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If one have been to make a Venn diagram displaying the overlap of Leica digicam lovers and watch lovers, it will virtually be an ideal circle. This previous weekend, the enduring German digicam producer hosted an all-out block social gathering in entrance of their flagship boutique in NYC’s Meatpacking District. It was a convergence of enthusiasm for digicam lovers and pictures aficionados. The event? The celebration of 100 years of steady digicam manufacturing.
Leica 0-Serie no.112 circa 1923
The multi-day occasion started with a presentation for the press and pals of the model. Leica saviors, Proprietor Dr. Andreas Kaufmann and Karin Rehn-Kaufmann, have been joined by the likes of legendary photographer Ralph Gibson in addition to different Leica executives, to replicate on the legacy of Leica’s century of constructing a number of the most vital cameras in historical past. To punctuate that legacy, Leica ready an exhibition of a number of pictures from their archives. Moreover, heaps from the upcoming Leitz Photographica Public sale have been on show, together with Leica 0-Serie no. 112, the prototype digicam that was delivered to Oskar Barnack himself.
This uncommon prototype, assembled in 1923 and personally accepted by Oskar Barnack (the inventor of the Leica small format digicam), will headline the upcoming public sale on June twenty seventh at Leica Welt in Wetzlar, Germany. Different notable cameras on show embody the a hundredth Leica serially produced—a Leica I Mod. A (Anastigmat), which was delivered to British promoting and advertising company Ogilvy in 1925 and was the primary Leica to reach in the UK; and a Leica M3 with serial quantity 700,000 that was gifted to famend sports activities photographer and snowboarding pioneer Stefan Kruckenhauser and is the primary serial variety of all M cameras. “The classic digicam public sale hosted by Leica is the most important on this planet and has been attracting collectors and traders for years,” says Alexander Sedlak, Managing Director of Leitz Photographica Public sale.
Left to proper – President of Leica North America Mike Giannasttasio, CEO of Leica Digital camera AG Matthias Harsch, Proprietor of Leica AG Dr. Andreas Kaufmann, Artwork Director & Chief Consultant of Leica Galleries Karin Rehn-Kaufmann
The public sale preview coincides with the “100 Years of Leica” exhibition by Bruce Davidson and Sara Messinger from Might 1st to June fifteenth. The Pop-Up Gallery will moreover showcase 100 historic photos curated by Karin-Rehn Kaufmann, Artwork Director of Leica Galleries Worldwide. This celebration highlights Leica’s enduring legacy as a premium digicam producer with over 150 years of historical past and continued dedication to photographic excellence and innovation.
Following the presentation, the doorways of the exhibition and Leica’s flagship have been opened, whereas the road in between was closed, to make means for hundreds of company to descend with cameras in hand (in addition to fairly various killer watches on wrists). The festivities culminated Saturday night with a non-public live performance by Leica lover Jason Momoa’s band ÖOF TATATÁ on the Whitney Museum.
Scroll by for some photos from the occasions, and for those who’re in NYC over the following couple of weeks, make sure to cease by the exhibition.
Dr. Andreas Kaufmann provides remarks, a purple prototype Leica APO lens on his M digicam.
Karin Rehn Kaufmann and photographer Ralph Gibson (sporting a Rolex Submariner ref. 5512).
Richard Mille RM 30-01.
Leica ZM 12 Metal Blue Orange worn by Karin Rehn-Kaufmann.
Leica ZM 2 on the wrist of Dr. Andreas Kaufmann.
Alternatives from Leica’s archive for the 100-Yr Exhibition.
Leica MP ‘Leitz Park’ by King Nerd.
Habring² Felix Copper.
Leica 0-Serie no.112 circa 1923.
Tag Heuer diver.
Filmmaker Roberto Monticello, aka the ‘Mayer of Meatpacking’.
Seiko 5 SNK803.
Omega Speedmaster Calibre 321.
Restricted Version Leica M11 100 Years of Leica “NEW YORK USA”.
The Leica Flagship boutique in Meatpacking, packed to capability.
Panerai Luminor PAM00423 3 Day Energy Reserve & Leica M10-P Safari.
Leica ZM 12 Metal Silver Gray.
Baltic MR Basic Salmon on BOR Bracelet.
Girls Omega Constellation.
Longtime Leica fanatic and actor Jason Momoa arrives on the Leica 100-Yr Exhibition.
Single Proprietor Classic Wakmann Chronograph, circa Seventies.
Classic Leica 1, circa 1929.
Classic Leica 1 with telescopic viewfinder.
A Leica ZM 2.
A Rolex Explorer II Ref. 16570.
A Tudor Black Bay 58 GMT & a classic Leica 3 c (circa 1946).
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore 15720ST Diver Blue Dial.
Restricted Version Leica MP Gray Hammertone LHSA 1968-2003.
AN 18k White Gold Rolex GMT-Grasp II 126719.
A Breitling Navitimer & a gaggle of Leicas.
Photographer and Leica Ambassador Mathieu Bitton.
A Rolex Datejust ref. 1603.
A F.P. Journe Chronomètre Souverain Havana Dial.
Hugh & Claudia Brownstone of Three Blind Males & An Elephant.
A Grand Seiko Spring Drive mannequin.
A Leica ZM 1 Monochrom
A Tudor Pelagos.
A Cartier Roaster Chronograph.
A Rolex Daytona Ref. 126500 LN.
A Tag Heuer System 1 ref. 371.513.
Photographer Breana Helders Mazzagatte in Leica’s SL3 Marketing campaign.
Jason Momoa takes the stage for a non-public efficiency together with his band ÖOF TATATÁ.
ÖOF TATATÁ entrance man Mike Hayes.
A Patek Philippe Aquanaut 5261R-001.
A Timex World Time Reissue 39mm.
Jason Momoa sporting a Leica ZM 1 Gold Restricted Version.
A classic Rolex GMT 1675/3 ‘Rootbeer’.
