
Four of the coolest digital watches you should check out right now
Analogue timepieces are often the conventional choice, but digital watches are showing signs of a comeback

Svalbard Time Travel HX12
The name Svalbard refers to an Arctic archipelago that inspired this newish brand. With jumping hour and a rev counter-inspired retrograde minute hand. No mechanical movement, though – this is quartz-powered.
£136; svalbard.watch
Advertisement - Page continues belowSpaceOne Jumping Hour
French indie brand SpaceOne has its eyes on the cosmos, with a strong leaning towards the excitement of the 1950s space race. Displays the hours and minutes via a small portal in the aero-styled carbon case.
£1,995; spaceonewatches.com
Bremont Terra Nova Jumping Hour
Bremont has released not one but two jumping hour watches this year. The narrow winner is the Terra Nova, with jumping hour, moving minute display and compass-style small seconds indication. Powered by an automatic movement.
£4,900; bremont.com
Advertisement - Page continues belowCartier Tank à Guichets
The Tank ‘Ticket Office’ takes its name from the hour display, which must have reminded someone of an old station ticket window. First appearing in the 1920s, the watch was revived in the 1990s, early 2000s, and again this year. It has a hand-wound mechanical movement.
From £45,000; cartier.com
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