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Roman numerals are over 2,000 years old, but that doesn’t mean they can’t still look fresh. While the works of Shakespeare and Confucius may require a slight recalibration of our technology-addled 21st-century minds to appreciate, they have hung around for as long as they have because their insights are timeless. In the same way, a Roman numeral dial may seem old-fashioned, but this ancient time-telling system is just as simple, efficient, and beautiful today as it was in the days of Caesar. Here are six watches that prove it.
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT
IWC PORTOFINO CHRONOGRAPH, $19,400; NOMOS GLASHÜTTE LUDWIG ENAMEL WHITE, $2,680; MIDO BARONCELLI LE, $1,525; SEIKO PRESAGE SPB091, $1,895; MONTBLANC STAR LEGACY CHRONOGRAPH DAY & DATE, $4,800; CARTIER TANK AMÉRICAINE, $6,900.
135 PHOTOGRAPHY / ADRIAN ARMSTRONG (FUZE) STYLING / CHAD BURTON (PLUTINO)