Four of the finest Italian watches you need to see

A brand formed in the 1980s by two Italian men, one whose name starts with Loc, the other with Man. The Montecristo has an automatic movement in a 41mm stainless steel and titanium case. Comes on a rubber or leather strap, or a steel bracelet.

From £760; locman.it

Anonimo was founded in Florence in the late 1990s and makes a lot of diving watches, as well as more dressy ones like this. The automatic movement is made in Switzerland, the leather strap is handmade in Italy. It has a 42mm steel case.

£1,990; anonimo.com

The Roman fashion house likes to make watches with ancient coin-style bezels with the brand name written around the outside. It has an automatic GMT movement in a 40mm aluminium case with a rubber bezel. Also water resistant to 100m.

£3,540; bulgari.com

Panerai in its modern form began in the 1990s, taking the idea of an old Italian military diving watch and reimagining it into something modern. With the help of the Paneristi it makes watches like this one, with 300m water resistance, a sleek ceramic bezel that matches the black rubber strap... and the sleeve of a dinner jacket or wetsuit.

£9,100; panerai.com