The World on Your Wrist
While the down-to-earth pricing of Moonswatch quickly went stratospheric after launch thanks to the extreme disparity between supply and demand, CIGA Design's Blue Planet remains available and affordable. With a domed sapphire crystal that mimics the atmosphere and a three-dimensional rendition of the earth that serves as the hour hand, coupled with a novel indicator for the minutes, the Blue Planet watch provides laudable design and horological value. At $929 USD for the stainless steel version, this just might be the least expensive way to get into a Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève winning timepiece that is still available for sale.
It's also worth noting that this timepiece is the first ever made in China to win the Swiss GPHG Challenge prize.