The integrated bracelet features a three-blade folding clasp engraved with the Moser crest logo. You'll also notice that 2.2mm sapphire crystal. I appreciate that Moser sends their measurements with and without the crystal. The snarky folks will note you can't wear the watch without a crystal. Sure, but it accurately represents how the watch sits on the wrist. Max Büsser did not seem to care that I knew nothing about Max Büsser. "Better this way, no preconceived notions," he said in an accent that seemed oddly American for a man whose surname contains an umlaut. We were standing in the middle of the gallery, his gallery, surrounded by timekeeping oddities. It was between a Submariner and this watch, which is when he decided he wanted to try something a little different, and voila – he unknowingly ended up with one of the more sought-after variants of the Explorer II with the straight seconds hand. We’re not talking Richard Mille quartz tourbillon light, but it does feel super light even if you compare it to a comparable steel model. What this means is that that 41mm watch wears really comfortably, even with that full bracelet. Why does this watch stand out to me as a superior product? Listen, I came into this tool watch fellowship blind, with a mild yellow-gold superiority complex – a watch enthusiast who had never even considered the idea of wearing, let alone praising, anything modern made by Tudor (let this sentence confuse you or read between the lines here because 99% of watch brands suck at speaking to women). Looking back over the last 12 months, these are the moments and watches that caught our editors most off-guard.

nep tag-heuer horloges Baretzki defines the value-for-money offer as a watch that "you say, not only 'I cannot not have that piece,' but 'At that price, I would almost be stupid not to take it.'" That piece for Montblanc at SIHH was the Geosphere worldtimer, the leading model in the new 1858 collection. In about three weeks, it will be the time of year I find myself saddled with self-loathing and a big bag of adaptogen powder I'll never touch again. All this navel-gazing is to say that I can't think of a more perfect watch to consider now, at this moment, than this one, the Tonda PF Automatic Rose Gold Deep Ruby. You know the story – a Nautilus, a GMT, whatever, you don't just get, you kinda have to earn them by generating a long term relationship with an authorized dealer. Or you just buy them grey market above list price. At the extreme end of the "must have relationship" game are the custom order watches from Patek Philippe. In fact, at this point, Rolex was almost 20 years behind in the chronograph game, something that makes more sense when you notice those were also the first 20 years of mass-produced quartz watches that changed the watchmaking landscape. Before wanting to invest in making a movement that had literally helped bankrupt watch brands in the past, they went hunting for the perfect caliber. I wear my little Vacheron all the time, and I adore it a little more every time I do. You'd never believe it measures a mere 33mm across and only 6.3mm in height. It's mostly dial; the platinum case beams brightly; the long lugs stretch elegantly to a full 40mm. It wears and looks at least like a 35mm watch.

Judging by the photos, the Noble looks like a successful attempt to steer the general vibe of the Triumph in a more elegant – even dressy – direction. As a handsome, straightforward, and well-priced addition to their line up, the Noble looks like another solid offering from the folks at Monta. In the postwar era, the Frey family, who were shareholders in Minerva, gradually took on greater and greater management responsibilities, and finally, in 1989 Jean-Jacques Frey took complete control of the company. The family sold the firm to an Italian investor in 2000, and in 2006, Minerva was acquired by the Richemont Group, and was renamed Institut Minerva de Recherche en Haute Horlogerie.