Attractive timepieces

Independent watchmakers are stealing a march over corporate brands with the affluent increasingly opting for their attractive timepieces

Nov 09, 2015, 06:25 IST4 min

<strong>Peter Speake-Marin</strong><br /><strong>Serpent Calendar &nbsp</strong><br /><strong>Why you need it: </strong>This Britain-born watchmaker combines visual and technical elements into this watch. In addition to the central hour, minutes and seconds, a serpentine hand in the centre of the dial indicates the date. The ensemble of bright, heat-blued steel hands contrasts beautifully against the white dial. Since 2008, he has focussed all his energies towards Speake-Marin watches, where there is a tangible link to classical watch-making, but with a contemporary unique style and design. His team and he usually make only 500 watches each year

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Peter Speake-MarinSerpent Calendar Why you need it: This Britain-born watchmaker combines visual and technical elements into this watch. In addition to the central hour, minutes and seconds, a serpentine hand in the centre of the dial indicates the date. The ensemble of bright, heat-blued steel hands contrasts beautifully against the white dial. Since 2008, he has focussed all his energi

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Christophe ClaretBlackjack Why you need it: The Swiss watchmaker created the Blackjack, an interactive one-of-a-kind watch, where you can play three casino games: Blackjack, roulette and dice. The roulette appears on the back of the watch. Christophe Claret has also introduced a baccarat and poker game models of the watch

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FP JourneChronomètre à Résonance Why you need it: Among the brand&rsquos timepieces, none is more distinctive than the Résonance. This mechanical watch with manual winding is entirely designed and produced in-house. Swiss watchmaker FP Journe commemorated the 10th anniversary of the Chronomètre à Résonance with a new edition, now featuring a 24-hour indicator. The company often designs br

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MB&F LEGACY MACHINE N°1Why you need it: This Swiss watchmaker (Maximilian Büsser & Friends) introduced this timepiece as a tribute to the watchmaking traditions of the 18th and 19th centuries, through a type of product which they would have created had the company existed 100 years ago. &ldquoGazing down through Legacy Machine N°1&rsquos crystal clear bubble sapphire dome to the micro-mec

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Greubel ForseyInvention Piece 2 Why you need it: In 1999, Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey began working on a new generation of tourbillon specifically designed to improve the timekeeping of the mechanical watch. In 2003, they unveiled the Greubel Forsey brand with their innovative Double Tourbillon 30°. The IP2 is offered in a unique edition of 11 pieces in platinum and 11 pieces in 5N

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Antoine PreziusoTourbillon of TourbillonsWhy you need it: This new highly exclusive mega-complication was conceived, designed and produced by Italy&rsquos Antoine Preziuso in collaboration with his son Florian. Five Tourbillon of Tourbillons timepieces are available in 2015&mdashwith a case version [Power GTS] gold, titanium and steel. The surname &lsquoPreziuso&rsquo means &lsquoprecious

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De BethuneDream Watch DW5Why you need it: This watch combines artistic skills, innovation and creativity. De Bethune unveiled what they called an &ldquoartistic wrist sculpture&rdquo, which comes in the form of a smoothly curved titanium timepiece. Some experts suggest the DW5 could have found its inspiration from a miniature spaceship similar to the one seen in Disney&rsquos 1986 movie F

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Ochs Und JuniorAnnual calendar Why you need it: The Swiss Ochs Und Junior was founded in 2006, manufacturing watches designed by Ludwig Oechslin, the thinker behind some of the most awarded watches in the past 30 years. Oechslin&rsquos annual calendar watch displays the date, month, weekday, day/night and time (interactive watch). Its analogue date display is more readable than the digit

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Kari Voutilainen Voutilainen Tourbillon-6 Why you need it: This Finnish watchmaker started to work in Switzerland in 1990, but created his first watch four years later. He started to work as an independent watchmaker only in 2002, fabricating and making every component of watches on his own. The Voutilainen Tourbillon-6 is modestly sized. In a 39 mm wide case size, it is offered in solid

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