Watches are embracing a juxtaposition of materials and texture this season, just in time to make our festive wishlist. From Omega's distinctive Sedna gold to Tudor's gleaming titanium, discover a watch to take you through the party season and beyond in our edit.
Our wishlist watches this season
Pelagos FXD watch in titanium, £3,490, by Tudor, available at Goldsmiths
The toughness of titanium makes for hard-wearing watches from Girard-Perregaux and Tudor, while microblasted ceramic brings a new slickness to Bell & Ross' familiar angular silhouette.
Neo Constant Escapement watch in titanium, price on request, by Girard-Perregaux
BR 03 Black Matte watch in microblasted black ceramic, £3,700, Bell & Ross, available at Mr Porter
Audemars Piguet, too, borrows from the strong codes of black ceramic to rethink the geometrical forms of the Royal Oak Selfwinding watch.
For Jaeger-LeCoultre and Grand Seiko, it is the clean and classic form of steel that makes a sharp foil for the intricate technicality of the movement within.
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‘Yuka Momiji’, Mechanical Hi‐Beat watch in stainless steel, £6,600, by Grand Seiko
Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds watch in steel, £10,100, by Jaeger-LeCoultre
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