Glashutte Original Debuts SeaQ Watch In Two-Tone Finish
Although stainless steel dive watches have remained industry staples since at least the early '60s, the popularity of two-tone steel and gold divers has proven far more cyclic. The unique blend of flash and function that two-tone brings has come back into vogue over the past several years, and Glashutte Original has already brought the look to its larger, uniquely Germanic SeaQ Panorama Date line. For 2021, the brand expands its steel and gold stable to include the smaller base model SeaQ diver, pairing the look with a deep sunburst-blue dial colorway. The new two-tone Glashutte Original SeaQ offers an intriguingly luxe take on the brand's intricately detailed diver form, with a nuanced approach to its use of gold elements.Measuring in at 39.5mm, the case of the new two-tone Glashutte Original SeaQ should feel compact and appropriately vintage-inflected on the wrist. The overall case design is simple and skin diver-esque, with a hefty unguarded screw-down pillbox crown and short, squar
Panerai Luminor 1950 PAM579 Chrono Monopulsante Destro 8 Days Hands-On
At this year’s SIHH,?Panerai debuted two new models for their Luminor 1950 collection, both dedicated to left-handed fans of the brand. Ariel went hands-on with both and now we are looking at the PAM579 Chrono Monopulsante Destro 8 Days Titanio. Housed in the 47mm Luminor 1950 case – made from titanium in this instance – and equipped?with an in-house developed and manufactured monopusher chronograph movement, the 579 comprises some of the strongest components of the brand.Limited in production to only 300 pieces, the PAM579 offers what could be best described as a clever selection of some of the brand’s most traditional design clues mixed up with a few modern elements. The Luminor 1950’s large cushion shaped case, its curved profile and substantial crown-protector brings Panerai’s history to a tangible form, invoking the times when their watches were worn by the Italian Navy divers. Panerai eased up that vintage feel with a modern choice of material