TIMEPIECES TO GIFT

FATHER’S DAY IS THE PERFECT TIME TO SPOIL THE MAN IN YOUR LIFE WITH A WATCH

VAN CLEEF & ARPELS MIDNIGHT PLANÉTARIUM

If your budget is generous and you want a unique conversation starter, the Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planétarium is the perfect choice. This stunning timepiece scales the heavens down to the confines of a 44mm case made from 18kt rose gold. The watch's dial showcases a representation of the movement of six planets – Earth, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn – as they orbit around the sun, displaying their positions at any moment. Time is indicated by a shooting star that completes a circle of the dial’s outer edge in 24 hours. vancleefarpels.com

RADO DIASTAR ORIGINAL 60-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION

Lightweight, minimalist and uncomplicated, this commemorative edition crafted in Ceramos – a high-tech mixture of ceramic and metal alloy – is a tribute to the 1962 Diastar. Made in collaboration with Swiss designer Alfredo Häberli, the watch has a radial-brushed Ceramos coiffe with polished angles set over a monochrome stainless-steel case and a sapphire crystal with hexagonal facets. It’s powered by the R764 automatic movement with 80 hours of power reserve, so it will still be running if your dad leaves it in the drawer for a few days. rado.com

CONSIDERING ALL THE TIME he’s invested in you, presenting your father figure or the special man in your life with a watch is a great way to express how much you appreciate him. It’s also the kind of gift that can be perfectly matched to his personality and interests.

Breguet Quanti Me Perp Tuel 7327

For a man who would love a classic dress watch that is slim, made of precious metal and complete with a Clous de Paris hobnail pattern dial and a perpetual calendar complication, look no further than Breguet’s Quantième Perpétuel 7327. A tribute to Abraham Louis Breguet’s perpétuelle watches from the 1780s, this exquisite timepiece is powered by the 502.3.P movement, which at just 4.5 mm thick is one of Breguet’s thinnest. The 39mm case is available in 18kt white or rose gold with the dial displaying the day, date, retrograde month, leap year and moon phases. bregeut.com yourluxury.africa