The Essential Watch Wardrobe

Photography by: Robert Watson

You already know about Charvet shirts, you’ve gone to the trouble of finding the right shoes to go with a tux, and you know better than to wear a ski jacket with a suit or to tuck a man bag under your arm. But unless you have three different watches—or more specifically, at least one watch from each of three different categories—you cannot be said to have yet mastered the art of the wardrobe. Allow us to make a few suggestions to set you on the path to full sartorial enlightenment, or at least get you to dinner on time.

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Game Time: What Bryan Colangelo Looks For in a Watch

Photography by: Paul Koziorowski

As General Manager of the Toronto Raptors, Bryan Colangelo has made a name for himself both for his leadership and his distinctive personal style. While he’s known for his love of bespoke suits and Italian shoes, Colangelo also appreciates the merits of a fine watch. Time&Style chatted with him about some of his favourites, and what he looks for in a timepiece.

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Quantum Deconstruction: What makes a $480,000 dollar watch tick?

Photography by: Mario Miotti

The Concord C1 Quantum Gravity Tourbillon has more going for it than its long name, enormous case and astronomical price. It has something under the hood, and so it should for $480,000.

One, it’s a tourbillon, the most prestigious and difficult of all watch complications to produce. A tourbillon is always hand assembled, by master horologists only, and stands as a tribute to a brand’s watchmaking prowess. In a tourbillon, the escapement, consisting of balance wheel, hair spring and pallet forks, function inside a carriage (or cage) that rotates once every 60 seconds. The seconds hand in many tourbillons—and this one is no exception—is often therefore attached to the tourbillon cage.

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BaselWorld 2010

Got the time? BaselWorld does. In fact, the BaselWorld Watch and Jewellery Show will be bringing together 2,100 exhibitors showcasing the finest, fanciest and most impressive timepieces ever created. Time is ticking down to this year’s show, which takes place from March 18-25 in Basel, Switzerland. There, the top watches, jewellery and precious gems the world has to offer will be on display. Sharp got a sneak peek at some of the watches being exhibited and one look at them tells you why this show attracts nearly 100,000 visitors annually.

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