Men's Health UK - December 2021

December 2021

PHOTOGRAPHY: DAN MCALISTER TAG HEUER CARRERA The
DAY DATE 41MM, £2,400 Latest
Movements
In The
World Of
Watches

Bell & Ross

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04 05 06

Bell & Ross’s signature style remains the 01/ BR 03-93 GMT, 42MM POLISHED 04/ BR 05 GMT, 41MM SATIN-FINISHED
square pilot’s watch, a design that might have STEEL CASE ON BLACK CALFSKIN STEEL CASE ON SATIN-FINISHED STEEL
boxed a less creative company into a corner. LEATHER STRAP, £3,500 STRAP, £4,500
Be it camouflage, ceramic or ‘cyber skull’, the
template is surprisingly adaptable, while B&R 02/ BR 03-92 RED RADAR, 42MM 05/ BR 05 SKELETON GOLD, 40MM
has expanded its broader portfolio with smart MATTE BLACK CERAMIC CASE ON 18CT ROSE GOLD CASE ON 18CT ROSE
choices and clever tie-ins. ‘By the end of the BLACK RUBBER STRAP, £3,600 GOLD STRAP, £28,800
year,’ says Carlos Rosillo, co-founder and CEO,
‘we will have a total of 15 new watches that 03/ BR 03-92 DIVER MILITARY, 42MM 06/ BR 05 DIAMOND, 40MM SATIN-
cover all our areas of expertise: air, land and sea.’ MATTE BLACK CERAMIC CASE ON FINISHED STEEL CASE WITH DIAMONDS
WOVEN BLACK RUBBER STRAP, £3,990 ON BLACK RUBBER STRAP, £9,000

MH : 102

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Breitling

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04 05 06

The days of ads featuring aviator shades, 01/ TOP TIME SHELBY COBRA, 04/ SUPEROCEAN HERITAGE B01
half-naked ‘flight attendants’ and worse, 40MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON CHRONOGRAPH 44, 44MM STAINLESS
John Travolta, are now firmly in the cockpit CALFSKIN LEATHER STRAP, £4,360 STEEL CASE ON RUBBER STRAP, £6,050
mirror. Under new management, Breitling has
emerged as a thoroughly modern brand whose 02/ AVENGER AUTOMATIC GMT 43, 05/ SUPER CHRONOMAT B01 44,
concerns number sustainability, blockchain 43MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON 44MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
and droolsome vintage reissues. ‘Breitling STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £3,530 STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £7,050
stands for casual, inclusive and sustainable
luxury, which makes it totally different from the 03/ ENDURANCE PRO IRONMAN, 06/ NAVITIMER B01 CHRONOGRAPH
more classical and conservative competition,’ 44MM BREITLIGHT CASE ON RED 46, 46MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
says chief marketing officer Tim Sayler. RUBBER STRAP, £2,720 CALFSKIN LEATHER STRAP, £6,370

MH : 103

Bremont

01 02 03

04 05 06

This year has been the most significant in 01/ SUPERMARINE S302, 40MM 04/ HAWKING ROSE GOLD, 41MM
Bremont’s short history. The move to its impressive STAINLESS STEEL TRIP-TICK CASE 18CT ROSE GOLD TRIP-TICK CASE ON
new HQ in Henley-on-Thames has consolidated ON NATO CANVAS STRAP, £3,295 BROWN ALLIGATOR STRAP, £17,995
every part of the company under one roof, as well
as lending muscle to its attempts to revive UK 02/ MB SAVANNA, 43MM GRADE 5 05/ IONBIRD, 43MM CUSTOM 465
watchmaking. Themes have tended to cleave to TITANIUM CASE ON SAVANNA TITANIUM TRIP-TICK CASE ON
familiar areas of interest – British armed forces, RUBBER STRAP, £4,595 BRACELET, £4,895
classic motoring, aeronautics – so chronos, dive
watches, GMTs and field watches make up the 03/ JAGUAR E-TYPE 60TH, 43MM 06/ BROADSWORD BRONZE SOTEK,
bulk of the brand’s output. But recent models such STAINLESS STEEL TRIP-TICK CASE ON 40MM SOLID CUSN8 BRONZE CASE
as the Hawking and MB Savanna show a willingness GREEN JAG LEATHER STRAP, £12,995 ON BROWN NUBUCK STRAP, £2,995
to embrace bolder designs – watch this space.

MH : 104

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Doxa

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04 05 06

Bringing playfulness and design nous to 01/ SUB 1500T DIVINGSTAR, 45MM 04/ SUB 300T SHARKHUNTER,
the trad world of men’s dive watches – diving STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON YELLOW 42.5MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
OG Jacques Cousteau was a fan – Doxa’s RUBBER STRAP, £2,250 STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £1,820
products favour yellow, turquoise or orange
dials as opposed to, you know, black. ‘About 02/ SUB 200 WHITEPEARL, 42MM 05/ SUB 300 CARBON COSC
two years ago,’ says Jan Edöcs, Doxa CEO, STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON WHITE AQUAMARINE, 42.5MM CARBON CASE
‘we decided to highlight our heritage in diving RUBBER STRAP, £910 ON BLACK RUBBER STRAP, £3,750
watches and rebuild the brand image. Our
success motivates us to continue in this way.’ 03/ SUB 200 C-GRAPH CARIBBEAN, 06/ SUB 300T PROFESSIONAL,
45MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON 42.5MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
NAVY BLUE RUBBER STRAP, £2,550 STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £1,820

MH : 105

Gucci

01 02 03

04 05 06

‘It’s an exciting time for Gucci Timepieces,’ says 01/ G-TIMELESS AUTOMATIC, 38MM 04/ GRIP, 27MM YELLOW GOLD
Maurizio Pisanu, worldwide managing director, STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS PVD CASE ON YELLOW GOLD PVD
watches and jewellery. ‘Diversity and self- STEEL BRACELET, £1,600 BRACELET, £1,250
expression are the keywords here.’ Indeed, when
‘fashion’ watches can add up to no more than a 02/ 25H, 34MM STAINLESS STEEL 05/ DIVE, 40MM STAINLESS STEEL
logo-stamped dial on a cost-price automatic, Gucci CASE ON STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON RECYCLED POLYESTER
has swung for the fences, launching an integrated BRACELET, £3,200 STRAP, £1,050
sports watch with a tourbillon as well as the Grip,
its gender-neutral watch with up to three display 03/ G-TIMELESS SKELETON 06/ 25H, 38MM STAINLESS STEEL
windows, available in approximately 968 variations. AUTOMATIC, 40MM STAINLESS AND 18CT YELLOW GOLD PLATED
STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS STEEL MULTI-LAYERED CASE ON
BRACELET, £2,900 STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £1,500

MH : 106

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Hublot

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04 05 06

‘The [watch] industry needs some evolution,’ 01/ SPIRIT OF BIG BANG GOLD 04/ BIG BANG INTEGRAL TOURBILLON
notes Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe. CRYSTAL, 42MM CERAMIC CASE ON FULL SAPPHIRE, 43MM SAPPHIRE
‘Innovation and creativity are key for Hublot. ALLIGATOR LEATHER STRAP, £24,400 CRYSTAL CASE ON SAPPHIRE CRYSTAL
Brands repeating the past and reissuing BRACELET, £349,000
models is an issue.’ The company’s bet on 02/ CLASSIC FUSION AEROFUSION
outré materials – ceramics, synthetic sapphire, CHRONOGRAPH ORLINSKI KING 05/ BIG BANG SANG BLEU II GREY
a new gold it invented – has been enormously GOLD BLUE, 45MM 18CT KING GOLD CERAMIC, 45MM GREY CERAMIC
successful. When its first ‘porthole’-shaped CASE ON RUBBER STRAP, £31,300 CASE ON RUBBER STRAP, £22,600
solid gold watches on vanilla-scented rubber
straps debuted in 1980, people laughed. 03/ BIG BANG DJ SNAKE, 45MM 06/ BIG BANG E TITANIUM, 42MM
They’re not laughing now. IRIDESCENT TITANIUM CASE ON TITANIUM CASE ON RUBBER
RUBBER STRAP, £21,700 STRAP, £4,300

MH : 107

Junghans

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04 05 06

Celebrating its 160th anniversary this year, 01/ MEISTER FEIN AUTOMATIC, 39.5MM 04/ MEISTER KALENDER, 40.4MM
the Black Forest-based Junghans – once one STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BLACK STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON HORSE
of the world’s largest producers of clocks and LEATHER STRAP, £1,190 LEATHER STRAP, £1,990
watches – has gone to town with a bevy of
limited editions. Our pick would be the Meister 02/ FORM A EDITION 160, 39.3MM BLACK 05/ MAX BILL CHRONOSCOPE, 40MM
Gangreserve 160 with its characterful vertical PVD CASE ON LEATHER STRAP WITH STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BLACK
power reserve indicator and the kind of TREE BARK STRUCTURE, £940 LEATHER STRAP, £1,795
no-nonsense, professional looks that the
brand excels in. In a long-overdue move, it has 03/ MEISTER GANGRESERVE EDITION 160, 06/ MAX BILL MEGA SOLAR, 38MM
finally started to upgrade its collections with 40.4MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON TITANIUM CASE ON TITANIUM
scratchproof sapphire crystals. But let’s not STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £1,490 MILANAISE BRACELET, £975
forget Junghans offers mechanical complications
– such as the Max Bill Chronoscope or Meister
Kalender – for a lot less than its Swiss equivalents.

MH : 108

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Longines

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04 05 06

At Longines, traditional techniques meet 01/ DOLCEVITA, 27.7 X 43.8MM 04/ LEGEND DIVER, 42MM
modern technical innovations, producing STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BEIGE STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
watches that feel retro without ever being ALLIGATOR LEATHER STRAP, £1,350 BLUE LEATHER STRAP, £1,750
costumey. ‘It’s important for us to use our
heritage as a springboard for the pursuit 02/ SILVER ARROW, 38.5MM 05/ HYDROCONQUEST, 41MM
of innovation, both technical and aesthetic. STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BROWN STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
That’s always been the driving force of the LEATHER STRAP, £1,650 STAINLESS STEEL AND
brand,’ says Matthieu Baumgartner, vice- YELLOW PVD BRACELET, £1,500
president, marketing. Well-designed, relatively 03/ AVIGATION BIGEYE, 41MM,
affordable – they come highly recommended. TITANIUM CASE ON BROWN LEATHER 06/ SPIRIT, 40MM TITANIUM CASE
STRAP, £2,970 ON TITANIUM BRACELET, £2,450

MH : 109

Maurice Lacroix

01 02 03

04 05 06

At the sprightly age of 46, Maurice Lacroix is 01/ ELIROS DATE LIMITED EDITION, 40MM 04/ AIKON AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH
a comparatively youthful watch manufacturer, BLACK PVD STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON SPRINT, 44MM BLACK DLC STAINLESS
deftly combining ambition, innovation and BLACK PINEAPPLE LEATHER STRAP, £820 STEEL CASE ON BLUE RUBBER STRAP, £3,190
egalitarianism. Indeed, its emphasis on
pioneering state-of-the-art technology (all 02/ MASTERPIECE GRAVITY, 43MM 05/ AIKON AUTOMATIC URBAN TRIBE
developed in-house) for a relatively modest STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BROWN LIMITED EDITION, 42MM STAINLESS
price tag makes it unique in the premium LEATHER STRAP, £9,100 STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS STEEL
watch market. From the highly sophisticated BRACELET, £1,890
Masterpiece range to the simple yet elegant 03/ AIKON CHRONOGRAPH SKELETON
Eliros, the brand’s admirable purpose of AUTOMATIC SPECIAL EDITION MAHINDRA 06/ AIKON VENTURER GMT, 43MM
bringing luxury to the masses is plain to see. RACING, 44MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS
ON BLACK LEATHER STRAP, £6,460 STEEL BRACELET, £2,350

MH : 110

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Mondaine

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04 05 06

With its bright red second hand and snow-white 01/ CLASSIC, 36MM STAINLESS 04/ EVO2, 40MM BRUSHED IP GOLD-
dial, the Swiss station clock has kept the STEEL CASE ON BLACK LEATHER PLATED STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
country’s trains famously punctual for decades STRAP, £215 BROWN LEATHER STRAP, £279
– truly an icon of modern design. Mondaine
turned it into a wristwatch: Swissness condensed. 02/ CLASSIC, 40MM SILVER STAINLESS 05/ EVO2 AUTOMATIC, 40MM
This year, metal watches in gold and rose gold STEEL BRUSHED CASE ON METAL BRUSHED STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
are the new models inheriting ‘the minimalistic BRACELET, £225 STAINLESS STEEL MESH BRACELET, £599
Bauhaus design and long-term approach to
sustainability in materials’ that are the brand’s 03/ CLASSIC, 40MM BRUSHED IP 06/ ESSENCE BLACK, 41MM RENEWABLE
touchstones, says Thomas Nedergaard, the GOLD-PLATED STAINLESS STEEL CASE RAW MATERIAL CASE ON BLACK
company’s senior vice-president. ON METAL BRACELET, £239 NATURAL RUBBER STRAP, £189

MH : 111

Oris

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04 05 06

No one offers quality in the sub-£2K bracket 01/ AQUIS DATE CALIBRE 400, 41.5MM 04/ BIG CROWN HÖLSTEIN EDITION
like Oris. Its dive watches are particularly STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS 2021, 38MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE
fine, with the brand’s ‘rotation safety system’ STEEL BRACELET, £2,700 ON GREY LEATHER STRAP, £2,950
top-rated by divers. This year, it also became
one of the first Swiss watch brands to go 02/ AQUIS DATE UPCYCLE, 41.5MM 05/ AQUIS DATE RELIEF, 41.5MM
carbon-neutral. ‘Oris’s commitment to change STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
for the better keeps going from strength to STEEL BRACELET, £1,600 STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £1,600
strength,’ says Rolf Studer, co-CEO. He might
also have said this about the watches. 03/ AQUIS DEPTH GAUGE, 45.8MM 06/ PROPILOT OKAVANGO AIR RESCUE
STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BLACK LIMITED EDITION, 41MM STAINLESS STEEL
RUBBER STRAP, £2,900 CASE ON GREEN TEXTILE STRAP, £1,950

MH : 112

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Rolex

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04 05 06

Rolex is the king of the Swiss watch industry 01/ EXPLORER, 36MM 04/ EXPLORER, 36MM
with the crown trademark to prove it. Yet no one OYSTERSTEEL AND YELLOW GOLD OYSTERSTEEL CASE ON OYSTER
knows how many watches it produces, how much CASE ON OYSTER BRACELET, £8,700 BRACELET, £5,150
money it makes or who runs it. Its position as one
of the world’s most secretive companies only 02/ EXPLORER II, 42MM 05/ DATEJUST 36, 36MM
works in its favour, of course. No one does the OYSTERSTEEL CASE ON OYSTER OYSTERSTEEL AND YELLOW GOLD
talking for Rolex better than its watches. BRACELET, £6,800 CASE ON JUBILEE  BRACELET, £9,250

03/ DATEJUST 36, 36MM 06/ OYSTER PERPETUAL 41,
OYSTERSTEEL AND WHITE GOLD 41MM OYSTERSTEEL CASE ON
CASE ON OYSTER BRACELET, £6,650 OYSTER BRACELET, £4,700

MH : 113

Seiko

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04 05 06

Big with hipsters, big with the cognoscenti 01/ PROSPEX PADI COMPACT SOLAR SCUBA 04/ PRESAGE SHARP EDGED SERIES,
and a big watch brand even your mum has DIVER, 38.5MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE 39.3MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON
heard of, Seiko is all things to all people. Its ON STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET, £500 HORSE HIDE STRAP, £860
products are prized for their accuracy, and it
builds great watches at every price point. 02/ PROSPEX ‘CAPTAIN WILLARD’ 05/ PRESAGE STYLE 60S, 40.75MM
‘Our founder’s philosophy – “one step ahead RE-INTERPRETATION, 42.65MM STAINLESS STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS
of the rest” – remains true as we celebrate STEEL CASE ON POLYESTER STRAP, £1,220 STEEL BRACELET, £530
our 140th anniversary this year,’ says Seiko
UK managing director David Edwards. 03/ PROSPEX 1986 PROFESSIONAL 06/ PRESAGE COCKTAIL TIME
DIVER’S RECREATION, 49.37MM ‘GRASSHOPPER’, 40.5MM STAINLESS
TITANIUM CERAMIC CASE ON SILICONE STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS STEEL
STRAP, £2,440 BRACELET, £430

MH : 114

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TAG Heuer

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04 05 06

Motorsport is in TAG Heuer’s DNA, from its 01/ AQUARACER PROFESSIONAL 300, 04/ CARRERA TWIN-TIME, 41MM
Monaco to its Carrera, its Autavia to its Monza 43MM TITANIUM SAND-BLASTED CASE POLISHED STEEL CASE ON POLISHED
watches. This year saw the brand achieve two ON TITANIUM BRACELET, £3,500 STEEL BRACELET, £2,650
milestones: a collab with Porsche and one
with Nintendo for the TAG Heuer Connected 02/ CONNECTED GOLF EDITION , 45MM 05/ CARRERA PORSCHE CHRONOGRAPH
x Super Mario Limited Edition. ‘It was a great TITANIUM SAND-BLASTED CASE ON SPECIAL EDITION, 44MM POLISHED
success and sold out in minutes,’ says Frédéric WHITE AND GREEN RUBBER STRAP, £2,100 STEEL AND CERAMIC CASE ON BLACK
Arnault, CEO of TAG Heuer. Perhaps a Mario LEATHER STRAP, £4,850
Kart watch will continue the racing tradition. 03/ AQUARACER PROFESSIONAL 300,
43MM STEEL AND CARBON PVD CASE ON 06/ MONACO, 39MM POLISHED STEEL CASE
BLACK RUBBER STRAP, £2,750 ON POLISHED STEEL BRACELET, £5,600

MH : 115

Tissot

01 02 03

04 05 06

Tissot’s big unveil this year was the PRX:  01/ SUPERSPORT GENT, 44MM 04/ PRX POWERMATIC 80, 40MM
a sophisticated steel design that elicited STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BROWN STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON STAINLESS
a double-take from seasoned watch buyers LEATHER STRAP, £270 STEEL STRAP, £565
both for its sleek lines and attainable price
(£295 for quartz, from £565 for automatics). 02/ HERITAGE VISODATE POWERMATIC 05/ GENTLEMAN POWERMATIC 80
Across the board, Tissot remains the easiest 80, 42MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON SILICIUM, 40MM STAINLESS STEEL CASE
answer to anyone asking where they can find BLACK LEATHER STRAP, £535 ON STAINLESS STEEL STRAP, £675
decent, Swiss-made watches for less than
a grand, with 2021’s crop of new models paying 03/ HERITAGE MEMPHIS GENT, 41MM 06/ T-TOUCH CONNECT SOLAR,
attention to design as well as value. Away from STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BLACK 47.5MM TITANIUM CASE ON BLACK
mechanics, it also continues to modernise its SYNTHETIC STRAP, £340 RUBBER STRAP, £940
outdoorsy T-Touch smart watch collection,
which now boasts solar-charging capabilities,
100m water resistance and a ceramic bezel.

MH : 116

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Tudor

01 02 03

04 05 06

This year’s magnificent Black Bay Chrono 01/ BLACK BAY CHRONO, 41MM 04/ BLACK BAY CERAMIC, 41MM
merely confirmed what we all knew: that calling POLISHED STEEL CASE ON POLISHED MATTE BLACK CERAMIC CASE ON
Tudor ‘Rolex’s younger brother’ (they’re made STEEL BRACELET, £3,900 HYBRID LEATHER AND RUBBER
by the same company) is no longer appropriate. STRAP, £3,550
‘Tudor bring its customers the highest level of 02/ BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT 925,
aesthetic refinement, performance and service 39MM SILVER CASE ON TAUPE FABRIC 05/ BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT 18K,
at any given price point, comparatively,’ says STRAP, £3,230 39MM 18CT YELLOW GOLD CASE ON
a Tudor spokesperson. Credible, extremely GREEN FABRIC STRAP, £12,610
well made and reasonably priced, Tudor’s 03/ BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT BRONZE,
military-grade dive watches are a steal. 39MM BRONZE CASE ON BRONZE 06/ 1926, 41MM POLISHED STEEL CASE
BRACELET, £3,390 ON BROWN LEATHER STRAP, £2,090

MH : 117

Victorinox

01 02 03

04 05 06

Victorinox is blessed with one of the most 01/ FIELDFORCE CLASSIC GMT, 42MM 04/ AIRBOSS MECHANICAL, 42MM PHOTOGRAPHY: PIXELATE IMAGING
recognisable names – and logos – in Switzerland, STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BROWN STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BROWN
but its trump card is the resilience and practicality LEATHER STRAP, £379 LEATHER STRAP, £819
associated with its Swiss Army knives. The
I.N.O.X. – hands down the brand’s most impressive 02/ MAVERICK, 43MM STAINLESS 05/ FIELDFORCE SPORT CHRONO,
piece of watch design – is the model that best STEEL CASE ON BROWN LEATHER 42MM STEEL CASE WITH RUBBER
translates those values to Victorinox’s timepiece STRAP, £419 STRAP, £439
range, with its tested-to-destruction manufacture
process and bombproof looks. Recent years 03/ ALLIANCE MECHANICAL, 40MM 06/ I.N.O.X. MECHANICAL, 43MM
have seen updates to other lines, all built to take STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON BLACK STAINLESS STEEL CASE ON WOOD
punishment – the Airboss, FieldForce and LEATHER STRAP, £549 AND LEATHER STRAP, £729
Maverick ranges have all introduced feature-
packed new designs. But most interesting is the
Alliance Mechanical, a smart automatic with the
kind of detailed dial design more commonly
found on pricier watches.

MH : 118





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THESE ARE THE PROTEIN AND
YOUR PROTEIN FIX, FIBRE GRAMS YOU NEED PER
ALL WRAPPED UP MEAL TO BUILD MUSCLE AND

Turkey’s too good to eat but once a year. STAY FULL. AIM FOR THIS
For your next Sunday roast, skip the whole AND YOU’LL GAIN THE
bird and opt for a breast – wrapped up in RIGHT WAY
rashers of bacon. Serve alongside MH’s
two satisfying, high-fibre sides for an
unbeatable health-boosting feast

122 MEN’S HEALTH

STACKED LUNCH

30THE PROTEIN 10 THE FIBRE

A 113g serving of skinless turkey breast houses 34g of protein Throw together these two winter
for only 167 calories. Ask for half a breast, which should come in at side dishes to hit your 10g goal of
around 900g. Bacon also brings the protein – two slices pack about 6g health-promoting fibre

TURKEY BREAST 249 COOK IT ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS,
WRAPPED IN CARROTS AND PARSNIPS WITH
APPLEWOOD- Cals In a large bowl, combine 3.8ltr water MAPLE SYRUP AND THYME
SMOKED BACON with the salt, sugar, peppercorns, lemon,
7g garlic and thyme. Stir until the salt and Preheat your oven to 200°C. On
WHAT YOU’LL NEED sugar dissolve. Add the turkey breast, a baking tray, add 3 peeled parsnips
Fat cover and refrigerate for 24hrs. (cut into half-inch chunks), 3 peeled
(FEEDS 6) carrots (ditto), 680g Brussels sprouts
0g Preheat your oven to 175°C. Remove (halved or quartered), 2 tbsp olive oil,
• 130G SALT the turkey from the liquid and pat it dry 1½ tbsp maple syrup and 1 tbsp thyme.
• 65G SUGAR Carbs with paper towels. On a large baking Season with salt and pepper. Spread
• 10 WHOLE tray, weave the bacon together into the veg into a single layer and roast
43g a lattice (see below). Move the breast until tender, about 30 mins. Feeds 6.
PEPPERCORNS to a rack on a large baking tray lined Nutrition per serving: 171 calories, 5g
Protein with foil. Place 5 sage leaves along the protein, 30g carbs (8g fibre), 5g fat
• 1 LEMON, SLICED length of the turkey breast, place the
• 2 GARLIC CLOVES, 0g bacon lattice on top of it, top with the
remaining sage leaves and fold the
PEELED AND SMASHED Fibre ends of the bacon under the breast.

• 5 SPRIGS THYME Transfer the breast to the oven and
• ½ (900G) SKINLESS roast until a meat thermometer in the
thickest part reads 74°C, 60 to 75 mins.
TURKEY BREAST, Remove from the oven and let the
DEBONED turkey rest, tented in foil, for 20 to 30
mins before slicing and serving.
• 14 STRIPS APPLEWOOD-

SMOKED BACON

• 8 LARGE SAGE LEAVES

THE SHOW-OFF KITCHEN TRICK

Yes, you could just drape the bacon over the turkey and be done

with it. But don’t you want to go the extra mile? Answer: you do

WORDS: JONATHAN BENNO; PAUL KITA. PHOTOGRAPHY: CHRISTOPHER On a large baking tray Take another strip Continue these steps PAN-ROASTED MUSHROOMS
TESTANI. FOOD STYLING: TYNA HOANG. PROP STYLING: PAIGE HICKS lined with a sheet of cling of bacon and lay it until you reach the other
film or baking parchment, perpendicular over the side. In total, you should In a pan, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over a
arrange 7 strips of bacon ends of the unfolded have a square 7-by-7 medium heat. Add 225g thickly sliced
vertically so that all the strips. Unfold the vertical lattice of bacon. Transfer mixed mushrooms. Season with salt
fattier sides are facing strips. Starting with the the lattice to the turkey and pepper and cook for 2 to 4 mins.
the same direction. second piece at the using the cling film. Add ½ a chopped shallot, ½ a chopped
Starting with the first opposite end, fold every Looks impressive, right? garlic clove, ½ tbsp thyme and 1 tbsp
piece, fold every other other strip back over the butter. Cook until tender, 2 to 4 mins.
strip in half. horizontal slice. Add a Put the mushrooms on a plate. Repeat
second horizontal piece the process 3 times. Before serving,
and unfold the vertical add 1 tbsp butter to the pan, add the
pieces again. mushrooms and warm gently. Feeds 6.
Nutrition per serving: 218 calories, 6g
protein, 10g carbs (2g fibre), 19g fat

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speed. And it makes DEADLIFT the ground, then row the
everything else in It’s a far cry from FROM BLOCKS bar up and into your
your life a little easier, the feats you’re used stomach (B). Pause here
whether that’s a to seeing performed 8 REPS X 3 SETS for one count before
Sunday morning by behemoths on This one’s a heavy hitter. lowering back to the
kick-around with the Channel 5 every ground. Repeat.
boys, a DIY project in Christmas, but this Set up a heavy barbell
the garden or just workout plan steals around six inches from the
lifting the kids on and the fire from those ground on plates or in a rack.
off of the climbing gods and gives us Hinge over and grip the bar
frame ad infinitum. everyday mortals (A), then take a breath,
a chance to lift heavy, brace your core and drive
When we look at our carry fast and get your feet into the ground,
training through the weird and wonderful lifting the bar to standing
lens of ‘strength first’, with odd lifts and (B). Carefully lower the bar
we can improve other unstable loads, so we to the plates and repeat.
qualities in the gym, can crush
such as becoming the rest of
less prone to injuries our day.
when running and
shifting more weight MH Elite coach
on the bench press. Tom Kemp is no
And we benefit from stranger to the
a hormonal balance strongman
that keeps us as scene and has the
healthy on the inside silverware to prove
as we look on the it. Here, he offers up
outside. Oh, and you’ll a four-week blueprint
fill a T-shirt better, too. for some real-world
strength. Hit each
So, if you’re looking session hard, leave
for a training style a day of rest between
that doesn’t just come each workout, then
with surprise benefits repeat with added
to life outside the gusto. Before too long,
gym, but one that is many more plates
tailored to ensure will be on the bar.

124 MEN’S HEALTH

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

WORKOUT#01 PULL THE PIN

Nothing screams ‘strong’ second and just a minute any means’. And be mindful TOM KEMP
quite like a back the size between your carries. Rest of your form on your final
of a barn door. Rest for 3 as much as you feel you deadlifts, too. If you’re Founder of
mins between sets for your need to ensure maximum- injured, you won’t be Farm Fitness
first move, 2 mins on your quality reps, not ‘reps by training for a while, after all. @tomkempfitness

04B

03A
02A

03B
04A

03 04

DUMBBELL DEADLIFT

02B FRONT RACK CARRY 3 X 60S MAX EFFORT
Last move now, so empty
4 X 30M

It’s like walking, only the tank. Again, hinge over

harder. Grab a pair of and grip the bar (A), then

moderately heavy take a deep breath, bracing

dumbbells and clean them your core and driving your

up on to your shoulders, feet into the ground before

elbows pointing forwards lifting the bar to stand up

(A). Purposefully stride (B). With control, lower the

forward, keeping your torso bar and repeat. Remember,

upright and chest proud we’re going for maximum-

(B). At the halfway mark, quality reps, so keep it

turn around and return. tight or drop the weight.

MEN’S HEALTH 125

PT – 12/21 WORKOUT#02THE BIG PUSH

01B This is your push day, your rest throughout and just a single minute
which means we’re going the session. As before, between your carries.
to be hammering your you’ll rest for 3 mins Make sure you rest as
shoulders, chest and between sets for your needed to give the
triceps. Work through first move, then for 2 best possible output
each movement, lowering mins on your second on your final effort.

02B
01A

01 02 02A

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8 REPS X 3 SETS 5 REPS X 6 SETS
Nothing says ‘strong’ like This is the bench press’s

taking something heavy brutal, power-building bro.
from floor to ceiling. With Lie flat on your back
your dumbbells by your beneath a barbell, with
feet, hinge down and grip knees bent and your feet
them with a flat back (A). flat. Explosively press the
Engage your lats and stand weights above you, locking
upright explosively. Use the out your elbows (A). Lower
momentum to shoulder your the bells slowly until your
bells, dip at the legs and upper arms are resting on
drive them overhead (B). the floor (B). Pause for
Lower the bells and repeat. a quick count and repeat.

126 MEN’S HEALTH

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

BUILDING BLOCKS

CLEANING UP

The clean and press is a move

with so much pedigree, it’s

almost mythical. But you can

break the movement down

04A with these progressive steps
03A

01 SINGLE ARM

DUMBBELL CLEAN

Hinge down with
soft knees and grab
a moderate dumbbell.
With a tight core,
explosively stand
upwards, using the
B1A momentum from your
hips to drive the bell
up. Bend at the elbow,
keeping the weight
close before pulling it
04A on to your shoulder.
Lower and repeat for
6 reps on each side.

03B B2B 02 DOUBLE
B1B DUMBBELL
PUSH PRESS
03 04
Clean the dumbbells
HEAVY GYM RING SINGLE ARM on to your shoulders
FARMER’S CARRY DUMBBELL PRESS and place your feet
shoulder-width apart.
4 X 30M 3 X 60 SECS Bend at the knees,
A little hack for huge Time to add some spice. then stand back
upright and drive the
gains. Pass the strap of Hinge down and grip a heavy dumbbells upwards.
a gymnastic ring through dumbbell between your feet Let your shoulders
a set of weight plates, (A). Explosively stand up, lock them out over
attach your ring and pull pulling the bell on to your your head. Lower and
tight. Repeat with another shoulder (B). Dip at the knee repeat for 5-8 reps.
set. Grab the rings, stand and drive the bell overhead.
tall and brace your core (A). Lower back to your shoulder 03 DOUBLE
Purposefully stride forward and repeat as many times DUMBBELL CLEAN
(B). At the halfway mark, as possible in 60 secs,
drop your weights, turn switching sides as needed Hinge down with soft
around, re-grip and return. to keep the reps up. knees and grab some
moderate dumbbells
from the floor. With
a tight core, stand up,
using the momentum
to pull both bells up.
Bend at the elbows
and do one final pull
to get both weights
on to your shoulders.
Lower and repeat
for 8-10 reps.

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PT – 12/21 WORKOUT#03 TREE-TRUNK LEGS

01A If a strong upper body justice. And you know the time as needed throughout
is the house, your legs are drill when it comes to rest the workout to ensure that
very much the foundations. now – follow the same you give your final move
Carb up before this session protocol as sessions one the maximum effort that
– it’s a big one, so do it and two, lowering your rest it deserves.

02A

03A

01B 02B

03B

01 02 03 04

BACK SQUAT BARBELL WALKING PLATE PUSH DUMBBELL SQUAT
LUNGE (6 EACH LEG)
8 REPS X 3 SETS 4 X 30M 3 X 60 SECS
Because you can’t fire 5 REPS X 6 SETS The only time you can First, acquire a sick
Apologies in advance for
a cannon out of a canoe. push the weight plates away. bucket. Now, hold a pair of
Take a barbell out of a rack, tomorrow’s sore glutes. Stack some on the floor and heavy dumbbells at your
rest it securely across your Re-rack your bar across drop down on to all fours, sides and brace your core
traps and stand tall (A). your traps and stand tall (A). hands on the bottom plate. (A), squat down until the
Keeping your torso as Keeping your chest up, step Lift your knees from the crease of your hip passes
upright as possible, take forward with one leg and ground (A). Drive with your below your knee, touch
a deep breath and squat bend your front knee until legs and push the plates the bells to the floor (B),
down until the crease of the back one touches the forward (B), then close the stand back up explosively,
your hip passes below your ground (B). Stand up, pause gap and repeat. Turn repeat for as many reps
knee (B). Stand back up and repeat with the other around at the halfway mark as possible. Then avoid
explosively and repeat. leg, moving forward. and push back. the stairs for a while.

128 MEN’S HEALTH

STRONG FOUNDATIONS

MASTERY MATRIX

A FOUR-STEP APPROACH

The key to progressive improvement is
to go at your own pace – do what works for you.
Use this matrix to identify your optimal movements

04A

PILGRIM DISCIPLE MONK MASTER

Perform Perform As Perform 01
goblet double prescribed front squats
squats dumbbell
squats

Perform Perform As Perform 02
bodyweight body-weight prescribed dumbbell
front rack
reverse walking walking
lunges lunges lunges

Perform Perform bear As Perform

plank crawls prescribed heavy sled
0304B
shoulder pushes
taps

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WHITE AND BLACK ‘MARLIN’ TRAINERS BY VEJA (VEJA-STORE.COM) body-weight prescribed front rack as heels
dumbbell elevated,
squats front rack
squats dumbbell
squats

MEN’S HEALTH 129

PT – 12/21 FINISHWORDS: TAYLYN WASHINGTON-HARMON. PHOTOGRAPHY: STEVE GALLAGHER. DIGITAL MANIPULATION: SCRATCHINPOST.CO.UK

START 05

01 THE TAKEAWAY

THE CLAIM Taking an echinacea supp
within the first day of noticing
In capsule, dropper or tea
form, echinacea is purported symptoms may lessen your
to strengthen your immunity. cold or flu, says Brian St
Proponents also argue that
it can prevent and curtail Pierre, a registered dietitian
colds – oh, and treat STIs. at Precision Nutrition. Still,
There’s more: because stick with proven preventative
some common colds are, measures: wash your hands
in fact, coronaviruses, throughout the day, sleep
some say echinacea can well and eat a high-nutrient
battle Covid, too. diet. It’s not revolutionary

02 – but it is foolproof.

WHAT’S TRUE 04

Echinacea’s many supposed WHAT LOOKS
benefits have been studied UNLIKELY
– but ‘a lot of the studies
have been on animals and Echinacea supplements also
cells in a lab’, explains probably won’t do anything
registered dietitian Abby
Langer, author of Good for STIs. The myth makes
Food, Bad Diet. Though the rounds in homeopathic
a 2020 review found that, circles, and the little research
while taking an echinacea
supplement didn’t prevent that exists is on varying
an upper-respiratory dosages. Beware any online
infection, doing so at the misinformation stating that
first signs of one may
reduce symptoms. echinacea treats herpes,
HIV/Aids or UTIs. There’s no
130 MEN’S HEALTH
consistent research yet.

03

WHAT’S LESS
IMPRESSIVE

Scientists haven’t proved that
echinacea prevents or treats
Covid-19. Both the cold and

Covid are viral respiratory
illnesses, but Covid-19 is
caused by SARS-CoV-2,
and colds are often caused
by rhinoviruses. There’s

currently no research
showing that echinacea
supplements protect you
from Covid. Masks and

vaccinations do that.

NOT QUITE A CURE
FOR THE COMMON COLD

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PT – 12/21 START ONE LAST PUSH

THE FINISHER 01

YOUR FINAL DAWN OF THE
COUNTDOWN DEAD WEIGHT

Get ready for an explosive finale to Start with the dumbbell
2021 – all you need are dumbbells deadlifts. With bells outside
and this high-rep shoot-out from of your feet, hinge down with
MH Elite trainer Scott Britton soft knees and a flat back.
Get a good grip, creating
tension in your body. Focus
on ‘pushing the floor away’
to stand. Take a deep breath
and repeat. Do 20 reps.

THE FORMAT 02

Four moves, three rounds, one goal: finish PUSH INTO
the year strong. In Scott’s words, we want A NEW GEAR
to ‘crush lingering 2020 blues, recover
from 2021 and go full steam ahead for 2022’. Catch your breath and
Here’s how: begin with two rounds of 20 clean the dumbbells to your
reps of each move; rest a minute; move into shoulders. Dip at the knees
two rounds of 21 reps; rest for two minutes and drive with your legs
and move into a final two rounds of 22 reps. to push overhead, locking
(See the pattern?) Onwards and upwards. out your arms. Lower to
your shoulders; now tick
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says Scott.

SCOTT BRITTON 03 04

Founder of DO THE LEG WORK HANG IN THERE
Battle Cancer
@scottbrits Presses done, keep the Time to go ballistic – with
weights on your shoulders 20 hang snatches. ‘Drop the
and shift all your focus to bells between your legs,
those pins with 20 squats. hingeing at the hips. Snap
With your torso upright, back up, using momentum
squat down until the crease to pull the weights towards
of your hip passes below your your shoulders before
knee. Pause before standing. punching them into the air,’
Scott’s advice? ‘Focus on says Scott. Repeat the
getting as deep as possible, circuit again, following the
controlling your tempo down rep patterns stated. You’ll
before exploding back up.’ see in 2022 suitably pumped.

FINISH

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his eyes comfortable. Give it your full focus 06 SWEAT FOR

YOUR RETINAS

After reading a recent study

that found that exercise may

01 HIT YOUR help maintain good eye health,
MICRO TARGETS I’ve done 100 press-ups daily,
and I fit in a Peloton session
I jumped on the three times a week. Physical
Mediterranean-diet activity may stave off some
bandwagon in a serious way of the cell ageing that leads
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reduce the risk of age-related degeneration. Being active
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This wholefood-based diabetes, which damages
diet can help prevent the blood vessels that
the inflammation that feed your retinas.

may contribute to AMD.

It’s a cliché, but I love

avocado toast for

breakfast and often

have a kale and quinoa

salad for lunch.

THE EXPERT

Dr Jerry Tsong

02 SHAMPOO 46, is a
YOUR LASHES board-certified
ophthalmologist
Most people have never
in Stamford,
heard of ‘eyelid hygiene’, but Connecticut.

hear me out. Our eyelids

collect oil all day long. After 05 BLOCK INTERVIEW: SARAH E RICHARDS. ARTWORK: PETER CROWTHER AT DEBUT ART

hours of screens, the oil ULTRAVIOLET

glands along the lashes get RAYS

clogged. Tears evaporate I’m really obsessive about

more quickly, and the eyes 03 MAKE 04 GIVE YOUR putting on my Ray-Bans as
become crusty and irritated. SCREEN-FREE TIME EYES A LUNCH BREAK soon as I step outside. UV light
I put a little baby shampoo on is linked to cataracts and

a washcloth, apply it on my I stop my phone from intruding on The popular 20-20-20 rule says you macular degeneration – the

lids and rinse with water. This my night by disabling notifications. In should look away from your screen number one cause of

is my version of a digital general, extra ‘awake’ time means every 20 minutes at something blindness in the developed

detox at the end of the day. you’re doing more bad things to 20 feet away for 20 seconds to world – and harm can start

your eyes, such as staring at screens. relieve digital eye strain. I find that adding up in your forties.

And you’re depriving your body impossible to follow. Instead, I close Indoors, I don’t wear glasses

of the sleep that helps your eyes my eyes for 10 minutes on my lunch to block blue light. I haven’t

regain moisture, which protects break and listen to a meditation seen any research that shows

them from infection and abrasions app. Closing your eyes is like taking they help with eye fatigue.

and keeps them comfortable.  a break between sets of exercise.

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