Buying Guide – The New Watches of 2017 to Buy with 10,000 USD/Euro
Let’s agree on one fact: in the world of watches, 10,000 USD/Euro is a perfect median budget. It allows access to most of the luxury brands, including the most coveted ones, to benefit from proper Swiss quality (and by that I mean watches that really are Swiss Made) and finally, you can access to what drives the passion for watches: in-house or exclusive movements. If 10,000 USD/Euro is already a strong budget, trust us, it’s probably the best money-spent/pleasure ratio possible. Here are 5 watches launched in 2017 priced around the “10k psychological price point” and that won’t make you feel like you have lost your money (Oh and in fact, we have 6 watches…)
Heritage reissues are hot and don’t seem to be cooling off any time soon. But as more and more brands jump on the retro train, the ratio of filler to thriller is becoming increasingly unbalanced. So we’ve put together some of the all-time greats — five cracking examples of retro done right. Vacheron Constantin Historique Cornes de Vache 1955 It might have cow horns in the name, but there’s nothing ungainly or bovine about this slender, elegant chronograph from Vacheron Constantin. But beware: beauty doesn’t come cheap, especially when it’s in a platinum case. RRP $104,000 Omega Speedmaster 60th Anniversary Limited Edition It’s as close to the original CK2915 as you can get — one of the most iconic, storied watches ever. It’s Speedmaster personified. RRP $9725 TAG Heuer Monza No, TAG Heuer’s Monza isn’t a 1:1 reissue of the 1976 original, and that’s what makes it so great. The CR2080 Monza is a case study on how to smartly and sensitively bring a great historic design into line with modern tastes. RRP $6700 Grand Seiko re-creation in steel Grand Seiko’s path to heritage greatness is one of (almost) absolute fidelity to the past. Their ‘re-creation’ of the first Grand…
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you probably know that the new, updated Sky-Dweller from Rolex is one of *the* watches of 2017. And if you’ve read our in-depth review – you should, if only for the pictures – chances are good that you know why. However, we understand that not all of you have the time for a thousand words of pros and cons (though they’re mostly pros), so being the helpful people we are, we’ve put together this short, snappy video that gives you the executive summary. We run through everything you need to know about the changes to the case and dial, as well as what’s stayed the same.
