Saucony’s newest sneaker is a nod to a retro classic

Car anniversaries don’t usually come with matching wristwear, but International Watch Company and Mercedes-Benz have made it something of a habit.

International Watch Company is marking Mercedes-Benz’s 140th anniversary with a limited-edition version of its newest Big Pilot’s Watch.

There was a time when a necktie was a mandatory uniform — a daily tax levied on office workers, lawyers, and corporate ladder-climbers. For most men, tying a Windsor knot every morning felt like submitting to a small, silky oppression. But for a select few, wearing a tie was never an obligation. It was an art, a ritual, a quiet statement of personal style.

Thirty years ago, as the golden era of classic menswear began to fade, I found myself looking for a replacement for Sulka. Founded in 1895 in New York by Amos Sulka and Leon Wormser, A. Sulka & Company was once the ultimate arbiter of luxury haberdashery — legendary for its opulent silk robes, bespoke dress shirts, and, above all, its rich, heavyweight silk ties. Its clientele read like a who’s who of the twentieth century: royalty, Hollywood titans like Clark Gable and Cary Grant, statesmen like Winston Churchill. A Sulka tie was an uncompromising commitment to craft, pattern, and color. When Sulka eventually vanished from the retail landscape, it left a real void — not just a gap in the market, but a gap for men who saw neckwear as wearable art rather than corporate armor.

Albishorn keeps making watches for a history that doesn’t exist, and somehow that’s working out for them. Case in point: the Marinagraph release.

The Swiss microbrand is releasing two new colorways of the regatta chronograph: the Classic, with a black sunburst dial, and the Classic Fumé, with a white lacquered gradient dial.