Mr Gabriele Micalizzi is in the market for a watch. It’s been a few years since he lost the one given to him by his late father, a “beautiful, minimal” Montblanc hand-wound chronograph. And, given its sentimental value, he hasn’t found anything to replace it yet. Well, that and the fact that his job has certain demands. Micalizzi is, arguably, the foremost war photographer of his generation.
“I suppose I should really wear a Casio G-Shock or something really tough,” says the Italian, whose work is now on show at 29 Arts In Progress Gallery [link: https://29artsinprogress.com/artists/gabriele-micalizzi/], in his hometown of Milan. “But for me, it’s all about style. I think I’d rather destroy or lose a really nice watch than wear the kind of macho watch I see all the soldiers of the US Army wear.”