Louis Moinet unveils the World's First Chronograph dating back to 1816 - Monochrome Watches
Until now the earliest patent for a chronograph dates back to 1844, and was filed by Adolphe Nicole. Another watchmaker, named?Nicolas Rieussec, name barer of the Montblanc Nicolas Rieussec collection, created his chronograph for the French king in 1821.?Louis Moinet now claims that their ancestor, Louis Moinet?(1768 - 1853), created the first chronograph ever! And more over it had a beat rate of?216,000 vibrations per hour or 30 Hertz, meaning it could measure as precise as 1/60th of a second!! Seriously, think about it, normal (modern) mechanical watches have a beat rate of 18,000 vph up to 36,000 vph. Ad - Scroll to continue with article To put things even more in perspective, it wasn’t until 1916, exactly one century later, that Heuer created a chronograph reaching a frequency of 360,000 vibrations per hour.The movement?bears four hallmarks testifying

Hands-On - Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Orange Bezel White dial 215.30.44.21.04.001 (Specs & Price)
The Omega Seamaster is more than a collection. It is an entire family of watches, all inspired by the sea… Nautical, sporty, diver-oriented or even elegant, the Seamaster has been around since 1948 – you can watch at this in-depth video for a complete history of the Seamaster. Among all the watches in the family, one has been quiet for a while, the Planet Ocean, but this year, it makes a strong comeback with the colour that is, to us, the real deal with this professional?timepiece.There are multiple milestone moments in the 71-year-old life of the Omega Seamaster: 1948 – creation of the model; 1957- introduction of the Seamaster 300 CK2913, which will define the collection as mostly a dive watch; 1995 – creation of the Seamaster Diver 300M, which will become famous as the James?Bond Watch. 2005 was another important date for this extensive family of watches, and marked the debut of a new collection, a higher-end, even more professionally-oriented watch, the Plan

First Look: The New IWC Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar 41 (Incl. Video)
IWC's stellar piece for Watches & Wonders is the Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar, the first complication to join the family since it was revamped in 2023. What's more, the 41mm Ingenieur Perpetual Calendar is the first stainless steel model at IWC to bear the names of two legends in the world of watchmaking. Evoking the imprint of Gerald Genta's 1976 design for the Ingenieur, the watch is powered by the famous perpetual calendar module developed by Kurt Klaus for the brand.Sometimes, moving forward in the watch world means going back in time. A good case in point is IWC's Ingenieur, which was revisited in 2023 to rekindle the spirit of Gerald Genta's 1976 design. The Ingenieur was released in the mid-1950s as a classic-looking tool watch fitted with a soft-iron cage to protect the movement from magnetism. Having produced designs for the Royal Oak and the Nautilus, Genta's vision for IWC's watch materialised in 1976 as the Ingenieur SL Jumbo Automatic 1832 with a round, chunky 40mm cas

Longines HydroConquest 41mm Two-Tone Collection 2021
It is the solidity and accessibility of the Longines HydroConquest watch that lends itself as such a useful tool for amateur and professional divers. That said, the robust yet classically designed watches from this collection are more than at ease on dry land too. The Saint-Imier-based manufacturer first launched the HydroConquest watch in 2007 but redesigned it in 2018 with colour-coordinated dials and ceramic bezels in black, blue or grey, an improved movement, two case sizes of 41mm or 43mm, and a metal bracelet or rubber strap option. Since then, Longines has also released an all-black ceramic model and a green dial/bezel version. Now Longines extends the HydroConquest watch collection with a series of two-tone versions available in steel and yellow gold PVD or steel and rose gold PVD. These green, blue, black and grey dial colour options are only available in the 41mm case size but come equipped with a movement promising an extended power reserve.A robust, modern caseUnlike the Lo

Hands-on - Porsche Design 1919 Chronotimer - Baselworld 2016 (Live photos, availability & price) - Monochrome Watches
For those who think?that Porsche Design is a brand focused on leather jackets and sunglasses, you’d be wrong, as for the first time this year, the brand exposed in the Hall 1.0 of Baselworld, where all the major brands have their booth – thus confirming that Porsche Design is also a credible watchmaker, something we already told you after reviewing?the?Chronotimer Series 1 and the?1919 Globetimer All Black Titanium. It is now time for us to look at one of the Baselworld 2016 novelties, the?Porsche Design 1919 Chronotimer, a minimalistic and very pleasantly designed sports chronograph.The goal of Porsche Design, in terms of watches, is not to be part of the Haute Horlogerie manufactures, with in-house movements and hand-made execution. Instead, the brand focuses on reliable, functional and robust mechanical watches with a strong design. The DNA of the brand is here: quality in a recognizable and strong design. And the new?Porsche Design 1919 Chronotimer, which is basically t