Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatique, $13,000, bulgari.com.
Hands down our favorite timepiece at Baselworld, this 5.15mm thick watch boasts the thinnest self-winding movement in production. Its lightweight, sandblasted titanium case and bracelet (it is also available with a black alligator strap) make it super comfortable to wear and even better to look at.
Blancpain Tribute to Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPEC, $14,000, blancpain.com.
Heritage was a huge theme this year, with watchmakers reissuing versions of classic pieces from their archives. This beauty is based on the original MIL-SPEC 1 designed by Jean-Jacques Fiechter and produced in 1957.
Hublot Techframe Ferrari 70 Years Tourbillon Chronograph, price on request, hublot.com.
You’ve got to respect the audacious design of this collaboration between Hublot and Ferrari to celebrate the car company’s 70th anniversary. Especially the use of negative space on the Polyether Ether Ketone carbon exo-skeleton case.
Patek Philippe’s Aquanaut Travel Time, $58,970, patek.com.
To celebrate of the 20th anniversary of its Aquanaut collection, Patek is looking forward with this limited edition piece, featuring the first Patek Philippe watch with a partially open dial
(to show off its Spiromax balance sprint made of Silinvar as well as a new mechanism for setting a second time zone).
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sea-Dweller $13,000, rolex.com.
For fan boys and girls, the most talked-about timepieces at Baselworld didn’t feature big breakthroughs in technology but rather subtle tweaks. For example, Rolex’s newest take on the Sea-Dweller features, for the first time, a Cyclops date display window and the return of the red ‘Sea-Dweller’ script on the dial.
Omega 1957 Trilogy Limited Editions, price varies, omegawatches.com.
Omega took the throwback timepiece trend to the limit by digitally scanning a Seamaster 300, a Railmaster and a Speedmaster from 1957 and faithfully reproducing them in style and size. And for collectors there’s a limited edition box containing all three.
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