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Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet, about AP Certified Pre-Owned Watches, Leaving SIHH and more - Monochrome Watches
Recently, Audemars Piguet has had a lot of hot news headlines – unprecedented revenues, quitting the SIHH, new technological partnerships. We decided that it was time for us to move to Le Brassus and have a good talk with the one person to answer our questions: Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet. It isn’t the first time we’re in conversation with?Fran?ois-Henry?– see here, here and here – and each time, his?straight talk brings the right answers. Today’s video interview (viewable on top of this article) is full of interesting facts and observations.Without going too much into the details about the interview – we leave this to Fran?ois-Henry – there are several important topics that we wanted to clarify about Audemars Piguet. 1 billion Swiss Francs revenue – Even though?Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias emphasizes the fact that this number wasn’t the end-goal of the brand’s strategy, nobody can overlook this impres
Introducing The Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono Cycling Edition
You might remember that, a bit over a year ago, we’ve shared with you the story of one of our editors (Xavier, an avid cyclist himself) participating in a training camp with the recently formed Tudor Pro Cycling Team. Part of the trip, and of great interest for us as a watch magazine, was the discovery of an unseen-before watch, a special edition of the Black Bay Chrono Dark. Back then, this watch was a so-called team watch, not available to the general public. Well, it turns out that Tudor has decided on this late Friday evening to treat us, right after Watches and Wonders, with yet another novelty. And it’s this new Tudor Pelagos FXD Chrono Cycling Edition.It’s a surprise to see Tudor releasing a watch related to cycling based on the FXD concept – an acronym related to the “fixed” nature of the lugs that were first introduced on the FXD Marine Nationale. What’s less surprising is that we’re looking at a chronograph watch, but then again
The Ralph Lauren RL867 In New Sizes And Materials
The Ralph Lauren RL867 timepieces collection draws inspiration from the brand’s flagship men’s store at 867 Madison Avenue, New York. The store occupies a historic mansion built by Gertrude Rhinelander Waldo in 1898 as a residence, but she never got to live there. Her story and the story of the building on the corner of 72nd Street she commissioned with inherited money is well documented, with plenty of relevant newspaper clippings from Gertrude’s era available online. And there was an excellent piece published in 2010 in the New York Times, “Mrs Waldo’s Mysterious Mansion“, if you like this sort of stuff. The inspiration here is much more than just the store, but I’ll let you make your own opinion. What matters today, however, are the new editions launched in the Ralph Lauren RL867 Collection, with compact cases made of gold or sterling silver.The Ralph Lauren RL867 Collection was revealed to the public in 2009 at the SIHH in Geneva, along wit
The new IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVII - Monochrome Watches
IWC focusses heavily on the Pilot’s Watch collection and there are many new models and many old models have been re-designed. One of the re-designed models is the IWC Mark XVII, the follow-up of the Mark XVI.?The biggest change in?comparison?to the Mark XVI, is the increased diameter. While the Mark XVI was 39 mm in diameter, the new Mark XVII is 41 mm. Compared to its ‘ancient’ predecessor, the Mark XI and Mark XII, which is consider the true pilot’s watch by aficionados, measures 36 mm in diameter. The new Mark XVII keep most of the design elements of its predecessor, the Mark XVI. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Besides the increased diameter, the date window has changed to now show 3 date numerals, while a red arrow points at the actual date. The dial keeps its great legibility, with the matte black dial and crisp white hour mark
Buying Guide - 5 Of The Coolest Dive Watches Launched in 2020
Even though the flow of new models launched on the market is certainly less intense this year than in the past, some important watches have made their debut. And among these releases, we’ve seen numerous dive watches – a perennial of the industry that never loses its appeal. We’ve decided to list some of the new diver’s watches that made an impression on us… five serious models from five serious brands. Conservative choices? Maybe, but these are, without a doubt, some of the coolest too.?Doxa SUB 300 CollectionDespite having created some controversy in the collecting community (mainly due to the resemblance with past limited editions), we can’t hide the cool factor of a vintage-inspired, historically relevant Dox’. The new SUB 300 is simply the piece to get if you want to wear a Doxa dive watch. This new model, inspired by the original 1967 SUB 300, features the brand’s slim case, a domed sapphire crystal, original dial layout and hands,
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