Da Man

DA MAN is the definitive guide to men’s style, giving readers insightful tips on the hottest fashion, art events, travel destinations, grooming products, relationships, technology and autos.

Kicking Into High Gear

Da Man • Volume 08 | 2021

360 Degrees

HEADLINES IN THE WORLD OF HOROLOGY 2021

1 GREEN DIALS • THIS YEAR, GREEN IS THE MAGIC COLOR FOR THE WATCHMAKING INDUSTRY

2 ART DECO • THE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY OF ART DECO LENDS ITSELF TO THE BOLD USAGE OF ATYPICAL DIAL LAYOUTS IN THESE TIMEPIECES

3 CHRONOGRAPHS • ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR COMPLICATIONS OF ALL TIME, CHRONOGRAPHS ARE THE PINNACLE OF BLENDING FORM AND FUNCTION

4 PERPETUAL CALENDAR • AS ONE THE MOST INGENIOUS AND INTUITIVE COMPLICATIONS, PERPETUAL CALENDARS ARE STILL ONE OF THE HOTTEST STYLE TRENDS IN THE WATCH WORLD

5 OLD MATERIALS WITH A NEW SPIN • THERE IS NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN, THEY SAY … BUT WITH WATCHES, A NEW TAKE ON A FAMILIAR MATERIAL CAN BE ALL IT TAKES TO STUN THE MASSES

6 CERAMIC • MORE FRAGILE THAN STEEL, BUT ALSO MORE SCRATCH RESISTANT AND LIGHTWEIGHT, CERAMICS IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING MATERIALS IN HAUTE HORLOGERIE

7 TABLE CLOCKS • AS TIME GOES ON, THE WORLD IS RELYING LESS AND LESS ON TABLE CLOCKS … BUT THAT HASN’T STOPPED WATCHMAKERS FROM CREATING THESE STUNNING MARVELS OF ENGINEERING

SPECIAL TEAM UPS • THESE CREATIONS COME FROM SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING PARTNERSHIPS IN THE WORLD OF WATCHMAKING

(Extra)terrestrial Designs • A NEW YEAR BRINGS YET ANOTHER SET OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR ROLEX, AS THE BRAND PRESENTS A SERIES OF STUNNING DIALS THAT COME FROM DEEP WITHIN THE EARTH AND THE OUTER SPACE

Greener Pastures • PATEK PHILIPPE SHOWCASES ITS EXPERTISE IN CHRONOGRAPHS THROUGH A COMBINATION OF CLASSICISM AND BOLDNESS THAT REINFORCES THE PERSONALITY OF THIS CULT COMPLICATION

Tranquility of Time • GENTLE NATURAL THEMES AND SUPERIOR MECHANICAL PRECISION COME TOGETHER IN TWO SEIKO 140TH ANNIVERSARY LIMITED EDITION NOVELTIES FROM THE GRAND SEIKO HERITAGE COLLECTION

Horological Splendor • LONGINES PAYS HOMAGE TO ITS HERITAGE OF SOPHISTICATION WITH THE HERITAGE CLASSIC AND THE EVIDENZA, GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND THE UTILITARIAN VIEWS OF WATCHMAKING TO CREATE TRULY ICONIC PIECES

THE ART OF ELEGANCE • FROM THE HERMÈS H08 THAT ECHOES THE MYSTERY AND DEPTH OF TIME TO THE ARCEAU 78 THAT PRESENTS THE ELEGANT ALLURE OF A TIMELESS OBJECT, THE HAUTE HORLOGERIE CREATIONS OF MAISON HERMÈS EPITOMIZE A STYLE THAT IS AS SPORTY AS IT IS SOPHISTICATED, ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH THE WORLD OF HERMÈS MENSWEAR

Column

On the Edge of Innovation • TAG HEUER CREATIVE DIRECTOR GUY BOVE TALKS ABOUT THE CREATIVE PROCESS DRIVING THE CREATION OF TAG HEUER’S EXCITING 2021 RELEASES

Improvise, Adapt, Overcome • FLORIAN GUTSMIEDL, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF IWC SCHAFFHAUSEN FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA AND OCEANIA, SHARES HIS INSIGHT INTO THE BRAND’S IMPRESSIVE ABILITY TO ADAPT TO A NEW BUSINESS LANDSCAPE

The Height of Artisanship • LIONEL FAVRE, PRODUCT DESIGN DIRECTOR AT JAEGER-LECOULTRE, CHATS WITH JOEZER MANDAGI ABOUT HOW THE MANUFACTURE CAME UP WITH SOME OF THE MOST COMPLICATED AND MOST BEAUTIFUL WATCHES OF THE YEAR

MODERN VARIETY • THE ICONIC TAMBOUR LINE BY LOUIS VUITTON RETAINS THE COLORFUL AND UNCONVENTIONAL STYLE ELEMENTS THAT ARE CENTRAL TO THE MAISON THROUGH A RANGE THAT INCLUDES EVERYTHING FROM TRADITIONAL DIVE WATCHES TO DUAL TIME DISPLAYS AND MORE. SHOWCASING THE TAMBOUR’S FAMED AESTHETICS AND VARIETY IS ACTOR GANINDRA BIMO

With Flying Colors • A CHAT ABOUT PIAGET’S LATEST INNOVATIONS AND TIMELESS SAVOIR-FAIRE WITH ANTOINE MARTIN

First and Foremost • ALVARO MAGGINI, THE VERY FIRST CREATIVE DIRECTOR OF PANERAI, TALKS WITH RIGA RAMADHAN ABOUT SUSTAINABILITY, TRENDS IN THE...