Is Orange the Apple Industrial Design Group's Favourite Colour?
Some convincing evidence, posited by Alex Cox and corroborated by Stephen Hackett in 2018.
If one were to include tints, tones, and shades in the mix, Apple's subtle variations on white over the years would be a heavy contender—beyond the iconic, white earbuds of the early 2000s, dating all the way back to a number of the early prototypes in Hartmut Esslinger's Snow White design language that dictated the look and feel of Apple's hardware in the 1980s.
Out of Left Field
The Grönefeld Brothers announce their first field watch, the 1969 Deltaworks, in a range of colourways with the option of stainless steel or rubber clad inserts for the case.
As to be expected, the quality of the movement is superb. While superior at a technical level, albeit less aesthetically finessed, the psychological dissonance between the materials and price point is on par with the original Royal Oak from Audemars Piguet.
Hands-On The Tudor Pelagos 39
James Stacey writing for Hodinkee:
gram for gram and spec for spec, the Pelagos is the best dive watch in the world
While I'm partial to the matte, ceramic bezel on the original and appreciated the dimensionality of its dial, I don't mind one bit the switch to the T-Fit clasp. Tudor certainly hit it out of the park with this release.
Eva Leube Returns
"When you have a handmade watch, it has a completely different soul to it."
Following up on the duo of curved, Ari timepieces she created, which were named after her firstborn son, Eva has a new timepiece in the works that will bear the name of her second son, Leif.
Beyond the fact that it will be a reworked automatic timepiece, she isn't revealing many details yet.
The MIH Watch Is Back
Rebranded as the MII, with a subtle and much welcome change to the chronograph minutes counter.
Too good to vanish, Christian Gafner, the industrial designer behind the minimal aesthetics of the original, has acquired the rights from Embassy Jewel AG and has rebooted production of this highly functional, minimalist classic.