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Bvlgari Octo Roma Monete Skeleton Tourbillon, with 2000-Year-Old Coin (Live Pics) - Monochrome Watches
Last week, during an event on the island of Capri, watchmaker/jeweller Bvlgari unveiled a collection of impressive high-end jewellery watches, including an extraordinary and unique Serpenti Romani secret cuff watch. ?A glamorous exhibition of the brand’s incredible designs and savoir-faire, there were some other watches that caught MONOCHROME’s eye. As part of the “High-End Watches” sub-collection was a pair of Monete men’s watches.?Coin watches…The watch industry is, as you know, quite conservative and traditional. But it also has its quirks, its eccentricities that many don’t understand but which some collectors love. Among them are erotic watches and automata (or both combined in one). And then there are “coin watches”, a niche species that appeals to a niche market, once a speciality of Corum. Bvlgari is no newcomer to “coin” jewellery and Nicola Bvlgari, great-grandson of founder Sotirios Bvlgari, began mounting anc
Where does the name of your favorite watch brands come from? - Monochrome Watches
Ever wonder how watch brands?got their name? Some are pretty straight forward; some others are more obscure. With hundreds of past and present watch companies, what?has been the inspiration from watchmakers to find names? Some simply follow the name of their founder, other went for anagrams, and some for hidden meanings Here is a (non-exhaustive) horological meandering through the mechanics of watch brands' names.Founder – Breguet. The need to envelop watches in a form of a brand, founded on the symbolism of a person, led very early to the use of patronyms, in particular eponymous brands that take the name of their founder (even if decades ago the notion of brand itself was totally different from what it is today). What a better example than one of the greatest horologists of all times to illustrate this? The fame of Abraham Louis Breguet was such that his name inspired the greatest writers of his century – ?Stendhal, Pouchkine, Merimee, Balzac or Dumas to name a few.
Frederique Constant Slimline Perpetual Calendar Manufacture Grey Dial - Hands-On (Specs & Price)
When Geneva-based brand Frederique Constant introduced its first Perpetual Calendar in 2016, it came as a surprise for the entire world of Haute Horlogerie. How could a watch brand make such a complex movement for a price that didn't even hit the EUR 10,000 mark? Well, we explained that to you here. Today, the brand presents two new references in its Slimline collection, both with Perpetual Calendars and new grey-coloured dials. And of course, the price remains quite a lot lower than you might imagine.?Frederique Constant has always made understated watches but has always been out to make some noise in the world of horology. It fought hard against the almighty Swatch Group to maintain access to ETA movements and brazenly situated its manufacture in Plan-les-Ouates, Geneva, right next to the illustrious elders like Patek Philippe and Vacheron Constantin. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
2022 Colourful Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Collection Hands-On
The Seamaster Aqua Terra has forged a niche in the Seamaster family as a handsome, all-terrain, resilient, everyday watch for land and sea. Although it is not touted as a professional dive watch, it offers the best of both worlds with its more than respectable 150m water-resistance (aqua), classic good looks and precision movement to take you from the office and beyond in style (terra). In short, this Omega watch has been thought of as an all-rounder you can use every day, everywhere and in pretty much all situations. For the 2022 collection, we are getting an array of new models fitted with 9 colourful dials offering a dynamic, vibrant fresh look! The Sandstone version of the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M in 38mm. These new 2022 Seamaster Aqua Terra watches are offered in two sizes. The larger sized model is 38mm with dial variations in Atlantic Blue, Bay Green, Sandstone, Saffron and Terracotta. The 34mm editions feature dials in Sea Blue, Lagoon Green, San
Montblanc Heritage Manufacture Pulsograph Rose Gold Brown Dial // Review
If chronographs are a hot complication today, chronographs in a vintage package are even hotter, and if they happen to be fitted with a classic Minerva movement, we're talking coveted collector's piece here. Despite the cancellation of all the major watch fairs, we were able to spend some time and take photographs of the latest Montblanc Heritage Manufacture Pulsograph model, a limited edition of 100 pieces in rose gold with an evocative tobacco-brown gradient dial. So please, make yourself comfortable in that leather wingback chair by the fireplace, help yourself to a snifter and get ready to be seduced…From pens to watchesMontblanc, the famous German manufacturer with a French name, has been making high-end writing instruments (fountain pens) since 1906. Since its introduction in 1924, Montblanc's Mesiterstuck has been the star' of the fountain pen show and was famously documented in a photograph of John F. Kennedy lending his German-made Meisterstuck 149 to Konrad Adenauer, th
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