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Watches buying-guide for Christmas 2014 - Monochrome-Watches
We all faced the dilemma of buying a new watch. Because Christmas 2014 is coming, we, at Monochrome, decided?to help you and to give you a few ideas of what could be the best watches to buy, depending on your budget and your tastes. Of course, watches are expensive toys and some of them are,?for most of you (and for us too),?dream-timepieces. However,?this selection is wide and will go from 150 euros to north of?150,000 euros. Here is the?Watches buying-guide for Christmas 2014 by Monochrome-Watches.For more details about the watches selected, click on the link to find a complete article with our thoughts.Watches under 3,000 euros Ad - Scroll to continue with article The toughest category for sure, where competition is the hardest. Of course, you can easily go for a used Omega, a simple TAG Heuer or a vintage Breitling. You can even find some second-hand es. Ho
Weiss 42mm Limited American Issue Field Watch with Made-in-USA movement (Specs & Price)
Most watches that really spark my interest have either Swiss or German roots, but on rare occasions, a piece will surface from an unlikely place. I recently reviewed the Classic Enamel PS-801-CE from American watchmaker, RGM (based in Pennsylvania) and I'm always impressed with the company's in-house calibres and old-school craftsmanship. America was once a hotbed for watchmaking with brands like Hamilton, Waltham, Elgin, Ingersoll and Westclox, but acquisitions, bankruptcies and European competition have all but shut down American production. While RGM represents a resurgence of American watchmaking with several in-house calibres, a much younger company in Los Angeles has been producing an in-house movement since 2016. Weiss Watch Company has only existed for a few years and initially relied on Swiss movements for American-made cases, but its in-house Calibre 1003 has made it a bonafide American watch brand. Let's take a closer look at the Weiss 42mm Limited American Issue Field Watch
Bvlgari Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon - Hands-On, Price
Rome-based watchmaker/jeweller Bvlgari has unique credentials as a maker of chiming watches. Following the acquisition of Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth some 20 years ago, the brand has inherited and cultivated a tradition of crafting exceptional striking watches. Bvlgari is one of the very few makers to produce grande sonnerie wristwatches or to be capable of creating mechanical wonders as the Octo Finissimo minute repeater, the thinnest minute repeater ever. To kick off 2022, the brand presents a new version of its tourbillon minute repeater watch, the Bvlgari Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon?in platinum with its highly graphic movement treated in blue.The Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon combines two traditional complications – the tourbillon and the minute repeater – in a resolutely contemporary design language. Just like the blacked-out version presented last year, this new chapter in the “Sinfonia della Meccanica” stands out with the original and tri-dim
Introducing the Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date Collection
Dive watches don’t really come to mind when thinking about Montblanc, but the brand has a trio of new divers with a classic overall design. Bright, modern dials in blue and green keep things fresh and eye-catching, while a black dial offers a more traditional aesthetic (not featured in this article). Inspiration came from the freezing glacial lakes of the Mont-Blanc Massif, and textures from ice formations are represented on the lacquered dials. The watches conform to the ISO 6425 norm for diving and went through the Montblanc Laboratory 500 Hour Test for durability, so it’s definitely not “form over function”. Meet the new Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date collection.The stainless steel case is 41mm in diameter with a height of 12.9mm and features a brushed finish with polished accents and curved lugs. There’s an engraving of a scuba diver in glacial waters with an iceberg on the caseback. The image was created with the help of advanced laser engravi
Hands-On: The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Titanium Monotourbillon
Mr Roger Dubuis founded his eponymous brand in 1995, swiftly achieving success with timepieces that deftly balance traditional watchmaking craftsmanship and bold, expressive designs. Since 2003, the brand has been renowned for its expertise in tourbillon watches, starting with the calibre RD03. This fully integrated manufacture has since become a specialist in architectural skeletonised tourbillons, a cornerstone of its Hyper Horology concept, characterised by bold, modern, and technically advanced creations. Among the slew of tourbillon watches introduced by the brand at Watches and Wonders 2024 is the Excalibur Titanium Monotourbillon. A model with a lot of personality, it embodies the essence of Roger Dubuis’ style and expertise. Yet it offers a (relatively speaking) more restrained style that will likely appeal to a broader audience.Among the numerous tourbillon watches crafted by Roger Dubuis, the Excalibur Titanium Monotourbillon stands out for its balanced design – m
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