WatchPro's search continues for the perfect blue watches to consider in 2020, officially Pantone's year of Classic Blue.
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It’s official. Pantone, provider of professional colour language standards and digital solutions, has announced PANTONE 19-4052, Classic Blue, as the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2020. Emblematic of heritage but at the same time highly contemporary and versatile, it should come as no surprise that blue dial watches have been growing in popularity for the last several years. Here are ten you might not have noticed this year but are certainly worth a try in 2020, according to Tom Mulraney.
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