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Introducing The Audemars Code 11.59 Minute Repeater Smoked Dial
The Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 has become the collection of predilection for the brand's complications – as seen with the new Universelle with calibre 1000. Among the different iterations of the Code are chiming watches with the impressive Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie or the Minute Repeater Supersonnerie. The latter is now fitted with a tinted sapphire dial offering the possibility to observe the spectacle of the intricately shaped racks, snails, cams and wheels of its chiming mechanism.2015 marked an important date in the long tradition Audemars Piguet tradition of crafting chiming watches. With the Royal Oak Concept RD#1 Supersonnerie, the brand presented an innovative concept which will be available in the collection a year later with the Royal Oak Concept Supersonnerie (ref. 26577TI). The Supersonnerie mechanism endowed this striking watch with an impressively loud and clear sound. Its patented technology resulted from 8 years of research in collaboration with EPFL,
Hublot Key of Time - Marcus Unique Piece - Monochrome Watches
Imagine a timepiece that indicates time at the speed of your desire. Just because. That timepiece is Hublot’s second Masterpiece MP-02, the Key of Time.?Of course the Key of Time also indicates time as we know it, but additionally it allows for speeding up the time by 4 times or to slow it down 4 times. The basic idea is that you can enjoy certain moment longer or make other moment pass by faster. Conceptually it’s an interesting?idea… however technically it’s a very complex?masterpiece. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Originally the idea was conceived by Matthias Buttet when he was still at the helm of BNB Concept, before they filed for bankruptcy. Immediately after?BNB went down (a result of non-paying customers), Hublot’s Jean-Claude Biver took over part of the machinery and 30 of their best watchmakers. ?And shortly after t
TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition // Introducing, Price
Among the multiple icons in watchmaking, when it comes to chronographs, TAG Heuer holds a special place in collector’s hearts, with models such as the Autavia, the Monaco, the Camaro and, of course, the Carrera. Following TAG Heuer’s strategy of reintroducing limited-edition vintage models, alongside modern iterations of its watches, the brand presents a superb edition of its cult chronograph to celebrate the 160th anniversary of its creation. Meet the new TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition, with a Heuer 02 movement.Last year was all about the Monaco for TAG Heuer, with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of both the watch and the movement inside its square case, the Calibre 11. This year, 2020, be prepared for another collection to take centre stage. “A collection that is set to receive special attention this year is the TAG Heuer Carrera line,” states the brand, “which features the brand's most elegant chronographs“. This refers
TUDOR Announces Agreement With World Rugby, Reinforcing The Brands #BornToDare Campaign - Monochrome Watches
After welcoming David Beckham and Lady Gaga?as brand ambassadors and members of the #BornToDare campaign, followed by a partnership with world-famous rugby team the “All Blacks”, Tudor continues to expand its association in this direction, and today, in Monaco, the brand?announced a new agreement, this time with World Rugby, which includes a partnership with Rugby World Cups (and more), to reinforce the link between Tudor and the oval ball.This announcement?comes on top of the #BornToDare Campaign that was announced earlier this year (at Baselworld 2017.) It was not something that was expected, however Tudor is a growing brand and is reaching out to new audiences. In this field, teaming up with David Beckham and Lady Gaga were already significant steps, and these were soon followed by the announcement that it would be teaming up with the?leading rugby team The All Blacks, and actually, this makes sense. As a brand that focuses on a relatively young target group, they have t
Girard-Perregaux 1966 Jewellery - elegant bling-bling - Monochrome Watches
Because we were talking about watches heavily set with diamonds anyway, why not proceed with more stone-set watches. Luckily Girard-Perregaux knows how to do this in an elegant way. They just released the 1966 Jewellery set with more than 800 diamonds.The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Collection, launched in 2006, has been my favorite GP collection and comprises several magnificent timepieces like the 1966 Annual Calendar and Equation of Time and the 1966 Full Calendar. This collection always features beautiful manufacture movements with automatic winding in ultra-thin cases. Ad - Scroll to continue with article While the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Small Model feature a diamond set mid-case, that was only visible from the side, this Girard-Perregaux is more outgoing with it’s adornment. However it looks still very elegant, something to which the s