Here are the best watches we've found this month

If the scientists are not going to hurry up and invent proper humanoid companions, at least we have Star Wars. Citizen does Darth Vader and Chewbacca watches, among others, but none captures the face quite as well as the gleaming C-3PO. It has a quartz movement, so is not a piece of high watchmaking, but at around £300 it is not a novelty piece either, with a well-made chronograph movement operated by the gold horns at the top of the classically styled 38mm stainless steel case. The clincher: C-3PO’s eyes glow in the dark. Splash resistant.

£279; citizenwatch.co.uk

This piece from a small independent London firm was designed by pinball-loving cartoonist Ryan Claytor. The artwork is generally functional – in this watch the time is told via the pinball scoreboard. It has an automatic movement and 37mm stainless steel case. Also, it’s water resistant to 50m.

£325; mrjoneswatches.com

This Czech firm is so pro-robot that it looked no further for a name. This model pays tribute to 20th century Czech graphic designer Ladislav Sutnar. It has a manual-wind mechanical movement with 65-hour power reserve, a 42mm black PVD-coated stainless steel case and is water resistant to 50m.

£2,877; robot-watch.com

The inventor of many 18th century automata (see opposite) lives on in the watch company Jaquet Droz, and the Swiss firm plays heavily on the robotic history. This skull-themed tourbillon model has a 41mm red gold case and an automatic movement with seven-day power reserve.

£POA; Jaquet-droz.com