In addition to the new Q2 “Reporter” cameras, the Ralph Gibson’s Leica Hall of Fame Award, and the 2021 LOBA winners announcement during the recent events in Wetzlar, Leica also had a presentation on their Leica watches. Not much coverage is available online about this presentation, which means there was no new/important information. Even HODINKEE, […]
The Leica L1 and L2 watches were announced back in 2018 and after the initial delay, it seems that we are getting closer to the official release according to this quote from Dr. Kaufmann (Chairman of Supervisory Board of Leica Camera AG):
I have a small update on the shipment situation of the new Leica L1 and L2 watches. There has been a delay and the new expected release time frame is by the end of 2019 (the original release date was autumn 2018). Initially, the new Leica L1 and L2 watches will be sold only in […]
The first reviews and some additional coverage of the new Leica L1 and L2 watches:
In addition to the rose gold versions of the L1 and L2 watches, in 2019 Leica will also announce a new L3 watch with a mechanical alarm complication:
Some additional (video) coverage of the new Leica L1 and L2 watches:
When the new Leica watches were officially announced, the ernst-leitz-werkstaetten.com website was offline. The site is now live and you can get some additional information on the new Leica L1 and L2 watches and Ernst Leitz Werkstätten in the form of an interview with Dr. Andreas Kaufmann:
Apparently, Leica Camera is getting into the watch business… I never thought I will write that sentence in my life, but this is where we are today: the company announced their first two watches under names Leica L1 and Leica L2. The new Leica watches are designed and manufactured by Ernst Leitz Werkstätten. Both variants […]
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