Given Sowind president Luigi Macaluso’s history as a member of the official Fiat racing team in the 1970s, it should surprise no one that his watch brands are associated with competitive racing. While one Sowind brand, Girard-Perregaux, is cosponsoring the BMW Oracle contender at the America’s Cup yacht race, sister …
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The JeanRichard Paramount watch collection has always struck me as among the most stylish of contemporary rectangular timepiece “families”. Less formal than the distantly related Girard-Perregaux 1945 watches (Girard-Perregaux and JeanRichard are sibling companies within the Sowind Group), the finely brushed finish and distinctively shaped lugs of the Paramount case …
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Brilliant colors can often be a great accent on a sporty timepiece. From sports watch classics like the “Pepsi” – bezel Rolex GMT Master, to modern introductions such as the Anonimo Polluce Bronze watch, with its bright orange dial, bronze case, and leather strap with matching orange stitching, eye-catching colors …
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Lovers of GMT/UTC and dual-time watches, take note. Daniel JeanRichard has introduced a very nice new model at SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) this year, that has all the makings of an outstanding timepiece for travelers. The 2TimeZones watch, as it is called, demonstrates the commitment of Daniel …
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