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The Discreet And Unpretentious Steel Watches Made For The Times

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The Discreet And Unpretentious Steel Watches Made For The Times

The steel life.

by IMRAN JALAL  /   June 20, 2020
A steel timepiece – like this Ballon Bleu de Cartier – is perfect for layering with your jewels and bijoux.

Conventional wisdom has it that in discretionary times – like the one we are in now – practical and less flashy watches will shine. Which makes the focus on steel bracelet timepieces quite apt. Not only is a steel watch more durable and easily repolished (read: it can always look spanking new), the metal watch’s tough sporty appearance adds a certain air of effortlessness compared to its fustier cousin, the dress watch.

This month, Audemars Piguet adds four new 34mm models to its best-selling Royal Oak Selfwinding collection to cater to daintier wrists. Out of the lot, two models come in full steel designs that feature a handsome blue-grey dial and a classic silver dial respectively that boast the maison’s signature grande tapisserie relief motif. Even Piaget has gotten into the steel action. Next month, it will be releasing an 888-piece limited edition Piaget Polo Date Green Dial with a stunning green guilloche dial with hands and indexes accented in gold.

Some experts believe that the popularity of pre-loved sporty timepieces from brands like Rolex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet will continue to drive the popularity of steel watches.

Interestingly enough, there seems to be growing demand among savvy younger buyers opting for dress watches and complication timepieces housed in humble steel cases. One just needs to refer to the recent launch of the mechanical Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Perpetual Calendar and The Vacheron Constantin Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 for a glimpse of this changing tastes. Practicality and common sense play a big factor here – a mechanical model in steel costs much lower compared to the same model encased in gold while the inner workings of both versions remain the same.

And if the popularity of sports watches in the pre-loved market is anything to go by, then the demand for steel timepieces won’t be going down anytime soon. According to Tim Mosso, the media director of pre-owned watch e-tailer WatchBox which opened its Collectors’ Lounge at co-working space The Great Room in Ngee Ann City last Nov, iconic steel tickers like Patek Philippe’s Nautilus and Audemars Piguet’s Royal Oak are increasingly becoming hot ticket items. “You can see that we have a full case of Rolex and Patek Philippe sports watches in our lounge here because those have gained values faster than the market for used watches as a whole. That’s a unique market within a market,” he said.

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The Discreet And Unpretentious Steel Watches Made For The Times
Oyster Perpetual Datejust 36 white Rolesor on matching bracelet, $9,460, Rolex
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Royal Oak Selfwinding stainless steel case on matching bracelet, $25,600, Audemars Piguet
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For enquiries and reservations, contact the brand’s boutiques at Liat Towers (tel: 6836-4918) and The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands (tel: 6688-7595).

Serpenti Seduttori steel watch with diamonds, $9,400, Bvlgari
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Reverso One Duetto steel watch on matching bracelet, $15,000, Jaeger-LeCoultre
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Piaget Polo Date Green Dial steel watch on matching bracelet, $18,100, Piaget
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For reservations, call 9231-3944 or 9338-8393.

Chopard Alpine Eagle steel watch on matching bracelet, $16,542.06, www.cortinawatch.online
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Santos de Cartier steel watch with diamonds on matching bracelet, $16,500, www.cartier.sg
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Tiffany T steel watch with diamonds on matching bracelet, price unavailable, Tiffany & Co.
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