Garmin D2 Pilot Watch
My Garmin collection (left to right, front to back): Edge 500, Edge 510, FR910XT, Edge 800, Swim, and FR70I am a very active person. In particular, I train about 10+ hours a week (mainly swimming, cycling, and running) as I am part of a local amateur (but serious) triathlon team: PacWest Athletics. So as such, I have owned various sports watches, and in particular Garmin GPS sports watches. Pretty much every Garmin sports model since 2007—except for the Approach S models which are superb golf-specific watches. Currently, I have three of their watch models plus three more Garmin Edge devices dedicated for cycling.So why do I start with this inventory of my Garmin watches and devices for this post. Simply to say that, while not perfect, I think Garmin understands how to make watches suited for specific activities—I call them Activity-focused smartwatches. That’s what makes me and many others come back for more.
Glashutte Original PanoMaticLunar Rose Opaline Watch
With A. Lange & Sohne next door, NOMOS Glashutte across the road, and Moritz Grossmann over the train tracks, Glashutte Original knows a thing or two about competition. And that’s why distinguishing itself and its wares from those of its competitors are paramount. Along technical and aesthetic innovation, must come an effective pricing strategy. It is the least “sexy” avenue for any storied brand to pursue, but it must be properly explored. Blinkered pricing strategies can cripple a brand’s chances of securing the right interest in such a crowded field. With the Glashutte Original PanoMaticLunar Rose Opaline watch, the brand seems to have done a good job on all three fronts, providing a visually layered dial in a versatile steel case for a very reasonable price, given the level of craftsmanship and complication on display.In truth, this kind of aesthetic is not to my taste (blued indices rarely are), but that hardly matters when the effortlessly elegant and