First Look: The new A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Handwerkskunst
Handwerkskunst… If you know one thing or two about A. Lange & Sohne, you’ll understand that this slightly complex word for anyone not German is actually sweet to hear – to make it simple, it does translate by craftsmanship. What it means is rare watches, but mostly finishings and decorations of the highest rank. For the first time in the brand’s history, the name Handwerkskunst is now applied to the all-important A. Lange & Sohne Datograph. And this shouldn’t come as a surprise, as this emblematic and historically important chronograph celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Let’s discover what this Datograph Handwerkskunst Limited Edition is all about – spoiler: there are small details that will surely please long-term collectors.?Earlier this year, during Watches & Wonders Geneva, German watchmaker A. Lange & Sohne celebrated the 25th anniversary of its emblematic chronograph, the Datograph, with the launch of the Datograph

Kickstarter elegantsis JSK Series - Monochrome Watches
The first thing Taiwanese watchmaker elegantsis (the name is intentionally un-capitalized) wants you to know about the new JSK Series is that it is a joint project with US-based JSK Moto, a custom motorcycle design company. JSK makes some outlandishly cool custom motorcycles, so it's no wonder why elegantsis chose them as inspiration for these high-octane statement pieces. Currently on Kickstarter (as we already told in a previous article), the JSK series boasts of craftsmanship, strength, and style. Indeed, this line of watches features some interesting design features and impressive mechanicals. Three collections of JSK Series watches are advertised on the Kickstarter page (in descending order): Rarity, Classic, and Basic.DialI appreciate how, even with the intense design theme, elegantsis didn't try to reinvent the wheel with the dial layout. We have the traditional three hands, a date display, and some basic text at the 9 o'clock position. The sapphire crystal has an anti-reflectiv

Glashutte Original Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition - Monochrome Watches
Glashutte Original released the?Senator Moon Phase Skeletonized Edition, earlier this year. I would have expect a skeletonized version of an existing model, but no… Glashutte-Original?choose for?a skeletonized version of the 1845 Classic Up/Down with Moon Phase, originally introduced more than ten years ago. The skeletonizing and engraving is very much different from the Piece Unique that Kees Engelbarts recently showed us. Both in design and in the amount of work/time invested. This new Glashutte-Original is limited to 100 numbered pieces and is thus available for 99 more new owners, then?the unique pieces by Kees Engelbarts or Grieb?& Benzinger. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Although we haven’t received an official price quote,?if’ve heard rumors of a price around 40k USD. Fact is, for that amount you’ll get an incredibly bea

Oris Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter (Specs and Price) - Monochrome Watches
Last weekend Oris introduced the world's first automatic mechanical altimeter wrist watch. When you’re thinking that this sounds like something you’ve heard before, you’re almost right. The Breva Genie 02 was actually the first mechanical watch with an altimeter. However that is a manually wound watch, and the new Oris is indeed the world’s first AUTOMATIC mechanical watch with an altimeter. And with a Swiss retail price of CHF 3.300, the Oris is roughly CHF 115.000 cheaper. Yes, the difference in price is quite an impressive number. However that’s the difference between the purest form of Haute Horlogerie, as offered by Breva, and the more mass produced wrist watches from Oris. Yet both use aneroid capsules for measuring variations in air pressure, which is used for the the altimeter indications. This thoroughbred pilot’s watch from Oris – they have a long history of making pilot’s watches – has now been equipped with a suitable, a

Up-close and personal with the Breguet Type XXI 3817, now with vintage-inspired look and visible movement (review with live pics & price) - Monochrome Watches
If you’re a long time reader of Monochrome-Watches, you probably know that I have a soft-spot for the pilot-watches manufactured by Breguet. It’s something I extensively explained in a review of my personal Type XX and later in an instalment of the Collector’s Series. I know that these watches, whether we talk about the Type XX, the Type XXI or the Type XXII, aren’t perfect (their dials, especially,?are?strange – many different fonts, many different hands, not well balanced) but they feature a unique charm. This is the reason why I was quite excited to the see the new?Breguet Type XXI 3817, now with vintage-inspired look and visible movement, in the metal and to share with you my personal opinion.BackgroundThe Type XX.. Series of watches by Breguet has been introduced in 1995?with the Type XX, later followed by a larger edition, the Type XXI, and a more technical and even larger version, with 10Hz movement, the Type XXII. I know that these watches arenR