The luxury of time: The latest in high-end timekeepers

Classic, arty or sporty - we've got you covered with the latest this season

Sep 02, 2017, 08:22 IST2 min

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Raymond Weil’s David Bowieraymond-weil.comPrice: £1,395 The watch is a tribute to one of the most influential musicians of all time. The dial inside the 42-mm case resembles a vinyl record and has iconic design cues that represent David Bowie, including the lightning bolt (at 12 o’clock) that was painted across his face on the cover of Aladdin Sane (1973), and the pop art logo designed by

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Richard Mille RM 67-02 richardmille.com Price: On request At 32 gm, the RM 67-02 is the lightest automatic by Richard Mille. It is available in two versions—The Sprint and High Jump, inspired by Olympic athletes Wayde van Niekerk (in yellow and green) and Mutaz Essa Barshim (in magenta and white). The cases are made of Quartz TPT and the case bands of Carbon TPT, which are both shock res

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A Lange & Söhne Lange 31alange-soehne.comPrice: &euro142,300 The Lange 31 has, for nearly a decade, been the first and only mechanical wristwatch with a power reserve of 31 days and a patented constant-force escapement that continuously delivers uniform torque. Now, A Lange & Söhne has a new variation in white gold and a grey dial. It also features rhodium gold hands, a sapphire crystal c

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IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Chronographiwc.comPrice: $29,900 (steel) and $40,200 (red gold) The Da Vinci Chronograph, which comes in red gold and steel models, uses IWC’s fully in-house self-winding calibre 89630, and has a classic configuration: A high-precision moonphase, and a four-digit display of the year. The 43-mm case comes with articulated lugs, a 68-hour power reserve and th

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Patek Philippe Ref 5320Gpatek.comPrice: $82,800Inspired by predecessor models from the 1940s and 1950s, this new perpetual calendar is modern yet vintage. And truly timeless —the perpetual calendar function allows the watch to keep accurate date and time almost perpetually, accounting for the different days of the month, in addition to leap years. It’ll only need adjusting in 2100 when th

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Bovet Château de Môtiers 40 Papillonbovet.comPrice: $49,000 For its 195th anniversary, Bovet has taken its traditions and rules of art to a new level—the work painted on the dial of the Château de Môtiers 40 combines the traditional technique of miniature painting with layered application of luminescent light. This makes the work visible both by day and night. The dial has no time markers

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