2019’s finest

Another year reporting on the wondrous, idiosyncratic and sometimes downright odd world of luxury watches; another impossible task whittling the hundreds of dazzling, clever and finely crafted new models down to just 12. With the usual caveats – personal taste plays a huge part, just as it does when buying a watch – these are my very own awards for the watches of the year.

BEST TRIBUTE TO THE GLORIOUS PAST, PART ONE: OMEGA SPEEDMASTER MOONWATCH 50TH ANNIVERSARY

As already discussed, it was a bumper year for notable anniversaries. No one embraced this with as much verve and energy as Omega, which went to town on the 50th birthday of the moon landings (as the maker