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Review of the Nomos Lambda 39mm - The Luxurious Gold Nomos in a smaller size (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
When you think “Nomos Glashutte“, what you probably have in your mind are rather small, clean watches inspired by Bauhaus (a German school of art, mixing modernism and simplicity) like the Nomos Ahoi?and the Nomos Tangente. Recently, the brand gained even more affection from us with the introduction of both complicated watches (see the Nomos Zurich Weltzeit) and fully in-house movements (with the Minimatik and?the new Calibre DUW 3001). What was not really expected from the brand however was some luxurious, gold, dress watches – but they did it (and they did it well) with the Lux and the Lambda. The latter comes now in an?even more elegant edition: Review of the Nomos Lambda 39mm – The Luxurious Gold Nomos in a smaller size.BackgroundIn the recent years, Nomos have been quite active. First, they’ve been moving to (almost) fully-in-house movements – and frankly not the worst ones, like for instance this automatic world-timer calibre that can be found
Letter from the Editor - Introducing the new Monochrome-Watches - Monochrome-Watches
Hi and thanks for visiting Monochrome. As of today we switched to an entirely new look, with many new navigational options. It should serve you better and enable you to find what you're looking for much easier than before. And of course, we hope you like our new website! Let me briefly say a few more words about what's going on here at Monochrome-Watches and what we have planned for the coming months.However before I do that I'd like to introduce our associate editor Brice Goulard, who joined Monochrome early last year. Together with me, and a team of four contributors, we make sure that you are being served with all horological news that matters, with reviews of the most exclusive and beautiful timepieces and important historical background stories. Both on Monochrome, and on all our social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest & Twitter). Ad - Scroll to continue with article
The Hublot Big Bang Integral Minute Repeater, Presented as the First Minute Repeater in Full Ceramic - Monochrome Watches
In cosmology, the Big Bang marks the beginning of time; in the watchmaking universe, it is associated with Hublot's flagship watch. Launched in 2005, the Big Bang exploded on the scene with its unusual combination of materials and bold design. Today, Hublot presents a watch it claims to be the world's first full-ceramic minute repeater. It is true that ceramic has almost never been used to create minute repeaters, yet there have been a few examples in the past, such as the AP Royal Oak Offshore Grande Complication in white or black ceramic, which includes a minute repeater function but is worn on a rubber strap. Produced in limited editions of 18 pieces in white ceramic and 18 pieces in black and available exclusively in Japan, here’s the Hublot Big Bang Integral Tourbillon Cathedral Minute Repeater.A FusionWe've seen plenty of skeletonised and transparent tourbillons in the Big Bang line-up, including the latest groovy purple model and even colourful full-ceramic models in the B
Introducing: Tudor Has Just Dropped An Unexpected Black Bay Chrono PINK
This might well be the most unexpected release of Tudor in years. A couple of months ago, we already spotted something not supposed to exist, or at least, a watch that can’t actually be acquired by the general public. Released in the frame of the partnership with Visa Cash App RB F1 Team, Tudor created a Black Bay Ceramic blue dial “team watch” only for this occasion. Well, now it’s a sort of secret release, a watch that “might not be for everyone. And that's OK because few of them will ever be made,” (and that’s a quote from Tudor). What we know is that it’s a Black Bay Chrono Pink and… the rest seems to be a secret for those in the know. But we’ll try to know all about it during Watches and Wonders. If you look at Tudor’s Instagram page, you’ll see that it’s a proper sea of pink. Why that…? Well, yesterday, Tudor announced partnering with Inter Miami FC, becoming the Official Ti
Petrolhead Corner - Rolls Royce Returns to Coachbuild with the Boat Tail
The world of super-luxury cars is evolving fast. While a few years ago we had high-end car manufacturers offering bespoke services mostly for interiors and paint jobs, we are seeing a shift towards high-end manufactured coachbuilt cars by mainstream car brands again. Like in the early days of the automobile, more and more brands are now offering full bespoke services. The most recent announcement came from Rolls Royce, which said it would return to the glorious days of coachbuilt cars. To back up that claim, the famous Spirit of Ecstasy presented the Rolls Royce Boat Tail, the most expensive new car you can buy. Oh, and it comes with a bespoke Bovet 1822 watch!Rolls Royce has a long history of fully bespoke or coachbuilt cars. And while you can still pretty much request whatever you like on the interior and exterior in terms of colours or trim, coachbuilt cars are a whole different ballgame. This means one-off or highly limited cars, mostly handmade bodies, to very specific demands of
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