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TUDOR BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT 925
THIS NEW DIVER HAS A CASE MADE FROM 925 SILVER, A PROPRIETARY ALLOY DEVELOPED FOR ITS UNIQUE INCANDESCENT GLOW. ENTIRELY SATIN-FINISHED, THE SILVER WILL GENTLY TARNISH OVER TIME, GIVING IT A DISTINCT PATINA. $4,940
FROM LEFT: PREMIER B01 CHRON- OGRAPH 42 NORTON ($9,860) BY BREITLING; CHRONOGRAPH SSB359 ($350) BY SEIKO; MILLE MIGLIA 2019 RACE EDITION ($9,780) BY CHOPARD, AT ROYAL DE VERSAILLES JEWELLERS; CARRERA CALIBRE 16 ($5,350) BY TAG HEUER; DRIVE DE CARTIER ($8,200) BY CARTIER; AMERICAN CLASSIC CHRONO-MATIC 50 AUTO CHRONO ($3,250) BY HAMILTON.
IWC PILOT’S WATCH DOUBLE CHRONOGRAPH TOP GUN CERATANIUM WHEN YOU’RE PULLING GS AND EXECUTING BARREL ROLLS, THINGS CAN GET A LITTLE HAIRY. IWC DEVEL- OPED A UNIQUE CERAMIC–TITANIUM ALLOY FOR THIS WATCH DESIGNED FOR FIGHTER PILOTS. WITH THE LIGHTNESS OF TITANIUM AND THE SCRATCH-RESISTANCE OF CERAMIC, IT’S READY FOR BATTLE. $14,600
Extreme Materialism
From titanium to sapphire to meteorite this summer’s most innovative
line between fashion and function. Watchmakers, however, are experts at navigating this paradox and are constantly finding new materials to make their pieces ever more resilient and eye-catching. These are some of the best of them.
watches push materials to the limit
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AS TOOLS FOR DAILY LIFE AND REFINED LUXURY OBJECTS, WATCHES WALK A FINE
by JEREMY FREED / photography by SATY + PRATHA (ARTHOUSE) / styling by KRISTEN LIM TUNG
TAG HEUER AQUARACER PROFESSIONAL 300
TAG HEUER RELAUNCHED ITS DIVE WATCH THIS SPRING WITH A SLEW
OF UPGRADES, INCLUDING A SANDBLASTED GRADE 2 TITANIUM CASE AND BRACELET. PRIZED FOR ITS STRENGTH-TO-WEIGHT RATIO, TITANIUM GIVES THIS WATCH SUPERLATIVE DURABILITY AND SURPRISING LIGHT- NESS. $5,250
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