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The Petrolhead Corner - Talking Cars (and watches) with Wilhelm Schmid, CEO of A. Lange & Sohne, at Concorso dEleganza Villa dEste
Around fifty of the world's most stunning classic cars, the most beautiful vista's surrounding an Italian lake and wearing the beautiful and brand-new A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time Zone 25thAnniversary. These elements set the tone for a splendid weekend attending the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este. The rarest of the rare, with often unique stories, all perched on 4.5 acres of a 16th-century estate.For those not in the know, the Concorso d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este is one of the most prestigious classic car venues in the world, already celebrating its 90th anniversary this year. Think Pebble Beach, and you get a sense of the grandeur of the event, but with an extremely select group of cars. Set on the grounds of the historical, and absolutely gorgeous Villa d'Este estate, at the shorelines of Lake Como in Italy, this event is a very special one. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Review of The New AP Royal Oak Concept Split-Seconds Chronograph GMT
The Royal Oak Concept Split-Seconds Chronograph GMT was just presented by Audemars Piguet in the pool of other new Royal Oaks, distinguished by an even more aggressive design than its Concept predecessors and an exceptional automatic rattrapante chronograph calibre 4407 with the date and 24-hour GMT functions. This watch is a rightful heir to the Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher and an important addition, not just to the Concept series. It is here to make history as it will lead the new generation of split-seconds chrono movements used outside the Grand Complications family. Let’s take a closer look.The Royal Oak Concept SeriesAudemars Piguet presented the first-ever watch in the Royal Oak Concept series in 2002 while celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Royal Oak. The high-tech looking 44mm watch in a cobalt-based super-alloy Alacrite 602 case housed the manually wound calibre 2896 with a one-minute tourbillon. Among other functions, it featured a dynamographe di
Weekly Watch Photo - Collection by Watch Anish - Monochrome Watches
Monochrome has been making an effort of bringing you the most stunning watch photos , every week a new set from photographers all around the world. Whether the photos are made by professional photographers, like Bert Buijsrogge (check here and here), Ming Thein (see here) or Martin Wilmsen (see here for an example), or hobbyist who post iPhone photos on a Facebook group called wrist shots (check them here), we search for the coolest, most stylish and mouthwatering photos of equally stunning timepieces.?British style guru Watch Anish and his team, always create uber-dandy-styled pictures, showing not “just” a watch, but an ensemble that is striking! Let us share a few of his latest artistic interpretations of watches in their natural habitat. Although the first photo shows exactly the opposite; a Sky-Dweller that is DLC black coated by Bamford, which is not on the wrist. Scroll to the end to see this very watch on a wrist. But first Peter Speake-Marin’s new Spirit Ma
Omega De Ville Tourbillon Co-Axial Master Chronometer - Specs & Price
While you might know Omega for its iconic sports watches such as the Speedmaster or the Seamaster, or even for its elegant collections, the brand is rarely associated with Haute Horlogerie. But Omega can do high-end watchmaking and has proved it in the past with multiple achievements and handsome complicated watches. Today, the brand shows this expertise again in a truly superb manner. Meet the new Omega De Ville Tourbillon, with a centrally-mounted Co-Axial tourbillon, a Master Chronometer certification (antimagnetic) and a superbly decorated in-house movement.?Omega isn’t just about instrument watches. The brand has a long tradition of precision and, this might surprise some, has been involved in tourbillon watches for quite a white. Indeed, back in 1947, Omega presented the first-ever wristwatch tourbillon calibre, which participated in the precision competitions at three major European Observatories. These calibres obtained excellent results, even setting a record in Geneva i
Hands-On - HYT Watches is back With the New Hastroid Green Nebula
If you’re following the independent watchmaking scene, you were certainly aware of the difficulties encountered by HYT Watches, the UFO of the watchmaking industry, creating watches with fluidic indications. After a dormant period of about one year, we can now say it loud and clear: HYT is back in action with new partners to back the business (Kairos Technology Switzerland SA) and a new CEO, Davide Cerrato… A name that should certainly ring a bell. And today, the brand presents the first watch of its new era, the HYT Hastroid. And we were able to spend some time with the Green Nebula edition.?HYT – from concept to rebirthBehind HYT is a concept, a vision of displaying time in an unprecedented and clearly unnatural manner. Instead of using traditional hands revolving around a dial, HYT Watches, created in 2012, uses an entirely novel display based on fluids… Liquids in a watch (along with magnetism, the worst enemy of a mechanical movement)? Yes, that was the who