Pontiac Watches Dead Long Before Car Maker Kicks Bucket
I don’t know when Pontiac watches died, but they did. They were not an American brand, but as brands come and go, Pontiac went the way of the Dodo a long time ago. GM recently announced that Pontiac will shut down. The over 80 year old division of General Motors has had better times of course, but are we really losing much with the elimination of this automobile brand? The last important Pontiac car was probably the late 1960’s GTO line, but that was just because it looked cool – since then it has been dog after derivative dog. The only good recent Pontiac cars were just re-branded Australian Holden cars. While still technically GM cars, Holden had no connection to the chronically dysfunctional American design and engineering side of things.This article is mostly my mention of Pontiac’s death, but of course you can see images of the Pontiac watches – just needed to make the timepiece connection! Going back to the cars, I’ve always had a distinct sens
Bohen Launches An Elegant, Over-Engineered Dive Watch With The Mille-Mer
Sponsored post presented on best watches for advertiserRobust or elegant, take your pick? - that's been the prevailing paradigm in watchmaking for decades, but in launching the Mille-Mer, French brand Bohen Watches set out to challenge this concept by creating an incredibly tough (1000m water resistant) dive watch that is exquisitely nuanced in its design and artisanship. By partnering with the top manufacturers and suppliers in Switzerland, Bohen has created a luxury dive watch that can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the top Swiss luxury brands, but do so with their own unique design language and a surprisingly accessible price tag.In creating the Mille-Mer, Bohen's founder and designer Blaise-Dominique Giuliani decided to start from scratch, designing each component in-house then relying on the best manufacturing partners in Switzerland to help him produce the final product to his exact specifications. Despite the high demands placed on his manufacturing partners, Blaise-Dominique w