Baselworld 2015's Best Watches

Longines Pulsometer Chronograph

Longines packed an automatic monopusher chronograph into a streamlined 40 millimeter steel case and then added a 1920s-style dial with a bright red pulsometer scale (used by doctors to take a patient's pulse). Vintage-style chronograph at an affordable price.

Hermès Slim d'Hermès

These might be the best watches to come out of Baselworld 2015.There are both dual-time perpetual calendar and time-only versions of this watch.Both are powered by thin automatic movements (wound by a micro-rotor) that are made in-house by Hermès. 

TAG Heuer Carrera Caliber 18

You could almost fool someone into thinking this is the original Carrera. The domed sapphire crystal, faded grey markers, and sharply angled lugs (not to mention that old-school Heuer logo, sans TAG) are all spot-on.The new Caliber 18 Carrera looks almost exactly like the original model from 1963.

Sarpaneva Korona Northern Lights

Whoa! Thats all there is to be said about this wrist-format time keeping instrument. This watch comes from a Finnish watch maker, Stepan Sarpaneva. Stepan Says you can leave it on your bedside when you go to sleep and it will still be visible in the morning. 

H. Moser Funky Blue Perpetual Calendar

Perpetual calendars customarily involve a pile of windows and subdials pointing out four or five different measurements of time. Moser's perpetual calendar has a pared-down display, and this dial is astonishing. This is high-end watchmaking without the pretension.

Glashütte Original Senator Observatory

Classic German watchmaking with an aesthetic update.Germany earned its watchmaking stripes by making crazily accurate chronometers in the 19th century for merchant ships and scientific use.This watch takes that tradition and reinterprets it in a way that's thoroughly modern. 

Patek Philippe Nautilus 5711R

This is the one Patek-lovers are probably waiting for. Sure, it's all gold, but this is as easy to wear as a watch gets. No one will mistake this for anything but what it is.

Chopard L.U.C Regulator

A regulator is the perfect platform for a dual-time watch. The L.U.C line can compete with the likes of Patek and Vacheron, though it has its own, slightly less-traditional vibe.The time for classifying Chopard as a "jewelry watch" brand is long over, and this watch is further proof.

Omega Dark Side of the Moon, Vintage Edition

Out of four new editions of this watch, here is one of the most unique. Following up on its popular Dark and Grey Side of the Moon watches, this week Omega released a series of four new variations. It's the big black watch for the guy who hates big black watches. 

Laurent Ferrier Traveller Black

Forget bright colors. The black enamel version of this watch is incredible. Maps on dials can be a controversial subject. This new version of Laurent Ferrier's dual-time Traveller watch (that window at 9 o'clock shows the hours of your second time zone), has a two-tone map that's a silver dome covered in black enamel that's worn away to reveal the continents. Ferrier's micro-rotor movement could be the most beautiful automatic caliber ever made.