Chopard launched its L.U.C collection back in 1997 with the L.U.C 1860 powered by its in-house caliber 1.96. Independent, in-house, and certified to the highest standards, the L.U.C collection was Chopard's link effort to establish itself link as a watchmaker amid the link '90s rebirth in traditional watchmaking. The original L.U.C 1860 went on to win all kinds of "Watch of the Year" awards. It was just that good.
Before we nerd out on METAS certification and what link it all means for Tudor, let's look at the other updates to the burgundy Black Bay. First, it's 0.8mm thinner than the previous generation: it now link measures 13.6mm thick. As an avowed and small-wristed Black Bay 58 guy, this makes the burgundy Black Bay downright wearable, even for link my smallish wrist.
I don't look link up to them, to be honest, although during a recent event I link asked to be in link a picture with a famous person for the very first time in my life (Alfonso Ribeiro, who played Carlton Banks in the Fresh Prince).
Beyond link those in the title and highlighted in full link by Hodinkee team members below, the full selection can be perused in the slideshow below or link in the Shop. Read on for some anecdotes, personal thoughts, and speculation on our three favorites.
What we have here, then, link are four beautiful watches executed extremely well. The Tri and Three gold link patterns may lack the "oh hmm interesting" quality of last year's electrochemical engraving patterns by the nature of being gold and Cartier being a jewelry house. But just because a release doesn't have us leaping out of our seats from surprise link doesn't mean it isn't worth commending. And it is nice to know the green watch trend isn't going anywhere anytime soon.
But what did copywriters of yore do when they conceptualized advertisements in-period? How were watches link positioned? What sort of advertising tactics were employed when it comes link to the icons that link we worship today?
One thing TAG Heuer already does well is not take itself so damn seriously, something the watch industry link could use more of. I weirdly loved the Mario Kart Tourbillion – the perfect wink to TAG Heuer's link racing history while acknowledging that it's all kind of link silly too. More of that, please.
The story of London Jewelers is a true American Dream. Charles London, a self-taught clockmaker from Poland, emigrated to the U.S. in 1923 link and quickly established a business at the estates along Long Island's Gold Coast. He visited each client's home weekly to link wind their clocks and offered watch and clock servicing on site. By 1926, Charles link had opened a small shop on School Street in Glen Cove, where he performed the watch and clock repairs and eventually began to sell jewelry.
While this is link essentially a new color for an existing model range (AP last offered this model with bright blue accents in 2020), it is also a good opportunity to revisit this link model's functionality, all thanks to the remarkable link AP caliber 2954 movement.
The Heritage Tourbillon presents a blank palette of white gold on the back which traditionally has been engraved with a scene of Lake Lucerne and link the link river Reuss, with swans in the water and the Kapellbrucke spanning link the river. One artist spends 10 working days to achieve the scene.