BREGUET CLASSIQUE 9065

Breguet’s latest addition to its Classique range is unapologetically glamorous and extremely traditional – as you’d expect from the brand named for one of the most influential watchmakers of all time ( it also lays claim to creating the first wristwatch of any kind, created for the Queen of Naples in 1810).

The mother-of-pearl dial provides a beautifully vague, shimmering counterpoint to the crisp, thin hands and numerals, and the whole design is lent warmth by the rose gold case, bright red strap and the rich red colour used on the date window at 3 o’clock. There’s also a ruby cabochon inset into the crown.

The only thing that’s a bit much for my tastes is the outline of a heart on the end of the seconds hand, formed in gold and picked out in red lacquer. To my eye it’s a little “Disney princess”, but each to their own tastes and all that. £23,700 ($30,104); breguet.com