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From sea-inspired colourways to quartz-powered timepieces and more, here are ten of our favourite new watches to wear this September.

Richard Mille

For a purported “racing machine on the wrist”, Richard Mille’s latest novelty, the RM 07-01 Coloured Ceramics, is unusually playful. Although the ladies’ capsule boasts the hi-tech materials and construction methods you’d expect from the Maison — you’ll have fun telling friends the skeletonised movement is in micro-blasted grade 5 titanium, while the front and back bezels are made from Tetragonal Zirconia Polycrystal — the Pastel Blue, Pastel Pink and Pastel Lavendar colour schemes, and the “part-botanical, part-sunburst and part-Art Deco” dials are delightfully whimsical. This late summer stunner comes in a limited run of 50 pieces each.

Breguet

Breguet’s feminine Reine de Naples 8938 comes in two new versions. Especially flamboyant is this model in rose gold, with 3 carats of diamonds on the snow-set dial, bezel, lug and crown, an offset hours chapter in mother-of-pearl and self-winding rotor in — what else? — platinum.

Baume & Mercier

Inspired by the Côte d’Azur and first created in the early 1970s, Baume & Mercier’s Riviera has been re-interpreted for 2021 in radiant greens, a darker hue for men (in a 42mm case and automatic movement) and a lighter shade for women (in a more petite 36mm size with quartz calibre). Both feature a satin-finished wave pattern dial, as well as easily interchangeable rubber straps that match just about any summery mood.

Harry Winston

Harry Winston’s Emerald ladies’ watch collection has been enlivened by four new models, each in a vibrant colour: turquoise, orange, champagne or, shown here, violet. Each quartz-powered timepiece comes in a white-gold case set with 53 diamonds and all feature a coloured dial and matching cabochons in mother-of-pearl, set with a further 20 diamonds. A matching satin double-tour strap completes the ensemble.

Hublot

Although a 42mm case is on the large side, we can still see the ladies queueing up to get their hands on Hublot’s Big Bang Unico Summer. No, it’s not in ceramic as you might have suspected but anodised aluminium, which is not only lightweight but also gives a gorgeously metallic glint to a shade that’s said to be inspired by the colours of a Pacific lagoon. As just 200 are being made — and are available only at eboutique@hublot.com — if you want this seasonal stunner on your wrist you’d better move fast.

Bell & Ross x Patrouille de France

Earlier this year we brought you news of the tie-up between Bell & Ross and the Patrouille de France display team of the French air and space force. Well, here’s the first fruit of the collaboration, in the form of the new BR 03-94 chronograph, which bears the squadron insignia on its handsome blue dial. Available in just 500 pieces, the watch is powered by an ETA-based automatic calibre, though interestingly the team’s pilots will receive an otherwise identical quartz edition.

Tag Heuer

Tag Heuer’s Aquaracer has been a default dive watch choice for some four decades. The latest 43mm professional 300 iteration brings the watch bang up to date with new materials — including grade 2 titanium and ceramic rotating bezels — dial colours and ergonomic features.

Bovet 1822 x Rolls-Royce

Until now, the ultra-exclusive British car-maker Rolls-Royce has resisted collaborations with watch brands, but its recently announced tie-up with Bovet 1822 could hardly be more logical. The first result is a pair of astounding his-and-hers tourbillon timepieces, which are designed either to be worn on the wrist or slotted into a dashboard housing on the one-off Rolls-Royce Boat Tail — one for the owner and the other for his wife.

Bremont

Cool and relatively understated for what is, after all, a 43mm watch, the new MB Savanna is the latest offspring of Bremont’s long-term association with aircraft-ejection-seat manufacturer Martin-Baker. Designed to withstand the extreme G-forces generated when ejecting, the Savanna is a classic pilot’s watch featuring twin crowns, an internally rotating bezel, a black and yellow loop device on the central second's hand and a desert-inspired sand colour for both dial and case.

Breitling x Triumph

With Breitling wrapping up its partnership with Bentley after almost 20 years, the Swiss watch brand is striking up a relationship with another British automotive brand — and this time it’s moving from four wheels to two. In a tie-up that’s described by both parties as “long-term” Breitling will now be working closely with motorcycle manufacturer Triumph, whose products will feature prominently in the watch brand’s showrooms — and doubtless vice versa. Although the two sides have nothing concrete to show quite yet, both say they’re working hard on cross-branded watches and bikes, with first reveals scheduled for early next year.

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From space-inspired timepieces to functional ones and more much, here are seven of our favourite sports watches to Wear this summer.

Tudor

If the past decade has seen Tudor move out from the shadow cast by its associate company Rolex, that’s due in large part to the phenomenal success of the ever-expanding Black Bay line and, in particular, those models inspired by the brand’s dive watches of the late-1950s. The release last month of the Black Bay Ceramic, however, marks another significant milestone, not only for its use of a case and bezel material that’s unknown at Rolex and relatively rare at Tudor, but also that it advances the brand’s design language in a starkly modern direction. Morever, it’s the first timepiece from the Rolex/Tudor family (and, indeed, the first non-Omega watch ever) to employ Metas Master Chronometer certification — and like the watch itself, the super-accurate MT5602-IU automatic calibre, which is visible through the exhibition caseback, is stealthily decked out in black, even down to the tungsten oscillating weight. Water resistant to 20 bar, the Black Bay Ceramic is presented on a hybrid leather and rubber strap
— black, of course — and comes with an additional fabric band with a white stripe.

Omega

Designed originally for motorsport but today most associated with humankind’s first steps on the surface of the moon, the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch now comes with a range of optional velcro straps. Available in three colours — black, white and silver — and adorned with the NASA and Speedmaster logos, they’re both space-age and retro, and will surely prove a hit with earthbound would-be astronauts.

Panerai

Available in 42 and 38mm sizes — the latter being the smallest watch made by a brand better known for its oversized timepieces — Panerai’s Luminor Due can now be had with a steel bracelet, a material perhaps more suitable for a tool- inspired watch than a dressy alligator strap. Thus accoutred it looks both tough and classy, with a beautiful sandwich dial in sunbrushed blue, gold hands, and numbers and indexes that glow green in the dark. Power is provided by the automatic P900 calibre, which offers a three-day reserve when fully wound, though strangely for a watch with such hefty marine provenance, water resistance is just 3 bar.

TAG Heuer

A watch forever associated with motorsport — not to mention the actor Steve McQueen, who wore one for his auto-racing movie
Le Mans — TAG Heuer’s revived Monaco chronograph, which is equally famous for its square case, is now available in a 500-piece Titan Special Edition, so named for its Grade 2 titanium case. Featuring a silver- coloured dial with square subdials in black and red accents, the Titan gets its power from an updated Calibre 11 automatic movement, which like the original features a “left-handed” crown and pushers on the right of the case. Purists will doubtless also appreciate the historic logo, which omits the “TAG” and features only the word “Heuer” in its stylised pentagon.

IWC

A seven-time World Champion who’s been associated with IWC watches
since he joined the Mercedes Formula 1 team in 2013, as well as a respected sportsman who increasingly speaks out on diversity and other social issues, Sir Lewis Hamilton could hardly be a more stellar or accomplished ambassador for the brand. With this year’s racing season now fully under way, the British driver is also starring in IWC’s global campaign for the newly released Big Pilot’s Watch collection. The campaign features images of the current champion, naturally with
a Big Pilot strapped to his wrist, by the acclaimed — and largely self-taught — Nigerian-born British photographer Misan Harriman, who has also joined Hamilton among the ranks of IWC ambassadors.

Hermès

Although these dainty timepieces featuring intricately painted opaline or aventurine dials wouldn’t normally be considered sports watches, we’re making an exception for the Hermès Arceau Space Derby — in two limited and numbered editions of 24 and 12 pieces respectively — as the illustrations depict a futuristic horse race. In 38 (diamond-set) or 41mm cases of white gold, the watches are powered by a self-winding H1837 movement manufactured by Hermés’ partner Vaucher, which provides a reserve of up to 50 hours, and come on matching alligator straps. Like many items bearing the Parisian maison’s logo, they’re at once whimsical and rather beautiful.

Longines

If Longines seems to be getting a lot of things right these days, that’s certainly true of the latest iterations of its Heritage Legend Diver Series, which handsomely reference the brand’s 1960s divers, but come with thoroughly up-to-date features, from the L888 self- winding movement that beats at 3.5Hz for a 72-hour reserve, to water resistance of 30 bar. The watch, which comes in a 42mm steel case with an engraved screw- down back, features an internal rotating bezel and a lacquered, polished dial with plenty of lume to lighten up the depths.

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Breguet’s Tradition range gets its first date complication – and it’s no run-of-the-mill date window.

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Breguet’s Tradition range gets its first date complication – and it’s no run-of-the-mill date window.

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