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NEW WATCHES:
Utilitarian design experts DSPTCH has just expanded on the compatibility for its Fidlock watch straps, now moving beyond just the Apple Watch to include traditional spring bar timepieces as well.
Retaining the same design as its Apple Watch equivalent, the straps are constructed with a soft herringbone nylon webbing which is water-friendly and provides ample durability. Unlike deployants or conventional strap buckles, DSPTCH’s offering uses its own magnetic Fidlock Hook 20 Flat Buckle system which stays exceptionally secure when you’re wearing it but can also attach and detach easily for more convenience. The new models are now offered in both 22mm and 20mm sizings, perfect for anything from the Rolex Submariner or Omega Speedmaster to the Tudor Black Bay series or Seiko’s iconic SKX007. It’ll come in a whole array of colors, including black, olive, coyote, multicamo, a deeper-toned burnt orange, and more vibrant safety orange, and you can even buy each half of the strap separately to mix up the colors.
For those interested, DSPTCH’s new Fidlock watch strap for traditional watches is now available on its website for $36 USD for a full strap or $18 USD for each half.
Continuing on their longstanding partnership, New York designer Todd Snyder has once again reunited with American watchmaker Timex for yet another vintage-inspired timepiece, drawn from the era of art deco.
Paying tribute to what the designer says is “one of the most elegant eras in design,” the timepiece also carries a modern vibe with it, making it perfect for “The New Casual.” A curvaceous brushed stainless steel case is paired intricately with a high-polished bezel and mineral glass crystal, which protects the retro dial carrying lumed sword hands, red baton indices, and a white seconds track running around the outer edge. Powering the watch is a trusty Timex quartz movement, and completing the look is a genuine Red Wing leather strap with delicate white stitching.
“I saw the inspiration for this when I was meeting with Timex’s Milan-based design director Giorgio Galli,” explained Snyder. “And we were working on ideas for a watch with retro elements that would resonate with the vintage details in our fall collection including retro sweater polos, boldly patterned cardigans, and boucle wool topcoats.”
The Todd Snyder x Timex Art Deco Milano XL is now available over on the designer’s online store, retailing for $128 USD. Head over to grab yours.
New York-based designer Todd Snyder is back again with his long-standing watchmaker partner Timex for yet another collaboration, this time tackling one of the American watch brand’s most popular models in recent years: the Timex Q.
Originally launched back in 1979, the watchmaker decided to reissue the retro model in 2019 with an iconic Pepsi bezel, which was met with massive success. To follow up, the brand went on to craft the watch in other color options which were made available just this April, and now, Todd Snyder has joined in on the fun, creating his own take on the cultural phenomenon. Still powered by a quartz movement with a day-date complication at 3 o’clock, much of the timepiece’s aesthetic has been reimagined. The original round and painted indices are now swapped with sleeker, rectangular metallic indices, complementing the re-designed silver dive bezel on the exterior. The integrated bracelet has also been redone, moving from a jubilee-like design of the ’70s to a more modern rectangular, segmented look.
Todd Snyder and American watchmaker Timex have once again come together for another collaborative timepiece, this time tapping the elegant minimalism of mid-century horological designs, fused with a hint of mixology.
Inspired by Snyder’s second New York City location, Todd Snyder at the Liquor Store, the watch’s design harkens back to those of the ’40s and ’50s, carrying a simple matte white dial with a clean black “TIMEX” logo and seconds track running along the outer rim, paired immaculately with a gold-toned hour and minute hands as well as Arabic numeral indices. The case itself is high-polished stainless steel measuring in at a slightly more modern 38mm, housing a 21-jewel Japanese automatic movement. Completing the watch is, of course, a leather-backed canvas strap in the fashion designer’s signature olive green tone.
“The Liquor Store watch is top shelf Timex, based on a vintage timepiece I love, upgraded for the discerning modern guy – a pure distillation of what our ongoing collaboration is all about,” said Todd Snyder. “It’s simple, strong and sophisticated – just like a great pour.”
For those interested, the Todd Snyder x Timex Liquor Store Watch is now available for pre-order exclusively on the designer’s website, for a price of $250 USD.
Vollebak has just revealed the prototype of its new timepiece, called the Garbage Watch, which is built from electronic waste. Over the years, the company has become increasingly concerned with how the clothing and accessories they have created will be treated at the end of their lives. The Garbage Watch was designed to reframe an often invisible and hazardous end of the supply chain. “To avoid trashing our own planet, we need to start figuring out how to re-use the stuff we already have…” explained Steve Tidball, Vollebak co-founder. “What if electronic waste isn’t garbage? What if it’s simply pre-assembled raw materials that we can use to make new things?”
Today, the 50 million tonnes of electronic waste that’s generated every year is treated like garbage even though it contains many of the world’s precious metals, like silver, platinum, cobalt and zinc. Seven percent of the world’s gold is found in e-waste. Vollebak is using this so-called “scrap” material, like microchips from smartphones, wiring from TV sets and motherboards from computers, to create functional and unique watches. Using an “inside-out” design approach, Vollebak rendered the inner workings of the prototype highly visible in a way that is similar to the Centre Pompidou in Paris.
Vollebak’s Garbage Watch was designed as part of the Wallpaper* Re-Made project, and is due to launch in 2021. Stay tuned for more information about the production process and its final release.
For the second time, Italian luxury watchmaker Unimatic has teamed up with Japanese designer Mihara Yasuhiro. Though not one to shy away from more avant-garde designs, Yasuhiro has this time gone for the paired-down approach, resulting in a clean white wristwatch for the minimalist crowd.
Yasuhiro’s creation is an all-white take on Unimatic’s Modello Uno U1-MY2 watch. The timepiece features a white case, white bezel insert, a white minimal dial and Super-LumiNova white C1 markers. Wearers can choose between a white nylon strap or a more luxurious white leather strap. Unimatic will produce just 100 editions of the watch, and because each case is stonewashed by hand, every watch will be a one-of-a-kind creation with unique variations in texture and pattern.
Unimatic released another limited-edition version of its Modello Uno watch earlier this year, in collaboration with Massena LAB. For that release, Unimatic created just 99 versions of the chocolate brown watch, which retailed for $850 USD. In the past, Unimatic has collaborated with retailers such as colette, MR PORTER and LUISAVIAROMA.
The Mihara Yasuhiro x Unimatic Modello Uno U1-MY2 will be on sale starting September 19 at Mihara Yasuhiro stores in Tokyo and Osaka. It will also be available online at Mihara Yasuhiro’s online store and Unimatic’s webstore. Each timepiece will retail for ¥98,000 JPY (approximately $923 USD).
STREETWEAR: NOAH and Barbour Unite for FW20 Capsule
After releasing collaborations with Supreme and Norse Projects earlier this year, heritage outerwear label Barbour has now teamed up with NOAH. The latest joint release sees the New York-based label add its distinctive aesthetic to a number of Barbour items, with the stand-out pieces featuring the British label’s signature waxed cotton.
Arguably the key pieces in the collection are the waxed cotton jackets. For this collaboration, NOAH has dressed the Bedale jacket in a bright yellow color complete with large NOAH logo on the rear. The second item is the Beaufort Wax which comes in a patchwork design with sections of navy, olive, black and “Bordeaux.” Both coats feature Barbour’s classic checked lining.
Other waxed cotton pieces include holdall bags — in both yellow or the same patchwork design — as well as a bucket hat. Elsewhere, NOAH and Barbour have partnered on a co-branded hoodie and a selection of T-shirts featuring images from ’80s and ’90s catalogues on the front and the collection’s slogan, “Who Cares If It Rains?” on the reverse.
Launching the collection, Noah Co-Founder and Creative Director Brendon Babenzien said, “Many of us have been wearing Barbour for years and feel a real connection to the Barbour lifestyle — and I think a genuine connection is absolutely paramount in developing a strong collaboration.”
“Because we have such tremendous respect for the Barbour products already, we decided to keep the changes incredibly simple and subtle. We really only wanted a bit of NOAH to enter the conversation; too many updates to an already incredible product and you could spoil it. We experiment with traditional themes in our design every day and try to make the most subtle adjustments that are simultaneously holding to classic style but evolving just enough to feel new and unique. This collaboration gave us the perfect opportunity to do that.”
Take a look at the full collection in the gallery above, and keep an eye out for NOAH’s collaboration with Barbour to release via the NOAH and Barbour web storeson September 24.
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