Necessarily small they may be, but fine wristwatches keep time with stately poise, and the best of them – ironically enough – remain bestowed with a power outwitting anything else in your wardrobe: timelessness

Rado True Square Tej Chauhan in ceramic
£1,640

Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial Chronometer 41mm in titanium
£6,950

Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight in bronze
£3,390

IWC Big Pilot’s Watch in steel
£10,900

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph in titanium
£32,900

Chanel J12 Watch Calibre 12.1 in ceramic
£5,700

TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 in steel
£2,500

Bulgari BVLGARI BVLGARI GMT in aluminium
£2,890

Hublot Big Bang Unico Berluti in aluminium
£20,800
Photography and set design Jennifer Cheng at Saint Luke
Production Diane Vincent at Saint Luke