Following our Part 1 of the "Twelve Legendary Watch Families" series last week, we are coming back with the later half of the list. Up next in our list are six absolute icons from IWC, Panerai and more.

Let's check them out!

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正如在之前的介紹文所言，好錶比比皆是，但真正能成為不朽經典的，可沒有那麼常見。這對於剛涉獵鐘錶的朋友而言，往往是一大煩惱。到底哪個錶款才最值得去買？又該從何入手？為了給予各位一個入門方向，Lengbeau特意嚴選擇權個最具代表性的腕表款式，而為了多樣化之故，這12個錶款分別來自12個不同的品牌。希望各位看完這個系列後，能對好一些經典錶款有所認識。

(中文版本按此）

​As commented earlier in our introduction,  good watches are abundant, LEGENDARY watches are, however, not something that could be churned out as frequently. The combination of these two factors could create confusions for people who are relatively new to the world of watches, especially when deciding which watch is more worthy of one's money. As such, Lengbeau has felt the obligation to serve our wider audiences by handpicking a dozen of, in our view, the most iconic and important watch bloodlines/ families. And for the sake of diversity, we've on purpose chosen only one family of watches from each of the 12 manufacturers, so that by the time you've finished reading the entire series, you'd be familiar with a broad plate of quintessential (not necessarily the most expensive) watch faces in the business.

We all know Rolex is famous for producing watches of supreme quality. That attribute, when applied to a diver model, would translate into its ability to withstand unforgiving water pressure when worn hundreds of meters undersea. 

What most don't realize is that Rolex actually managed to come up with a watch that brings diver engineering to the absolutely new height (or depth, really), so much so that it has to turn to some apparently oddball design to get the job done. When Jacque Piccard of Switzerland and Don Walsh from America, both legendary oceanographers, decided to for the first time in the history of mankind, explore the deepest known part of the ocean of Planet Earth in 1960, they turned to Rolex for a timepiece that could handle the hardship. This is no ordinary feat. We are talking about reaching for the Challenger Deep - some 10,900m in depth - at the southern tip of the Mariana Trench in Pacific Ocean. To put things into perspective, Mount Everest is only 8,848m tall. Needless to say, Rolex engineers at Geneve were given a tough nut to crack.

It is truly an exciting time of the year to be in Hong Kong if you happen to be a watch enthusiast. 

For the third time, Hong Kong is the host to the haute holorgerie (high horology) exhibition Watches & Wonders, which is to take place in Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from 30 September to 3 October. A strong lineup of 12 renowned watchmakers (mostly under the Richemond Group) would be flexing their engineering muscles to showcase their best products to the keen eyes of the visitors. 

Amongst the exhibitors stands one lone watchmaker from Saxony, Germany: A. Lange & Söhne ("A.Lange"). For readers new to this brand, Lengbeau will cover its history in our Legend 12 series (spoilerrr!). Today we will be focusing on a specific brand new model to be released by the German company in this year's Watches & Wonder: The 1815 Chronograph.

What you see above is a 1965 Rolex print ad on its Submariner. 50 years later, Lengbeau found its punchlines remained 100% relevant. 

Stay tuned for our coverage of arguably the most recognizable bloodline in the history of watchmaking...