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as the hand’s counterweight features a miniature sextant shape.
The large crown resembles a boat winch. Even the watchstraps
echo the nautical theme. Available in a host of colors, straps of calf
leather or suede feature a sextant-shaped buckle and an (optional)
anchor badge.
Sapphire back
A full-sized sapphire caseback crystal on each watch is another of
the collection’s many unusual stylistic cues. As Grenon points out,
that sapphire does more than simply look good.
“At first this seems rather unusual, but if you look at many
people’s watches most of the scratches appear on the caseback from
throwing the watch down on a table or dresser,” he adds. “With the
sapphire crystal covering the steel portion of the casebacks, the
back still looks pristine and it perfectly preserves all of the engrav-
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ing there, including the watch’s limited edition number.”
All L. Kendall watches are designed by Italo Fontana, the
mastermind behind U-Boat’s distinctive collections, while the brand
itself was developed by Mounir Moufarrige, who is credited for helping to revive Alfred Dunhill and Goyard, and other brands, and who,
while at Chloe, hired Stella McCartney.
L. Kendall collections are priced starting at $3,900 (for K7)
with the aforementioned K4 chronograph at the top of the firm’s
range, priced at $7,900.
“When people look at the watches and feel them in their
hands we ask them to guess what the price is,” Grenon says. “They
are always surprised that they are priced much lower than one
would think. Also, each model is limited to only 300 pieces so the
exclusivity makes them attractive as well.” For a closer look at L.
Kendall, see kendallwatches.com or grenons.com.