OMEGA SEAMASTER 300
Bronze is everywhere in the watch world right now—for good reason. Omega’s brand-new Seamaster is clad in a custom bronze-gold alloy that will, like your favorite leather chair, develop a gorgeous patina over time.
Seamaster 300 in bronze gold on leather strap, $11,600, by Omega
LOUNGE CHAIR BY GARDNER LEAVER FOR STEELCASE, U.S. (1970s)
Steelcase was one of the furniture makers behind the coolly functional midcentury American office, and artist Gardner Leaver created the Michigan company’s most coveted C-suite lounge chair.
$3,500 for pair from 1stDibs
ZENITH CHRONOMASTER
The Zenith El Primero, originally released in 1969, changed watchmaking forever by introducing the first-ever automatic chronograph caliber. It also just looks killer—thankfully, Zenith recently introduced an extremely faithful tribute to the original.
Chronomaster Revival El Primero A385 on ladder bracelet, $8,400, by Zenith
LOUNGE CHAIR BY WARD BENNETT FOR BRICKEL ASSOCIATES, U.S. (1960s)
Largely self-taught, Ward Bennett designed over 150 chairs in his lifetime. Stylish clients like Gianni Agnelli were drawn to his simple forms and obsession with comfort.
$10,000 for pair from 1stDibs
AUDEMARS PIGUET ROYAL OAK
Karl Lagerfeld’s favorite watch, the Royal Oak, has been given a royal upgrade in this gold-and-money-green chronograph edition, of which only 125 were made.
Royal Oak Selfwinding Chronograph in yellow gold, $74,800, by Audemars Piguet
MIRRORED SIDE TABLE BY JACQUES GRANGE, FRANCE (1975)
Interior design legend Jacques Grange has worked with a who’s who of fashion royalty: Yves Saint Laurent, Valentino, and Lagerfeld, to name a few. Who knows what this disco-ready mirrored table would say if it could talk?
$3,700 for pair from 1stDibs
TAG HEUER MONACO
The square-faced timepiece has been forever associated with racing ever since Steve McQueen wore a Monaco in 1971’s Le Mans. Reintroduced in titanium, it looks as fast and futuristic today.
Monaco with silver dial in titanium on alligator strap, $7,900, by Tag Heuer
SERIES 8600 CHAIR BY HANS-ULLRICH BITSCH, GERMANY (1982)
With his steel-and-woven-metal chairs, German designer Hans-Ullrich Bitsch updated tubular Bauhaus aesthetics for a new era.
Chair and ottoman, $1,800, from 1stDibs
ROLEX EXPLORER
The Explorer is one of Rolex’s most traditional watches, so the skeptics started clucking when the Crown put out a new two-tone model. But who says a watch designed for mountain climbing—like this one—can’t be flashy too?
Oyster Perpetual Explorer in Oystersteel and yellow gold, $10,800, by Rolex
TRI 15 CHAIR BY ROBERTO GABETTI & AIMARO ISOLA FOR ARBO, ITALY (1968)
Italians Roberto Gabetti and Aimaro Isola first partnered in 1950 to start an architecture practice, then branched off into lighting and furniture—like this lounge chair—that spoke the same language.
$5,400 for pair from 1stDibs
PIAGET POLO SKELETON
This Piaget Polo’s case clocks in at a beefy 42 mm in diameter—all the better to show off the skeletonized interior. But unlike similarly show-offy watches, it’s an ultra-skinny 6.5 mm thick.
Polo Skeleton with blue movement in steel, $28,500, by Piaget
MANDARIN CHAIR BY ETTORE SOTTSASS FOR KNOLL, ITALY (1986)
Ettore Sottsass led the Memphis Group, the Italian collective responsible for colorful, zany, and eventually Instagram-devouring design. In his hands, even sober dining chairs feel whimsical.
$5,700 for six from 1stDibs
GRAND SEIKO SBGY007
Leave it to the ever elegant wizards at Grand Seiko to craft a dial that takes inspiration from “God’s Crossing,” as the rippling frozen-over surface of Lake Suwa, in central Japan, is known.
SBGY007 on crocodile strap, $8,300, by Grand Seiko
ALUMINUM DINING CHAIR BY AMOS MARCHANT & LYNDON ANDERSON FOR ALLERMUIR, U.K. (1996)
Cast aluminum is often used for cookware, but designers Amos Marchant and Lyndon Anderson used it to give these chairs a space-age quality.
$3,300 for six from 1stDibs
CARTIER TANK MUST
In the ’70s, Cartier began releasing its iconic Tankin era-appropriate funky colors. Four decades later, the richly colored Must collection is back.
Tank Must with red dial on alligator strap, $2,860, by Cartier
COFFEE TABLE BY J. WADE BEAM FOR BRUETON, U.S. (1970s)
No ’70s shag pad was complete without one of J. Wade Beam’s cantilevered gems. Same goes for a tastefully appointed 2021 loft.
$7,600 from 1stDibs
A version of this story originally appeared in the GQStyle Fall/Winter 2021 issue with the title "Watches and Furniture."
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Photographs by Keirnan Monaghan and Theo Vamvounakis
Set Design by Andrea Stanley
