When I first got to see press pictures of the new 2067 and 2057 from Breguet, I was pretty sure that I wouldn’t be the one to fall in love with the “mint green shade” featured on the Arabic numerals, hands and bezel of the 2057. After having seen and briefly worn one last Wednesday, it turns out I will have to change my hypothetical order from my initial favorite, the 2067, to the military-inspired version:

Mind you, the press pictures I had received from Breguet couldn’t have been of a better quality, but they just did not show the, for the lack of a better word, “full picture,” which includes so much more than one photo can transport. Thankfully, I know that very well by now, which is another reason why I always try to take hands-on photos and videos for my articles. More importantly, I have a rule to never judge a watch before I haven’t seen it the flesh. Or even better, have worn it, ideally over a couple of days, should I intend to do a review. The same rule applies when buying a watch: watches tend to look different in real life, and, quite often, some releases also grow on me over time: When I first saw the Bathyscaphe from Blancpain in Basel ten years ago, for example, I wasn’t blown away. Now guess which watch has not only become one of Blancpain’s bestsellers, but also been on top of my list for the last eight years" – Exactly (still undecided between the chronograph with “tropical green...