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Five Stylish and Practical Luxury Sports Chronograph Watches - Monochrome Watches
Few segments in the watch industry are as popular and heavily contested as the luxury sports watch. The dive watch may come closest, but we can all agree that the luxury sports watch has boomed in recent years. Even independent watchmakers like H. Moser & Cie and Czapek have jumped on the bandwagon with (it must be said) very cool collections. Simultaneously, there’s also a move towards added practicality within a luxury sports watch, for instance, with a GMT or Calendar complication or even a Chronograph. Looking at the latter, we’ve compiled a list of five luxury sports watches, all fitted with a chronograph movement.A. Lange & Sohne Odysseus ChronographWe’re kicking things off with the top-end A. Lange & Sohne Odysseus Chronograph. This was surprisingly the only launch by the German manufacturer for Watches & Wonders this year, but given its complexity, that’s quite understandable. This is not a typical chronograph, as the pushers on the right
Anoma, a New Microbrand, Unveils its Sculptural A1 Watch - Monochrome Watches
There's no stopping the rise of small, independent brands hoping to secure a footing in the tricky world of watchmaking. While many fledgeling brands will pop up briefly and then fade into oblivion, we try to select brands with potential staying power. The latest to brave the scene is Anoma and its sculptural A1 watch that underscores the brand’s strong focus on design. Belonging to the category of shaped watches, the A1's intriguing, rounded triangular profile is a flashback to mid-20th-century design.Matteo Violet Vianello’s passion for watches has been channelled into his new microbrand. Although he is not a watchmaker or designer by trade, he has experience at respected indie watch retailer A Collected Man. The name Anoma, which is short for anomaly, is inspired by the unconventional shape of the brand's first watch. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
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Here we are, 2016 has just started and the new horological year too, meaning that the SIHH 2016 is about to open its doors and to reveal the novelties of?Richemont Group brands. This year for the very first time the SIHH also gives the floor to several independent watchmakers. Known as the?Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, the SIHH will be this year more interesting than ever before. In order to keep you updated?with everything that will be presented by the exhibiting brands, we are on the road to SIHH 2016 and will report live from the fair as of Monday morning.Like every year, the watch exhibition season starts in January with the SIHH, which focuses mainly on high-end brands owned by the Richemont Group – plus several independent brands, friend of the group (Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille, Greubel Forsey or Parmigiani). However, this year, the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie undergoes several changes. We find back the 15 major brands that are part of the s
The Zenith El Primero - Revisiting One of The Most Iconic Movements Ever - Monochrome Watches
Icons stand the test of time. Born in 1969, El Primero (the first in Spanish) is still regarded as one of the best and most accurate chronograph movements ever created. Part of a trilogy of automatic chronograph calibres that hit the market in 1969, it is the only one that is still produced to date. As Zenith prepares to celebrate the 50th?anniversary of this legendary calibre next year, MONOCHROME takes a look back at its history and design. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The originsChronograph wristwatches have existed since the beginning of the 20th?century (around 1912 or 1913 for the earliest examples) but all of them were fitted with hand-wound movements. In the 1960s, it was time for the chronograph to modernise itself, by adding the practicality and comfort of automatic winding. Watchmakers embarked on a genuine race to develop the first self-windi
Ulysse Nardin Diver Chronograph Hammerhead Shark (live photos) - Monochrome Watches
As we recently showed to you, the Marine collection by Ulysse Nardin celebrates this year its 20th anniversary. In an interview we filmed during Baselworld 2016, the CEO of the brand, Patrik P. Hoffmann, was showing his pride with several new watches. However, these were not the only novelties of the brand this year, and the other successful model of UN, the Diver, is about to be introduced in a new version, a dive watch?in limited edition with quite a bold design and, for the first time, the manufacture’s chronograph movement. Here is the?Ulysse Nardin Diver Chronograph Hammerhead Shark.The Ulysse Nardin Diver is the brand’s interpretation of a diving instrument. Based on the Marine watch – the best seller and most emblematic watch of the brand – this timepiece adds three?dive watch essential attributes: a rotating bezel with 60-minute diving scale, a 300m water resistance and a strong legibility, via larger hands and markers. Overall, the Diver is a watch that
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