10 Hot Luxury Watches for the Summer

Luxury watches are made to be seen, so it’s always exciting when summer rolls around and gives us a reason to go outside for a little bit of showing off. 

To help you do just that, we put together a list of some of our most eye-catching pieces that are just begging to be worn outside. Whether it’s a special occasion or not, these watches will make you feel like it’s the summer of You.  

1. Cartier’s Ballon Bleu (Women)

Like a purple foxglove, the Ballon Bleu sings of summer flowers and lighthearted skipping through a French market district on the sunniest day of the year. The stunning rose gold bezel on this Cartier watch encircles a silver dial studded with 11 sparkling diamonds in what we believe to be the showstopper of the season. 

2. Hublot Big Bang Broderie Limited Edition Sugar Skull Fluo Malachik Green Women's Watch

Hublot watch designs are always eye-catching. The limited run Sugar Skull Fluo Malachik, however, is on a whole new level! The black and green dial is loud enough to flag down a taxi on 5th Avenue, and the green tsavorite-lined bezel will look fabulous when it catches a bit of that summer sunlight. The matching leather band ties the whole exhibit together in a MoMA-ready luxury work of art, bringing a new intensity to the line of Hublot watches. 

3. TAG Heuer’s Monaco Automatic Blue Chronograph Dial Steel (Men)

Is there anything better than going for a long drive on a nice summer day with the top down? We don’t think so. Especially with this beauty strapped to the wrist of your steering hand. This beautiful Monaco is for the man who isn’t afraid of a little speed and a lot of wind in his hair. The bold square design makes it easier than ever to clock your best laps yet. 

4. Rolex’s Datejust 41 Mother of Pearl Diamond Dial (Men)

We don’t know how they did it, but this Rolex Datejust 41 mother-of-pearl dial looks like it’s straight out of a midsummer day’s dream. The amazing mixture of subtle colors in the pearl interacts majestically with the diamond hour markers to create an illusion of movement, while the fluted white gold bezel reflects the sun in thousands upon thousands of directions. This is a Rolex watch fit for Oberon, but made for you. 

5. Jaquet Droz’s Lady 8 Flower Automata (Women)

This watch is a rarity. It captures the lighthearted essence of flowers and butterflies in the most elegant way possible. In addition to the eye-catching butterfly design, the flower petal displayed at the top sets this watch apart from everything else on the market. It’s an entrancingly beautiful piece that reveals the true extent of its luxury the more one looks at it. And we imagine you’ll be spending a good bit of your summer doing exactly that when it’s wrapped snugly around your wrist. 

6. Omega’s Seamaster Diver Co-Axial Master Chronometer (Men)

The old saying goes “Hoist your sail when the wind is fair,” and with this Seamaster by Omega watches as your first mate, the wind will always be fair. The large white dial features laser engraved waves that give the slightest hint of the motion of the sea while skeletal black hands keep you on course for land. The offset crowns positioned on either side provide easy access to any adjustments on your high seas adventures. 

7. Chanel’s Mademoiselle Prive Black Dial (Women)

There are few things more beautiful than the vast star-speckled sky on a summer night. With the Mademoiselle’s soft satin band on your wrist, it’ll seem as if you can feel the grass on your legs from memories of nights spent stargazing in summers past. There are three celestial wonders on display here: the stars that lay spattered across the midnight black dial; the diamonds arranged perfectly around the bezel; and the woman who walks into the room wearing this watch. This particular Chanel watch is a beauty, even amongst Chanel women's watches.

8. Oris’s Divers Sixty-Five Blue Dial (Men)

Oris Divers are classically designed watches that combine luxury with a sense of adventure. This particular model boasts a dark ocean blue dial that speaks of exploration beneath the waves, and the bronze accents are the hint of submersible ingenuity wielded by the likes of Cousteau himself. This Oris masterpiece is fashion and class that’s in 20,000 leagues of its own. 

9. Tissot’s T-Lady Lady Heart (Women)

Sometimes summer is what we carry with us in our hearts, and the Lady Heart exemplifies this in the woman who carries it on her wrist. A muted multi-tone mother of pearl dial is beautiful in its simplicity, and the flowery design at the 12-o’clock marker is a breezy splash of color that reminds us to take in and appreciate the simple beauty in the world as we pass it by, wearing Tissot women's watches as we do. 

10. Piaget’s Altiplano Black Dial Black Leather Strap (Men)

Speaking of simple, this mechanical wonder is anything but. Like the summer nightlife in a bustling city, the Altiplano is a whirlwind of moving parts and jaw-dropping action that fits neatly within the confines of a beautiful 18kt golden circle. A silver dial within a dial ensures that you won’t lose track of time while studying the mechanical complexities of the skeletal gears whirring their way below. Whatever time it is, the Altiplano says it’s time to party.