WATCHMAKERS WHO HAVE been toiling long enough at their craft will tell you that the simplest watches are hardest to make. And you’d believe them. After all, how much more can one do with a ‘standard’ round-cased watch designed to conform to the standards and rigours of corporate workwear? Well, quite a lot, say the same watchmakers. Brimming with stateliness, finesse and technical refinement, these superlative dress watches are a testament to Leonardo da Vinci’s observation that “simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”.
Hermès
Slim d’Hermès Panthere
One look and you know that the Slim d’Hermès Panthere is not your run-of-the-mill dress watch. Reserved for days when you feel like baring your claws, the automatic watch’s 39mm rose gold case frames an image of a panther, looking all purposeful and menacing.
This story is from the July 2023 edition of Robb Report Singapore.
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