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Mechanical Exception - Six of the Most Stunning Technical Developments of the Past Months - Monochrome Watches
Mechanical innovation is often regarded as the epitome of fine watchmaking. For whatever reason, I had been under the impression that we had not seen many new developments over the past few months. Well, looking back at some of the latest introductions, some impressive pieces of ingenuity have been presented. We take a look at with some of the most inventive, complex and intricate mechanisms of 2017.A. Lange & Sohne Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Merite”The latest of a long lineage, the Tourbograph Perpetual Pour Le Merite' features a tourbillon, a split-seconds chronograph, a fusee and chain and now adds a perpetual calendar, resonating with A. Lange & Sohne perfect craftsmanship and ability to create great complications.?Quick facts: 43 mm platinum case - manual movement L133.1 with hours, minutes , One-Minute tourbillon, chronograph with rattrapante function; perpetual calendar with date, day, month, leap year; moon-phase display. Fusee and chain. Alligator strap
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500 Silver Dial (Price)
The watch that launched the luxury sports watch category and kept Audemars Piguet afloat through thick and thin since 1972 was fittingly named after a 1916 Royal Navy battleship, the HMS Royal Oak. Without delving into its genesis and well-documented history, suffice it to say that the Audemars Piguet’s flagship Royal Oak has been interpreted in countless guises over the years. The Ref. 15500, a 41mm model of the RO with an upgraded in-house movement was introduced in 2019 and designed to replace the former Ref. 15400 that had been around since 2012. Offered with blue, grey and black dials, the latest iteration of Ref. 15000 now comes with a classic silver-toned dial. Combined with the steel case, the silver dial contributes to its solid monochrome look.The blue dial version of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500ST, introduced in 2019 – also with black and dark grey dials.Background Ref. 15500STLargely eclipsed by the launch of AP's polarising CODE 11.59 co
5 Recently Launched Watches with Stunning Blue Dials - Monochrome Watches
Blue is one of the most versatile colours and many of its tonalities work well on watch dials. The blue watch dial trend has consolidated over the past years and gives?us a good reason to put together a selection of recently launched watches with distinctively elegant blue dials. Ad - Scroll to continue with article TUDOR BLACK BAY FIFTY-EIGHT NAVY BLUEWe thought Tudor was not introducing new models this year but we were wrong. Blue is an important colour for the brand and it was time for the Black Bay Fifty-Eight, the smaller and thinner version of Tudor's iconic dive watch to be presented in blue, replacing the warm colours of the black model with a blue, domed matte dial and a blue anodized aluminium bezel insert. Besides that, all the technical elements are retained. The 39mm diameter case with brushed surfaces and polished bevels, screw-down crown with the
VIDEO - All You Need To Know About The OMEGA Co-Axial Escapement
Back in the mid-1990s, the watch industry was very different from what it is today and mechanical watchmaking was still in its renaissance. Very few watch brands actually manufactured movements in-house, and even fewer brands had the ability or industrial capacity to reimagine the escapement and the oscillator, together called the regulating organ and these are the most crucial part of a watch. With the idea of improving the century-old Swiss lever escapement (developed in 1755 by Thomas Mudge and used in 99.9% of all movements), master watchmaker George Daniels developed the Co-Axial escapement, an innovation that OMEGA realised was groundbreaking. Understanding the importance of chronometry, a field in which OMEGA has achieved multiple records, the Biel-based brand took on Daniels’ idea and industrialised the Co-Axial concept. It would become a key element in the impressive precision of its watches and paved the way for OMEGA’s Master Chronometer certification. Today, MON
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
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