Most watches, even those equipped with numerous complications, still place the primary timekeeping indications ? hours, minutes, and seconds ? in the center of their dials and strive for symmetry in their overall design. Here are a handful of timepieces that do it differently.

A. LANGE & SÖHNE LANGE 1

No listing of timepieces with asymmetrically arranged dials would be complete without the Lange 1, the now-iconic model introduced by the reconstituted A. Lange & Söhne brand as its modern flagship in 1994. The original Lange 1 provided the template for an entire family of timepieces, equipped with an array of complications from moon-phases to tourbillons to perpetual calendars, but its core model has changed little in over a quarter-century: an off-center subdial at 9 o?clock for hours and minutes, a smaller subdial at 4:30 for running seconds, a bold Grande Date display in a dual-window aperture at 2 o?clock, and an analog power-reserve indication (from ?auf,? or full, to ?ab,? or empty) at 3 o?clock. Inside the understated 38.5-mm gold case, behind a solid silver argenté dial, ticks the manually wound manufacture Caliber L121.1, with a 72-hour running autonomy and a host of traditional Saxon decorations. Price: $39,900.
A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 in white gold

ARMIN STROM PURE RESONANCE SKY BLUE

The fewer functions a timepiece must perform, so reasons Armin Strom, the better it can concentrate on accuracy. The Pure Resonance model, launched in 2...