IWC Portuguese Stopwatch
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
IWC Portuguese stopwatch steel/black crocodile strap black dial/2 counters silver automatic circa
IWC Portuguese Stopwatch
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
IWC Portuguese stopwatch steel/black crocodile strap black dial/2 counters silver automatic circa
Limited Edition IWC Portuguese Minute Repeater Platinum IW524204
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A IWC Portuguese Minute Repeater, reference 544204, limited edition of just 100 pieces . This
Platinum
IWC Portuguese Automatic IW500107
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Reference Number IW500107 Brand IWC Model Portuguese Automatic Dial Color Silver Case Material
Steel
IWC Portuguese Automatic IW500109 Black Dial Steel Mens Watch Box Papers
By IWC
Located in Great Neck, NY
IWC Portuguese Automatic IW500109 Mens Watch. 42mm stainless steel case. Stainless steel bezel
IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere Limited Edition White Gold IW504207
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A Portuguese Tourbillon Mystere crafted in white gold. Features a tourbillon escapement at 12
White Gold
$28,505
D 0.47 in Dm 1.7 in
IWC F.A.Jones Portuguese Platinum Limited Edition Wristwatch, IW544202, Full Set
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
IWC F.A.Jones Portuguese Platinum limited edition wrist watchwith IWC certificate and IWC box. A
Platinum
Unavailable
IWC Portuguese 42mm IW500705
By IWC
Located in Surfside, FL
IWC Portuguese 7-Day in stainless steel with silver dial. Automatic movement under glass with 31
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese IW545409
By IWC
Located in Willow Grove, PA
18K Rose Gold IWC Portuguese IW545409 watch, water resistance to 30m, with leather strap. Watch
IWC Portuguese IW500114
By IWC
Located in Willow Grove, PA
Stainless steel IWC Portuguese IW500114 watch, water resistance to 30m, with date and leather strap
IWC Portuguese IW397204, Blue Dial, Certified and Warranty
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Portuguese Reference #: IW397204 . Mens Swiss Automatic Watch Rose Gold Blue 45 MM. Verified
IWC Portuguese IW390204, Black Dial, Certified and Warranty
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Portuguese Reference #: IW390204. Mens Swiss Automatic Watch Stainless Steel Black 45 MM
IWC Portuguese IW500114, White Dial, Certified and Warranty
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Portuguese Reference #: IW500114. Mens Swiss Automatic Watch Stainless Steel White 42 MM
IWC Portuguese IW390403, Silver Dial, Certified and Warranty
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Portuguese Reference #: IW390403. Mens Automatic Self Wind Watch Stainless Steel Silver 42 MM
IWC Portuguese IW390403 Men's Automatic Stainless Steel Watch Silver Dial
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Portuguese IW390403 Men's Automatic Stainless Steel Watch Silver Dial 42mm
IWC Portuguese stainless steel Manual Wristwatch Ref IW544501
By IWC
Located in Surfside, FL
IWC Vintage Collection Portuguese Hand-Wound stainless steel watch on Original IWC matte black
Stainless Steel, Steel
IWC Portuguese Yacht Club IW390204 Box and Papers Black Dial Men's Watch
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Portuguese Yacht Club IW390204 Box & Papers Black Dial Men's Watch 45mm
Unavailable
W 1.62 in
IWC Portuguese IW371617 in Stainless Steel w/ a Silver dial 41mm Automatic watch
By IWC
Located in Surfside, FL
IWC Portuguese Chronograph in stainless steel. Automatic movement under glass w/ subseconds and
Silver, Steel, Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese IW524101 18 Karat Rose Gold Skeleton Dial Manual Watch
By IWC
Located in Miami, FL
IWC Portuguese Squelette Skeleton Minute Repeater in 18k rose gold on a black leather strap. Manual
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Automatic White Gold Grey Dial Watch IW302507
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
IWC Schaffhausen Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Men's Watch Model Number: IW302507 100% Authentic
18k Gold
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 18k Rose Gold Automatic Men's Watch IW502103
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Brand: IWC Band Color: Brown Gender: Men's Case Size: 44-47.5mm MPN: Does Not Apply Lug Width
18k Gold
IWC Rose Gold Portuguese Descoberta do Brasil Chronograph Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Munich, Bavaria
IWC Portugieser Ref. 3714 Descoberta do Brasil Case 18k rose gold, screwed back, sapphire
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC White Gold Portuguese Skeleton Minute Repeat Wristwatch circa 2010
By IWC
Located in Paris, FR
IWC limited edition 18k white gold skeleton minute repeating wristwatch with manual-wind movement
White Gold, 18k Gold
Unavailable
D 0.58 in Dm 1.72 in
IWC 18 Karat Rose Gold Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Watch IW3905-05
By IWC
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
IWC Yacht Club watch for men. 18 karat rose gold round case. Black rubber strap with fold clasp
18k Gold
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Watch IW502218
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
completes the handsome look of this timepiece. This IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Watch IW502218 is
18k Gold, White Gold
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Rose Gold Watch IW502103
By IWC
Located in Southampton, PA
An incredibly elegant timepiece, the IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Rose Gold Watch IW502103
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Chronograph 371445, Outstanding Condition
By IWC
Located in Canterbury, England
Our iconic IWC Portuguese Chronograph features a stainless steel 41mm case, with white dial and
IWC Portuguese Rose Gold Perpetual Calendar Automatic Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 18K Rose Gold 5021 - 19 - Automatic. 18K Rose gold ( 44.2 mm
IWC Portuguese Rose Gold Black dial Manual Winding Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese Rose Gold Hand Wound Men's Watch - Manual Winding. 18K Rose Gold ( 44 mm ). Black
Stunning IWC Portuguese Ref 317415, with Box, Outstanding Condition
By IWC
Located in Canterbury, England
Presented in outstanding condition with only light signs of use from new , we date our IWC
IWC Portuguese Rose Gold 7 Day Power Reserve Automatic Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese 7 Day Power Reserve 18K Rose Gold Men's Watch Ref 5001 - 01 - Automatic winding
Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Stainless Steel Chrono Automatic Wristwatch Ref IW371438
By IWC
Located in Cape May, NJ
IWC Portuguese Chrono Automatic IW371438 Wrist Watch for Men. The watch is in excellent very gently
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 18 Karat Rose Gold 5021 - 19
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 18K Rose Gold 5021 - 19 - Automatic. 18K Rose gold ( 44.2 mm
Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Hand Wound Eight Days Black Automatic Wristwatch Model IW510202
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese Hand Wound Eight Days Black Watch IW510202 - Automatic winding. Stainless steel
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch Ref 371415 Rose Gold.
By IWC
Located in Canterbury, England
Our rare and attractive IWC portuguese automatic chronograph reference 371415 features a 41mm 18k
Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 18k Rose Gold Watch IW502213
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar 18k Rose Gold 42 mm Watch IW502213 - Automatic, sapphire crystal
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Automatic Stainless Steel Watch IW371418 Black
By IWC
Located in Tustin, CA
We are pleased to offer this 2008 IWC Portuguese Chronograph Automatic Stainless Steel Watch
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Boutique Edition 41 Mm Portugieser Men's Rose Gold Wa
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Boutique Edition 41 Mm Portugieser Men's Rose Gold Watch IW371614
IWC Portuguese Grande Complication 18k Gold LTD Edition Silver Dial IW377402
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This never been worn IWC Portuguese IW377402 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by
IWC Portuguese Chronograph IW371446
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W4913 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Portuguese Model Ref: IW371446 Age: Gender: Mens Complete With
IWC Portuguese 7 Days Perpetual Calendar 18k Rose Gold Men's Complicated Watch I
By IWC
Located in Dallas, TX
IWC Portuguese 7 Days Perpetual Calendar 18k Rose Gold Men's Complicated Watch IW503202 - Automatic
Rose Gold
Sold
H 0.56 in W 0.87 in Dm 1.66 in
IWC Portuguese 18k Gold Silver Dial Power Reserve Automatic Men's Watch IW500101
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This pre-owned IWC Portuguese IW500101 is a beautiful men's timepiece that is powered by
18k Gold
IWC Portuguese Automatic Wristwatch Ref IW500109, 42mm Case, 2012, Discontinued
By IWC
Located in Canterbury, England
Our very attractive IWC Portuguese Automatic, reference IW500109 features a 42mm stainless steel
IWC Portuguese Yacht Club IW390209
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A rose gold 45mm Portuguese Yacht Club Wristwatch by IWC. Featuring a grey dial with applied arabic
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Stainless Steel IW510203
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Reference: W5350 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Portuguese Model Reference: IW510203 Age: 1st August 2018
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Gents IW371404 Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
REF W3789 MODEL NUMBER IW371404 SERIAL NUMBER 302**** CONDITION 9 - Excellent condition GENDER Gents AGE 18th November 2005 CASE DIAMETER 41 mm CASE SIZE 41mm BOX & PAPERS Box & Guar...
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Chronograph 18K Rose Gold Silver Dial Mens Watch IW371480
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Unworn IWC Portuguese Chronograph 18K Rose Gold Automatic Men's Watch. This Beautiful Timepiece
IWC Portuguese Regulateur White Gold IW544404
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A white gold 43mm Portuguese Regulateur by IWC. Featuring a grey dial with two sub-dials and a
White Gold
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Stainless Steel Watch
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A stainless steel Portuguese Chronograph wristwatch by IWC. Featuring a silver dial, which is
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Silver Dial Watch IW500114
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A stainless steel 42.3mm Portuguese 7 day power reserve men's wristwatch, by IWC. The silver dial
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese 18k Rose Gold Black Dial Automatic Men Watch IW371415
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Pre-owned IWC Portuguese 41mm 18k Rose Gold Black Dial Automatic Men Watch IW371415. It is powered
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Gents IW390402 Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
REF W3758 MODEL NUMBER IW390402 SERIAL NUMBER 387**** CONDITION 10 - Unworn condition GENDER Gents AGE 2017 CASE DIAMETER 42 mm CASE SIZE 42mm BOX & PAPERS Box, Manuals & Open Guaran...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Gents IW390402 Watch
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
REF W3755 MODEL NUMBER IW390402 SERIAL NUMBER 389**** CONDITION 10 - Unworn condition GENDER Gents AGE 2017 CASE DIAMETER 42 mm CASE SIZE 42mm BOX & PAPERS Box, Manuals & Open Guaran...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Steel Automatic Chronograph Wrist Watch
By IWC
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 2015 IWC Schaffhausen Portuguese Chronograph Wrist Watch, 41 M.M. Stainless Steel 3 Piece
Steel
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Stainless Steel Men's IW371445
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Xupes Ref: W4636 Manufacturer: IWC Model Number: Portuguese Model Ref: IW371445 Age: Circa 2000's
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Regulateur Stainless Steel Men's IW544401
By IWC
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A 43 mm Stainless Steel Portuguese Regulateur Gents Wristwatch, silver dial, small seconds at 6 0
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Gents IW371404 Watch
By Cartier
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W3789 Model: IW371404 Serial: 302**** Condition: 9 - Excellent condition Age: 18th November 2005 Case Diameter: 41 mm Case Size: 41mm Box and Papers: Box and Guarantee Movement...
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Chronograph 18 Karat Rose Gold IW390405
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Reference: W4227 Manufacturer: IWC Model: Portuguese Model Reference: IW390405 Age: 13th July 2017
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Rose Gold Automatic Wristwatch IW390405 2016
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref COM815 Model Number IW390405 Serial Number 388**** Condition 9 - Excellent condition Gender Gents Age 1st January 2016 Case Diameter 42 mm Case Size 42mm Box & Papers...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese 7 Day Stainless Steel Gents IW500114
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: W4283 Model Number: IW500114 Serial Number: 356**** Condition: 9 - Excellent Condition Gender: Gents Age: 27th January 2015 Case Size: 42mm Box And Papers: Box & Guarantee ...
Stainless Steel
IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Rose Gold Mechanical Wind Wristwatch
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Ref: COM1200 Model Number: IW546302 Serial Number: 388**** Condition: 9 - Excellent Condition Age: 2010's Case Size: 43mm Box and Papers: Box, Manuals and Guarantee Movement: Mechan...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portuguese Chronograph Stainless Steel Automatic Men's Watch IW371446
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
This display model (New Old Stock 2018) IWC Chronograph IW371446 is a beautiful men's timepiece
IWC Portuguese 7 day boutique edition gents IW500121 watch
By IWC
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
REF W3004 MODEL NUMBER IW500121 SERIAL NUMBER 383**** CONDITION 10 - Unworn condition GENDER Gents AGE 2016 CASE DIAMETER 42 mm CASE SIZE 42.3mm BOX & PAPERS Box, manuals & o...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
IWC Portugueser Chronograph Steel Silver Dial Automatic Mens Watch IW371446
By IWC
Located in New York, NY
Pre-owned. No original box and papers. Comes with a Chronostore box. Brand: IWC Type: Wristwatch
Steel
18 Kt Rainer Brand Triple Date Moonphase Chronograph Wrist Watch, Collectors
Located in Antwerp, BE
18 Kt Rainer Brand Triple Date Moonphase Chronograph Wrist Watch, Brand New In Box With all Warranty Papers, Rare Collectors Watch Case : 18 Kt Solid Gold, Diameter 39.5 mm Strap :...
18k Gold
Glashütte Senator Navigator Chronograph GUB 39-32 - Steel, Box & Papers
By A. Lange & Söhne
Located in Berlin, BE
The rare Glashütte Original Senator Navigator Chronograph is a distinguished timepiece featuring a 39mm stainless steel case and an automatic GUB 39-32 movement. Its design includes ...
Steel
Unavailable|$5,095
Dm 1.74 in
IWC Aquatimer Chronograph IW376805 Stainless Steel Rubber Strap Box Paper 44mm
By IWC
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: IW376805 Model: IWC Aquatimer Chronograph Case Material: Stainless Steel Band: Rubber Bezel: Stainless Steel Dial: Blue Face: Sapphire Crys...
$68,499
H 1.58 in W 0.44 in Dm 1.58 in
Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar 18k White Gold Cream Dial Mens Watch 5320G-001
By Patek Philippe
Located in New York, NY
Pre-owned, like-new condition. Comes with an original box and a full paper set. Retail for $101,100 USD. General Information Department: Men Style: Luxury Model Name: Perpetual Cale...
White Gold
Patek Philippe Classic Chronograph 5070R
By Patek Philippe
Located in Mayfair, London, London
A stunning men's Classic Chronograph wristwatch, crafted in rose gold by Patek Philippe. Featuring a silver dial, applied arabic numbers with a tachymeter scale, a minute track on th...
Rose Gold
Audemars Piguet Edward Piguet Minute Repeater Platinum
By Audemars Piguet
Located in Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Audemars Piguet Edward Piguet Minute Repeater Platinum A rare platinum limited edition minute repeater with power reserve from Audemars Piguet. Only 20 pieces manufactured from 1999...
Platinum
Important 1920s Glass-Type Floating Flower Jadeite Bangles 段家玉 Duan Family Jade
Located in Wan Chai District, HK
This exceptional jadeite jade bangle is one of the legendary Duan Family Jades (段家玉), originating from a remarkable 150kg jadeite boulder discovered around 1920 by jade merchant Duan...
Jade
Platinum Vacheron Constantin Automatic Annual Calendar Ref.47050
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in Antwerp, BE
Platinum Like New Vacheron Constantin Platinum Automatic Annual calendar Movement: Automatic Caliber 1126 Functions: Hours, minutes, seconds, complete calendar (date, day, month, m...
Platinum
IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar IW376207 Kurt Klaus Edition Steel Box Paper
By IWC
Located in San Diego, CA
Style Number: IW376207 Model: IWC Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar Edition Kurt Klaus Case Material: Stainless Steel Band: Leather Band Bezel: Stainless Steel Dial...
Steel
IWC Portofino Romana Perpetual Calendar, Moon Phase, 18 Karat Gold, IW2050
By IWC
Located in Berlin, DE
IWC Portofino Romana Perpetual Calendar 18 Karat Gold, IW2050 From private collection. Including certificate of authenticity.
Gold, 18k Gold
Platinum IWC Perpetual Calendar Split Second Chronograph Limited Wrist Watch3751
By IWC
Located in Antwerp, BE
Platinum IWC Perpetual Calendar Split Second Chronograph Limited Edition 500 Pieces Only Wrist Watch Da Vinci, FULL SET, Reference 3751-001 Movement : Split Second Chronograph Perp...
Platinum
Mens IWC Schaffhausen 18k Solid Gold Jumbo 37mm Manual Wind 1960s Vintage RA513
By IWC
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Timeless luxury, 18k solid gold Men's IWC Schaffhausen manual wind jumbo dress watch, c.1950s, in excellent working condition. Verified authentic by a master watchmaker. Gorgeous, I...
18k Gold
Greubel Forsey Tourbillon Contemporain Anthrecite
Located in Dallas, TX
Greubel Forsey Tourbillon Contemporain Anthrecite - Rose Gold - Gray Dial - Tourbillon Movement: Tourbillon Power Reserve: 72 Hours Case: Rose gold Crystal: Scratch-resistant sapphi...
18k Gold, Rose Gold
Omega Speedmaster Triple Calendar Watch in Steel, 1990s
By Omega
Located in New York, NY
Here's an Omega Speedmaster Reduced automatic triple calendar with a blue dial from the 90s. Keeps great time and is fully functional. Measurements include a 39mm case size and 18mm ...
Steel
IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Ref. IW503605
By IWC
Located in Palm Beach, FL
IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar (IW503605), featuring a self-winding automatic movement; blue dial with white Arabic numeral hour markers; perpetual calendar with date subdi...
Stainless Steel
IWC Platinum Portugieser Minute Repetition
By IWC
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Brand: IWC Movement: manual Function: hour, minutes, seconds, minute repeater Case: 42mm platinum round case, sapphire crystal Band: black crocodile strap, integrated clasp Dial: sil...
Platinum
One of Switzerland’s major luxury watch companies was started by an American who saw the potential of bringing Switzerland’s superb watchmaking into the modern age through industrialized manufacturing and high-precision interchangeable parts. The New Hampshire–born watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones (1841–1916), who founded International Watch Company — known today as simply IWC — in 1868, was interested in “combining all the excellence of the American system of mechanism with the more skillful hand labor of the Swiss.”
Setting up the company with another American watchmaker, Charles Kidder, in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, Jones used hydropower from the River Rhine for his plant’s machinery. Rethinking watch design would lead to one of IWC’s early successes: the Pallweber pocket watch. Based on an 1883 patent by Austrian watchmaker Josef Pallweber, the watch employed numbered disks for jumping hour and minute displays, making it a pioneer in digital timekeeping.
After Johann Rauschenbach-Vogel took over the watch manufacturer in 1880, four generations of his family led IWC into the 20th century. In 1905, Ernst Jakob Homberger and his brother-in-law Carl Jung — the famed Swiss psychiatrist — acquired IWC. Homberger bought out Jung’s holdings in 1929, and in the 1930s, the company introduced pilot watches, which were particularly robust and aimed solely at the civil aviation industry. These durable wristwatches were designed specifically to remain operational during extreme temperature shifts. (As blue watch dials are particularly hot right now, IWC's blue-dial Big Pilot is having a moment.)
The company still operates alongside the river where it was founded, having gained an international reputation over the past 150 years for its elegant designs and expert craftsmanship. Vintage IWC watches are prized by collectors — of whom there are many these days — and while the company continues to guard its attention to detail and quality, it has pushed its classic designs forward with modern innovation intended to stand the test of time.
IWC’s 2013 Ingenieur watch collection, with its precision based on an inventive constant-force mechanism, looked back to a 1955 Ingenieur model that featured a durable soft-iron inner cage as well as a 1976 update by leading Swiss watch designer Gérald Genta that encased its mechanism in a sleek steel case. IWC has also had a recent push toward sustainability, designing watches that are made to last a lifetime and beyond and earning the highest environmental ranking of any Swiss watch company in a 2018 report published by the World Wide Fund for Nature Switzerland (WWF).
Find vintage IWC wristwatches, Art Deco–style pocket watches and more on 1stDibs.
Antique, vintage and luxury wristwatches have captured the hearts and minds of all manner of watch collectors as well as the watchmakers themselves — it's time you found your own.
Certain vintage watches for men and iconic watch designs for women are sought after not only because of their graceful proportions or innovative materials but also because of the illustrious histories of the houses that created them, histories that they stylishly embody.
Bulgari’s legendary Serpenti watch was on everyone’s list after the collection’s bold bracelet, which technically debuted after the timepiece, graced the wrist of actress Elizabeth Taylor. If anything, elaborately crafted timepieces — the unmistakably boxy silhouette of Cartier Tank watches, the elegant and minimal Calatrava designed by legendary Swiss house Patek Philippe — are even more effective than the shape we associate with traditional wristwatches.
Form watches — the all-encompassing moniker bestowed upon non-round watches — are making headlines and completing contemporary fashionable ensembles the world over. At the same time, both casual fans and careful collectors are drawn to the unbeatable charm of vintage styles, such as the icons designed by Omega that even James Bond can’t resist.
In the early days of watchmaking, watches were fragile enough that they necessitated protection from the elements. Now, wristwatches made of gold and steel can withstand the harshest climates — even 100 meters underwater, in the case of Rolex’s Submariner. Designer Gérald Genta, whose range of clients included Rolex, created for Audemars Piguet the first luxury sports timepiece to be made from stainless steel. First introduced in 1972, the Royal Oak was a perfect choice for blending the form and function that are now synonymous with sports watches.
Are you shopping for a wristwatch? It’s good to keep your needs as well as your specific personal style in mind: A smaller, subtle timepiece is a good fit for small wrists. When will you be wearing your new accessory? There’s a versatile model out there for everyday wear, while a rugged, feature-heavy watch is a safe bet if you’re prone to embarking on all-weather activities in the great outdoors.
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