The 1916 Company Rewound: Beach to Tux Video Round-Up
It’s Friday morning and you’re buttoning your cufflinks when you begin to answer an almost-insoluble question: Which watch will you wear today? After long deliberation, you decide your Seamaster Aqua Terra deserves more wrist time, and you buckle its deployant with pride. It serves you well, ticking away the final minutes of your work week.
Saturday morning brings a new question to mind, as the summer days give way to beach outings. What timepiece can keep up with not only the water, sand, and sun, but also your personal style? Undoubtedly the same sport watch from yesterday.
What makes this Beach to Tux watch so versatile? Material for one: in stainless steel, titanium, or aluminum—sport watches depend on metals that are made to be lived in. Water resistance is another important factor. Viable sport models come with at least a 100m resistance. Equally important is the strap. Either a metal bracelet or rubber strap works best, as leather inevitably succumbs to the elements.
This isn’t to say you cannot fully live in a Patek Philippe Calatrava or a Rolex Day-Date. It is, however, a call for your workhorse, can-do-everything watch to be able to handle anything life throws at you. Finding functionality and versatility in a timepiece is what the path from the conference room to the cabana.
Watch as our resident watch expert, Tim Mosso, breaks down a curated selection of watches made to meet the needs of both form and function.
About the watch: The Tiffany and Co. wordmark, boldly stamped below the twelve o’clock index, represents a 170-year partnership between the master watchmaker and New York City based jeweler.
About the watch: The Submariner ref. 5513 debuted on James Bond’s wrist in 1973’s Live and Let Die. The original prop, complete with its own magnetic-field inducing, rope-sawing bezel, did not house a timing mechanism.
About the watch: Not only does Batman keep Gotham safe, he also protects the new Streamliner Chronograph. The Caped Crusader’s infamous silhouette makes an appearance in the middle of the movement on Moser’s new premier piece.
About the watch: By using individual drive motors for each hand, the idea behind the Élégante was for any hand to have to travel no more than 180 degrees when the watch is “woken up” from its sleep mode. In a past conversation with Mr. Journe, he mentioned the idea of being able to apply the same principle to a perpetual calendar or other complications, where he could deliver the same level of high-complication at a more affordable price, using methodology that could effectively ensure a long battery life as well.
About the watch: Each new stainless steel Overseas example ships complete with a stainless steel bracelet, rubber strap, and leather band, allowing the wearer to outfit their piece for any occasion. Depending upon formatting, we could include just “Vacheron Constantin Overseas” in the main sub-head, and then both the blue dial and the silver dial model beneath…
About the watch: The Seamaster is loosely based on designs given to Omega by the British Royal Navy, and the first iteration of the watch was released in 1948 to commemorate Omega’s 100th anniversary. For over 70 years and counting, the Seamaster is the oldest model currently in Omega’s catalogue. The Seamaster ref. 2531.80, made its debut as the official watch of James Bond in 1997’s Tomorrow Never Dies. Before each movie arrives, Omega releases a Seamaster to commemorate the “ticking costar” of each film, affording the customer the ability to wear the same piece from the big screen on their wrist.
About the watch: Contrary to popular belief, the Explorer was not the first watch the summit Mount Everest. The Rolex Oyster Perpetual 1953, a unique version of the OP tuned for use in especially harsh conditions, was used by Sir Edmund Hillary on his infamous climb. This watch was only a prototype of the later named “Explorer,” released to commemorate the success of the Everest climb.