A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph Boutique Edition - Full Review with tons of Photos, Specs and Price - Monochrome Watches
The A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph Boutique Edition is yet another example of the superlative chronographs, developed by the Haute Horlogerie brand from Glashutte, Germany. We were recently given the opportunity to test and wear the watch for a couple of weeks. To cut a long story short: we loved it. As we have already introduced the watch to you,?in this article we will focus mainly on the chronograph movement, more specifically its characteristics, what distinguishes it from other chronograph movements, and how it actually?works. It looks great, yes, but what is what, and what does what? What is the purpose of all those wheels, levers, bridges and springs? Read on to learn how a chronograph actually works.?The Lange 1815The 1815 family of watches is one of the 5 families of the A. Lange & Sohne collection. The name stands for the year of birth of Ferdinand A. Lange, the founder of the original A. Lange & Sohne company and the inspirator of the new company, as it was re

Maen, Reiser and Batavi provide honest, fun luxury sports watches
The luxury sports watch, preferably with an integrated design, has exploded in recent years. Both in contenders and in sales, as more and more brands enter this hotter-than-hot segment of the market. Regular faces and newcomers all want a piece of the action, and this leads to surprising new options to choose from. Today we're looking at three such watches on the more affordable side of the spectrum. And chauvinistic as we are sometimes, we've gone for three brands with Dutch ties to show you there are still plenty of fun watches to be found if you're willing to look beyond the usual suspects. Here are the new Maen Manhattan 37, the Reiser Alpen Skeleton and the Batavi Architect Tony Purple. ?Why so serious?We've said it time and time again: watches, to us, should be fun. They should bring joy to the owner, and an experience to remember for a long time if possible. I'm sure most of us remember the feeling of first seeing a watch, then hunting it down or waiting for it to be available,

First Look: The Hand-Wound Grand Seiko Birch Bark SLGW003 & SLGW002
In 2020, for its 60th anniversary, Grand Seiko unveiled two milestones: a new automatic, hi-beat movement named calibre 9SA5?and a new collection of watches with an updated design language known as Evolution 9. It took us and the watch community a bit of time to understand the importance of this move by the Japanese watchmaker; however, with the arrival of the White Birch SLGH005, things became clear. Now fully established as the future-looking collection of Grand Seiko, it is time for its expansion. Formerly focused on casual and sports watches, Evo9 greets an elegant, hand-wound pair of models, the new Grand Seiko Birch Bark SLGW003 and SLGW002, fitted with GS’ first hand-wound hi-beat movement in 50 years.It would be an understatement to say that Grand Seiko met great success with its White Birch collection – Hi-Beat SLGH005 and Spring Drive SLGA009, followed by variations in black or green. This series of watches is, without a doubt, the most important release of the br

Weekly Watch Photo - the Bulli-Shot - Monochrome Watches
That I’m a huge fan of beautiful photos showing beautiful watches probably doesn’t come as a surprise anymore. Hey, that was the sole reason for starting the Weekly Watch Photo. And that was?one and a half year ago…I still find so many photos that look so good that they have to be shared. Besides cool ‘mood’ photos, like these from A.Lange & Sohne or these from IWC, I’m also a big fan of beautiful wrist shots, like the wrist shots from Simon C. Today I’d like to present you a bunch of wrist shots called Bulli-Shots! Ad - Scroll to continue with article Bulli-Shots? Yep, although there’s of course no formal name for any type of wrist shot, but I think this is the second informal type of wrist shot. The first is called the Superman-wrist-shot, famous for the hand-streched-foreward-in-the-air that looks like the p

Hands-On - Oris Roberto Clemente Limited Edition (Specs & Price)
For some years now, Oris has committed to becoming a watchmaker that can “Change for the Better” (the brand’s new motto). In addition to create some rather cool and fairly-priced watches, the brand is also greatly involved in charity, with multiple non-profit organisations and foundations to help save the planet and the oceans (among other things). Think Carysfort Reef Limited Edition, the Ocean Trilogy?or the Aquis Lake Baikal. Recently, Oris announced a new partnership with the Roberto Clemente Foundation, a?humanitarian organisation named in honour of baseball player Roberto Clemente. And linked to this, there’s a watch, and a pretty nice one! Let’s have a closer look at the Oris Roberto Clemente Limited Edition.Roberto ClementeRoberto Clemente, born in Puerto Rico in 1934, he is known as one of the greatest baseball players in the history of the game. He?played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He won two World Serie