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LESS IS MORE
By Nancy Olson
With minimalist design expressed in aesthetically understated cases
and dials, these watches offer essential style and dependable
timekeeping. They are a nod to Bauhaus influence, and each offers
a modernist approach to watchmaking, using the “form-follows-
function” adage of spare, functional construction.
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This watch offers a streamlined dial with central hours and
minutes and small seconds at 6 o’clock. It is featured here
with a brushed 38mm stainless steel with gold PVD case
and a Ronda Slimtech movement. The strap is black leather
with a PVD-treated buckle. Price: $275
DUFA
Influenced by artist Wassily Kandinsky, this Weimar Calen-
dar Watch is 41.5mm, stainless steel, and features a white
Bauhaus-inspired dial and a leather strap. Inside is a quartz
multi-function movement with day and date and 24-hour
display. Price: $425
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