Quality Over Quantity
These limited-edition watches are hard to get your hands on
1 Vacheron Constantin Métiers d'art Tribute to the Great Explorers
A series of three ten-piece limited editions, these miniature masterpieces pay tribute to Portuguese explorers Bartolomeu Dias, Vasco da Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral. Each watch comes with an intricate Grand Feu enamel dial that’s inspired by the Miller Atlas, a richly illustrated map that took about three years to make between 1519 and 1522.
2 Jjaeger-lecoultre Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 Quadriptyque
The world’s first four-faced watch, the Reverso Hybris Mechanica Calibre 185 Quadriptyque can be yours for a bank-busting US$1.35 million. Jaeger-lecoultre is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its Reverso collection this year, so this new world record couldn’t be more perfectly timed.
3 Montblanc 1858 Geosphere Limited Edition 1858
Montblanc is usually inspired by hulking glaciers and glittering lakes but, this time, the watchmaker has abandoned its usual alpine inspiration in favour of the dusty desert. The 1858 Geosphere Limited Edition 1858 boasts a sandy-beige fumé dial and a case-back illustration of the Gobi Desert’s Flaming Cliffs that pays tribute to Reinhold Messner’s extraordinary solo trek across northern China and southern Mongolia in 2004.
4 H Moser & Cie Endeavour Tourbillon Concept Tiger’s Eye
The Tourbillon Concept Tiger’s Eye comes in two dial variants, either Falcon’s Eye or Ox’s Eye hardstone, with each limited to just 50 pieces. If that wasn’t exclusive enough, H Moser & Cie has also announced that it will create only 20 of these watches per year, so we advise that you get on the waiting list fast.
5 Greubel Forsey GMT Sport
Good luck getting Greubel Forsey’s cutting-edge GMT Sport: only 33 have been
made. Each comes with a chunky titanium case back that’s strapped onto the wrist using a supple, fully integrated metal bracelet. Pops of blue adorn the crown and jam-packed dial, which is openworked to highlight the threedimensional movement of the watch face.