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The new Laureato Chronograph 42 from Girard-Perregaux is the sporty chic watch you need this summer

With its brown hues and elevated style, the Laureato Chronograph 42 from Girard-Perregaux is your perfect summer watch

By Mark D McKee Published May 8, 2026

Wristwatch, Arm, Body Part — Girard-Perregaux

As the summer approaches, you are going to start looking into your wardrobe for the places you need to upgrade. One of the often overlooked areas to update is the watch. Now, as a self-proclaimed chronophile, I will admit I am a little biased. But the truth is, your watch can elevate your summer wardrobe better than anything else you buy. Today’s number one watch you should be looking at to upgrade is the newest release by Girard-Perregaux, the Laureato Chronograph 42.

The truth is, brown is a hard color for a watch guy who is into style. Most of us tend to stick with black or brown leather and silver for our dress watches, and silver bracelets or silicone for our casual watches. The beauty of this release is the hard lean into the brown hues. It looks delightfully patinaed, as if it is fresh from the 70s and your dad’s collection. But the brown silicone band gives it a sharp combination of both sport and elevation, which means you can wear it day or night.

A love letter to the 1970s

The 1970s were a wild time for style. The bridge between the chaotic peace of the flower child and the neon-drenched, big-haired rebellion had no choice but to be its own brand of wild. Everything from leisure suits and bell-bottoms to platform shoes and Elton John’s sunglasses, the 70s rocked their own kind of style. This watch is a love letter to one of the more mild but iconic innovations of the time. The two-toned watch. The combination of stainless steel and rose gold is the perfect throwback to today’s obsession with vintage looks.

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The ‘Dad Reset’ is on the horizon: Megan Collins leads the charge

Men are taking ownership over what they wear and the founder of Style Girlfriend is here to help

Person, Sitting, Adult

One of the most frustrating moments in any man's style journey is when your wardrobe starts to feel stale. No matter what you do, you feel like everything you put on is old, boring, or tired. You try to switch it up. You pair it differently. It just lost its luster. The truth is, it happens to all of us. But the people who struggle with it the most are middle-aged men. With a specific focus on dads. Middle-aged men are too young to resign themselves to not caring about their look anymore. They are too old to dive into the trends with the changing of the fashion winds. So many of them throw in the towel. Add to that overwhelming feeling being a busy father, and there is just no way to spend the time and energy on rebuilding a wardrobe. That is where Megan Collins comes in. Her business, Style Girlfriend, takes men and restores their confidence from the ground up with new, elevated, and evolved stylistic choices.

When you have one outfit you love, you wear it. When you wear it, you notice how much better you feel. Then, you want another outfit that gives you that same feeling. That's how confidence builds. Not all at once, but one good decision at a time. - Megan Collins, Founder, Style Girlfriend

Fashion & Style

Shinola’s new blacked-out Mackinac Night Race revives a rare sailing complication

The Detroit brand's new limited edition puts a one-of-a-kind forged carbon dial on a yacht timer — the countdown built for sailboat starts.

Wristwatch, Arm, Rope

Shinola has made watches about Detroit, about the Apollo program, and about a lake monster. Its newest one is about a sailboat race, and damn, is it good-looking.

The Detroit-based brand is launching the Mackinac Night Race, a limited edition built around the yacht timer — the countdown complication used to time the start of a sailing race, aka one of watchmaking's more specialized tricks. The name nods to the Great Lakes maritime history the watch draws on (so not technically an official race tie-in).

Fashion & Style

The West is a statement look with TAFT’s new edit

TAFT Longhorn collection gives you a stylish look with a little western flare

Clothing, Footwear, Shoe

One of the most iconic ways a man can stand out is to make a statement with his style. Now, this isn't as easy as it sounds. Most of the time, if a man doesn't know what he is doing when he goes to make a statement, he goes overboard. Colors, patterns, textures, they can all work together or battle each other out for attention and cause problems. For instance, wearing a bright color combined with a crazy pattern can make you look more like an optical illusion than a stylish man. You look like you are cosplaying The Joker instead of methodically piecing together pieces that are working together to give an outfit depth. One of the tricks I have always loved to incorporate with my looks is a statement shoe. A typical everyday outfit can be elevated easily with a shoe standing out with color or pattern. One of my favorite brands to go to when I want to do that is TAFT. They are the best in the game for a statement shoe, and their new edit is a way to capitalize on that idea.

Limited edition in four styles