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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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A U.S. Airforce pilot was forced to eject mid-flight wearing his Rolex. Fifty years later, it's sitting solid in a special collection

Wristwatch, Arm, Body Part

Air Force pilot Captain David Bartell fired up his F105-D for a training mission like any other time. Nothing was different—a routine training mission to link up with a KC-135 aerial tanker to refuel. As soon as the plane lifted from the runway, the engine blew, and he began to plummet toward the Earth. At the last second, when it was clear he wasn't pulling out of the dive, he yanked a lever near his cockpit chair, and the canopy exploded off the frame and catapulted him 100 feet into the air. A few seconds later, when his chute opened, and he began to drift down toward the safety of the ground, he discovered the plane had become a fireball on the ground. He narrowly navigated away from danger a second time before he found solid ground. Then, when he was about to breathe again, pops sounding like cannon fire sounded. Driving him into the bushes. Witnesses to this real-life crash on Thursday, July 13, 1977, said Capt. Bartell only responded with "What a ride." One of the most intriguing parts of this story isn't the failed training mission, but that on his wrist was a Rolex GMT-Master II. Fifty years later, Bob's Watches Founder and CEO Paul Altieri has procured it for his own collection.

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From dirt to downtown: Adidas drops new TERREX Freehiker 3

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