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Ball Watches For BMW Cars
A few months ago Ball Watches & BMW jointly announced that they would enter into an agreement to produce high-end watches from Ball for BMW. I got to see some prototypes and pictures a few months ago but was not allowed to discuss them until now. The relationship marks yet another watch brand plus car maker looking to make cool timepieces to appeal to both watch and car lovers. Will this be a success?Design-wise these are modest departures from the standard classic and sporty Ball watch fare that we tend to like. I personally am a fan of many, but not all Ball watches. The good news is that each year Ball releases enough new pieces such that there is something fresh and appealing for everyone. The Ball BMW watches are original, but have designs that closely look like a combination of modern IWC Ingenieur pieces and sporty Jaeger-LeCoultre sport watches like the Master Compressor and AMVOX collection. This isn’t really an accident given that the pieces are supposed to be sport
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface Fagliano Hands-On
Ninety years old. Y’know what else turns the ripe old age of 90 in the year of our lord two thousand and twenty-one? Willie Mays. The Empire State Building. The Star-Spangled Banner (as the official anthem of the United States, that is). Also 90 is the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso - an irrefutable classic in the lexicon of important watches from the last century. So much so, it’s been said by many a well-traveled watch fan that every collection needs a Reverso, right there in the box flanked by a Speedmaster and a Submariner. Now, I generally try my best to avoid the sort of “starter pack” mentality that tends to inform many new collectors who simply might not know better, but when it comes to this Art Deco dress watch legend, I’m happily inclined to side with the hive mind. Why? Because the Reverso - to borrow the parlance of the current generation - absolutely slaps.Introduced in 1931, the Reverso is one of those rare watches that was born out of sporting ne