Trendy watches in recent years were mainly blue and green. Now, a complete novelty: gray. Take a few minutes to check out some of today's most exciting gray watches and immerse yourself in the diversity of colors. It's time well spent.
Bell & Ross BR 05 Gray Steel
Stainless steel case, 40 mm diameter, water resistant to 100 meters; Caliber BR-CAL.321 with openwork wheel-shaped rotor (Sellita SW300-1), automatic, 38-hour power reserve; stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp. โฌ4,400 on rubber bracelet, โฌ4,900 on steel bracelet.
Armin Strom Tribute 1
Stainless steel, 38 mm diameter, waterproof to 50 meters; Hand-decorated manufacture caliber AMW21, manual winding, barrel integrated into the dial with white gold bridge, 100-hour power reserve; gray Alcantara calfskin strap with stainless steel folding clasp; limited to 25 pieces. โฌ15,600
Chopard Alpine Eagle
Stainless steel case, 41 mm diameter, water resistant to 100 meters; Manufacture caliber 01.01-C, automatic, chronometer, 60-hour power reserve; stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp. โฌ12,800
Watches have become significantly more colorful over the past decade. In 2010, luxury watches were still mainly achromatic โ with white or black dials and silver steel cases, at most there was a red hand. But this situation quickly changed. Colorful dials and bracelets became more common, and materials like rubber invited designers to play with colors. In the second half of the decade, watches first became blue, and then more and more models appeared in green. These trends continue today. But in 2021, a completely different color has entered the spotlight: gray.
Longines Hydroconquest
Stainless steel, 41mm diameter, partially PVD coated, ceramic bezel insert, water resistant to 300 meters; Caliber L888.5 (ETA A31.L11), automatic, 72-hour power reserve; rubber strap with safety push-button folding clasp. โฌ1,800
Nomos Glashรผtte Club Campus 38 Absolute Gray
Stainless steel, 38.5 mm diameter, waterproof to 100 meters; case back can be engraved with up to 88 characters; Alpha caliber, manual winding, 43-hour power reserve; anthracite suede calfskin strap. โฌ1,650
Hublot Big Bang Integral Gray Ceramic
Ceramic case, 42 mm diameter, water resistant to 100 meters; Manufacture caliber HUB 1280, automatic, 72-hour power reserve; ceramic bracelet with titanium folding clasp. โฌ23,100
The surprise is that none of these gray watches look gray โ at least, not in the sense that people often associate gray โ dull, boring, or understated. These watches are different. They are entering a much more colorful and diverse watchmaking scene than ever. Today, all colors are conceivable, even for a luxury watch, both in terms of technical feasibility and public acceptance. A gray watch could just as easily be green, blue or red. In this context, the conscious choice of gray becomes a statement, and the effect is completely different from what it would have been in 2010.
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar
Titanium, 40 mm in diameter, 5.8 mm thick (the thinnest perpetual calendar in the world); Manufacture caliber BVL 305, automatic with micro-rotor, 60-hour power reserve; titanium bracelet with titanium folding clasp. โฌ59,000
Tutima Glashรผtte Flieger
Stainless steel, 41 mm diameter, waterproof to 100 meters; modified ETA 2836 automatic movement; Horween leather strap with pin buckle. โฌ1,650
Oris Big Crown Holstein Edition 2021
Stainless steel, 38 mm diameter, waterproof to 50 meters; back engraved with the bear Oris; Manufacture caliber 403, automatic, resistant to magnetic fields, 120-hour power reserve; gray leather strap with quick-change system; limited to 250 pieces. โฌ3,900
At the same time, gray is the antithesis to the world of colorful diversity. He invites his viewer to rest, to take a break and to take a moment of respite. Gray has another fascinating quality: it is not one-dimensional because not all grays are the same. On the one hand, this is due to the proportions of white and black, which make gray darker or lighter. On the other hand, some gray tones appear almost colorful because they change hue depending on the lighting, changing to green, blue, or brown.
Sinn 358 Sa Flieger DS
Stainless steel, 42 mm in diameter, waterproof to 100 meters, protected against low pressures by Ar-Dehumidifying technology; dial with decorative pattern made by hand; Sellita caliber SW500, automatic with chronograph function; textile bracelet with pin buckle. โฌ3,050
Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925
Silver case, bezel with aluminum insert, 39 mm diameter, water resistant to 200 meters; Manufacture caliber MT5400 with silicon balance spring, automatic, stopwatch, 70-hour power reserve; Taupe textile bracelet with silver band, pin buckle. โฌ4,300
Norqain Adventure Sport
Stainless steel case, bezel with ceramic insert, 42 mm diameter, water resistant to 100 meters; Caliber NN08 (SW 200-1), automatic, 38-hour power reserve; stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp. โฌ2,190
A. Lange & Sรถhne Odysseus
White gold case, 40.5 mm in diameter, water resistant to 120 meters; Manufacture caliber L155.1, automatic, 50-hour power reserve; rubber strap with pin buckle. โฌ43,500
Seiko Prospex 1970 Diver's Modern Re-interpretation SPB237
Stainless steel case, 42.7 mm diameter, water resistant to 200 meters; Manufacture caliber 6R35, automatic, 70-hour power reserve; polyester strap with pin buckle. โฌ1,300
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