The dial also link has 63 parts, with the new friction-plated German silver dial featuring individual yellow gold link dots link for the minute track. You might see some spotting around the dial here, but these are prototypes and not final production pieces. The finishing will be immaculate on the final product, I'm sure.

Now we are left with a paradox of logos on everything or a doldrum of beige Loro Piana and Brunello Cucinelli complete with link Herm?s bag. Most runway shows (there are some exceptions to the rule – Demna for Balenciaga and Rick Owens to name but a few) are focused on commercial ambition because the c-suite now dictates the outcome.