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Top Watch of 2019, By All Members of The MONOCHROME Team
As a Managing Editor, I love to challenge the redaction team at MONOCHROME. So a few weeks ago, I gathered most of our editors and contributors and came with THE big question, one that seems simple at first, but in fact, isn’t. One short question: “choose your favourite watch of 2019”, with no other rule than that. No consideration of price, of availability, of manufacturer or of complication, just the watch that they would love to own. And the answers are pretty interesting. So here are the MONOCHROME’s team Top Watches of 2019.Gandor Bronkhorst, contributor – Patek Philippe Chronograph 5172GSure, it's a safe choice. But the Chronograph 5172G is a safe choice because it triumphs in what it was created for: the flagship watch of probably the most prestigious watchmaker in the world. What's even more impressive: it replaces an icon (the 5170), and is actually, to me, better than its predecessor. I love the slightly more modern design, the stunning details a
Breitling Chronomat 44mm Blacksteel Special Edition - Looking Into The Past And The Present Of This Extraordinary Line of Sport Chronographs - Monochrome Watches
Breitling was founded in 1884 and right from the start the company specialised in chronographs. In fact?it’s fair to say that many of the modern-day chronograph characteristics?we know and love can be attributed – at least in part – to developments undertaken by?the company. In 1942, Breitling introduced the first watch with a circular slide rule, the Chronomat. Some years later (1954) the legendary Navitimer made its debut. The focus of today’s article however is on the Chronomat, perhaps one of, if not, the most commercially successful Breitling model?of the past sixty years. Contrary to popular?belief, it is the Chronomat not the Navitimer that has proven to be Breitling's biggest seller. Today we’re taking a closer look at?the latest iteration, the?Chronomat Black Steel 44 SE. First though, some background.What is the Chronomat?It is generally accepted that the Chronomat made its public sales debut in 1942 and this is the date that has been quoted for
New Lange & Sohne - Zeitwerk - Monochrome Watches
A Lange & Sohne just released a new watch, the Lange Zeitwerk. Time is displayed not with hands, but with digits. Although this is not something completely new, A Lange & Sohne made a pretty new watch with impressive complications. A Lange & Sohne’s new Zeitwerk, or translated Timework, features jumping hours and minutes, a small seconds hand with stop seconds and a power-reserve indicator. Besides the rare features visible from the dial side, they also incorporated a remontoire or constant-force escapement.A Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk in white goldThe Zeitwerk comes in 3 colors of gold and in platinum. Measuring 41,9mm in diamter and 12,6mm thick, this is one of the larger watches made by Lange. The hours are displayed in the window at the left side of the dial and the minutes at the right side of the dial. On top a power reserve indicator tells you how much of the 36 hours of power reserve are left, before you have to wind the movement again. At the bottom of the di
It's time to vote for the Timezone Watch of the Year 2012 - Monochrome Watches
Here we go again, time?to vote for the TimeZone Watch of the Year 2012! All member of watch forum TimeZone can vote for one of the seven preselected finalists.?While you usually can choose between 6 finalists, pre-elected by the Timezone moderators, this year Timezone shows us seven finalsist to choose from. Again a most impressive line-up! The finalist with the most votes on March 8 shall win the TimeZone Watch of the Year Award, just like Gronefeld won this prestious prize last year. Read on to find out how and were to vote for your favorite! Ad - Scroll to continue with article In 2010 the TimeZone Watch of the Year went to Jaeger-LeCoultre?for their Duometrea Quantieme Lunaire. I think this marked the ‘official’ approval of connoisseurs of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Dual Wing system. Last year, independent watchmakers Tim and Bart Gronefeld won the
Yema Superman Skin Diver Limited Edition 41mm - Hands-On, Price
Founded in 1948, Yema is probably one of the most revered French watchmaking brands with a longstanding history of diver’s watches. One of its most renowned models is the Superman, the first large-scale model with 300m water-resistance, a practical bezel-lock device and a very distinctive design launched in 1963. Yema has produced many reissues of its 1960s and 1970s dive watches in its Heritage collection, but today it’s time to stage the comeback of its earliest model with the new Yema Superman Skin Diver Limited Edition.? A vintage example of the first-generation Yema Superman, circa-1963 – photo by leclubyema.comThe Yema Superman is probably one of the most iconic watches ever produced in France. It has gained impressive fame over the years, specifically in recent times, thanks to a large community of vintage watch enthusiasts. And the watch deserves it. While most dive watches produced from the mid-1950s to the early 1960s were intended for
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