FOR THOSE WHOSE WRISTS AREN’T BUILT LIKE STALLONE’S
SMALL TIMEPIECES THAT CAN WORK FOR EITHER GENDER
01 BREITLING NAVITIMER 1 AUTOMATIC 38
These days, you are less likely to hear companies marketing smaller watches to a specific gender – fact is, there are many male watch fans out there with moderately sized wrists who welcome the downsized timepieces that have entered the market in recent years. We like the look of the brandnew 38mm Navitimer 1 models, which retain the iconic aviation watch’s slide rule while doing away with the chronograph. The COSCcertified chronometer comes in steel with black or blue dial variants, and in steel with a red gold bezel.
02 OMEGA SEAMASTER 1948 LIMITED EDITIONS
Heritage brands have been making the most of their long histories by rolling out vintage reissues, a trend that has directly influenced the return to smaller timepieces. To mark the 70th anniversary of the original Seamaster, which was the direct descendant of watches created for the British military during the Second World War, Omega has released two limited editions that feature 38mm steel cases and domed silvered dials. While their aesthetics are vintage-inspired, they are powered by Omega’s very 21stcentury Master Chronometer movements, which are resistant to magnetism of up to 15,000 Gauss.
03 TUDOR BLACK BAY FIFTY- EIGHT
Tudor has been expanding its Black Bay family to cover a variety of size bases, including a new 32mmdiameter model in its range of standard automatics this year ( it also comes in 36mm and 41mm). But our vote for the brand’s best novelty goes to the Black Bay Fifty-Eight – relax, the 58 in its name does not refer to its size ( phew), but to the fact that its inspiration, the vintage reference 7924 dive watch, was introduced in 1958. Measuring 39mm (the same as the ref. 7924) in diameter, and about 3mm thinner than regular Black Bay watches, the Black Bay Fifty-Eight is driven by Tudor’s new in-house movement, the MT5402.