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Online Watch Shopping While the Confinement Lasts - Part 2
A few days ago we gave a big shout-out to some of our friends who also run online watch magazines. However, the online world for watch shopping offers much more choice! Now that you’re (most likely) in confinement – hopefully well and healthy – you can still buy watches and have them delivered to your door. Besides the friends that we already mentioned in the previous article, it can also be helpful to have a look at webshops of retailers and brands who have embraced e-commerce. If you prefer pre-owned watches, you can shop online for second-hand and vintage watches from many sources and some places even offer certified pre-owned watches. Here’s an overview of the sources that we as watch collectors use ourselves.?Strolling in the shopping streets, looking at the display windows, or even drooling in front of that one watch displayed in the store window, is not going to happen for the foreseeable weeks or even months. You will have to settle for doing this virtua
IWC Portofino Perpetual Calendar IW3444 (Price)
IWC Portofino watches are versatile and stylish, with a hint of timelessness. The Portofino collection (introduced in 1984) is supposedly the entry-level offering from IWC Schaffhausen, but despite the efforts seems to remain overlooked and even underrated by the public. No specific data supports this claim, but Internet searches reveal far fewer mentions of IWC Portofino than Portugieser or Pilot Collection watches. Even the IWC corporate Journal listing ten products that form the basis of its global success makes no room for a Portofino. Nevertheless, the collection offers elegance, discretion, various models, a good number of complications and plenty of details to capture your attention and even impress. The new IWC Portofino Perpetual Calendar IW3444 is bound to create a tourbillon of comments for several reasons. It is the smallest (40mm case diameter) perpetual calendar watch across the current IWC catalogue and will be available in steel. It is not the first Portofino with a per
Portrait - David Candaux, An Independent Watchmaker with the Soul of the Vallee de Joux
Independent watchmaking has been on the rise over the past 20 years, and for good reason. Independent watchmakers are guided by passion and personal perspectives, leading to authentic creations and often crafted to a level unattainable in mass production. David Candaux's motto, Le Coeur et l'Esprit (the heart and mind), perfectly captures this philosophy. Raised in a family of watchmakers, Candaux deeply appreciates the craft’s history, evident in his work. However, for him, tradition should not merely be repetition. If he is a perfect representative of the Vallee de Joux expertise – which means complicated watchmaking and refined craftsmanship, his watches are in a class of their own. We visited the watchmaker in the small village of Le Solliat Just a few meters away from Philippe Dufour's workshop.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – David, thank you for having us. Your approach to watchmaking is holistic, encompassing everything from movement engineering to crafting and fini
Montblanc Star Roman Carpe Diem Special Editions (specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
The Montblanc Star collection is certainly not widely coveted, at least less than the recent creations, like the Heritage Chronometrie collection or the high-end Villeret creations. In fact, this collection is older than its siblings but it’s not void of interest. It’s even a interesting choice for those looking for a?traditional and classical design, with an elegance suitable for an everyday use. In order to bring this collection back under the spotlights,?Montblanc presents three new?models in the Montblanc Star Collection ¡ª the Montblanc Star Roman Quantieme Complet Carpe Diem Special Edition, the Montblanc Star Roman Chronograph UTC Automatic Carpe Diem Special Edition and the Montblanc Star Roman Carpe Diem Small Second Special Edition.The Montblanc Star Roman Collection is defined by its classical design and simple but reliable automatic movements. The refined and understated look is expressed by?slim roundish polished stainless steel case with straight horns and dist
Oris Carysfort Reef Limited Edition Steel - Hands-On, Price
The figures speak for themselves: over the last 30 years, scientists calculate that 50% of the world's coral reefs have died and without direct action could be extinct in 80 years. Coral reefs are now the most endangered ecosystems on the planet and their extinction would mark the first time humanity has faced the loss of an entire ecosystem. The upside of these gloomy facts is that coral can be saved. Oris has taken a special interest in different foundations that are restoring the life of coral reefs by allocating a percentage of sales generated with these limited edition watches. Last year, Oris supported the Reef Restoration Foundation with the Great Barrier Reef watch. The partnership with Coral Restoration Foundation (CRF) dates back to 2014. This year, Oris renews its commitment to CRF and in January 2020 released the Carysfort Reef Limited Edition, the brand’s first watch in solid gold. Today, a second Carysfort Reed model is released in stainless steel. The watch is a li
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