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The Red Carpet Highlights of... The 77th Annual Cannes Film Festival 2024!
vogue“We have a shared nostalgia for the digital watches of our youth,” Ashley says. “We wanted to capture that appeal but in a modern and interesting design.” They researched ’70s NASA imagery and films and like Goldfinger and the Jetsons for inspiration, along with John Lautner’s architecture and artwork by Dan Flavin. “From a materials perspective, we looked at the innovation happening in the world of optical lenses and incorporated that into the design of the mirror crystal faces,” Ashley adds.
“We knew we wanted to launch with a digital watch,” Mary-Kate tells Vogue. “The function is clean, simple, and straightforward. Analog watches can be beautiful, but bringing back simplicity was important. We are all so connected in today’s world, [and] there’s something refreshing about going back to the ideas of ‘time well spent’ and ‘time is precious.’