Trendy watches of the past few years have been mainly blue and green. Now we?re seeing something completely new: gray. So take a few minutes to view some of today?s most exciting gray watches and immerse yourself in the diversity of color. It?s time well spent.

Bell & Ross BR 05 Grey Steel ? Stainless-steel case, 40 mm in diameter, water resistant to 100 meters; Caliber BR-CAL.321 with wheel-shaped, openworked rotor (Sellita SW300-1), automatic, 38-hour power reserve; Stainless-steel bracelet with folding clasp $4,400 on rubber strap, $4,900 on bracelet

Armin Strom Tribute 1 ? Stainless steel, 38 mm in diameter, water resistant to 50 meters; hand-decorated manufacture Caliber AMW21, hand-winding, barrel integrated into the dial with white-gold bridge, 100-hour power reserve; gray Alcantara calfskin strap with stainless-steel folding clasp; limited to 25 pieces, $15,600
Chopard Alpine Eagle ? Stainless-steel case, 41 mm in diameter, water resistant to 100 meters; manufacture Caliber 01.01-C, automatic, chronometer, 60-hour power reserve; stainless-steel bracelet with folding clasp, $12,800

Watches have become noticeably more colorful during the past decade. As recently as 2010, luxury watches were still mainly an achromatic affair ? with white or black dials and silvery steel cases, at most there was a singular red hand. But this situation soon changed. Colorful dials and bracelets became more frequent, and materials like rubber invited designers to play wi...