On Newsstands: WOW Autumn 2020
Issue 58 dives deep into the sea of 2020 watch novelties, while exploring the topic of transparency as it relates to watchmaking
The post On Newsstands: WOW Autumn 2020 appeared first on LUXUO.
Watchmaking offers us the rare opportunity to celebrate transparency that we can see and feel. We are only referring in passing to the amazing J-12 on the WOW Autumn 2020 cover, which is a watch in such high demand that we have not seen it in person. That?s not unusual in this trade, and might have happened even in normal times. Not that the word normal could ever apply to polar opposites such as the J-12 and this benighted year.
We are glad to have had the chance to feature such a watch on our cover. It vindicates our decisions over the last few issues, although we don?t pretend to know anything much about what the future holds. Having said that, transparency is a big deal for us ? and is a major issue in watchmaking. That is why transparency bookends issue #58 ? yes, the last word in this issue is also on the subject, albeit in a different form to the cover story. In our opinion even the all-too-solid dive watch is transparent in its appeal. Everyone wants one, which is why there are so many options. Exactly why this type of watch is so popular is not hard to understand because the appeal is so evident. We spend more than 30 pages on this subject. Yet again, we are extraordinarily lucky to have the new Rolex Submariner enrich the section.
Elsewhere in the issue, we revisit t...
The post On Newsstands: WOW Autumn 2020 appeared first on LUXUO.
Watchmaking offers us the rare opportunity to celebrate transparency that we can see and feel. We are only referring in passing to the amazing J-12 on the WOW Autumn 2020 cover, which is a watch in such high demand that we have not seen it in person. That?s not unusual in this trade, and might have happened even in normal times. Not that the word normal could ever apply to polar opposites such as the J-12 and this benighted year.
We are glad to have had the chance to feature such a watch on our cover. It vindicates our decisions over the last few issues, although we don?t pretend to know anything much about what the future holds. Having said that, transparency is a big deal for us ? and is a major issue in watchmaking. That is why transparency bookends issue #58 ? yes, the last word in this issue is also on the subject, albeit in a different form to the cover story. In our opinion even the all-too-solid dive watch is transparent in its appeal. Everyone wants one, which is why there are so many options. Exactly why this type of watch is so popular is not hard to understand because the appeal is so evident. We spend more than 30 pages on this subject. Yet again, we are extraordinarily lucky to have the new Rolex Submariner enrich the section.
Elsewhere in the issue, we revisit t...
-------------------------------- |
|
French Food Friday - Chocolate Tart From François Perret at the Ritz Paris
04-05-2024 04:55 - (
fashion )
Verdy and Swatch Is an Artistic Collaboration Made in Watchmaking Heaven
04-05-2024 04:06 - (
luxury )