Elite Traveler Winter 2020

DISCOVER MEN’S WATCHES

by Roberta Naas

Pre-pandemic, we were exploring all corners of the globe for both business and pleasure. This trend will go on after Covid-19, as we are all adventure seekers at heart. And to help us on our way, the luxury watch world has created world time watches that make travel easier. Visually alluring, they offer the time in the world’s 24 zones — some via a chapter ring with the cities listed on it; others use maps or three-dimensional world globes, or combinations thereof. The mechanical movements inside these timepieces are complex works of horology, often featuring 24-hour time and am/pm indicators. They’re clad in the noble metals or sporty stainless steel cases. Either way, these world timers help you view time anywhere on the globe at a glance. AROUND THE WORLD

LANGE & SOHNE LANGE 1 TIME ZONE The watch collector’s dream, this Lange 1 Time Zone is a special boutique-only limited edition of 100 pieces in this color of gold with a champagne dial. The dial is crafted from solid silver and features solid-gold hour markers and appliques. The watch offers day/night indication via a blue arc in the center of the two dials, one each for home time (on the larger dial at 9 o’clock) and for the other zone times. The 41.9mm watch also offers the information that a city may be in daylight saving time thanks to the small red block in the pointer arrow of the small dial at 5 o’clock. The self-winding manufacture caliber L141.1 consists of an incredible 448 parts and 38 rubies, and offers 72 hours of power reserve. $56,100 in 18K yellow gold, A. Lange & Sohne in New York, +1 646 828 3150, alange-soehne.com MONTBLANC STAR LEGACYORBIS TERRARUM Born of the desire to create an easy-to-use world time feature, this Montblanc Orbis Terrarum is a special 500-piece edition with a rose-gold colored map of the Northern Hemisphere as seen from the North Pole, with meridian lines on it. The brown and copper colorway offers a balanced, harmonious appeal. The world time indication is set using a single pusher at 8 o’clock on the case, and is read by the city indications and the 24-hour ring that indicates day and night in the 24 zones. The dial is actually two layers that rotate. The raised continents offer depth and detail. The watch is powered by the Montblanc MB M29.20 automatic movement with 42 hours of power reserve. $20,800 in 18K rose gold, Montblanc in New York, +1 212 223 8888, montblanc.com

PATEK PHILIPPE REF. 5231J Easily one of the most beautiful world time watches the market today comes from Patek Philippe. The bra actually offers several complex world time watches, this Ref. 5231J is particularly alluring thanks to the cloisonné enamel dial that is hand-painted and show Europe, Asia and the Americas. The hands offer loca but the inner chapter ring also offers day/night and 2 indication for the 24 different time zones. Setting of t zones is done using the pusher at 10 o’clock on the 3 case. The brand’s in-house-made, self-winding mech movement, Caliber 240HU, powers the watch. $73,710 in 18K yellow gold, Wempe Jewelers in New York, +1 212 397 9000, patek.com

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