Conceived to meet the demands of contemporary watchmaking enthusiasts, Glashütte Original combines innovation with a quest for functional and aesthetic perfection. Let’s take a look to tell if they succeeded.
There are nearly as many dive watches to choose from as there are reasons to wear one. If the choice feels overwhelming, let us help. Here is a selection of our favourites this summer. Any of these will serve you well, whether you are cliff diving in Acapulco or lounging in Portofino.
After introducing the redesigned Seamaster Planet Ocean, OMEGA marked the collection’s London arrival with an evening at one of the city’s most architecturally compelling venues. The Tanks at Tate Modern, former oil storage chambers from the building’s power station past, were transformed into an immersive underwater world, with atmospheric lighting and deep-sea projections. This traced the Planet Ocean back to its origins as a serious dive collection.
There are certain details in jewellery that you notice only once someone points them out, and then you can never stop seeing them. The gold bead is one of those details. Small, perfectly rounded, catching light from every angle, it has been part of Van Cleef & Arpels’ visual language for decades, long before it became the centrepiece of the Perlée® collection in 2008.
In Geneva’s discreet haute joaillerie world, Nadia Morgenthaler occupies a rare position. She is both the craftsman and the visionary, the engineer and the poet.
The Planet Ocean remains what it has always been: a dive watch with character. This time, expressed through a more refined geometry and a more contemporary graphic clarity, without losing the substance that made it stand out in the first place.
What was supposed to be a quaint enterprise has turned into a 180-year adventure-story. Shaped by inventiveness at the time of crises, the turning wheels of history, and a true desire for greatness, we look back at 180 years of watchmaking in Glashütte with the official legal successor, Glashütte Original.
London-born and bred, Alice Cicolini’s fascination with India began in childhood, sneaking glimpses of Jewel in the Crown with one eye open, pretending to be asleep as her mother watched. The vivid colors, the grandeur, the elephants; she was enchanted.
Omega’s Seamaster Planet Ocean is a famous go-anywhere dive watch that is now complemented by a bold new feature: the world-time display. Epic looks to meet globalized functionality in the latest Omega “PO.”
Fine jewelry for men has always been a timeless accessory that adds style and sophistication. With its increasing popularity, many high-end brands now offer fine jewelry specifically designed for men. Here are our top picks.
