EDITORS’ PICKS 2021

Alvin Wong, Editor-In-Chief

ROLEX

Day-Date 40 with eisenkiesel dial

To be completely honest, I am not a fan of flashy watches. But if I ever were to rock one, I would go all the way with this Rolex Day-Date 40. The lustre and weight of Everose gold, the forthright sparkle with 10 baguette-cut and brilliant-cut diamonds on the dial and bezel and, most of all, the deep, intriguing chocolate shade and texture of its rare eisenkiesel dial, make for an opulent combination that simply blasts its wearer into showstopping stratosphere. Made from a type of quartz stone, Eisenkiesel (German for ‘iron pebble’) dials are extremely rare and hard to manufacture, adding to Rolex’s list of exclusive watches with exotic dials that gives more cachet to this watch’s swag.

PATEK PHILIPPE

Nautilus Ref. 5711/1A-014

So, you already know how this went down. One of the most universally coveted steel watches ever, the Nautilus Ref. 5711, will be discontinued after 2021. But Patek