14 Watches With Staying Power
With watches, it pays to take the long view. The mechanical timepieces you see here are standouts in 2023. But if you care for them properly, they’ll still be ticking—and looking damn good doing it—decades from now.
From top: Hublot Classic Fusion Original Yellow Gold ($24,100), based on Hublot’s first watch, which boldly paired yellow gold with black rubber. Patek Philippe Calatrava 24-Hour Display Travel Time ($57,370), where elegance meets functionality. Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Monoface Small Seconds ($22,700), the quintessential Reverso. Pasha de Cartier ($7,350), an eighties glamour watch reimagined with a steel case and salmon dial.
From top: Panerai Luminor Quaranta Steel DLC Luna Rossa ($9,300), featuring Panerai’s chunky good looks but in a 40mm case. Bulgari Octo Roma ($7,300), an exercise in deceptively simple design. Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono “Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition” ($5,075), a new chronograph take on the hit Pelagos range. Bell & Ross BR 05 GMT Sky Blue ($5,000), with the sky-blue metallic dial echoed in the hard-wearing rubber strap.
From top: Victorinox INOX Chrono Titanium/Carbon ($1,250), a rugged, functional timekeeper with a 43mm titanium case and a carbon bezel. Bell & Ross BR 03 Military ($4,300), whose tough-as-nails ceramic case and olive-drab dial allow this take on the BR 03 to stay true to Bell & Ross’s longstanding military inspiration. Hermès H08 ($6,950), combining modern styling with innovative materials like braided glass fiber, aluminum, and slate powder.
From top: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph ($79,500), the height of sporty-meets-dressy versatility rendered in 18k pink gold. TAG Heuer Carrera Chronosprint x Porsche ($9,200), the classic Carrera chronograph reimagined in a new style with a bold, enveloping “glassbox” sapphire crystal. Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph ($9,100), with contemporary styling based on an eighty-year-old original and a deep-green sunray dial.
This story appears in the October/November 2023 issue of Esquire magazine
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