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Ressence Type 2 e-Crown - The Final Version with Anthracite Case - Monochrome Watches
Last year, at the SIHH 2018, Ressence introduced something very special! While the brand has been all about mechanical modules that display the time in a very unique way, the?Ressence Type 2 added some connected functionalities to the package – no worries, it has nothing to do with a step counter or a conversation with a phone. It was unique, unprecedented and (very) clever. This watch features an “e-Crown”, making it the first self-setting mechanical watch (and yes,?Smart-Tech can make sense). After the initial concept, here is the final version of the?Ressence Type 2 e-Crown, now with an anthracite case and various updates.The base conceptThe crown, a mechanism to wind and to adjust watches, was invented by Adrien Philippe (co-founder along with Antoni Patek of Patek Philippe) in 1842 and has been an unchallenged standard ever since!?We use it without thinking to wind the movement or to adjust the time. It has become so natural that no one even thought that it would
Introducing: The Swatch x Blancpain Scuba Fifty Fathoms Pink Ocean
Following a rather unmanageable success with the Moonswatch collaboration with Omega, Swatch did it again in 2023 with yet another brand from the group – this time Blancpain – and with another emblematic watch – the Fifty Fathoms. The result, an accessible Bioceramic watch inspired by Blancpain’s famous dive watch, came with an automatic movement this time – which certainly made it more appropriate for us at MONOCHROME. Following the first 5 editions and an appealing all-black model, it’s now the total opposite that Swatch drops; a pink-to-the-max version, the new Swatch x Blancpain Scuba Fifty Fathoms Pink Ocean.Following the inaugural collection of 2023, the Swatch x Blancpain Bioceramic Scuba Fifty Fathoms was presented in two other editions. There was first the all-black Ocean Of Storms in January 2024. Recently, the brand also released a turquoise edition named Blue Lagoon – which surprisingly didn’t gather much attention. But wait u
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
Oris Big Crown ProPilot Alarm Limited Edition - Baselworld 2018 (Specs & Price)
An alarm is often loud, obtrusive and annoying, simply to remind you to do something at a specific point in the day. Whether it is waking you up, brushing your teeth, leaving home in time for the bus, or simply checking if you've won that superb vintage watch during an online auction. There are watches, however, that exchange this loud, obtrusive annoying interruption into a mechanical wonder, just like this Oris Big Crown ProPilot Alarm Limited Edition, set to be introduced during Baselworld 2018.Oris is best known for their tool-ish, sturdy watches. This is no news. They manage to pair this with interesting concepts like a depth gauge in the sapphire crystal, a mechanical altimeter or a bezel-operated traveller's watch. The new Oris Big Crown ProPilot Alarm Limited Edition is no exception. It features a mechanical 12-hour alarm function indicated by a yellow-tipped central hand, pointing at an inner ring to see at what time the alarm will go off. The alarm can be set in 10-minute inc
REVIEW: Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronograph Annual Calendar - User Report with Photos, Specs and Price - Monochrome Watches
The new Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronograph Annual Calendar was introduced earlier this year at Baselworld, to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the brand’s?Marine collection. Inside ticks the newly developed calibre UN-153, which actually is the in 2014 introduced Ulysse Nardin in-house chronograph calibre UN-150, with an additional annual calendar mechanism. This is definitely not yet another annual calendar watch; it is a small miracle, both technical as well as price-wise!?Patrik Hoffman, the brand’s CEO, talked about it in the interview that we did during Baselworld, and in the past weeks we had the privilege to wear and test the watch. Here’s our take on the new Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronograph Annual Calendar in stainless steel.?Ulysse Nardin – some background informationThe company was founded by Ulysse Nardin in 1846 after learning the trade from his father, Leonard-Frederic Nardin, and from Frederic William Dubois and Louis JeanRichard-dit-Bressel, two ma
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