Putting on the breaks has long been a challenge for Corvin Lask and Christopher Noerskau. The pair met as teenagers at a remedial driving school in their native Germany—one was there for running a red light, the other for speeding—and later, after graduating from the same university, found themselves in relentlessly fast-paced, corporate jobs. Both felt like life was passing them by. To help change their lifestyles, they created Slow, a line of stark, Swiss-made watches with the aim of helping their wearers slow down.