Giuliano Mazzuoli Manometro watches

The Giuliano Mazzuoli Manometro takes its name and shape from a manometer, a pressure gauge. Mazzuoli, a designer born in Florence, found the idea in the pressure gauge of an old air compressor in his print shop, and launched the first Manometro in 2005. The watch is designed in Italy and made in Switzerland.

The gauge idea drives every detail. The case is a plain cylinder, 45.2 mm across and 14.8 mm thick, with no lugs: the calfskin strap is screwed straight into the case. A knurled, screw-down crown sits at 2 o'clock and can be placed at 10 o'clock for left-handed wearers. The dial reads like an instrument, with finely drawn Arabic numerals, a red 12 and luminous hands under sapphire. Inside the three-hand models is the automatic ETA 2824-2, which beats at 28,800 vibrations an hour and runs for about 38 hours, and the case is water resistant to 50 m.

The steel three-hand watch comes in two finishes: brushed (references beginning MRB) and polished (MRP), each with an ivory, black, blue or green dial. The Manometro Carbon (MSCF03) swaps steel for a carbon case with a black dial. The Manometro Chronograph keeps the cylindrical case in polished steel, with an ivory (MC01N) or black (MC02N) dial.