TITONI – 90th Anniversary Watch
Going by the laurel-framed ‘90′ numerals on the dial, Titoni is clearly proud of how far it has come. And why shouldn’t it? 
Founded in 1919, the third generation family-owned Swiss firm continues to march out highly reliable and unfussy watches with great affordability to this day. And its 90th Anniversary Watch is testament to those values. Running on a COSC-certified automatic movement (ETA 2824-2), the watch states its case plainly with a simple dial framed by a classic 40mm round case. The only measure of ostentation it allows itself, besides its anniversary number on the dial and its rotor (visible through a sapphire case back), is a neat presentation box that comes with a separate crocodile patterned leather strap.
PIAGET – Protocole XXL
There’s a fine line between sophistication and over-the-top glitz, but Piaget seems to get it right every time. The Protocole 
XXL, for instance, is a gem-encrusted whopper measuring 42 x 46mm, yet no one can deny its timeless allure.
Dressed to the nines, the lugs extend and wrap around the case like a pair of parentheses framing a statement, while a shimmery mother- of-pearl dial forms an elegant backdrop to the elongated Roman numerals that emphasize the lines of the case.
Animating the watch is a new generation Calibre 830P, a whisper-thin hand-wound movement measuring 2.5mm in height. The large case accommodates the movement’s larger balance and barrel that provides a 65-hour power reserve.
DANIEL ROTH – Endurer
Joining the likes of ‘classical‘ brands like Piaget and Breguet, Daniel Roth has turned to the sports realm this year to cast a wider 
net. Like its moniker, Daniel Roth’s new sports line spells tenacity and strength from its design to its mechanical innards. Inspired by the ancient Japanese martial art Kendo, the oval dial’s grid pattern evokes the lines of a Kendoka’s mask. And just as the martial art form strives for unity of mind and body, the Endurer unites all of the brand’s signatures including the double elliptical case, concave bezel with six top-screws, and an underlying technical triumph that underscores its laudable mechanics.
Befitting the intrinsic dynamism of this new sports offering is the exclusive automatic DR1306 calibre. Endowed with what the marque terms as a “Chrono Sprint” function, its chronograph display is scaled down to a single counter (as opposed to the more common double or triple counters) that features two numeral tracks, one for the hours and another for the minutes for easy readability. Upping the ante is a single pusher at ‘7′ that controls the chronograph’s start, stop and reset modes. Elsewhere, with a 41 x 44mm case crafted out of steel and coated with a proprietary Black Tich titanium carbide compound that enhances the watch’s corrosion resistance, the Endurer certainly lives up to its name. Available with black rubber strap and water resistant to 100m.
PIAGET – Altiplano Small Seconds
Though surprisingly sedate for a Piaget jeweler watch, this newcomer should go down well with the genteel set more accustomed to high tea at The Peninsula than bacon-and-egg ice cream at The Fat Duck.
The Altiplano Small Seconds displays its classicism with the assurance of one well established in the genre. Corralled by 48 brilliants (totaling 1.5 carats) on the bezel, the gorgeous brush-finished silver dial plays host to stylized numerals and a small seconds sub-dial at ‘10′, ringed by 30 brilliants (0.1 carats).
The latter’s asymmetric positioning delivers just the right dose of eccentricity to offset the strict geometry of the 30mm square case. At its core, an ultra-thin manual winding movement: Calibre 450P, with a thickness of only 2.1mm.
This being a Piaget Manufacture, the finishing on the mechanism is second to none: Circular Cotes de Geneve, circular-grained main plate, beveled bridges and blued screws – a delightful vista visible through the sapphire case back. In 18K white gold with a white alligator strap.
