Golden Age

A glint of gold on the wrist was once exclusively the realm of stuffy executives and God-tier artists – but 2022’s wave of new references has a little flash for all.

By Mike Christensen

ROLEX DAY-DATE 40 How a watch showered in sapphires – both on the bezel and the dial – can retain any air of subtlety is a trick only the Crown could pull off. And just because Rolex loves to geek out over incremental changes to its enviable stable of grails, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have fun en route. At a glance, this Day-Date is small-ish at 40 mm, but compact watches are having a moment. Just DM Drake if you don’t believe us. Day-Date 40 £87,600 Rolex GUCCI 25H TOURBILLON Amid the bombastic Alessandro Michele runway shows, it’s easy to forget that Gucci has been playing the haute horology game for half a century, with sometimes groundbreaking, always whimsical results. In this way, the Italian fashion house has quietly gone about making its watches…

You're reading a preview of

British GQ Style (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 35

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.