7 Hottest Luxury Watches of 2022

 

Listen up, watch fiends. Whether you’ve £50 or £5,000 rolling around in your wallet, this year has seen a raft of timepieces to tempt any discerning watch nerd. 

From exquisite chronographs to delicious divers and sexy sports watches, it’s been a heck of twelve months. Take the Omega Ultra Deep Collection for starters with its revolutionary ocean design and water resistance up to 20,000ft. Talk about making a splash. 

Then there’s the Hublot Big Bang Unico Essential Grey. Exploding onto the market at £18,100, this unisex watch is glitzier than a Hollywood red carpet. With a 42mm dial and only 200 pieces produced, this really is hot property among horological enthusiasts. 

But it's the HUB1280 calibre movement that’s the jewel in the crown boasting an impressive 72 hour power reserve. You could say this baby is more precise than a Harry Kane penalty.

I think we’ve kept you in suspense long enough. It’s time to unveil our top luxury watch picks for 2022.

 

7. Omega Speedmaster 57

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Vintage watches are all the rage, none more so than this year’s dazzling Omega Speedmaster. 

Manufactured exactly as per the 1957 original, this giant of a watch is as emblematic as Charlie Chaplin was to the silver screen. We are talking class and sophistication, Omega has decided to relaunch this beauty as part of its 65th anniversary.  

This vintage watch has a close attachment to moments in time as it’s already been part of several moon missions. But time waits for no man. The hands are composed of signature rhodium plated goodness with a seconds subdial placed at 9 o’clock. 

Throw in a Co-Axial Master Chronometer and it’s no wonder you'll find this adorning many celebs' wrists including George Clooney.

 

6. Breitling Navitimer 2022

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At a smidgen under £7,000, say happy 70th birthday to the Navitimer B01 Chronograph. It’s not out with the old per se, more a case of reinvigorating it for 2022. 

The 1952 model was a surefire hit for Willy Breitling and soon became its flagship pilot watch. It was the official timepiece of both the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. But, like Simon Cowell, the Navitimer has been given a remarkable facelift to rival anything we have seen. 

Understated designs have been enhanced like the shifting of the date window to the 6 o’clock position. Furthermore, you get the logarithmic “slide rule” scale, not one but three chronograph subdials and a serrated bezel.

Throw in a Co-Axial Master Chronometer and it’s no wonder you'll find this adorning many celebs' wrists including George Clooney. 

 

5. Tag Heuer Carrera Plasma

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2022 was the year of the Tag. The Carrera Plasma that is. This bobby dazzler of a timepiece is Tag Heuer’s most expensive piece ever made. 

So why is it so special? Lab created diamonds? Check. 4.8 carats of gems? You bet. Swiss watchmaking has been ingrained in their DNA. But in March, Tag upped their game to mythical heights with this ostentatious watch.

Check out the striking clear black lacquer caseback displaying the 02 automatic chronograph movement. Yet as the rumour mill put this watch at nearly £500,000, you’ll be hard pressed to get your mitts on one. 

This was especially the case after Frédéric Arnault, CEO of Tag declared the company only produced “more than one, but less than a dozen”.

 

4. Montblanc Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum 2022

 

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If your Latin is a bit rusty don’t fret.

One of Montblanc’s most recent head turners is the ideal dress watch. Step forward to the Star Legacy Orbis Terrarum. A 43mm dial shows off its true beauty displaying an outstanding 24 different time zones. The perfect travel watch, marvel at the time wherever you are from Dubai to Dhaka.

Made from stainless steel and rose gold, it truly is a work of art to match Picasso. And with a new Global MD on board in the shape of Laurent Lecamp (formerly of Carl F. Bucherer) the possibilities are endless. All this for £5,800 is certainly not a waste of time!

 

3. Tag Heuer F1 Chronograph

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Gentlemen, start your engines with our next headline maker of 2022 - Tag Heuer’s Formula 1 Chronograph. 

Causing a stir in and out of the pit lanes, the connection between Formula 1 and Tag runs skin deep. This casual sports watch knocks it out of the park thanks to its deep vibrant colours such as traditional Racing Green and Rosso Red. 

These specific tones were selected to mark the shades that have dominated F1 tracks for decades. With matching rubber straps, a 43m diameter and a PVD tachymeter bezel there’s plenty going on for £1,550.

The vivid dial colours give this brushed stainless steel timepiece extra kudos not

to mention the hands and indexes which deliver incredibly clear Super-Luminova properties. 

 

2. Richard Mille RM UP-01 Ferrari

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There couldn’t be a list without our dear bon ami Richard Mille on it.

The slimmest mechanical watch is always a hotly debated topic in the highest of watch circles. And this year, the crown goes to the RM UP-01 Ferrari.

Slinkier than a black dress, the 1.18mm movement thickness is just as remarkable as the union of two major brands. Tipping the scales at less than 3 grams, it can withhold pressure up to 5,000G. We love the 45 hour power reserve, grade 5 titanium and a speedy rotating barrel of up to 6 hours per revolution.

An ultra flat manual winding and 6,000 hours of pure graft ensure this 150 limited edition piece weighs in at a hefty price - around £2.5 million to be exact.

1. Swatch X Omega Moonswatch

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Forget Elton John and Britney Spears. This partnership between Swatch and Omega was one of the most talked about collaborations of the year. 

Watch legends of the game in their own right, the hype surrounding its launch was more epic than a Tyson Fury fight. 

Inspired by the Speedmaster, these chronographs hit the shelves on March 26 and never looked back. Queues formed for miles around Swatch stores across the globe, including New York and Singapore. 

Featuring 11 dedicated planet themed variations with connections to the solar system, Omega’s traditional stainless steel case is replaced by Swatches signature BioCeramic material. How about selling on value? That too as these prized pieces are fetching more than three times the price on various resale sites.

Conclusion: So there you have it, time lords. We hope you have enjoyed our horologic compilation for 2022. Do any of these creations start your head ticking? From Montblanc to Omega, we are confident there’s a watch in here to add to or start your collection.

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