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Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days

In any brief for a luxury 24/7 watch, the expectation is for something with seven days of staying power – but how about eight? Bvlgari delivers over and above with its titanium Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days, which boasts an ultra-thin mechanical movement promising an epic 192-hour power reserve. However demanding your schedule, it’ll be right there with you. Of course, that’s saying nothing of its magnificent open-worked dial and arresting coloured accents – all of which go towards a timepiece that stands as the focus of any situation.

BVLGARI

More than an accessory: the Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days defies the ‘everyday watch’ blueprint, a piece of impact and prestige.

Bvlgari

Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days

In any brief for a luxury 24/7 watch, the expectation is for something with seven days of staying power – but how about eight? Bvlgari delivers over and above with its titanium Octo Finissimo Skeleton 8 Days, which boasts an ultra-thin mechanical movement promising an epic 192-hour power reserve. However demanding your schedule, it’ll be right there with you. Of course, that’s saying nothing of its magnificent open-worked dial and arresting coloured accents – all of which go towards a timepiece that stands as the focus of any situation.

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Reverso Tribute Chronograph

One self, numerous personalities. Such is the way many of us navigate daily life. In the same vein, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph shapeshifts to suit its scenario – an everyday watch that is, in essence, more than one watch. When you’re finished marvelling at its aesthetic prowess (extending to that immaculate Casa Fagliano strap), you can simply sit back and let the new Manufacture Calibre 860 do its thing, reliably beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and with 52 hours of power reserve.

Jaeger-LeCoultre

Don’t take the Reverso Tribute Chronograph at face value. That handsome, sartorial dial can be flipped at will to reveal an intricate open-worked reverse.

Reverso Tribute Chronograph

One self, numerous personalities. Such is the way many of us navigate daily life. In the same vein, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph shapeshifts to suit its scenario – an everyday watch that is, in essence, more than one watch. When you’re finished marvelling at its aesthetic prowess (extending to that immaculate Casa Fagliano strap), you can simply sit back and let the new Manufacture Calibre 860 do its thing, reliably beating at 28,800 vibrations per hour and with 52 hours of power reserve.

Hublot

Classic Fusion Chronograph

Timelessness. Innovation. Seeming contradictions in terms, but it’s these two factors that unite the best everyday watches – and define Hublot’s Classic Fusion Chronograph. The brand was the first to utilise rubber as a material in fine watchmaking, and it remains a signature today. In the Classic Fusion Chronograph, this sporty nuance is elevated with 18-karat yellow gold, the upshot of which is an intelligent timepiece that adapts to smart and casual dress codes alike. At 42mm, its stature is sturdy, but far from cumbersome. Exactly what’s called for in a watch you’ll wear 24/7.

HUBLOT

If you’re looking for that intersection between dependability and dynamism, you’ll find it in the peerless Classic Fusion Chronograph.

Classic Fusion Chronograph

Timelessness. Innovation. Seeming contradictions in terms, but it’s these two factors that unite the best everyday watches – and define Hublot’s Classic Fusion Chronograph. The brand was the first to utilise rubber as a material in fine watchmaking, and it remains a signature today. In the Classic Fusion Chronograph, this sporty nuance is elevated with 18-karat yellow gold, the upshot of which is an intelligent timepiece that adapts to smart and casual dress codes alike. At 42mm, its stature is sturdy, but far from cumbersome. Exactly what’s called for in a watch you’ll wear 24/7.

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Black Bay

Following the release of a new 18-karat yellow gold 58 edition at Watches and Wonders 2024, the Black Bay was touted by Harrods contributing watches editor Robin Swithinbank as “one of only a handful of pieces released this century even approaching ‘icon’ status.” In 41mm of stainless steel with a rubber strap, it’s every inch the practical tool watch – a proverbial safe pair of hands, though undeniably appealing. Come for the watchmaking history, stay for specs that span waterproofness to 200m, a self-winding mechanical movement and 70-hour power reserve.

Tudor

Undeniably a watch for everyday wear – though there’s nothing ‘everyday’ about Tudor’s era-defining Black Bay.

Tudor

Black Bay

Following the release of a new 18-karat yellow gold 58 edition at Watches and Wonders 2024, the Black Bay was touted by Harrods contributing watches editor Robin Swithinbank as “one of only a handful of pieces released this century even approaching ‘icon’ status.” In 41mm of stainless steel with a rubber strap, it’s every inch the practical tool watch – a proverbial safe pair of hands, though undeniably appealing. Come for the watchmaking history, stay for specs that span waterproofness to 200m, a self-winding mechanical movement and 70-hour power reserve.