LIST: 6 low-key lit watches that you might have missed
Sometimes I like to think of the watch industry’s annual releases like an epic, sprawling house party — the sort where everybody shows up. There’s the classy guys who show up at the scheduled start time (SIHH) with nice wine and house gifts, and then, when it’s all settling into polite chit-chat mode, talking about the latest highbrow TV shows, the rest of the party shows up (Baselworld) and it starts getting hectic. Like all good parties, there are cliques, frenemies and drama. Pretty soon all eyes are on the cool kids — your Pepsi GMTs and the like — and you get caught up in the excitement with everyone else. Next thing you know it’s 4am and you’re having an awesome conversation with six randoms you hadn’t noticed before, but who are absolute legends in their own right. These are those six watches. Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39 Rolex’s hottest 2018 releases are pretty flashy – Pepsi bezels, rainbow bezels, Everose cases, jubilee bracelets … and the new black and white dial OP 39s are as classic as they come. Zero complication, but still all the hallmarks that make Rolex great. $7150 Panerai Luminor Marina Logo 3 Days Acciaio – 44mm (PAM…
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Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz and Glashütte Original, representing the Swatch Group’s top tier watch brands, have teamed up to show off their latest and greatest at a 10-day exhibition hosted by retailer Monards at their Crown boutique. The exhibition kicked off last night, and while excellent company and sparkling drinks are all well and good, the real drawcard was the promise of the first chance to see more than 40 brand new products, fresh from Baselworld. And while the Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Black Enamel and the Breguet Marine 5517 were major drawcards, our eyes were drawn to some other — quite diverse — watches. So, without any further ado, here are four of our in-stock favourites from last night … Glashütte Original Sixties Panorama Date This green dial was one of the real standouts of Basel and, as you can expect, it attracted quite a crowd. But it’s not just the bold colour that makes this classic steel three-hander stand out, it’s the texture and those funky numerals. $11,900 Blancpain Bathyscaphe Annual Calendar The Bathyscaphe is the Blancpain diver for those who prefer a sleeker, slightly more modern profile on their dive watch. Add Blancpain’s distinctive annual calendar…
Filmgoers have had a fascination with mobsters since before the advent of the talkies, all the way back to the first ever gangster film, The Black Hand, in 1906. Beginning in the 1970s, filmmakers started exploring the New York mafioso culture in classic movies like The Godfather, Mean Streets and Goodfellas. Now it’s John Travolta’s turn to “don” the overcoat in this year’s Gotti, exploring the life, and death, of Gambino family boss John Gotti. To get into character, Travolta spent time with the Gotti family and with Gotti’s personal effects, including several watches owned by the (in)famous mobster. Which got us thinking about other notorious gangsters and the timepieces they owned throughout their lives … John Travolta, Piaget Ultra-Thin White Gold (diamond dial), owned by John Gotti, worn in the movie Gotti John Travolta takes his turn at playing notorious crime boss John Gotti in this year’s Gotti. Gotti Sr was famously known as the ‘Dapper Don’ for his always impeccable appearance and love of quality threads. Former New York gangster John Gotti Jr, son of the famous ‘Teflon Don’, acted as a consultant on the film, supplying Travolta with several of his father’s personal possessions, including overcoats, Brioni ties and Piaget watches. Tom…