The World On Your Wrist | Men's Health Singapore

The World On Your Wrist | Men's Health Singapore

The Longines Admiral GMT (top, $4,130, #B1-18 The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Tel: 6634-9893) from the Longines Sports Collection has an automatic movement that provides 46 hours of power reserve. Its bezel is engraved with a 24-hour scale. Check out Longines' website and Facebook fan page for details and updates.

The Maurice Lacroix timepiece (bottom, $8,300 from Dickson Watch & Jewellery, #01-11 Paragon, Tel: 6737-6451) exudes simplicity and sophistication. The second time zone is shown in a smaller sub-dial, in a darker shade that’s partially covered by a tinted sapphire crystal, making its look very intriguing. Check out Maurice Lacroix's website and Facebook fan page for details and updates.

MH Picks: Boss Orange Watches 2011 | Men's Health Singapore

MH Picks: Boss Orange Watches 2011 | Men's Health Singapore

Boss Orange, the denim-based casual-wear line from high-end German designer Hugo Boss, launches a new range of watches – with prices that fit well with today’s uncertain economic climate. Meant to complement the relaxed road trip theme of Boss Orange’s latest apparel collection, the dials of these watches are shaped like the tonneau of an open-top car – with oversized, metallic bezels to boot (no pun intended).

Available with analogue or digital displays, silicon, nylon or calfskin straps, and stainless-steel or polycarbonate cases, there is a one watch which will meet all your time-keeping and sartorial needs.

With Boss Orange’s signature orange embellishments added to the classic designs of these watches to create contrast, these are timepieces you wear to stand out from the crowd of subtly elegant watches out there. The analogue versions, for example, feature orange-streaked hands and numbers (left). One of the digital watch models (right) also has an eye-catching orange-on-black display.

$245 – $310, available at Tangs Orchard. Check out Boss Orange’s website and Facebook fan page for details and updates.

MH Picks: Casio Edifice Red Bull Racing (Limited Edition) EQS-A1000RB | Men's Health Singapore

MH Picks: Casio Edifice Red Bull Racing (Limited Edition) EQS-A1000RB | Men's Health Singapore

Casio, the official partner of Red Bull Racing since 2009, has launched the limited edition Casio Edifice Red Bull Racing EQS-A1000RB watch. Offering advanced chronograph functions in a ruggedly-stylish package, this is the watch-of-choice of reigning F1 world champion and recent Singapore Grand Prix winner, Sebastian Vettel.

Casio has embellished this Edifice watch with Red Bull Racing details: The team’s logo is not only displayed prominently on the watch’s dial, the cut-out between six and ten o’clock, where the watch monitors five lap times, also features Red Bull’s red and blue colours.

Casio’s “Smart Access” system makes operating this analogue watch as convenient as that of a digital timepiece. Push and turn the crown to access any one of the EQS-A1000RB’s myriad of functions – from 1/20-second stopwatch to 29-city world time.

Some of you may be drooling at the fact that the watch also uses five motors to independently operate the hour, minute and second hands. But for the less technologically-inclined, the watch’s mechanics aren't nearly as important as its metallic good looks and race-car inspired navy-blue dial.

$890, available at #01-11 Bugis Junction, Tel: 6883-2328. Check out the Casio Edifice and Red Bull website and Facebook fan page for details and updates.

Watches That Last Forever (Almost) | Men's Health Singapore

Watches That Last Forever (Almost) | Men's Health Singapore


 
Seiko Sportura Chronograph with High-Grade Steel

Used in high-performance motor sports, the material is used in the case of this watch. The Seiko Sportura Chronograph also features 10-bar water-resistance and a sapphire crystal.
$780.10, available at #01-01 Thong Sia Building, Tel: 6737-6122.

Citizen Eco-drive Super Titanium with Super Titanium
This material is five times more resistant to scratching than steel, and is coated on the case and strap of the watch.
$684.80, available at #B2-01 The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Tel: 6688-7412.

Casio Red Bull Racing Limited Edition Edifice with Toughened Steel
Toughened steel is used for the case and bracelet of this watch. Designed in consultation with the Red Bull Racing team, the Edifice also features screw-lock back and crown, which makes it impervious to water to 100m.
$366, available at Sky Watches.


Rado D-Star Quartz Chronograph
with High-Tech Ceramics
Space-age high-tech ceramics, used in the case of this watch, aren’t only scratch-resistant, but also lightweight. This timepiece also sports a deployment clasp done in titanium.
$2,650, available at #B1-18A The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Tel: 6688-7290.