This list does not even attempt to be objective, it is instead a list of timepieces that have caught my eye over the year, and that I would be happy to wear or look after for the next generation... if funds permitted, which they unfortunately don’t.
The risk taker
Rolex Oystersteel and white-gold Land-Dweller 40
Price: £13,050
The biggest thing to happen at Rolex for a very long time: the Land-Dweller channels the angular aesthetics of the Oysterquartz from the 1970s to create a watch that is both different to, and yet immediately identifiable as, a Rolex. The bracelet is a masterful, rectilinear interpretation of the classic jubilee style, with the concealed clasp you will recall from the President bracelet. The Cal 7135 movement with the Dynapulse escapement is the brand’s first foray into high frequency, yet, even though operating at five hertz, it maintains about 66 hours of power reserve when fully wound.
