The Best Mens Designer Watches

Some folks thought the top luxury watch brands might go out of style with the onslaught of technology. Those folks thought wrong. If anything, the historical watch brands are killing it these days, okay, maybe not financially, but at least in terms of the quality and advancements their now pushing out. In fact, it could even be argued that the omnipresence of screens and smartphones only enhanced our appreciation for classic horology and its signifying allure. 

 Accordingly, the best luxury watch brands say far more about the person wearing them than any tech ever could. Every timepiece is thereby a representation of taste, personality, sportiness, class and sophistication, sometimes all at once. Scope our list of the 32 Top Luxury Watch Brands and get in on the timeless art of telling time.

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Shortly before we went to press, speed merchant Danny Thompson was preparing to set several new records at Bonneville Salt Flats in Challenger 2, the rocket-shaped streamliner in which he cracked 406mph last year to set a national best. In celebration, Ball has created the limited-edition Roadmaster GMT. Just 1,000 will be available, in steel or DLC finish.

Cartier this year added to its already impressive range of jaw-droppingly complex watches by unveiling the remarkable Rotonde De Cartier Minute Repeater Mysterious Double Tourbillon. And you can just about see every whirring, spinning, pinging, oscillating bit thanks to the fact that the entire mechanism (all 448 tiny parts of it) is skeletonised.

Many of their releases include complicated features like double escapement and double tourbillon, which when paired with immaculate designs result in some of the best luxury watches you can own. Check out the TB88 to have your mind blown at first sight.

Bell & Ross launched in 1992 and have been slaying it every since. One reason for their ongoing success is that they’ve mastered niche markets like the diver’s watch. In essence, Bell & Ross makes profoundly resilient timepieces that normally target a specific demographic or profession. That said, they can still be worn and appreciated by anyone of good taste.