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Announcing - Watch the GPHG 2019 Tonight, Live on MONOCHROME
Tonight, as every year, is the celebration watchmaking, watchmakers and watches in general… Tonight is the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (or GPHG 2019) – the Oscars of the watchmaking industry. Several categories are represented (ladies, men, complicated and even affordable) and the best watches of the year will be awarded the coveted Golden Hand prize – and of course, the prize we’re all waiting for, the “Aiguille d’Or” or the best of show, celebrating the best watch introduced in 2019. As MONOCHROME is one of the official press partners of the show, we’ll be broadcasting the event live, from 06:30 pm (Europe Time) tonight. Stay tuned on MONOCHROME!As a reminder, here’s the complete list of the GPHG 2019 finalists.LadiesWomen's watches comprising the following indications only: hours, minutes, seconds, simple date (day of the month), power reserve, classic moon phases; may be adorned with a maximum 8-carat gem-setting.
Buying Guide - Best of 2021, Our Favourite Traveller's Watches of the Year
Even though in the past 2 years (already…) we’ve not been able to use them as much as we would have loved to, traveller’s watches still are some of the most practical timepieces you can imagine. Somehow a must-have in a collection. And they can take multiple forms, from the classic GMT-style, with central 24h hand, to the dual-time watch with an additional indication (sub-dial or window) or finally the more complex world-timer. Certainly, due to the current situation, we haven’t seen that many traveller’s watches this year but still, there was more than enough for us to debate and to come up with this list of our favourite models introduced in 2021.?Editor's note: this list reflects the preferences of MONCHROME's editorial team and results from an internal vote. This list is, of course, non-exhaustive and remains subjective. If there are other GMT, dual-time or world-time watches launched in 2021 that made an impression on you, feel free to share your thou
Introducing the IWC Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month in STEEL (Specs & Price) - Monochrome-Watches
This year was the year of the Portuguese for IWC, as they introduced several novelties, starting from the Portuguese Annual Calendar to the superb?Portuguese Hand-Wound 8 Days 75th Anniversary Edition. There was also one with quite a complicated movement (yes, that’s a bit?of an understatement), the?IWC Portuguese Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month. It’s this same movement and digital display that we found back in today’s novelty, the perpetual calendar Digital Day-Month Chronograph but in the context of another specialty from IWC, the pilot watches. Here is the?IWC Spitfire Perpetual Calendar Digital Date-Month BUT in stainless steel.The collection?of pilot watches by IWC is clearly influenced by classical German B-Uhr watches. There are two main ranges that can be identify: the Big Pilot, with its massive case and diamond crown that is however more luxurious and that is?available in dozens?of editions?(like a?perpetual calendar or the flashy ceramic editions). Th
Introducing 3 New Models of Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar
If the Speedmaster and the Seamaster are, without a doubt, the most recognizable watches produced by Omega, the Biel-based brand has far more models to offer. Besides its wide and attractive collection of sports watches, Omega indeed also has more refined, more complex and more luxurious timepieces on offer, whether in the De Ville or the Globemaster collection – the latter being a tribute to the past of the brand and its chronometers. Joining the collection today are three new Omega Globemaster Annual Calendar, available in luxurious metals and in bold colours.The Constellation is one of the most enduring collections of Omega. It even came to life before the legendary Speedmaster. Born in the late 1940s, the Constellation (the family comprising the Globemaster) had always been focused on precision and mechanical refinement, as attested by the presence on the casebacks of a medallion featuring the Observatory of Geneva crowned by a constellation of eight stars. After some discree
Introducing: Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon High Jewellery
With the festive season just around the corner, Vacheron Constantin lights up its Overseas Tourbillon with a blaze of baguette-set diamonds. First introduced to the brand's successful luxury sports Overseas collection in 2019, the Tourbillon model boasts a slim profile thanks to the incorporation of Vacheron Constantin's ultra-thin tourbillon calibre 2160. The latest Overseas Tourbillon marks a first for the collection, combining a white gold case with a signature blue dial and an opulent setting of 85 baguette-cut diamonds on the bezel, dial, and buckle.Although the Overseas Tourbillon has appeared in rose gold, this is the first time it materialises in white gold. With a diameter of 42.5mm and a thickness of 10.39mm, the white gold case has a soft iron casing ring to protect the movement from magnetism and a screw-down crown to ensure the 50m water-resistance. The juxtaposition of geometric shapes gives the case its dynamic, sporty temperament, and the signature six-sided bezel, usua
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