Brighten Up Your Summer with Our Top 5 Bright Watches
By Amanda Evans | 4 minute read
During late 2020 we saw an emerging trend of colourful watches, seen across both men’s and women’s timepieces. Vibrant colours such as corals, yellow, turquoise, and mint green joined the collections, and this trend doesn’t seem to be diminishing just yet. With the events of 2020 affecting the entire globe, it was no surprise that luxury watch brands amongst others looked at colour to brighten up our lives and inject some hope for a brighter future.
Bright watches raise a smile, they’re fun and frivolous, they stand out from the crowd, and they have practical features that enhance visibility for the wearer. There’s everything to love about a bright watch and summer is the perfect time to embrace this trend even more so. Be inspired by our top 5 bright watches from our luxury watch brands and add some colour into your summer and your collection.
OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial
Watchmaking excellence with a burst of colour
The Seamaster Planet Ocean collection has paid tribute to OMEGA’s ocean heritage since 2005. Now at the forefront of technology and innovation, with Master Chronometer certification from METAS, cutting-edge materials and innovative design, this model is at the next level. Celebrating the orange hues found on the original models, this timepiece features a bright orange polished ceramic bezel with diving scale filled with liquid ceramic and Super-LumiNova. The white dial strikes a sharp contrast and features applied Arabic numerals in orange, applied indexes coated with white Super-LumiNova and date window at 3 o’clock. With the OMEGA Master Chronometer calibre 8900 visible through the transparent caseback, both the technological excellence and aesthetic beauty of this timepiece can be visually appreciated.
Breitling Endurance Pro
Precision and innovation enhanced with a vibrant aesthetic
This stunning Breitling Endurance Pro is the perfect athleisure watch – an everyday sports chronograph for casual sports enthusiasts as well as professional athletes. The 44mm Breitlight case with black dial and bezel presents a striking contrast against the red rubber strap and pulsometer scale. Housing a thermo-compensated SuperQuartz™ movement, this luxury sports watch is lightweight for optimum comfort and offers precision, innovative technology and a bold, standout aesthetic.
Glashütte Original SeaQ
A sporty timepiece with optimal legibility
This 39mm stainless steel case houses a stunning handcrafted dial in a rich reed green which shimmers in the light. With well-defined applied Arabic numerals, indexes, and hands with Super-LumiNova, you can be sure of optimal legibility under all lighting conditions. Encircled by a unidirectional rotating bezel with scratch-resistant ceramic green inlay, this sporty timepiece is presented on a stainless-steel bracelet. Water-resistant to 200 metres, the SeaQ meets the most rigorous German and International standards of quality for diver’s watches and presents extreme clarity both above and below the waves.
Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Beige Ceramic Titanium Diamonds
Fresh and sparkling technical excellence
Renowned for its innovative use of modern materials combined with traditional watchmaking techniques, Hublot makes no exception with its Spirit of Big Bang collection. This model is the epitome of modern elegance. With a satin-finished beige sunray dial and matching polished barrel shaped ceramic case which curves to the wrist. Paired with a white rubber and beige alligator strap, this sophisticated colour palette has a fresh and classic feel about it. Powered by the HUB1710 self-winding movement and with a stunning aesthetic and exquisite polished titanium diamond-set bezel, this timepiece is the perfect balance of simplicity and opulence.
Doxa Sub 300 Carbon
Ultra lightweight with a legendary style
The SUB concept was first launched by DOXA back in 1967 and after radical innovations has now become a benchmark for professional divers. The SUB 300 Carbon model featured here has a forged carbon case, a titanium chamber to ensure resistance to pressure and a tone-on-tone rubber strap. All diver-related markings are coated with Super-LumiNova® for enhanced visibility and the esteemed COSC Certified Chronometer certification guarantees precision, robustness, and reliability.
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