Manhattan

The MAEN Manhattan brings a distinctly angular take to the integrated-bracelet watch, with a broad bezel framing a dial patterned in vertical Geneva stripes. Those stripes are the detail that makes it worth lingering over: light moves across them in bands, giving an otherwise restrained design plenty of movement.

The Manhattan 37 is the automatic option to know; its compact dimensions keep the case and bracelet feeling like one continuous piece rather than a watch head with links attached. The Manhattan 39 Ultra Thin takes a different route, pairing a wider case with a slimmer, hand-wound construction. Choose between them on wearing character, not diameter alone. Bracelet fit deserves particular attention here: the integrated end links influence how the watch spans the wrist, so a nominally small Manhattan need not wear quite as small as expected.