Weekly Watch Photo - Lange und Sohne Zeitwerk for Kidz Horizon - Monochrome Watches
Lange und Sohne donated a unique version of the Lange Zeitwerk to the Kidz Horizon charity auction and Peter Chong made the press photos. As always gorgeous photos of a gorgeous watch.?At Monochrome we love beautiful timepieces and great photos showing the beauty of them. In this particular case the gorgeous movement of the Lange Zeitwerk is visible and so is the superb finishing qualities of Lange und Sohne.?Lange und Sohne first released the Lange Zeitwerk?in 2009 and it has become one of the most recognizable timepieces released in the past 10 years. Lange’s new Zeitwerk Striking Time aslo proves this. Ad - Scroll to continue with article This unique version is made in white gold and comes with a grey dial. A beautiful combination we think. The normal retail price of the white gold version is around $ 70,000 USD. This unique piece, with SGP 2011 engrave

Hands-On - Ulysse Nardin Executive Moonstruck Worldtimer (Live Pics, Specs & Price)
Ulysse Nardin’s history is deeply linked to Marine chronometers, yet there’s another speciality, rather forgotten, that the manufacture masters (and which is not that far from Marine watches), the astronomical watches. Some may recall the mid-1980s Trilogy –?Astrolabium Galileo Galilei (introduced in 1985), Planetarium Copernicus (introduced in 1988) and Tellurium Johannes Kepler (introduced in 1992). This year, UN introduces yet another astronomical watch, the?Moonstruck Worldtimer, combining the movements of the moon and sun in relation to the Earth, as well as a map of the tides and (novelty) a world-time display. You say complex, we say exciting.In a strictly literal definition, there are in fact many astronomical watches on the market… as long as you consider a moon-phase display enough to warrant this definition. Thus, with a watchmaking approach in mind, the concept of an astronomical watch relates to a timepiece with several indications, which can includ

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Satin-Polished Steel // Review, Price
The Octo Finissimo Automatic needs no introduction. Since its launch in 2017, it has established its place on the market and became an indubitable member of the Luxury Sports Watch category. Modern, bold, monochromatic, ultra-ultra-thin, mechanically impressive and with its very own identity (something rare in this category). Now that this watch is well established, it is time for the brand to move forward and to offer evolutions… But not with the classic formula of a new dial colour. At Bvlgari, it’s all about materials and textures, for instance, the brand new “Satin-Polished” steel version – and it comes with one major update to make it even better.BackgroundSince 2014, Bvlgari is on a mission: creating a collection of ultra-thin watches, built around a single design, easily recognizable, derived with multiple complications that all break thinness records. But this quest for slenderness is not a matter of ego and cold numbers… Behind this lies the

Introducing the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Enamel, Engraved and Diamond-set - Monochrome Watches
Ultra-thin timepieces and the name Piaget have gone hand-in-hand for many decades. So it will not come as a shock that Piaget introduced a number of?varieties on the?ultra-thin skeletonized calibre 1200S. That’s the movement of the Piaget Altiplano 1200, which is the world’s thinnest automatic skeletonized watch. As if that wasn’t enough Piaget now adds engravings, diamonds and even enamel, to the tiny, tiny, skeletonized bridges. And that looks pretty awesome.?The Altiplano models with calibre 1200 measure 38mm in diameter and are of course ultra-thin (the “standard” version with calibre 1200S?is?5.34 mm thick.) Today we’ll focus on the version with the enamel filled bridges, dubbed calibre 1200E. The other new models?featuring fully engraved skeletonized bridges (calibre 1200E) or diamond-set skeletonized bridges (calibre 1200D) are also magnificent masterpieces of the craftsmen at the Piaget manufacture, where they are specialized in engraving en

First Look: The new Certina DS-1 Skeleton Collection
Certina's solid and accessibly priced DS-1 three-hander is the descendant of the brand's DS (double security) concept of 1959. Like the hard protective shell of a turtle, DS was designed to make watches more resilient, reliable and water-resistant to external aggressions thanks to the incorporation of O-ring seals. While this might not be headline news in the watch world today, it was a big deal 64 years ago. In 2021, Certina beefed up the resilience of the movement with the introduction of the Powermatic 80 calibre developed by Swatch Group. Keeping up with the latest trend for skeletonised watches, three new Certina DS-1 Skeleton models strip away most of the dial to reveal the mechanics of the automatic movement. The openworked dial of the Certina DS-1 Skeleton has a large circular cut-out area in the centre, exposing the matte grey bridges supporting the components of the Powermatic 80. Used by other mid-price brands like Tissot, Mido and Hamilton, the Powerm