| After a year of rocky rollouts, luxury watchmakers are back, releasing most of their new wares by the end of April's Watches & Wonders showcase in Geneva. Meet the next generation of overachievers. Click through for our full list of 15 best new watches.  Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-014 Source: Patek Philippe; Background: Getty Images Most Likely to Succeed: Patek Philippe Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-014
When it canceled one of its most coveted models ever, the Ref. 5711 blue-dial Nautilus, Patek promised a new version. It delivered: The 5711/1A-014 has a green dial, a trend solidly entrenched as the color of choice in 2021. There are also Nautiluses with diamonds and a rose gold chronograph. $34,893  Panerai Submersible ELab-ID Source: Panerai; Background: Getty Images Destined to Save Earth: Panerai Submersible ELab-ID
The only reason this watch is made of 98% recycled materials and not 100% is that it would take more energy to recycle some tiny components than to make them from scratch. The titanium case, crystal, strap, most of the movement, and even the glow-in-the-dark Super-LumiNova are reused. Limited edition of 30 pieces. €60,000 ($71,847)  Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Platinum Source: Bulgari; Background: Getty Images Least Likely to Clog the Suez Canal: Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Platinum
Because one world record is never enough, Bulgari has added a seventh to its roster of the world's thinnest watches. This perpetual-calendar watch is 40mm wide by 5.8mm thick, slimmer than a Chiclet. $89,000 in platinum; $59,000 in titanium  Chopard Haute Joaillerie Source: Chopard; Background: Getty Images Most Glamorous: Chopard Haute Joaillerie
Co-president Caroline Scheufele knows where to source the best gemstones for Chopard & Cie. and what to do with them. These watches are set with a choice of marquise-cut pink sapphires, blue sapphires, or diamonds, along with five "happy diamonds" left free to roll around the dial. Price upon request  Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Meteorite Source: Rolex Most Likely to Be Abducted by Aliens: Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Meteorite
This 18k white gold watch is the same size and has the same movement, same ceramic bezel, and same Oysterflex bracelet as the regular white gold Rolex Daytona—with one major difference: It has a dial made from an out-of-this-world slice of meteorite. $34,050  Hublot Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire Source: Hublot; Background: Getty Images Most Transparent: Hublot Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Full Sapphire
Having mastered the all-sapphire case—a Lego-like construction of some 37 components—Hublot adds an integrated sapphire-link bracelet. The tourbillon bridge, dial plate, and other bridges that hold together the watch's moving parts are also made of sapphire to provide a clear view. $422,000  Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Reverso Source: Jaeger-LeCoultre; Background: Getty Images Best Multitasker: Jaeger-LeCoultre Hybris Mechanica Reverso
With four working dials and 11 complications, this takes six months to assemble because it has a perpetual calendar, minute repeater, moon phase in both hemispheres, tourbillon, leap year, Draconic lunar cycle, Anomalistic lunar cycle, and jumping hour and minutes. It does everything but open your beer. Limited to 10 pieces. €1.5 million  Montblanc 1858 Split Seconds Chronograph Source: Montblanc; Background: Getty Images Most Adventurous: Montblanc 1858 Split Seconds Chronograph
Unique case materials are the theme for this model line, which debuted in 2019 with a bronze case, followed by a titanium version last year. The 18k lime gold case is alloyed with silver and iron, and the matching green numerals are made entirely of Super-LumiNova. The other highlight is the colimaçon (snail-shaped) tachymeter scale, positioned on the center dial instead of the periphery. Limited to 18 pieces. $50,000 From Our Friends at Hodinkee Illustration: Rami Niemi | 
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