Watches for men nod to sporty design codes
You’ll see why we’re big on these sporty watches for men
Leandro Farina - Photography
Cartier Pasha de Cartier watch in steel with chronograph mechanical movement, £8,350, cartier.com
Cartier
The hypnotising circles that make up the Pasha de Cartier collection nod to the distinctive design of the original 1980s pieces, here rethought in stainless steel. Technically accomplished and athletically inclined, the rotating bezel and sprinkling of blue cabochon gemstones recall the traditional aesthetics of a diver’s sporty watch.
Hermès
Hermès Carré H watch on a natural Barenia calf strap, £5,770, hermes.com
The Carré H, created by furniture designer Marc Berthier in 2010, brings an architectural sensibility to the traditional curves of a classic watch face. Here, understated sporty touches are glimpsed in both the utilitarian forms of the numerals and in the natural Barenia calf of the refined strap.
Bell & Ross
Bell & Ross BR 05 GMT with integrated steel bracelet, £4,500, bellross.com
Bell & Ross has put functionality at the heart of its aviation-inspired watches since the brand’s inception in the early 1990s. This new piece stays faithful to the company’s established design codes – the square case and luminescent details are present and correct – but a stripped-back aesthetic and cool steel hues lend a modern edge of sports luxe.
Tag Heuer
Tag Heuer Carrera with steel bracelet, £2,400, tagheuer.com
The Carrera has epitomised classic motorsport design since its release half a century ago, and this new addition to the collection builds on this minimalist heritage with its clean dial and gleaming body of polished stainless steel. A streamlined silhouette brings an elegance to a traditionally sporty piece, with pared-back lugs ensuring a fluid loop between the case and strap.
Omega
Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope, Co-Axial Master Chronometer, £7,410, omegawatches.com
Among those looking for new watches for men, athletes or those are partial to a punt at a new personal best will appreciate the technically savvy timings of the new vintage-inspired Omega Speedmaster. The loops and whorls of the dial reveal three different measuring functions, from the tachymetre measuring speed, to the pulsometer recording your pulse, and a telemeter, which lets you know how far away you are from an event.
Blancpain
Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe in titanium, £9,600, blancpain.com
Blancpain’s diver’s watch collection, the Bathyscaphe, has been rethought in tough titanium, a material the brand originally used in a series of special models produced for the US Navy bomb disposal teams in the 1960s. Here, the satin-finished titanium makes a sleek foil for the Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe’s anthracite-coloured dial.
INFORMATION
A version of this article appears in the December 2021 issue of Wallpaper* (W*272), on newsstands and available to subscribers.
