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IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Edition 150 Years - SIHH 2018 Hands-On Review (Specs & Price)
With IWC introducing so many limited-edition references for its 150th anniversary this year (there are 27 in total), it's been hard work picking a favourite. The blue dial Portugieser Chronograph is certainly high on the list, as of course is the Tribute to Pallweber. If I had to choose just one, however, I think it would have to be the Portugieser Perpetual Calendar Edition 150 Years (IW503405). Striking design, practical complexity and a dial I could stare at for hours, it really does offer a lot of watch for the money.As you have already read countless times by now, IWC is celebrating its 150th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the company has created a limited edition Jubilee collection comprised of more than two dozen references with special white or blue lacquered dials. The finish on the dials is achieved by adding up to 12 coats of transparent lacquer, firing in an oven and then manual flat polishing to create an enamel-like effect. Ad - Scroll to continue with arti
Buying Guide - Best Accessible Mechanical Chronographs of 2022
Chronograph movements are found all over the spectrum of the industry, from affordable quartz plastic watches priced below 200 euros to the very top of the range, where the sky is the limit. Moving from quartz to mechanical chronograph certainly is quite a large step for a watch enthusiast with a limited budget. Indeed, there’s hardly anything interesting or really consistent below 1000 euros (with a few exceptions of course, like Baltic). If you’re willing to increase a bit that budget, however, you’ll be able to find properly cool watches – and that is mostly credited to the very existence of the Valjoux base movement… Here are 6 recently-launched, cool-looking mechanical chronographs that are fairly priced and have true watchmaking credentials too.?Alpina Alpiner 4 Chronograph (2022 Update)If Frederique Constant is specialised in accessible luxury watches with a rather classic, formal design, its sister company Alpina (both owned by Citizen Group) is al
Hands-On Rado Captain Cook High-Tech Ceramic Limited Edition
Fusing two of the brand’s fortes - a popular vintage dive watch design and innovative high-tech ceramic - Rado has come up with a winner. The latest edition of the Captain Cook flaunts a sleek matte black ceramic case, and for the first time, even the bezel and crown are crafted in ceramic. The watch is also equipped with a new movement with an airy openworked design that can be seen from the dial, complete with a new golden train bridge. Limited to 1,962 pieces in honour of the year the Captain Cook made its maiden voyage, this ‘noir’ take of the diver is a contemporary, stylish proposal.Material MattersFounded by the Schlup brothers and known initially as Schlup & Co, the company started as a movement manufacturer based in Lengnau, Switzerland, to become one of the largest producers of watch movements by the mid-1940s. The name Rado didn’t appear on a watch until 1957 with the Golden Horse, but the brand’s reputation as a severe materials innovator k
Introducing The Singer Track1 Chronograph, The Sports Chronograph Reinvented by Singer Vehicle Design
Must see! The Singer Reimagined Track1 is the type of watch that makes you stop in your tracks. It's beautiful, sharp, inspired and powered by a mind-blowing chronograph movement. Today, we're taking a closer look at how Singer Reimagined is rebirthing the sports chronograph, elevating it to a whole new level - just like Singer Vehicle Design and his founder Rob Dickinson did with the iconic 911.The projectCar guys are watch guys. It may sound like a cliche, but more often than not, there is a genuine connection behind this saying. So, when we learnt that the detail-obsessed maestros at Singer Vehicle Design were getting involved in a watch project, it naturally caught our attention.Driven by the vision and obsession of one man, Rob Dickinson, Singer Vehicle Design was founded in 2009 with the stated aim of restoring, reimagining and rebirthing the most spectacular air-cooled Porsche 911. To say the least, they've made it an art form. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Interview: Andi Felsl of Horage On Creating a One-of-a-Kind Watchmaker
Horage is a truly unique company within the Swiss watch industry. And this is something you immediately feel when visiting the independent watchmaking brand's facilities in Biel. If the setting is obviously that of a watchmaking company, it also feels like a start-up when you walk across the corridors, workbenches or machines The reason why brands stand out from their competition is often related to the people behind the brand. The release of the brand's latest video Chasing Microns, which you can see on top of this article, gave us the perfect opportunity to chat with their co-founder and CEO, Andi Felsl.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – What is your background and how did Tzuyu and yourself end up creating Horage? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Andi Felsl – Our passion is all about making useful, beautiful and challenging products and creating compa
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