Selection 2010: the 12 watches of the year

Worldtempus chooses 12 watches of 2010 that piqued our curiosity, whet our appetite, and made us want to look for more of the same in 2011.



Elizabeth Lilly Doerr

PHOTO GALLERY OF THE 12 WATCHES OF THE YEAR

Louis Nardin and I (the editors of Worldtempus) have each chosen 12 watches of 2010 that we personally found to be the most moving of the year. In my opinion, each of the following 12 masterpieces adds to the long history of horology in its own way. To see the choices of my French-language colleague Louis Nardin, please click here.

You, the reader, should be aware that these choices are subjective opinion and therefore subject to discussion. My choices are fully individual, personal, and emotional – and you may not agree with me at all.

Telling, however, is that each one of my 12 selections is powered by a manufacture movement, a fact I didn’t realize until I was done writing about the selections. Two come from Glashütte, one from Britain, and four from the Vallée de Joux. You will find every type of brand here: some belonging to big groups, some that are very traditional name brands, some that are newer brands, some have been created by independent watchmakers, and some that may even be considered more mainstream. These watches are simple yet complicated. Some cost only a couple thousand euros, while others are considered unique works of art and occupy the highest end of the price scale. One thing they all have in common is that they will all hold the connoisseur in thrall for one reason or another.