The moonphase is one of the classic wristwatch complications, displaying the current position of the moon within its (almost) monthly cycle. It’s regarded as one of the most elegant complications because it allows a lot of room for artistic expression and also is quite serene, changing only fractionally each day as opposed to other more frenetic functions like a chronograph or tourbillon. Here are some of our favourite moonphase watches from 2025.
H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite, CHF 35,000 (approx. £33,900)
The Streamliner Perpetual Moon Concept Meteorite features a very minimalist interpretation of the moonphase. It features a clean night sky in pure black and a golden moon that matches the colour of the meteorite dial. Importantly the moonphase is very precise thanks to the calibre HMC 270, which sees the display deviate by only one day in 1,027 years. It’s housed in the signature streamliner cushion case measuring 40mm in diameter with integrated bracelet.
More details at H. Moser & Cie.
IWC Portofino Automatic Moon Phase, POA
IWC’s Portofino Automatic Moon Phase is a great example of a classic moonphase complication watch. It’s in a classical dress watch style with a 40mm rose gold case and silver opaline dial. The moonphase sits in pride of place at 12 o’clock with a deep blue night sky dotted with stars and a golden moon to match the primary material of the watch. Powering it is the calibre 35800.
More details at IWC.
Farer Moonphase Stratton, £1,825
British brand Farer bring their usual creative design and bold style to their Moonphase collection, a cushion-cased series dedicated to our lunar neighbour. The Stratton edition presents it with a gold case featuring hobnail flanks and a dial made from Eisenkiesel, a form of quartz with a high iron content giving it a darker, veined appearance. That’s paired with an oversize moonphase at 12.
More details at Farer.
Tudor 1926 Luna, £2,300
In an unexpected move, Tudor unveiled their first moonphase wristwatch this year in the form of the Tudor 1926 Luna. It’s a 39mm steel dress watch available with a few different dial options. There is blue and silver, which is my personal favourite, as well as a more luxurious black and gold version as well as its inverse gold with black. It’s a fairly understated design overall, focussing on elegance.
More details at Tudor.
BA111OD Chapter 8 Moonphase, £1,045
The BA111OD Chapter 8 Moonphase is an interesting mix of styles because it feels very traditional compared to the brand’s normal modern style but is less dressy than the standard three-hand Chapter 8 variant. It features an asymmetrical display with a grainy textured dial that’s available in grey, beige or silver-white. The moonphase is fairly small on the dial at 10 o’clock with small seconds and date also on display.
More details at BA111OD.
Hermès Arceau L’heure de la lune, POA
Hermès are never one to take the easy route, especially when it comes to the Arceau series, which is designed to make watch design feel fantastical and magical. So for their moonphase, rather than have a normal aperture, the entire dial is dedicated to the moon with two static moon discs that display the current moonphase by having the orbiting time and date subdials move across them.
More details at Hermès.
Piaget Polo Flying Tourbillon Moonphase, POA
With the Piaget Polo Flying Tourbillon Moonphase, the moonphase is actually not the central focus of the design as that honour goes to the flying tourbillon at 12 o’clock, the first to be featured in the Polo range. The moonphase sits at 6 o’clock and uses an unusual pointer hand style to indicate the phases of the moon rather than a traditional disc display. It makes it more subtle, allowing for your attention to be drawn upwards to the tourbillon.
More details at Piaget.
Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite, £16,100
Aside from their meteorite dials, one of the biggest updates found on the Omega Speedmaster Moonphase Meteorite is the introduction of the brand’s first dual hemisphere moonphase in the Speedmaster collection. A dual hemisphere display means that the subdial shows two versions of the moon at the same time, one representing how it is seen from the northern hemisphere of Earth and the other from the south.
More details at Omega.
Frederique Constant Moneta Moonphase, £1,095
Frederique Constant have really doubled down on style for the Moneta Moonphase with a distinctive 37mm gold PVD case featuring a coin edge flange that leads down to a pristine black dial. At 6 o’clock is a classical moonphase subdial with moon and stars in gold against a blue background. The Moneta collection is one of FC’s quartz series, so is perhaps a little less prestigious than some other watches featured here in the eyes of collectors.
More details at Frederique Constant.
Swatch Mission to Earthphase Gold Series, £335
Ever since the launch of the Swatch x Omega MoonSwatch, it has been a controversial collection, especially as it has been following an annual sequence of a year of new releases followed by a year of monthly limited editions based on each month’s full moon. For 2025 that series of monthly moon watches takes the form of the Earthphase, which features a moonphase at 2 o’clock and an unusual Earthphase at 10 o’clock, showing what the Earth would look like from the moon.
More details at Swatch.
