
This Week in Watches: November 21, 2014
This Week in Watches: Panerai’s new Luminor chronograph, G-P’s Large Date Moonphase Mechanics of Art Deco, Parmigiani’s upcoming SIHH 2015 and more.

This Week in Watches: Panerai’s new Luminor chronograph, G-P’s Large Date Moonphase Mechanics of Art Deco, Parmigiani’s upcoming SIHH 2015 and more.
By Jason Heaton

There are few scenes that conjure up summer more than white sails against a blue sky, whether you’re cruising in a 12-meter out of Newport, rounding buoys in a Laser at your lake’s weekend regatta, or just sitting on the beach watching the action. Our country’s lore and style are steeped in sailing culture, and watch companies haven’t ignored the nautical theme.
By Jason Heaton

The ninth installment of our Staff Favorites series features none other than GP founder, Mr. Eric Yang.
By Ben Bowers

If you’re like us, you have a long list of gear you’d love to own. But reality (almost) always steps in, along with bank accounts and eagle-eyed spouses, and your gadget desires remain unfulfilled.
By Jason Heaton

Nothing helps shake off the doldrums of mid-winter like a visit to Geneva for the annual Salon International Haute Horlogerie. For the uninformed, SIHH is the watch trade show put on by the watch brands under the Richemont Group umbrella and some of their friends.
By Jason Heaton

Clearly Mayan watchmakers hadn’t cracked the horology of the perpetual calendar complication before their ateliers closed for good. Whether December 21st, 2012 portends an ominous implosion of this rock on which we live, a collapse of civilization or just severe disappointment for the crazies no one knows for sure.
By Jason Heaton

Apocalypse-proof PAM
By Jason Heaton





Poseidon's timepiece
By Eric Yang

By Brian Huang and Gear Patrol Reader Ty Alley: We at Gear Patrol love watches. There’s no doubt that we have a fascination with timepieces here.
By Brian Huang

As many of you have come to realize, the guys here at Gear Patrol are big fans of Panerai watches. New models get released all the time, but few make as bold a statement as this watch here, the Panerai Luminor 1950 Ceramic 8 days Chrono Monopulsante.
By Brian Huang

Once in a while something comes along in your life that you know beyond a doubt belong in your life. Some of those things include a spouse, a house, a car, a bar, and a watch.
By Eric Yang