With the festive season behind us and the end of year in sight, it’s time to tick some adventures off your bucket list. These five urban classics sit comfortably on any adventurous wrist. By Mirtajit Bhattacharya
1. BIVOUAC BLACK FAVRE-LEUBA
In 2017, Favre-Leuba created a stir with its Raider Bivouac 9000, the first mechanical wristwatch capable of measuring altitudes up to 9,000 metres above sea level. In 2019, the watch delights its fans with a new stylish black look. It is also available with a lifesaving RECCO® reflector strap. INR 5,31,000
2. SUBMERSIBLE CARBOTECHTM PANERAI
This year, Panerai launched two diving watches in 42mm and 47mm respectively, in Carbotech. The case, rotating bezel, and the device for protecting the winding crown is made of this remarkable material, which lends the watches a matte-black appearance. INR 11,15,000
3. PILOT TYPE 20 CHRONOGRAPH ADVENTURE ZENITH
This watch guarantees easy readability for thrill-seekers and city-slickers alike, along with two interchangeable straps. A natural heir to the instruments developed by Zenith in the early years of aeronautics, the watch is powered by an automatic El Primero column-wheel chronograph movement. INR 6,16,200
4. PILOT UTC SPITFIRE EDITION IWC
With this tribute to a British aircraft, IWC has integrated the UTC function into an IWC-manufactured calibre for the first time. It comes in a bronze case, olive green dial, gold-plated hands, and brown calf leather strap. Used in aviation, the UTC function makes it easy to set a second time zone. 271 pieces only; INR 6,22,000
Contemporary, refined, and assertive, this collection is a reinterpretation of the St Moritz,
the first watch created in 1980 by Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, now co-president of Chopard. Imagined and designed by him, Alpine Eagle is driven by his passion for the Alps and by the power of the eagle that reigns supreme there. Looks equally good with a formal suit as well as a sporty jacket. INR 9,35,000
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