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WATCHES
Piaget Polo 79
The jet-setting glamour of the late 1970s comes through loud and clear in this sumptuous reboot of one of Piaget’s most iconic designs. Price on request
An ice blue dial with a guilloché rice- grain motif makes a captivating addition to Rolex’s newest model. $38,800
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Tudor Black Bay Chrono “Pink”
If you’re looking to add a pop of colour to your
accessories lineup, Tudor’s new pink chrono- graph will do the job nicely – whether or not you support Inter Miami CF. $7,050
FROM 1970S STYLE TO RECORD-BREAKING THINNESS, THIS YEAR’S CROP OF TOP-LINE WATCHES PROVED THERE’S NO SHORTAGE OF NEW IDEAS IN THE WORLD OF OLD-SCHOOL WATCHMAKING
By Jeremy Freed
IT’S HARD TO ENVY THE JOBS OF THE WORLD’S
top watch designers, who are tasked with coming up with ever-more impressive ways to outdo one another each year. Fortunately, the creative minds behind the world’s greatest watch brands show no signs of running out of juice, as this year’s best watches ably demonstrate. From the world’s thinnest mechanical watch to spectacular gold and platinum high complications to unusual collabs, our annual rundown of the very best in the world of watches will surely give you plenty to dream about in the months ahead. Unfortunately for the designers who created them, however, it also sets the bar even higher for next year.
Grand Seiko SBGE307
Come for the lush “lion’s mane” textured dial, stay for the ultra-accurate Spring Drive GMT movement. $14,500
IWC Portugieser Eternal Calendar
A moon phase display that’s accurate to 45 million years is just one of the feats that make this one of the most important IWC watches of all time. Price on request
Victorinox INOX Automatic
The legendarily tough INOX got a makeover this year, but it’ll still survive being run over by a tank. $1,825
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