The Leica M camera will be 70 years old next year: the Leica M mount was introduced in 1954 with the Leica M3 (Wikipedia). Going even further back in time: in 1923, Barnack convinced Ernst Leitz II to make a preproduction run of 31 cameras to test. In 1924 Ernst Leitz decided to produce the […]
The Leica Watch will soon be available in even more Leica Stores worldwide according to Leica’s website: The Leica L1 and L2 watches were initially only available in selected Leica stores:
I was told that a very limited number of Leica L1 and L2 watches are currently in stock at Leica Store LA – the only location in the US that sells the new Leica watches (the L1 costs $10,000 and the L2 is $14,000): The wait time for the Leica watch is usually several months […]
Many Leica fans are also watch aficionados – just check the Leica coverage at Hodinkee if you don’t believe me. I personally think that Leica made the right decision to start making watches – after all, third-party Leica watches have been around for decades (click on images for larger view):
Here is some additional coverage on the recently released Leica watch – first some hands-on pictures by Leica Store Singapore: Only 500 pieces from each model will be produced yearly (the Leica L1 is priced at $10,000 and the Leica L2, is $14,000).
I already reported that Leica had a “secret” presentation on their new L1 and L2 watches in November last year. Today, the Leica watches are already listed on the official Leica website:
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):
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