These Watches Will Define the Summer, According to the Watch Illuminati

When the upstart watchmaker Vanguart launched in 2021, it skipped the typical newcomer brand tropes—value propositions, homage watches, hand-finished movements, novel shapes—in favor of simply making watches that could easily be mistaken for sci-fi movie gadgets. From Ben-Yehuda’s perspective, they might as well be watches sent from the future to ensure you have a perfect summer.

“When I think of a summer watch, I’m not thinking quiet or understated—I’m thinking unapologetic,”…