Beats Per Minute

Hit all the right notes with a choice selection of innovative blacked-out watches. Get into the studio, step into the spotlight, and let everything else go dark.

PHOTOS BY JUNICHI ITO – PROP STYLING BY LINDEN ELSTRAN – STYLING BY STEPHEN WATSON

CARRERA CALIBRE HEUER 02T CHRONOGRAPH BY TAG HEUER, $21,500; TAGHEUER.COM
BR-X1 PHANTOM SKELETON CHRONOGRAPH BY BELL & ROSS; $19,900; BELLROSS.COM
DEFY EL PRIMERO 21 CARBON BY ZENITH, $17,800; ZENITH-WATCHES.COM
BLACK BAY CHRONO DARK BY TUDOR, $5,925; TUDORWATCH.COM
GRANDE SECONDE BLACK CERAMIC CLOUS DE PARIS BY JAQUET DROZ, $14,600; JAQUET-DROZ.COM
FREAK X 43MM BY ULYSSE NARDIN, $21,000; ULYSSE-NARDIN.COM
(LEFT) LUMINOR YACHTS CHALLENGE BLACK CERAMIC (PAM0788) BY PANERAI, $15,900; PANERAI.COM
(RIGHT) SPEEDMASTER MOONWATCH CO-AXIAL CHRONOGRAPH “DARK SIDE OF THE MOON – PITCH BLACK” BY OMEGA, $12,000; OMEGAWATCHES.COM
NAVITIMER 8 CHRONOGRAPH 43 BLACK STEEL BY BREITLING, $5,850; BREITLING.COM