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Ahead of time with David Bijlsma
Watchmaster David Bijlsma from GASSAN shines a light on the world of watches for MASTERS. He writes this column with particular pleasure.
Watchmaster David Bijlsma from GASSAN shines the light on the world of watches for MASTERS. He writes this column with extra pleasure and highlights some new highlights.Online editor: Patrick Stoffer
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David Bijlsma: “It is wonderful to be able to write this column after another major fair has finally taken place in our field: Watches & Wonders 2022. It was a great experience to meet colleagues from home and abroad under one roof again. and admire new models. By exchanging stories and experiences we get a lot of energy again. Rolex was spectacular with their very first version of a watch with the crown at 9 o'clock. This is also called a 'leftie', a watch for left-handed people. Not that Rolex had this in mind specifically, they thought this was a very nice thing to do in terms of design. And what about all the other beautiful things from Cartier Pasha and Cartier Le Must! Jaeger-LeCoultre's great Atmos clock in a new look is also beautiful. Chanel's J12 has become a bit more mature and TAG-Heuer has brought back the Sport/Elegance watch made famous by Ayrton Senna in a special edition. In short, there is an incredible amount of news under the sun this summer. You are very welcome at GASSAN.”
Rolex GMT-Master
The Rolex GMT-Master was designed for adventures in the air. It has now become the watch for travelers and connects people across different time zones. Rolex now unveils a new, surprising version of the Oyster Perpetual GMT Master II. On this watch, the crown and crown protector are located on the left side of the case. These changes required several technical adjustments to the movement and the Superlative Chronometer certification that required adjustments to the testing protocol and some final tests. The date window and Cyclops lens have been moved to 9 o'clock.
Pasha de Cartier
The Pasha de Cartier collection was launched in 1985. In the search for unusual shapes, Cartier came up with the idea of 'a square within a circle'. Development of this line stopped in 2011, but now it is back with the 41-mm Pasha de Cartier Grille. With, indeed, an eye-catching (removable) yellow gold grille over the dial.
Read more? The new edition of MASTERS Magazine is now available and, in addition to beautiful watches, highlights even more, such as a major interview with top entrepreneur Anna Nooshin and Sven Kramer.
