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The Collector's Series - @so.frech Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA083
For the first time in our Collector’s Series we talk about a Grand Seiko and we do this with Austria-based collector who can be found as @so.frech?on Instagram. Grand used to be JDM (Japan Domestic Market) only and only opened up to customers from outside Japan since 2010. Although it’s not a young brand, for people outside Japan, Grand Seiko remained unknown. By now the brand is pretty well established among its peers and here on MONOCHROME we are always highly enthusiastic when we’re talking about Grand Seiko. And not only because of the?Zaratsu?polishing technique – an ancient method to polished Samurai swords – that results is stupendously good finished cases and hands. We will be talking with @so.frech about his?Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA083.?Frank Geelen, MONOCHROME – Grand Seiko is a relatively new brand on the collectors' scene. What is its appeal to you? Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Bulgaris Seductive Serpenti Seduttori Tourbillon (Live Pics & Price) - Monochrome Watches
Originally created as a stopgap solution in 2020 to offer a live watch event in the midst of the pandemic, Geneva Watch Days is coming up for its third edition and the MONOCHROME team is here to cover all the novelties first-hand. One of the founding fathers of GWD is Bulgari and one of the Italian brand’s novelties for 2022 is this dazzling Serpenti Seduttori Tourbillon, a seductive marriage of Haute Horlogerie and Haute Joaillerie dressed to the nines in diamonds and black spinels and fitted with the world's smallest tourbillon movement.Stunning high jewellery watches are a trademark of the Italian brand, and its mascot is the seductive Serpenti. In the late 1940s, Bulgari's designers transformed a popular high jewellery snake bracelet into a watch, immortalised on the wrist of Liz Taylor while filming Cleopatra at Cinecitt¨¤ Studios in Rome in 1962. Brought out of hibernation after almost 60 years, the Serpenti was fitted with a tourbillon complication in 2020. Given the minima
Introducing: The Piaget Polo Chronograph Emerald Green Panda
A highly important model within the brand’s collection, the Piaget Polo was born in 1979 as a vision of a luxury sports watch with an integrated bracelet. Its distinctive design, which was re-edited in an opulent, faithful full gold model earlier this year (in the frame of the brand’s 150th-anniversary celebrations), the Piaget Polo is better known in its current shape, the result of a complete redesign process initiated in 2016. Following several editions in a signature emerald green colour, including the Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin and the time-and-date Polo Field, it is time for the sporty-chic chronograph to receive the green treatment with this panda edition.?This new green panda-style chronograph belongs to the modern face of the Piaget Polo, based on the 2016 collection that generated its fair share of debate. While the Polo was originally a striking gold model characterized by its shaped case, flowing bracelet and signature horizontal gadroons (which certainl
Timor Heritage Field - Dirty Dozen WWW Re-Edition // Value Proposition
If you have any interest in vintage watches, and specifically military-issued pieces, the terms ‘Dirty Dozen‘ and ‘WWW’ should be familiar to you. Among the twelve brands that supplied the British MoD (Ministry of Defense) with watches during WWII was Timor Watch Company… which was re-incorporated in the United Kingdom in 2019, with something pretty cool in mind. And the result is out today, with the Timor Heritage Field, a faithful and accessible reissue of the ‘WWW’ field watch, now launching on Kickstarter.Reminder – the ‘Watch Wristlet Waterproof’ and the ‘Dirty Dozen’While we’ve already covered the ‘Dirty Dozen’ topic on multiple occasions, specifically since another brand (Vertex) decided to relaunch with modern watches inspired by the past, a short reminder will help you understand what Timor and the WWW are all about.The 12 watches that compose the so-called “Dirty Dozen” ̵
Hands-On Tissot T-Race MotoGP Automatic Chronograph 2022 Limited
Here's one for motorcycle enthusiasts and racing fans in general. Tissot has created a new race-inspired chronograph that looks fast while sitting on your wrist. It's large, a bit unconventional and certainly doesn't fly under the radar. This is a statement piece for those that crave speed and track days, and its focus is on MotoGP or Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Tissot currently has several quartz MotoGP models, but this automatic version is the one for watch enthusiasts and at a fair price. The brand has been an official MotoGP timekeeper since 2001 and this latest piece really highlights that partnership. Let’s hit the start button of this new Tissot T-Race MotoGP Automatic Chronograph 2022 LE.MotoGP CaseThe watch definitely has a MotoGP theme, starting with the bezel that looks like a motorcycle brake disc with the calliper at 3 o'clock. The stainless steel case with black PVD accents is sizeable with a width of 45.5mm, length of 48.8mm and height of 16.6mm. Don't be shy wit
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