Two: unlike sneakers or haircuts or trousers it would be an odd sort of customer who chose a new watch based on the idea it was “in fashion”.
Tag Heuer has gone ga-ga for green, right across its range: a Carrera Green Special Edition, a Monaco in green for the first time and a retooled Aquaracer, also green.
Introduced as a range last year, the pilot’s style recalled the wistful romance of aviation’s original pioneers with its straightforward design: large Arabic numerals, steel case and leather strap.
Pilot watches can be off-puttingly massive – the idea that real pilots need to be able to adjust them while wearing gloves, read the dial while pulling 10Gs etc etc.