STERN WITH SCRATCH-RESISTANT SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL AND A​ STRONG TITANIUM BAND, THIS IS A CLASSIC RELEASE WITHOUT FUSS. THE DEEP BLUE SATIN FINISH AND SHINY INDEX HOUR MARKERS ARE PERHAPS ONLY UPSTAGED BY THE TRANSPARENT BACK, ALLOWING THE WEARER TO MARVEL AT THE PRECISE MOVEMENTS OF THIS WATCH’S 280 PARTS AND 59 JEWELS.

CLASSIC FUSION BLUE CHRONOGRAPH IN TITANIUM, HUBLOT, SHOP NOW

DISTINCTIVE IN SHAPE AND UNIQUE IN STAMINA: THIS WATCH’S DEEP-DIVE CLAIMS ARE KOSHER, GUARANTEEING WATER RESISTANCE TO 3,900 METRES WITH A SAFETY MARGIN OF 25%. A CONSUMMATE DEMONSTRATION OF ROLEX TECHNOLOGY AND AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE ART OF WATCHMAKING, THE SELF-WINDING MECHANICAL MOVEMENT OFFERS FUNDAMENTAL GAINS IN TERMS OF PRECISION, POWER RESERVE, RESISTANCE TO SHOCKS AND MAGNETISM, CONVENIENCE AND RELIABILITY. TIME TO EXPLORE THE DEPTHS OF THE MARIANA TRENCH.

OYSTER PERPETUAL DEEPSEA, ROLEX, SHOP NOW

SET WITHIN A STUNNING EBONY BLACK TONE, THE CONTRAST OF THE ROSE GOLD DIALS AND HOUR MARKERS BALANCE DESIGN AND FUNCTIONALITY; THE MOVEMENT INCORPORATES 456 INDIVIDUAL PARTS, 33 DIFFERENT JEWELS AND A GYROMAX BALANCE. A NEW LEVEL OF PATEK PHILIPPE HALLMARK AWAITS.

5270/1R-001 GRAND COMPLICATIONS, PATEK PHILIPPE, SHOP NOW

ONLY AVAILABLE IN “EXTRA LARGE” 43.3MM X 51.3MM X 12MM – IT’S DECIDEDLY LARGE SIZE WEARS ANYTHING BUT BULKY. HAVING MODIFIED ITS 1904-CH MC CALIBRE, THE START/STOP PUSHER IS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CASE AND CENTERED TO THE CROWN – RESULTING IN AN ERGONOMIC SENSIBILITY THAT GIVES A CALMING SENSE OF SYMMETRY. USING THE CHRONO WITH THIS PUSHER CONFIGURATION JUST FEELS INTUITIVE.

SANTOS DE CARTIER CHRONOGRAPH, CARTIER, SHOP NOW

ASSERTIVE IN ITS IDENTITY AS BOTH A SOPHISTICATED DESIGN OBJECT AND A PIECE OF MODERN TECHNICAL WATCHMAKING, THIS VACHERON & CONSTANTIN PERFECTLY STRADDLES THE ELEGANT/SPORT DIVIDE. THE MOVEMENT, IN PARTICULAR, IS EXTRAORDINARY – IT WAS DESIGNED IN-HOUSE BY THE BRAND AND CARRIES THE GENEVA SEAL, WHICH MEANS THAT IT MEETS A LOFTY SET OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ENGINEERING AND FINISHING.

OVERSEAS CHRONOGRAPH, VACHERON & CONSTANTIN, SHOP SIMILAR

DECO AND GEOMETRIC, IT RECALLS A TIME OF STYLISTIC EXPERIMENTATION AND BY COINCIDENCE, THE GOLDEN ERA THAT DEFINED THE SHAPED TIMEPIECE. THE SWISS-MADE WATCH REFLECTS THE IMAGE OF TODAY’S MAN: AUDACIOUS, CASUAL BUT ELEGANT, UNCOMPROMISING ON QUALITY, BUT WITH A DESIRE FOR SIMPLICITY.

1837 MAKERS, TIFFANY & CO., SHOP SIMILAR

THE EVOLUTION OF THIS TAG HEUER CARRERA CHRONOGRAPH IS ALL ABOUT DETAILS AND ADJUSTMENTS. IT FEATURES A NEW SHAPE WITH SHORTER LUGS – THE CASE IS NO LONGER FULLY POLISHED – MAKING IT SLIMMER AND SLEEKER, AS WELL AS A MORE DISCREET WEAR ON THE WRIST. THE INDEX MARKERS ARE FILLED WITH LUMINESCENT MATERIAL, MAKING THE DIAL CRISP, CLEAN AND LEGIBLE WHEN YOU ONLY HAVE TIME FOR A GLANCE.

CARRERA CALIBRE 16 CHRONOGRAPH, TAG HEUER, SHOP NOW

JUST ONE SINGLE MONOPUSHER INTERRUPTS THE CURVED OUTLINE OF THE WATCH CASE. ON THE DIAL, SIMPLICITY ECHOES THE WATCHWORD. A 30-MINUTE TOTALISER AT 3 O’CLOCK DISPLAYS THE TIME MEASURED WITH A CENTRAL SECOND HAND. A RUNNING SECONDS SUB-DIAL AT 9 O’CLOCK BRINGS SYMMETRY TO THE LAYOUT OF THE TIME ELEMENTS. CURVED, DAUPHINE-STYLE HANDS MOVE AROUND THE FIGURES AND INDICES IN A VINTAGE SETTING, ENHANCED IN ELEGANCE BY A MILANESE MESH STRAP.

HERITAGE MONOPUSHER CHRONOGRAPH, MONTBLANC, SHOP NOW

WITH ITS QUIRKY LUGS AND UNCONVENTIONAL DIAL, THE TONDA METROGRAPHE IS CERTAINLY NOT A CHRONOGRAPH DESIGNED TO SUIT EVERYONE’S TASTE. BUT THIS IS THE BASIS OF THE PARMIGIANI FLEURIER APPROACH: HIGH-END WATCHES FOR THOSE WHO APPRECIATE ATYPICAL DESIGNS EXECUTED TO THE HIGHEST WATCHMAKING STANDARDS. THE AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT IS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED AND EXPERTLY FINISHED, COMPLETE WITH HAND-SHAPED BRIDGES AND “CÔTES DE GENÈVE” STRIPES.

FLEURIER TONDA METROGRAPHE, PARMIGIANI, SHOP NOW

THE DESIGN AND CREATION OF THIS LIMITED EDITION TIMEPIECE OF ONLY 35 UNITS IS INSPIRED BY EXTREME WORLD TRAVELLER JEAN TODT, PRESIDENT OF THE FIA, WHO TRAVELS ACROSS TIME ZONES, AND THOUSANDS OF KILOMETRES EVERY YEAR. THE SHOT-BLASTED, SATIN-BRUSHED AND POLISHED ROTATING BEZEL BEARS THE NAMES OF 24 WORLD CITIES AND SYMBOLS OF THE INTERNATIONAL 24 HOUR TIME ZONES ON ITS BROWN UPPER FLANGE. ALL THAT IS REQUIRED TO SET THE TIME IS POSITION THE NAME OF THE CITY WHERE YOU’VE JUST LANDED AT 12 O CLOCK AND THE OTHER 23 TIME ZONES THEN FALL INTO PLACE. BRILLIANT.

RM 58-01 JEAN TODT TOURBILLON WORLD TIMER, RICHARD MILLE, SHOP NOW