Top Five Must-Have Watches For The Holidays: Armin Strom, Corum, IWC, Parmigiani, Tutima

 

Whether you are shopping for a last-minute holiday gift, or for yourself, this season there are a few must-see (and possibly own) watches to indulge in.  With prices ranging from a few thousand and up, there is something for everyone in this “five top must-have watches” list for the holidays.

Armin Strom x Collective Horology Gravity Equal Force P.03

For the first time, this independent Swiss watch brand Armin Strom teamed with Collective Horology – a group for watch enthusiasts that was founded in 2018 to create collaborative watches. The result of this partnership: a special edition of the brand’s beloved Gravity Equal Force watch. Called the Gravity Equal Force P.03, the watch is powered by the brand’s ASB19 movement —  the first automatic watch with constant force transmission. Housed in a 41mm titanium case, the watch boasts an open-worked dial (a specialty of Armin Strom) with green displays and bold turquoise Super-LumiNova coating on the numbers and indexes. It is sold exclusively to members of Collective Horology (new members are welcome) and is being created in a limited edition of just 30 pieces, each retailing for $25,000.

Corum Bubble 47 Luminescent Tiger watch

Swiss watch brand Corum is renowned for its famed Bubble watches (first unveiled to the world in the year 2000). This collection continues to have a cult-like following and   with the  Bubble 47 Luminescent Tiger watch, nature lovers can have something truly special on their wrists. Available in 42mm, 47mm or a whopping 52mm size (all in stainless steel), the iconic watch boasts a tiger on the dial in shades of gray, white and black that glows tiger orange in the dark .Just 222 pieces will be made, each retailing for $4,700.

IWC Schaffhausen Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Woodland

IWC Schaffhausen has a rich history with aviation and pilot watches. As  the  first brand to create an inner iron case in the 1930’s to offer antimagnetic watches to pilots, it has enjoyed decades of aviation affiliations, including one with the elite fighter pilot school known as Top Gun. Now, it unveils the newest Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun  Edition watch in colored ceramic, including a white edition and  a ceramic Woodland green edition. The mechanical automatic watch, with soft inner iron case,  boasts chronograph functions, small hacking seconds. Just 1,000 pieces will be made in this high-tech ceramic. $10,700.

 

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda GT Chrono

Typically considered the ultimate dress or classic watch, Parmigiani’s timepieces go way beyond that. A great example is the 42mm Tonda GT Chrono watch with an integrated self-winding high-frequency chronograph that beats at 36,000 vibrations per hour and measures time to 1/10^th of a second. The  in-house caliber consists of 331-parts – making it highly complex. The watch boasts a silver guilloche hobnail-patterned dial with Quantum Gray subsidiary dials and date aperture at 12:00. The fluted bezel adds even more distinction to this Swiss-made watch. $47,700.

 

Tutima M2 Seven Seas S

Looking for a  great affordable automatic dive watch? German brand Tutima has you covered with its new M2 Seven Seas S watches with gradient dials in a host of colors. Crafted in stainless steel with either a steel bracelet or a black rubber-infused leather strap with color-coordinated stitching, the dais feature hands and markers that are all coated with a Super-LumiNova material for easy reading under water. A notched unidirectional rotating bezel features a matte/brushed finish.   The 43mm cases are water resistant to an incredible 500 meters. The case back and the crown are both threaded to ensure protection from water, and the crown is further reinforced with lateral flanks to protect against impacts.  Even the antireflective sapphire crystal has a hardness of nine Mohs on the hardness scale thanks to its 3mm thickness. The Tutima 330 caliber offers 38 hours of power reserve. The watch retails for $1,900 on strap and $2,300 on bracelet.