Omega Seamaster Diver 300M
A water-resistant diver's watch you can wear from a morning swim to dinner on the terrace without a second thought.
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A watch for every escape
Rolex GMT-Master II
A long-haul journey calls for a second time zone. The GMT keeps home in view while you adjust to the Cape.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso
The Reverso and Terragni's Casa del Fascio date from the same years between the wars. Both are exercises in rational, elegant geometry.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
A Swiss icon in steel, sporty enough for a mountain road and refined enough for dinner at the palace.
Tudor Black Bay
Robust, legible and water-resistant, a watch to wear in weather that changes by the hour.
Grand Seiko SBGA211 'Snowflake'
The Snowflake's textured dial is inspired by snow in Japan, and its gliding Spring Drive seconds hand suits a city of patient craft.
IWC Portugieser
A watch whose origin story is traditionally traced to Portuguese merchants, worn in the city those merchants sailed from.
Rolex Submariner
A proper dive watch belongs on a reef holiday: a rotating bezel for snorkel time, and it needs no attention.
Cartier Santos
A square-cased classic from 1904, as considered as the zellige in a riad courtyard and at ease in the heat.
Cartier Tank
The Tank was designed in Paris in 1917, and its slim rectangular case sits naturally under a cuff at the opera.
Vacheron Constantin Overseas
A refined sports watch whose strap changes easily, from bracelet on the boat to leather for dinner.
Patek Philippe Calatrava
A slim, quiet dress watch for evenings at La Fenice and dinners in candlelit palazzi.
The Prestagio Planner
Design My Escape A watch for the occasion
Every Prestagio escape suggests a watch that suits its setting, as an editorial finishing touch rather than a purchase.