6 Skeleton Watches We Love Right Now
These watches don’t need an X-ray to see what’s inside them, just the clout to buy one
If you’re going to fork out a major sum of money on a beautiful watch, it’s only fair that, sometimes, you won’t want to only see a beautiful caseback, strap and dial, but also the inner workings of your grand artistic gesture, too. Step forward skeleton watches, and the chance to view the cogs and dials of your watch turning as and when you feel like it. Here are six we love right now. Watching time pass has never looked so good.
Shape Shifter
The Octo Finissimo Skeleton is where precision technology meets Italian design. The rounded octagon case plays off the open-worked dial beautifully, allowing a clear view of its intricate inner workings.
Clean Finish
Fully devoted to the aesthetic value of skeleton watches, the 8 Days is as captivating as it is beautiful. It boasts a fully visible skeleton with an all-over patent pattern housing the brand’s handmade movement.
Wrist Candy
Polo Skeleton has been around since 1978, but we don’t think it’s ever looked slicker for a sports watch. The blue plate makes the skeleton’s multi-layered structure stand out even more against the ultra-thin case housing it, revealing its mechanical heart in all its glory.
Ultra Slim
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Ultra Thin Squelette (that’s French for skeleton) takes the already fascinating ultra-thin watchmaking a step further and skeletonises an already slim timepiece. It’s a sure-fire discussion piece at the dinner table.
Classic Charm
Cartier’s Santos-Dumont skeleton watch is the ultimate marriage between form and function. And the incredibly sophisticated Roman numeral bridge and dial is just one of the most sublime examples of it.
Double Time
As the father of the tourbillon complication, Breguet holds a very special place in the hearts of many a horology enthusiast and collector alike. The Messidor Tourbillon 5335 sports an impressively finished case that’s just as grand as its skeleton dial.
Original article appeared on GQ Middle East | Author GQ Staff Writer