The top 11 luxury watches we spotted at SIHH 2018

With Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) 2018 having wrapped up in Geneva last month, STYLE now weighs in with its pick of the 11 most impressive new watches we saw at the fair – not only for their extraordinary complications (those functions in addition to telling the time), but also their magnificent craftsmanship.

1. Van Cleef & Arpels Lady Arpels Planetarium 

Following the successful launch of the Planetarium in 2014, Van Cleef & Arpels created a version for women who were keen collectors, too. 

The piece captures the Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth and the Moon on the dial and has a diamond-studded oscillating weight visible from the transparent sapphire crystal case back. 

The 38 millimetre (1.49 inch)-diameter watch is rendered in white gold and comes with a diamond-set bezel. The stunning piece is priced at US$245,000 on a strap, or US$330,000 on a diamond-set bracelet. 

2. Cartier Révélation D’une Panthère

Cartier has patented the special movement that reveals the panther motif rendered in gold beads on the black lacquer dial by the movements of the wrist. 

The development took five years. The 37 millimetre (1.45 inch)-diameter pink gold watch features a manually wound Calibre 430 MC. 

The piece comes in three dial colours – red, green and black. Versions of the green and red watches will be limited to 100.