Watches

The white G-Shock madness continues this week with the collaboration between London based Maharishi and Casio G-Shock GA-110 watch.  The G-Shock gets a unique black on white treatment that makes it look like a zebra.

The Maharishi G-Shock may look like a zebra but that’s not what inspired the design.  The white and black paint scheme is inspired by World War I naval ships that were painted white with black geometric shapes to confuse enemy torpedo operators on the direction the ships were traveling.

Surprisingly, this is the first time I’m writing about Vacheron Constantin watches; VC is the world’s oldest watch manufacturer that has been in continuous operation, since 1755.  They released two watches today but I’ll write about just one today, the watch is called Vacheron Constantin Overseas Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, yes that’s a mouthful.

The Perpetual Calendar Chronograph rose gold, Ref. 49020/000R-9753, comes in a 18k rose gold case with a brushed and polished finish and measures 42 mm.  The crown and two pushers are very elegant, as is the light grey opaline dial which is covered with sapphire crystal.  The hour markers and the hour and minute hands are covered in 18k rose gold.  The dial features 4 sub-dials that house the perpetual calendar: date, day, 48-month counter with leap year, and moon phase.  The three top sub-dials also double as the chronograph counters.  The watch comes with a hand-stitched brown alligator and a brown rubber strap.

Here’s another beautiful watch from Maurice Lacroix, called the Masterpiece Tradition Phase de Lune.  The watch(es) come in a variety of dial color combinations and bracelet/strap options.  These watches are definitely aimed at the traditionalists, with minimalist design and relatively small cases.