INSPIRED BY 1970S SKATE CULTURE, THIS PIECE EMULATES THE GRIP TAPE USED ON A SKATEBOARD BY FITTING SNUG AROUND THE WRIST. THE PRODUCT OF SWISS CRAFTMANSHIP – AND WITHOUT A SPECIFIC GENDER DIRECTION – THIS WATCH IS MADE FROM BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL, IS ENGRAVED WITH STRIPED AND GG PATTERNS AND FEATURES THREE WINDOWS – FOR HOUR, MINUTE AND DATE – SET NEATLY AT THE ROUNDED SQUARE CASE.

LOGO-ENGRAVED GUCCI GRIP IN STAINLESS STEEL, GUCCI, SHOP NOW

THE FRENCH WORD FOR “DRUM”, TAMBOUR HAS SKILFULLY WALKED A FINE LINE BETWEEN ITS HERITAGE OF SKILL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP COMBINED WITH A DRIVE FOR CONSTANT INNOVATION. THE HOUSE OF VUITTON CONTINUES A DARING AND PUNCHY RHYTHMIC FOCUS IN TIMEPIECES JUST AS THEY DO CLOTHING. OF NOTE ARE THE SKELETONISED HANDS THAT HAVE A SLEEK MINIMALISTIC EXPRESSION, YET VISIBLE IN THE DARK VIA A COATING OF SUPERLUMINOVA.

TAMBOUR DAMIER COBALT BLUE & GOLD CHRONOGRAPH, LOUIS VUITTON, SHOP NOW

LIGHTWEIGHT AND DISTINCTIVE IN ITS FRENCH FLAIR, THE ARCEAU LINE CHANNELS THE SPIRIT OF EQUESTRIAN SPORTS THROUGH A CASE DESIGN WITH LUGS THAT RECALL A STIRRUP. THE STITCHING ON THE TAN CALFSKIN VERSION MAKES FOR AN EXCELLENT SMART-CASUAL LOOK. SWITCHING UP THE STRAP TO THE BLACK BARENIA CALFSKIN IMMEDIATELY CHANGES THE LOOK TO MORE FORMAL. THE UPPER LUGS ARE LOOP-STYLE EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A TRADITIONAL PIN BAR SECURING THE STRAP, WHICH CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CASE. THE RESULTING LOOK IS ONE THAT PROVOKES THE EYES AND YET SIMULTANEOUSLY OFFERS A GOOD SENSE OF BALANCE.

ARCEAU CHRONO TITANE, HERMÈS, SHOP SIMILAR

INSPIRED BY ITS SUCCESSFUL LINE OF CHAIN REACTION SNEAKERS, VERSACE’S SIGNATURE CHAIN-LINK SOLE IS REFLECTED IN THE STRAP. FEATURING A LUGGED ROUND CASE IN SILVER-TONE STAINLESS STEEL, THE VERSACE SIGNATURE MEDUSA HEAD APPEARS IN A GOLD-TONE OFFSETTING A GREEK KEY PATTERN IN FLAT SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL AND LOGO.

SILVER AND BLACK CHAIN REACTION, VERSACE, SHOP NOW

IN A SHAPE THAT IS BEST DESCRIBED AS AN OCTAGONAL CUSHION, ITS SQUARISH DESIGN WEARS LARGE ON THE WRIST. FOR A FASHIONABLE CHANGE OF OUTFIT, THE WATCH IS SHIPPED WITH THREE DIFFERENT STRAPS – ALLIGATOR, FABRIC AND CALFSKIN. FENDI PRESENTS A UNIQUE WAY TO CHANGE STRAPS QUICKLY: THE LUGS ARE DETACHABLE.

SELLERIA AUTOMATIC, FENDI, SHOP SIMILAR