We Talk About Truly Innovative Watches From W&W 2021 And You Can Win This Pen!

I pick the Breitling Super Chronomat.

I really like the approach panerai takes with the recycled materials, so they are in the pole position for me

I would go with Panerai Submersible, perfectly embracing the concept of recycling. Initials steps in this direction have already been taken, inter alia, by brands such as Oris and Swatch. If you look back where the industry has been and where it is heading to, I’ll consider this a totally game changing mindset, particularly in a highly traditional field such as “haute horologerie”.

Who would ever have imagined that recycling could ever be associated with luxury? Well, definitely not me. Having said that, I truly embrace the idea that sustainability is probably the highest in watchmaking. To see this in a watch or even in a pen (CARAN D‘ACHE X Nespresso recycling pen) is great, and the generations to come will definitely appreciate it.

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Without a doubt Panerai Submersible eLAB-ID. To have a mechanical watch on your arm that is from 98% recycled material must give you a unique feeling that no other watch can do.

I vote for the IWC, for its durability.

My pick would be the Panerai as well, and for the same reason. We could all stand to start thinking more about eco-friendliness and /duurzaamheid/.

It has to be the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925. Silver has been shunned as a precious metal for wristwatches, even though that was a staple material for their forebears, the pocket watch. A major concern historically has been the issue of tarnishing, however this has been addressed by Tudor with an alloy to prevent that issue. The looks are stunning, adding a new alternative sitting between steel & white gold for any potential consumer wanting something a little more special. I have no doubt many other brands will be stepping in line soon.

My pick of the lot is the Grand Seiko White Birch even though the wait is long but also Wei’s shirt. That shirt is the bomb! I want to win it!!

Solar watches are not new. The fact that Cartier decided to put a solar movement into a tank might be totally unexpected (and consequently daring), but the technology is tried and tested. In contrast, the Breitling’s new split second chronograph actually is innovative. I remember an interview with Jean Claude Biver in which he commented on the fact that a split second chronograph is harder to make than a perpetual calendar… But Breitling managed to simplify the mechanism such that it is now (cough, cough) affordable – or at least – attainable. That’s patented improvement represents *real* innovation.

Has to be the Panerai it feels as though there is a huge shift in people’s thinking recently with regards to recycling and looking after the planet. Everything that can be done should be done. Of course in the scale of things using recycled materials for watches isn’t going to save the planet but everything that can be done should be done every little bit helps. The style of the Panerai isn’t to my taste but I think this is a great initiative I hope the rest of the industry follows come on Omega I want a recycled speedmaster on my wrist.

I’d have to tip my hat off to IWC for their Big Pilot’s Watch Shock Absorber XPL – you know its an innovation when they do something no one bothers to go all out and doing for a mechanical watch, in a similar vein that only the likes of Casio bother to do with G-Shocks.

Two words Cartier solar. Need we say more? Wow

I was battling between the Panerai and the Tank, for what will actually stick with the watchindustry and move it forward. Its the ethical and sustainable attitude, and though the IWC and Frederique Constant came up with new implementations of older ideas, its hard to see them really pushing the watchindustry. So I think I have to choose the Panerai for this nomination, though that model is for me hidious and id take the affordable classic of the Cartier for my collections, every time.

And still, The Hermés H08 is the winner of W&W21 for me. To launch a new model lineup with a new typeface and have it still looking recognizably Hermés… not an easy features. The consept is classic, but is has such harmony compared to the like of B&R05. And not going over the top with pricing… yes, its a winner for me.

Tank solo. Panerai seems to have lost direction to me.