Chopard L.U.C Time Traveler One

Chopard doesn’t get the credit it deserves as a watch brand, at least not in the UK (in France, it’s better known than Patek). In 1996, it began a programme of in-house fine watchmaking, naming the collection this spawned L.U.C after the company founder, Louis-Ulysse Chopard. Twenty years and eleven movements later comes a collection of travelling watches, one of which is this bewitching platinum-cased world timer, the L.U.C Time Traveler One. Rarely are world time watches so stylish or well balanced. As the name suggests, it’s the first watch with a world time function the company has made in-house. Pros: class and sophistication in spades, useful if you’re a travelling businessman Cons: the platinum case is heavy, not to mention expensive – bring on the steel version Available at Chopard, priced £27,610.