For December, the Men’s Folio Watchlist takes on a distinctly festive slant. Consider this our Christmas edition for the horologically inclined that make for meaningful gifts or memorable self-rewards. From haute horlogerie statements to art-led expressions, rugged companions and clever mechanical marvels, these are the timepieces worth placing under the tree, or better yet, on the wrist, as the year draws to a close.
For the Watch-Loving Purist
Vacheron Constantin caps off its 270th celebratory year with the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin. The duo of watches in 18K 5N pink gold and 18K white gold celebrates the maison’s rich savoir-faire in haute horlogerie and classical watchmaking with an ultra-thin rendition of the perpetual calendar. Vacheron Constantin expertly strikes a balance between form and function, ensuring legibility and functionality while pursuing a 4.05mm-thin Calibre 1120 QP comprising 276 components within a 36.5mm case. Those who would like to take the next step will be thrilled by a third diamond-set white gold model.
For the Art Lover
The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 Street Art is one (or four) for the street art lovers out there. Hublot closes out the 20th anniversary year of the Big Bang with a piece that riffs heavily on the manufacture’s love for art. The four-model limited-edition Big Bang Street Art Collection, consisting of the Big Bang Meca-10 Street Art Magic City, Street Art Vice, Street Art Big Water, and Street Art Sunshine, is crafted from a matte-finished cracked composite concrete with vivid street art painting effect and UV-reactive luminova accents. Each piece is powered by Hublot’s in-house Meca-10 movement and is limited to 10 pieces per colour.
For the Adventurer
The Tudor Ranger, the brand’s original expedition watch, could well be the timepiece that accompanies you on all forms of adventure the new year has in store for you. With a legible typeface and a hardy 100m water-resistant stainless steel case, it is easy to understand why it was the timepiece of choice for the British North Greenland Expedition during their missions in the 1950s. A refreshed 36mm variant, featuring the new “Dune white” dial colour inspired by Saudi Arabia’s Empty Quarter, makes the watch all the more handsome for great adventures.
For the Collab Hunter
TAG Heuer teams up with the godfather of streetwear, Hiroshi Fujiwara’s fragment, on the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph x fragment Limited Edition timepiece. The third collaboration between the duo sees the TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Glassbox reimagined as a black-and-white monolith, with only essential dial elements retained, rid of the superfluous. The 39mm chronograph is powered by TAG Heuer’s Calibre TH20-00 and is paired with a “beads-of-rice” seven-row bracelet.
For the Gadget Guy
A gadget is defined as “a small, ingenious mechanical or electronic device with a specific, often novel, function”. By definition, Audemars Piguet’s intelligent watch box perfectly fits the bill. Developed together with Dubai Future Foundation and its Dubai Future Labs initiative, the watch box takes away the hassle of setting a perpetual calendar by automatically setting and winding Audemars Piguet’s latest 41 mm Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar equipped with Calibre 7138. The watch box identifies which calendar elements require adjustment when the watch is placed within it, then adjusts the crown using a combination of mechanical and computer vision systems and an AI machine learning algorithm. Audemars Piguet’s 41 mm Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar is also a gadget that just about anyone would welcome.
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