Four of the coolest digital watches you should check out right now
Svalbard Time Travel HX12 The name Svalbard refers to an Arctic archipelago that inspired this newish brand. With jumping hour and a rev counter-inspired retrograde minute hand. No mechanical movement, though – this is quartz-powered. £136; svalbard.watch Advertisement - Page continues below
French indie brand SpaceOne has its eyes on the cosmos, with a strong leaning towards the excitement of the 1950s space race. Displays the hours and minutes via a small portal in the aero-styled carbon case. £1,995; spaceonewatches.com You might like
Bremont Terra Nova Jumping Hour Bremont has released not one but two jumping hour watches this year. The narrow winner is the Terra Nova, with jumping hour, moving minute display and compass-style small seconds indication. Powered by an automatic movement. £4,900; bremont.com Advertisement - Page continues below
The Tank 'Ticket Office' takes its name from the hour display, which must have reminded someone of an old station ticket window. First appearing in the 1920s, the watch was revived in the 1990s, early 2000s, and again this year. It has a hand-wound mechanical movement.
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