In the midst of the hectic schedules and bustling halls of SIHH, Andrew and myself, along with freelancers Sandra Lane and Justin Mastine-Frost, found a spare hour to sit down in front of the steady lens of Marcus’ camera to discuss our favourite watch of SIHH — while they were fresh. But rather than just cherry-pick the (many) exceptional watches on offer, we opted to make things a bit trickier by breaking the watches down by price. So, in part one of our four-part mini-series we talk about the (roughly) sub-$10,000 price point. So, here are (what we think) are the best watches of SIHH 2018 – under $10,000. Stay tuned for the other instalments.
Sandra’s pick – the Hermès Carré H
“It’s lovely, the shape of it as it goes onto the wrist is almost like a bathtub.”
Felix’s pick – the Montblanc 1858 Chronograph (in bronze)
“It’s a really good, strong, general-appeal chronograph.”
Andrew’s pick – the Cartier Santos de Cartier
“Cartier are acknowledging a lot of broader trends in the way they’ve packaged this up.”
Justin’s pick – the Zenith CP-2 Flyback Bronze
“It looks stunning. Bronze is everywhere now – I’ve got a soft spot for it [bronze] because of the whole forced patina thing.”
