24. Inspired by Vintage, Lorier Watches Bring New to the Old

Imagine that you have always loved the design of the original Rolex GMT Master, with that old bakelite radium Pepsi bezel. Or maybe you love an internal rotating bezel, or the panda look and the spirit of Paul Newman. Today, we talk with Lauren and Lorenzo from Lorier Watch Company, and discuss how their watches are inspired from elements of classic vintage watches like these, and they provide them in available, affordable, and reinterpreted ways. In our conversation, we discuss how Lorier came to be, the types of watches that have inspired Lorenzo and Lauren in their designs, and discuss how they have incorporated classic and new elements into their own watches. We even break for an actual delivery of a new shipment of watches!Our feature today is the plant family Lauraceae, or the laurel family. I pulled out my handy Flowering Plants of the World and reminded myself that the laurel family has about 2,500 species worldwide, and these plants are most common in the New World Tropics and Southeast Asia. The most commonly encountered products of plants in this family are bay leaves, cinnamon, and avocado. This family also contains the familiar and aromatic sassafras, as well as the ornamental laurels that inspired the Lorier symbol and name.