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Julien Haenny, Managing Director of the Fine Watch Club, Interview for MONOCHROME
An international multi-brand watch club aimed at anyone with an interest in luxury mechanical watches, the Fine Watch Club - which we already introduced here - just kicked off its sales activities with a Bvlgari Octo Finissimo special edition. Perfect timing to talk with the Fine Watch Club's Managing Director, Julien Haenny, and understand what is exactly the goal behind this collector's initiative.MONOCHROME, Xavier Markl – How was the Fine Watch Club born?Julien Haenny – The Fine Watch Club is an initiative started by GMT Publishing, which owns and publishes GMT Magazine?and WorldTempus.com?since the early 2000s. The goal was to create a bridge between those who are passionate about beautiful watches and high-end watch brands and create unique experiences for those who don't easily have access to this universe. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Introducing The Titanium Big Pilot's Watch IWC Racing Works
The name Pilot’s Watch at IWC has long meant more than just watches made for military purposes. In fact, it also stands for the long-standing connection of IWC to motorsport. After entering a partnership with Mercedes-AMG in 2004, IWC became the official engineering partner of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1?Team in 2013 and established its own classic racing team, IWC Racing, in 2018. There’s even a connection with Hot Wheels and Goodwood. To pay tribute to this motorsport passion, IWC releases the reference IW501019, an “IWC Racing Works”?limited edition based on the real Big Pilot (yes, the big one) with a?grade 5 titanium case.?Apart from the launch of a new edition of the Big Pilot – and yes, we mean by that the real deal, with an oversized case, and dial with power reserve and date, not the streamlined and smaller BP43 – which is always something to praise, there are a few things with this new model to tickle the interest of hardcore fans of the m
Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition 310.60.42.50.99.001 (Specs & Price)
It will be hard to miss it, as this will certainly be one of the most coveted timepieces of the year – and one that many here were expecting. What remained unknown until today was the look of the Apollo 11?50th anniversary of the Speedmaster Moonwatch. We knew it had to be special. And indeed, it is special… Much, much more than what we could have expected. Not only it is a reissue of the 1969?reference BA145.022, but the new Omega Speedmaster Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Limited Edition comes with major mechanical improvements. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Inspired by the BA145.022There’s no need to tell you… You’ve certainly immediately spotted the resemblance between the 50th-anniversary edition and another, vintage model – to be precise, the full gold Speedmaster reference BA145.022. This watch, highly desirable and
Introducing: The New Patek Philippe Cubitus 7128 in 40mm Gold Cases
The new Cubitus collection of sporty-chic watches by Patek Philippe was the most anticipated launch of last year but also the most discussed and commented new release of 2024. Initially released in steel, steel and gold two-tone 45mm by 8.3mm case as Cubitus 5821 time and date reference on a matching metal bracelet and as 5822P with moon phase, instantaneous day of the week and instantaneous big date on a navy blue strap sharing the same dimensions of 45mm across, the time and date model is now presented in a midsize version encased in white or rose gold. Meet the new 40mm Cubitus 7128. The new Patek Philippe Cubitus 7128 is a smaller version of the inaugural time and date reference 5821, introducing new case and bracelet materials to the collection. Available in white gold and rose gold as 7128/1G and 7128/1R respectively, both cases measure 40mm across from 10 to 4 o’clock and 8.5mm thick, with a 30m water resistance. The case is of the same two-part cons
Introducing the Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama Limited Edition 238 - Monochrome-Watches
Montblanc had been quite active these past years, surprising watch-lovers with complicated timepieces priced to?highly competitive price levels. It had been the case first with a perpetual calendar costing less than 10.000 Euros but also with all sorts of complications, like a complete calendar, an annual calendar or a world-timer, making these interesting complications?accessible to collectors with a lower budget. Into the?Heritage Chronometrie collection, we recently reviewed?the Dual-Time, a watch that now comes in a limited edition for Watches & Wonders 2015, the?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama Limited Edition 238.As we like?to remind you, having a second time-zone feature is extremely convenient, in an era of globalization, transnational meetings and frequent travels. It gives the opportunity to keep an eye on your home time when traveling or to be sure to be right on time when calling your colleagues working on the other side of the planet. Montblanc r
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