedmaster-first-omega-in-space

The Greatest Depreciator Nominations:

https://www.patek.com/en/collection/twenty4/7340-1r-010

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/chopard-reveals-its-most-complicated-chiming-watch-to-date-with-the-luc-grand-strike

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/intro-universal-tribute-chronographs

https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/07/seiko-credor-goldfeather-tourbillon-gbcf999.html

Worst Ad of 2025 Nominations:

https://imgur.com/a/yteGrrI (Phillips Horse Thing)

https://imgur.com/a/pD9Prfa (Urban Jurgensen)

New Independent Entrant Nominations:

https://watchesbysjx.com/2025/12/latelier-bernard-owl-duplex.html

Brand That Evolved Most Nominations:

https://www.berneron.ch

The Absolute Cock-Up Nominations:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-audemars-piguet-rd5

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/hands-on-rolex-land-dweller

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/intro-universal-tribute-chronographs

Grand Prize Nominations:

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/the-a-lange-and-sohne-odysseus-in-so-much-honeygold

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-lange-and-sohne-brings-back-the-lange-1-daymatic-with-a-honeygold-touch

Only Wrist:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/vacheron-constantin/87538

https://www.europeanwatch.com/watch/audemars-piguet-vzss-vintage-dress-watch-vzss-rare-18k-yg-manual-62560

https://mimandcroket.com/project/rare-audemars-piguet-cal-13vzss/

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/honeycomb-dial-6350-rolex-explorer

https://hairspring.com/blogs/finds/1-of-26-london-racing-green-jaeger-lecoultre-reverso-1931