Crowd Pleasers

Looking to wind down the year with a trendy timepiece? Here’s a round-up of 2018’s best-selling watches

Issued in a limited edition of 1,000 pieces, the Polaris Memovox features the special alarm function made famous by the 1968 version of the watch, indicated by a small triangle on a rotating disk in the centre of the dial. On the case back of this 50th anniversary edition are two engravings: a stylised diving helmet – a nod to the original model – and a “50th anniversary” inscription

A LANGE & SÖHNE A new member of the Saxonia watch family, the automatic Saxonia Outsize Date comes with a distinctive black dial that features the date in a large size, as well as subsidiary seconds. It’s available in white or pink gold.

VACHERON CONSTANTIN The uber-functional selfwinding Overseas Dual Time was a hit this year with its striking blue dial. The watch features a second time zone indicator and date.

TUDOR The Black Bay continues to be one of Tudor’s bestsellers and this latest iteration, the Black Bay S&G, comes in a striking combination of yellow gold and steel, with the addition of a date function.

BREITLING The B01 is the latest addition to the aviation-inspired Navitimer 8 series. The B01 Chronograph 43 comes in red gold or steel.