The Botta-Design Black Edition Watch is a rough and tough watch made from a high-quality stainless stainless that comes from high-tech steel drills. It boasts a tough surface and optimum protection against scratches. Design highlights include a subdial and date window at 6 o’clock, complimentary hour hand/minute hand and corresponding markers as well as a sleek and clean all-black color scheme. $415-$895.
This minimalist masterpiece by Jaquet Droz is elegant, crisp and demure. The onyx on the dial gives the watch a mysterious and masculine quality and there are also 31 jewels on the dial for a hint of pizazz. Other features include a 43mm wide stainless steel case, a subdial with running small seconds and water resistance up to 30 meters. $TBA.
The Timemaster by Chronoswiss got an update in 2010. It’s a striking and masculine watch with a 24 hours scale on the bezel, handsome dial, polished case with anti-reflective sapphire crystal, date window at 6 o’clock and a pointer for the second time zone which makes it great for frequent travelers. Other highlights include the automatic chronograph with GMT function and caliber C.751 movement. $TBA.
Tag Heuer Men’s Aquaracer Chronograph Black Rubber is a smart and athletic looking watch. It has a 44mm stainless steel case, sapphire crystal and black rubber strap. Outstanding features include the digital time, alarm, countdown, dial lighting, a black second hand, unidirectional bezel and Swiss quartz. $1,600.
The Skeleton Automatic is the latest addition to the Sintra collection by Rado. It’s made of high-tech ceramics and boasts a silken shade of matte black that highlights the golden movements on the dial. It’s a sleek and robust watch but I personally think it’s a bit kitsch and too trendy and not something you can wear beyond one season before it looks dated. $TBA.
The dial is jam-packed on this schnazy Cosmonaute Automatic Chronograph by Breitling. Breitling’s retro line of pilot watches takes on a new twist with this space-themed version. The metal bracelet is like the others in the line but the timepiece itself is one-of-a-kind. The hour hand tells time in a 24-hour format, there are three sub-dials and a touch of red on the seconds’ hand and at 12 o’clock. Only 1,000 pieces available. $6,575.
In celebration of Ermenegildo Zegna’s 100th anniversary, the company teams up with Girard-Perregaux for their Centennial Watch. Michelangelo Zegna, Ermenegildo’s father, was a watch maker by trade so this is also in honor of the senior Zegna. The beautifully-designed watch is housed in a 40mm 18ct pink gold case with a Girard-Perregaux Calibre 3300-0042 automatic movement. You’ll be delighted at the layout of the face, not too cluttered but still full of information. As expected, only 100 pieces of this special watch will be produced. $TBD.
