Chopard

For more than a dozen years, I’ve worked as a management consultant primarily in large, complex industrial plants — environments where dressing up is rarely part of the job. Naturally, my collection has leaned heavily toward sport watches — especially re-editions with clear historical roots.

Over the last couple of years, however, I’ve been seriously contemplating adding a true dress watch. That turned out to be harder than expected. Brands have been overwhelmingly focused on sport models, and the number of compelling dress watches — at least at an obtainable price point — turned out to be far smaller than I anticipated.

Given my appreciation for re-editions with real lineage, the L.U.C 1860 quickly rose to the top of the list: