Watches are embracing a juxtaposition of materials and texture this season, just in time to make our festive wishlist. From Omega's distinctive Sedna gold to Tudor's gleaming titanium, discover a watch to take you through the party season and beyond in our edit.
Our wishlist watches this season
Pelagos FXD watch in titanium, £3,490, by Tudor, available at Goldsmiths
The toughness of titanium makes for hard-wearing watches from Girard-Perregaux and Tudor, while microblasted ceramic brings a new slickness to Bell & Ross' familiar angular silhouette.
Neo Constant Escapement watch in titanium, price on request, by Girard-Perregaux
BR 03 Black Matte watch in microblasted black ceramic, £3,700, Bell & Ross, available at Mr Porter
Audemars Piguet, too, borrows from the strong codes of black ceramic to rethink the geometrical forms of the Royal Oak Selfwinding watch.
For Jaeger-LeCoultre and Grand Seiko, it is the clean and classic form of steel that makes a sharp foil for the intricate technicality of the movement within.
A version of this story appears in the December 2023 Entertaining Issue of Wallpaper*, available in print, on the Wallpaper* app on Apple iOS, and to subscribers of Apple News +. Subscribe to Wallpaper* today!
‘Yuka Momiji’, Mechanical Hi‐Beat watch in stainless steel, £6,600, by Grand Seiko
Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds watch in steel, £10,100, by Jaeger-LeCoultre
-
‘Water is coming for the city, how do we live with that?’ asks TBA21 in VeniceArt advocacy and activism platform TBA21's Venetian project, Ocean Space, addresses the climate issues the city is facing
-
In Shanghai, Hermès conjures a ‘cosmopolitan explorer’ for its one-off show on the Huangpu RiverNadège Vanhée, artistic director of Hermès’ womenswear collections, presented ‘The Second Chapter’ of her A/W 2025 collection earlier this evening (13 June 2025) against the futuristic skyline of Shanghai
-
Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekIt was a jam-packed week for the Wallpaper* staff, entailing furniture, tech and music launches and lots of good food – from afternoon tea to omakase
-
Inside AP House in Manchester, as Audemars Piguet heads northAudemars Piguet has opened its second AP House in the UK, on Manchester’s smart King Street, and the immersive showroom’s design is full of nods to the city
-
The case against symmetry: the watches rejecting roundnessWatchmaking is focusing on case shape, the heart of every watch’s form and fit. So what’s the future of case shape? And since we’re programmed to love that balance, are we ready to let go of our addiction to symmetry?
-
The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar watch solves an age-old watchmaking problemThis new watch may be highly technical, but it is refreshingly usable
-
Tee time! Five golf watches to lower that handicapGolf watches are smarter than ever. Here are five of the best
-
Seven monochrome watches nailing the all-black trendBlack goes with everything - here are the watch brands eschewing retro for a sharp and timeless look
-
Wallpaper* Design Awards 2025: best watch reinterpretationsWatch brands including Casio, G-Shock and Audemars Piguet are going full circle – and we’re here for it
-
Audemars Piguet and Kaws have created the Royal Oak Concept watch we didn't know we neededThe Audemars Piguet x Kaws Royal Oak Concept Tourbillon 'Companion' is slick wrist-worn art
-
Polo, Reverso, Speedmaster: how a watch gets its nameWatch names can quickly become iconic. But just where do they come from?
