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Buying Guide: Shopping For Creatively Complex Watches On a Budget
In our fascinating little bubble of mechanical watchmaking, attention often goes to high-dollar watches, and most of the time, that’s for a perfectly logical reason. The arms race in complexity is partly to blame, as brands try to outdo one another for the sake of winning over the public. But adding a complication on top of telling basic time doesn’t necessarily have to equate to ludicrous pricing, thankfully. There are brands, and mostly independent watchmakers out there, that know how to bring creativity and complexity with more sensible sticker prices. With that in mind, we’ve set ourselves a somewhat reasonable budget of EUR 5,000 and have done some digging to see what we can come up with!Raymond Weil Millesime 35 MoonphaseFirst up is one of the most refreshing watch collections we’ve seen in a long time, the Raymond Weil Millesime. Applauded for its ravishingly good looks and sensible watchmaking, one of the more beguiling models is the Millesime 35 Moonpha
2018 Swatch Group Results Show Growth, Despite Slower End of Year
Following Richemont?ahead of the SIHH and LVMH?earlier this week, it is now Swatch Group's turn to communicate on its performance. The overall results are positive with net sales and profitability on the rise, but the end of 2018 proved more challenging. The Swatch Group, however, anticipates healthy growth in 2019.The Swiss Watch powerhouse reports net sales up 6.1% at CHF 8,475 million at current exchange rates (and up 5.7% at constant exchange rates). The operating result increased by 15.2% to CHF 1,154 million. The net income increased by 14.8% to CHF 867 million. Overall, 2018 results are positive for the Swatch Group. Ad - Scroll to continue with article However, if the first semester revenues were up 14%, business slowed in the last trimester of 2018, specifically in December. Swatch Group mentions a strong 2017 comparison basis. This is also in line with
Hands-On - Jaeger LeCoultre Polaris Date 2018 ref. 9068670 (Specs & Price)
Right from the start of the SIHH 2018, we made sure that the new?Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris 2018 Collection was covered here, on MONOCHROME. Indeed, it represents one of the main novelties of the show and is an extremely important collection for JLC as its only true sports range of watches. And while the Memovox will certainly be the most desirable of them all, we want to show you another model that we consider the?cornerstone of the collection. Non-limited, relatively affordable but still vintage-inspired, let’s meet the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Date.Where does the collection come from? And why does it appear on the market now, not as a simple vintage re-edition, but as a complete collection? First of all, when your name is Jaeger-LeCoultre you can’t go too far in terms of technical looks, ruggedness or sportiness. In collector’s minds, JLC is a classic brand, with a certain elegance and a traditional design. Nothing too fancy, nothing too showy. Restrained and well ex
Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Oro Rosso 42mm PAM00684 - SIHH 2017 (Review / Price)
Panerai watches are great. They look super-cool, they have that unique aura of a robust and vintage dive watch mixed with that Italian je-ne-sais-quoi.?They are icons of watchmaking. Still, there might?be one issue with these watches. Most?are sized for?lumberjacks’ wrists. If the 45mm or 47mm diameters participate to the look (and they are actually easier to wear than what you can expect), a smaller size could be welcome. That’s what happened with the Panerai Luminor Due, the smaller, slimmer and dressier versions of the icon. But what if you want the sporty look? Well, for the SIHH 2017, the answer came in the name of?the?Panerai Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Automatic Oro Rosso 42mm PAM00684, the small & gold Luminor Submersible that rocks.To some, this watch will be an almost no-sense. Admittedly, it is full of contradictions. It is supposed to be a Luminor Submersible but?it’s small (relatively speaking, because it is 42mm). It is supposed to be a tool watc
Spotted: Daniel Ricciardo Wearing a Very Blue, Unknown Tudor Black Bay Ceramic
A couple of days ago, we received the news that Tudor, a brand owned by and focused on military, diving and aquatic activities, was back in motorsport. To be more precise, the brand announced joining the brand-new Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team as an official partner. Yesterday, the Red Bull-owned team unveiled the livery of its 2024 cars and official images of its drivers, Daniel Ricciardo and Yuki Tsunoda. And, to our surprise, something unprecedented appeared on the wrist of Daniel Ricciardo, a watch that might become the RB F1 team watch, a blue Tudor Black Bay Ceramic.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article It isn’t the first time that Tudor discreetly reveals special watches dedicated to one of the teams they sponsor. Of course, the easiest ones on the list are the two Pelagos FXD Alinghi Red Bull Racing Edition – now that we think back to
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