Camera firm Leica is getting into the luxury watch game
Leica is known for its high-end cameras and optical wizardry. It’s also no stranger to high-profile collaborations, such as its ongoing workings with Huawei to “reinvent smartphone photography”, says wired.co.uk. Now, however, the company has decided to go into the watchmaking business, too, with the launch of two mechanical watches, the L1 and L2. Made at Leica’s headquarters in Wetzlar, Germany, both watches have 41mm stainless steel cases, as well as an 18-karat rose gold option for the L2. Both watches are water resistant to 50 metres and boast a power reserve of 60 hours. The simpler L1 displays merely time, date and power reserve, while the L2 also includes a dual-time GMT function.