Top 5 Purple Dial Watches To Own

Purple is not a colour one normally associates with watches unless you happen to be a magician, a particularly enthusiastic grape farmer or Prince. Yet somehow, put it on the dial of a properly expensive mechanical watch and it starts looking remarkably sophisticated. For years, luxury watchmaking was dominated by the familiar black, blue, silver and green crowd, with purple treated as the eccentric cousin who was invited to the party but told not to touch anything. That has changed. Watchmakers are increasingly experimenting with rich violet, plum, aubergine and royal purple tones, using everything from lacquer and sunburst finishes to precious stones and exotic materials to make the colour work. The result is a surprisingly versatile breed of timepiece that can be flamboyant without becoming ridiculous. Outlook Luxe takes a look at the top five purple dialled watches for every collector, from understated daily wearers to spectacular high horology pieces that are very difficult to ignore.

IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula OneTM Team

The new IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One™ Team (Ref. IW388121) has a 41mm case crafted from Grade 5 titanium The case features a brushed finish that brings out titanium’s silvery grey appearance, while the screw down crown at 3 o’clock, and two chronograph pushers at 2 o’clock, and 4 o’clock retain the watch’s familiar instrument style. The main attraction, however, is the deep saturated purple dial, inspired by Singapore and the Vanda Miss Joaquim orchid, the country’s national flower and emblem. The dial follows IWC’s distinctive vertical chronograph layout, with the elapsed minutes displayed in the 12 o’clock subdial, running seconds at 9 o’clock and chronograph hours at 6 o’clock, while a combined day and date display sits at 3 o’clock. Powering the watch is the IWC manufactured 69385 calibre, a mechanical chronograph featuring a classical column wheel architecture and a bidirectional pawl winding system that provides a 46-hour power reserve. Through the transparent sapphire glass caseback.

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Glashütte Original Sixties Chronograph Annual Edition

The Glashütte Original Sixties Chronograph Annual Edition 2026 takes the purple dial trend somewhere considerably more interesting, combining a rich violet shade with a distinctly retro aesthetic inspired by the visual language of popular music from the 1960s. Its dial is crafted from thin strips of bronze that are first embossed and then milled to create the characteristic “vinyl” finish, with fine parallel grooves recalling the surface of a record album. The domed dial is subsequently given a galvanic gold coating before translucent purple lacquer is applied by hand and fired in a kiln, creating depth and texture beneath the surface. Even the hour markers are unusually crafted, manually incised into the lacquered dial rather than simply applied or printed, allowing the warm bronze base to shimmer through. The numerals and logo are then imprinted and kiln fired before luminous dots are carefully added by hand to the indexes. The entire composition sits inside a polished 42mm stainless steel case topped by a slightly domed sapphire crystal with antireflective coating on both sides, while long gold plated hands follow the curvature of the crystal and are treated with Super LumiNova® for legibility in low light. A fluted stainless steel crown bearing Glashütte Original’s Double G symbol completes the case, with the same emblem appearing on the sapphire crystal case back, through which the skeletonised rotor and its 21 carat gold oscillating mass can be admired. Powering the watch is the Manufactory Calibre 39 34, whose quiet mechanical rhythm sits beneath one of the most elaborate purple dials in the collection, bringing together vintage references, artisanal craftsmanship and contemporary colour in a watch that is unmistakably Sixties in spirit without feeling stuck in the past.

Favre Leuba Chief Date Royal Purple

The Favre Leuba Chief Date Royal Purple features a 40mm cushion-shaped stainless steel case measuring 10.81 mm thick, combining polished and satin-brushed finishes. Its striking purple dial pairs a sunburst finish with the brand’s signature high-relief hourglass motif, a three-dimensional Favre Leuba monogram, rhodium-plated hands with Super-LumiNova C1 X1, and a date window at 3 o’clock. Powering the watch is the FLD03 automatic calibre, developed with La Joux-Perret, offering a substantial 68-hour power reserve and visible through the sapphire caseback.

MB&F HM8 Mark 2

The MB&F HM8 Mark 2 features an aerodynamic case built from Grade 5 titanium and CarbonMacrolon, topped by complex sapphire crystal. Its distinctive display uses horizontally positioned hour and minute discs, optically magnified and turned 90 degrees through precision sapphire prisms, creating its signature kinetic appearance. Inside, a three-dimensional horological engine combines an in-house jumping hour and trailing minutes module with a Girard-Perregaux base movement and a 22K gold automatic winding rotor. The mechanical movement beats at 28,800 vibrations per hour (4Hz) and offers a 42-hour power reserve.

Norqain Wild ONE Skeleton Purple Ice Blue

The Norqain Wild ONE features a compact 39 mm case measuring 11.75 mm thick, crafted around a lightweight purple NORTEQ® carbon fibre cage, an ice blue rubber shock absorber and a sandblasted titanium container and caseback. Its open construction and sapphire crystals showcase the skeletonised automatic movement, while the screw down crown and 200 metre water resistance reinforce its sports watch credentials. Weighing just 64 grams, the Wild ONE 39mm combines high performance with an unusually lightweight build.