If the name Project Z13 sounds like the stuff of high-tech secrets, you certainly got that right. The final individual colour grading depends on the angle of the spraying before a final baking to achieve its hue. The eye-catching dégradé effect of the dial is the result of it being galvanised before red and black lacquers are blended and applied. The Sixties Annual Edition 2019 in burnt orange is a fiery, retro-looking stunner. Coincidence or not, the Saxon house of Glashütte Original seems to have gotten its palette completely on point. Those following fashion trends would notice how burnt orange is all the rage this season. Inspired by the tides, the sea and the waves, the work of art will make aesthetes fall hard. As each piece is completely handmade, naturally, the dials will carry slight variations. The completely new individually-numbered and signed blue lacquer dial says it all. Any of Breguet's emblematic lines - the Tradition, Marine and Reine de Naples - is a natural winner but, if we had to choose one this year, it'd be the new Marine Dame 9518 timepiece for women. When it comes to a brand so rich in history and heritage, it's hard to know quite where to begin, really. For those who love collecting, act fast this model is limited to just 500 pieces. Its heart beats with the 1151 self-winding movement. It is water-resistant to 300m and boasts a tropical rubber strap. The new Barakuda is quite a beauty, with a smart black dial punctuated by red and white hour markers (coated with Super-LumiNova, naturally). The 2019 edition of the Fifty Fathoms Barakuda contains most of the features of the original version but is jazzed up with all the technological innovations as a result of the brand's longstanding (and outstanding) experience in the field of scuba diving. Vintage good looks meet technological advancement in Blancpain's revisitation of one of its most iconic diving watches from the late 1960s. We present six novelties that caught our eye. We'll publish longer features on the entire programme in upcoming issues of Options as well as our annual watch magazine, Retrograde, but, very quickly, here's what the world has been waiting to see. Rado, Longines, Tissot and Certina did not feature. The event revolved exclusively around six brands - Blancpain, Breguet, Glashütte Original, Harry Winston, Jaquet Droz and Omega - and each had half a day with the media.
Held from May 14 to 16, this was a special experience for journalists (the trade edition was held in March), and certainly the crème de la crème of the horological media. Three intense days of discovering the brands' 2019 novelties amid travelling to and from manufactures and presentations certainly took its toll on a select group of international media but no one could dispute the result following the group's ballsy move of exiting from megafair Baselworld (hence the tongue-in-cheek - and cheeky - headliner) was nothing short of a roaring success. The inaugural edition of the Swatch Group's Time To Move concluded yesterday.
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