Introducing: A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar Platinum & Black Dial
During its initial release of the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar in 2021, A. Lange & Sohne presented two versions: a pink-gold model with a dark grey dial and a quickly sold-out limited edition of 150 pieces in white gold with a solid pink-gold (often referred to as salmon) dial. This year, the renowned Saxon watchmaker is unveiling a Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar model featuring a black dial, and housed in a luxurious platinum case. Let's take a look.In comparison to its earlier counterparts, the alterations are purely aesthetic. The familiar Lange 1 case maintains its dimensions, measuring 41.9mm in diameter and 12.1mm in height, which may seem substantial and weighty but is consistent with most intricate Lange timepieces. The black dial of this platinum edition watch is crafted from solid silver, with the moon phase indicator and its solid-gold celestial disc with graduated blue hues commanding attention as the brightest element against a predominantly black backdrop adorned with white

Industry Swiss Fund Partners Group Invests in Breitling
Long a family-owned company, Breitling saw CVC Capital Partners acquire an 80% stake in their capital in 2017 (in a deal valued at more than EUR 800 million, or USD 928 million) while the Schneider family kept the remaining 20% of the capital. Subsequently, quitting a Richemont senior leadership role, George Kern was appointed CEO of the brand. Swiss-based Fund Partners Group now enters the capital of the brand with a significant minority stake (estimated at 25%). The co-founder of Partners Group, Alfred Gantner, will join the Board of Breitling.Quoting Vontobel analyst, Philippe Bertschy, Swiss newspaper Le Temps reports that Breitling “should achieve a turnover of nearly 700 million Swiss Francs during the fiscal year which will end on March 31st“. According to the Handelszeitung, this 25% stake is bought for 712 million Swiss Francs which would value Breitling at 2.8 billion Swiss Francs. This reflects a significant value creation over the past years and Capital Partners

The Maison Alcee Percee, A Fantastic Built-it-Yourself Mechanical Table Clock
In today’s day and age, it’s easy to forget that the wrist-worn timekeeping devices we love so much come from a long history of clockmaking. After all, clockmaking precedes watchmaking by several centuries, as the first mechanical clocks date back to the 13th century. But even before that, people were fascinated by the passing of time and tried making sense of it through sundials, water clocks and hourglasses. With the rise of wristwatches in the early 1900s, and especially after the invention of quartz and digital clocks and watches, the need for traditional mechanical clocks slowly started to dwindle, to a point where it’s often overlooked nowadays. Nevertheless, there’s a surprising number of very beautiful and highly interesting mechanical clocks still to be found for those who know where to look. One such offering comes from Maison Alcee, a young independent clockmaking start-up from France. And best of all, you can build the high-end Maison Alcee Percee cl

Pre-Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Date by Hand (hands-on review, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
Earlier today, we showed you in advance (and with hands-on thoughts) one of the SIHH 2016 highlights from Montblanc, the Heritage Chronometrie Chronograph Quantieme Annuel. You thought that?was all… You were wrong, as Montblanc has more to show us for this 2016 edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie.?After the complicated chronograph with annual calendar, here is a simpler, more affordable and even more dressy edition, from the same collection, the?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Date by Hand.The date is THE basic complication in a watch. Whether we’re talking about dress watches, dive or?sports watches, chronographs, vintage-inspired or modern watches, simple or complicated timepieces, we can find this complication (yes, even the date is a complication. In fact, everything that is not linked to the time – hours, minutes and seconds – is a complication) in more than 50% of the watches, making it an almost necessary feature for commercial reaso

Introducing: Panerai Luminor GMT Power Reserve Ceramica PAM01574
Panerai is the official timekeeper of the Salone del Mobile, the largest and most prestigious annual international design fair held in Milan since 1961. Panerai's involvement with Milan Design Week is celebrated with the release of the new Lumimor GMT Power Reserve Ceramica PAM01574. As a product launched in 1949 that retains many original design traits, the Luminor is rightfully acknowledged as an enduring Italian design icon.Luminescence was Panerai's trump card, and the high-precision instruments the Italian brand supplied to the Royal Italian Navy outshone all others thanks to the application of a radium-based powder patented as Radiomir. In 1949, toxic radium was replaced with tritium (Luminor), and the famous Luminor dive watch materialised with its distinctive crown-protection bridge, now the identity card of the Luminor collection. Ad - Scroll to continue with article