The Watchlist: over £3000

Worn by astronauts on the Moon, the world's most famous chrono now comes in this brilliantly stealthy, all-black, ceramic, two-dial version.

£7,590; omegawatches.com

Revised version of the watch that alerts global rescue services if you get lost while exploring, now operating on two frequencies. Serious stuff.

£12,040; breitling.com

Every year, Rolex revives a classic. This time it's the GMT-Master II dual-time-zone model, already dubbed the Bruiser for its black-and-blue bezel.

£5,950; rolex.com

Chopard is linked to the Mille Miglia, so it makes sense that it makes a watch inspired by an engine, including a face and dials resembling a 917's cylinder head.

£56,270; chopard.com

Told in 1972 it was impossible to have five hands from the centre, Peter Roberts did just that. Now he's making only 44 copies of the legendary chronograph.

£18k; peterrobertswatches.com

Styled by car designer Henrik Fisker (he of Karma fame), the Pontos has a techy case made from aluminium, magnesium, titanium, zirconium and ceramic.

£4,330; mauricelacroix.com

A highly engineered watch worthy of an F1 champ. Comes in three versions - King Gold, Titanium or Black PVD Titanium, with only 41 examples of each.

From £94k; hublot.com