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Recap: The Best Dress Watches of 2023
As the end of the year draws nearer every day now, we’re in the midst of the festive season. Christmas parties, New Year’s Eve celebrations and whatnot dominate our agendas. The perfect time really, to whip out a high-class dress watch and pair it with your cocktail dress or smoking, or with a onesie and cosy slippers if that’s more your thing. Regardless of how you will ‘suit up’ we have gone through all the dress watches released this year and have voted on five which we think are the Best Dress Watches of 2023.Even though chronographs and divers are amongst the most popular categories in watchmaking, the ‘less is more’ dress watch is still a staple of the community. A watch as simple as it can get, with just two or three hands to tell time, can still have a big impact. From well over 100 new watches we covered that fit the term ‘dress watch’ (and yes, to us that can include a seconds indication) we’ve narrowed it down to ju
Introducing the Omega DeVille Hour Vision BLUE for Orbis - Monochrome Watches
Blue is the new black. That was something we heard a lot this year at the SIHH and Baselworld. Many watch brands introduce watches with a blue dial and we at Monochrome do fancy some of them. IWC on the other hand, introduces an annual limited edition with a BLUE?dial that is dedicated to a good cause, like this one. Now Omega also introduces a watch with a striking blue dial, and dedicated to a good cause. The Omega DeVille Hour Vision Blue is dedicated to the world's only Flying Eye Hospital, named Orbis.Omega chose two to launch two blue dial version of the Constellation and the DeVille Hour Vision on which we’ll focus here today. When the DeVille Hour Vision was introduced in 2007, it was THE watch?that introduced Omega’s Co-Axial calibre 8500/8501. It was the first calibre with the new co-axial escapement and these?movements were entirely created in-house. The Omega DeVille Hour Vision features a unique case with a?360¡ã see-through case-body which is set in a robust 41
Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec for Only Watch 2013 - Monochrome Watches
I’ve just returned from Switzerland, where I visited both Montblanc watch manufactures together with the winner of the sweepstake that we did recently (see here). Soon you can read all about our three-day trip to Montblanc’s manufactures in Le Locle and in Villeret, but today I’d like to share some exclusive photos of Montblanc’s watch for the Only Watch auction. While we were there, they pulled it out the 500 hour test for a brief moment, so we could see it and of course take some photos to share with you.?Montblanc’s entry for the Only Watch auction is a unique black DLC version of the Nicolas Rieussec Rising Hours, which was introduced earlier this year, with a rose gold crown, pushers and screws in de case back. The Rotating hour disk now also comes in gold and the model name, minute markers and several other details are printed in brown/gold.?The bridge that holds the minute and seconds hand (the disks rotate) is gold plated and so are the two attache
Introducing the Redesigned Oris Aquis Date 2017 Collection (specs & price)
Since its introduction, the Oris Aquis has always been the high-performance dive watch of the brand. Sturdy, robust, strong and powerful, this watch is?all about performance and reliability. So to say, a real tool watch, which earned the status of icon in the Oris collection. Even if it remained modern, Oris has decided to bring a new take on the?Aquis Date Collection, with subtle evolutions of most components, in order to bring modernity and extra-refinement to a still very toolish and professional-oriented watch. Here is the updated Oris Aquis Date Collection for 2017, more refined, still powerful.The story of the sturdy and performance-oriented dive watch from Oris goes back to the late 1990s, with the Oris Full Steel. While the Divers Sixty Five plays on vintage-inspired themes, the modern version of the Full Steel, the Aquis, is all devoted to reliability and professional use. This watch is a solid, robust, masculine watch made to be used underwater, with no compromise. The previo
Spotted: Daniel Ricciardo Wearing a Very Blue, Unknown Tudor Black Bay Ceramic
A couple of days ago, we received the news that Tudor, a brand owned by and focused on military, diving and aquatic activities, was back in motorsport. To be more precise, the brand announced joining the brand-new Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team as an official partner. Yesterday, the Red Bull-owned team unveiled the livery of its 2024 cars and official images of its drivers, Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda. And, to our surprise, something unprecedented appeared on the wrist of Daniel Ricciardo, a watch that might become the RB F1 team watch, a blue Tudor Black Bay Ceramic.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article It isn’t the first time that Tudor discreetly reveals special watches dedicated to one of the teams they sponsor. Of course, the easiest ones on the list are the two Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition – now that we think back to
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