Why You Should Consider The IWC DoppelChronograph 3711
Welcome to The Collector's Corner, a new series of stories about watches from the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s, and maybe the occasional watch from the 1970s. You could say, ‘post quartz-crisis watches’ or watches from the renaissance of high-end watchmaking or ‘youngtimers’ or ‘neo-vintage’. Whatever you (or we) call these watches, there are so many very cool watches from the aforementioned era that really deserve some renewed attention and that’s exactly what we will do in the Collector’s Corner instalments. We describe why we think they're cool and why they deserve your attention!The ‘neo-vintage’ watches, despite their own contributions to horology, remain overlooked and (often) under-appreciated and are just entering the cusp of vintage-dom. To understand the significance of this era, it's important to do a quick recap of the quartz crisis; so much has already been said on the subject that I promise to keep it short! And

Glashutte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon (Live Pics) - Monochrome Watches
Precision reaches new heights with the presentation of the Glashutte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon.? Inspired by the original mission of the tourbillon to improve rate precision, the Senator chronometer Tourbillon marries a flying tourbillon with a stop-seconds mechanism, a zero reset and a minute detent to ensure hyper-precise time setting. Certified as a chronometer by the German Calibration ?Service in Glashutte, the latest Senator model displays a beguiling dial with three-quarters of its surface area on show.PURSUIT OF PRECISIONWith the Senator Chronometer Tourbillon, Glashutte Original is determined to recover the original vocation of the tourbillon. The tourbillon was designed by Breguet in the 19th century to improve the rate precision of portable mechanical timepieces in the face of gravity. Hidden below deck, tourbillons were utilitarian contraptions. Today, the function of the tourbillon is largely negligible and is used often more as a display of watchmaking prowe

Hands-On Santos de Cartier Chronograph (SIHH 2019, Specs & Price)
Having given the Santos new wings in 2018, Cartier expands the bestselling men’s collection in 2019 with the addition of a chronograph.? Thicker, wider and infinitely sportier, the new Santos de Cartier Chronograph has found an elegant solution to replace the classic two-pusher chronograph configuration with a modified version of its automatic 1904-CH MC calibre. Presented in three versions - solid 18k pink gold, steel and yellow gold bezel, and steel with a black ADLC bezel - we have selected the stylish pink gold model for our hands-on review.GenesisWhen Brazilian aviator Santos-Dumont commissioned a watch from his friend Louis Cartier in 1904 that he could wear while piloting his plane – and not have to lift his hand from the controls – little did either of these gentlemen suspect that the result would become one of the most popular and enduring Cartier icons of all time. Characterised by a square case with visible screws, a shape that flew in the face of the fashi

Introducing the IWC Big Pilot Patrouille Suisse Limited Edition (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
If there’s a watch in this crowded industry that best represents aviation and jet fighters, it is?probably the IWC Big Pilot – so to say, a pure icon. Alongside the classical edition with a stainless steel case and a black dial, IWC also plays a lot with this timepiece to create limited editions but still keeping true to the classic icon, like for instance the ‘Le Petit Prince’ in rose gold, its sibling in stainless steel or these colorful Boutique Editions. For their latest partnership, IWC pays tribute to the?high-flying excellence of the Patrouille Suisse. Thus what other watch could have been better than the Big Pilot in order to create a limited edition? None. Here is the 250-piece?IWC Big Pilot Patrouille Suisse.This new “Patrouille Suisse” Limited Edition is based on the famous, yet iconic (to say the least) IWC Big Pilot’s Watch. As a reminder, what we’re talking about is a large pilot watch inspired by the 1940s German B-Uhr / Fl

Hands-On: The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon Glassbox
Born in 1963 and named after the dangerous Carrera Panamericana race, the uncluttered, legible design of Jack Heuer’s sporty Carrera chronograph for racing drivers has contributed to its enduring success. Turning sixty this year, TAG Heuer unveiled three higher-end Carrera chronographs with an intriguing Glassbox design during Watches & Wonders 2023. The new Glassbox models pick up on the domed hesalite crystals featured on early Carrera models of the 1970s. Among the three recent releases is this more complex standout piece combing a chronograph complication with a tourbillon. A winning combination of classic features and contemporary tweaks, the watch is powered by a reworked in-house chronometer-certified movement designed by the renowned watchmaker Carole Forestier-Kasapi, who joined TAG Heuer as director of movements in 2020.The Carrera is no stranger to the chrono/tourbillon combo. Who can forget that epic day in 2016 when TAG Heuer released its Carrera Heuer-02T in-hou