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Frederique Constant Highlife Collection (Specs & Price)
Frederique Constant is, without doubt, one of the most impressive entrepreneurial success stories in the recent history of the watch industry. Created in the late 1980s, the Geneva-based brand gained international recognition by manufacturing elegant, classic watches at reasonable prices, even demonstrating a certain mechanical savoir-faire with in-house movements and complications – such as a flyback chronograph, a perpetual calendar and a tourbillon. Frederique Constant now enters one of the most dynamic markets of the industry, that of the luxury sports watch with integrated bracelet. Meet the Frederique Constant Highlife collection.?In 1972, Gerald Genta’s Royal Oak for Audemars Piguet defined a genre that has never seemed more relevant. The archetype is straightforward: match a sporty but sophisticated steel watch with an integrated bracelet and an automatic movement. Robustness and refinement combined. Although most high-end manufacturers have entered this market R
2020 Hermes Arceau Squelette Smoked Dial // Introducing
The elegant asymmetrical Arceau watch by Hermes reveals its openworked mechanical heart through a smoky sapphire crystal on the dial. Following in the footsteps of the former 41mm Arceau Squelette watches, this new model shrinks slightly in size to 40mm and features an intriguing smoked sapphire crystal that gets darker as it reaches the chapter ring. Let’s look at the new Hermes Arceau Squelette.BackgroundThe stirrup-shaped lugs and galloping' slanted Arabic numerals of the Arceau watch take us back to the origins of Hermes that started life in 1837 as a producer of harnesses and saddles in Paris. Equestrian motifs have always been popular at Hermes, one of the oldest family-owned and run luxury companies in France. The distinctive lines of the Arceau were designed by Henri d'Origny in 1978, the celebrated artistic director of Hermes who defined le gout Hermes during his six decades at the Parisian Maison. Perhaps the most famous iteration of the Arceau was the poetic Temps Susp
Introducing Riskers Prolog I and Chapter I - Value Proposition Launching on Kickstarter (Hands-On, Specs & Price)
The watch industry is undergoing a transformation. Multiple young microbrands have popped up on the scene, relying on crowdfunding to launch their (interesting or not) projects. New on the scene is a brand named Riskers, a French venture with models inspired by trench military watches, modernized for the occasion. But what's special about Riskers, apart from the watches, is the people behind the project – and that says a lot about the current state of the industry. Let's have a look at the Riskers Prolog I and Chapter I.Behind this new French brand are people with quite some background. In fact, it is the result of former Richemont Group (owner of Cartier, JLC, IWC, Lange and many more) executives teaming up to launch a watch brand on Kickstarter! Clearly unconventional. Going by the name of Riskers, the company was co-founded by Pierre Guerrier, who worked as part of Richemont’s marketing services for Piaget, and serial entrepreneur, Thomas No?l. Several other ex-Richemont
Omega 2015 Novelties - Omega Baselworld 2015 - The watches we hope to see (including the new Railmaster) - Monochrome-Watches
Yes, we plead guilty! We are recidivists. We’ve been doing it before with . We did it again with Tudor. Now, it’s time for us to share with you our predictions for what could (very well) be the watches that Omega will introduce this year at Baselworld. Last year, the brand teased us with several videos and darken photos that suggested a new Omega Seamaster 300. Fortunately, our predictions were quite accurate and Omega came with the Master Co-Axial edition of the SM300. This year, we are including in our?Omega 2015 Novelties some cool watches that could very well be there in two weeks.The re-issue of the Omega RailmasterThis one is nearly too obvious. The first Omega Railmaster was part of a collection of 3 professionally-oriented watches launched in 1957 – a collection that includes the Omega Speedmaster CK2915, the Omega Seamaster 300m CK2913 and the Omega Railmaster CK2914. The first one was a racing chronograph that ended to be the official NASA watch worn on the
Weekly Watch Photo - Ma?tres du Temps Chapter Two TRC in titanium - Monochrome Watches
Today’s Weekly Watch Photo features photos of the Ma?tres du Temps Chapter Two TRC, again. Back in September I already showed you some photos of the new Chapter Two TRC, photographed by Ming Thein. A few weeks ago, at SalonQP in London, I ran into Steven Holzman, founder and CEO of Ma?tres du Temps, and he told me that he had more of these beautiful photos. Since the Weekly Watch Photo is mainly about enjoying the beauty of a exquisite timepiece, photographed in a very attractive way, these photos are perfect for Monochrome’s WWP. This time we focus on the (non-DLC) titanium version of Chapter Two TRC (Triple Calendar Round). Ad - Scroll to continue with article Let’s take a step back and have a look at the beginning of Ma?tres du temps. It was 2007 when Steven Holzman founded Ma?tres du Temps, which is not so much a new watch company, but more
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