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Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso case construction - Monochrome Watches
Jaeger-LeCoultre’s reverso is a remarkable watch. This is because the case can be turned around while it remains on the wrist. Jaeger-LeCoultre developed this case construction to protect the vulnerable crystal from the hardship of the polo game. On one of my favorite forums, The PuristS Pro, a member?posted photos of his Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMT?undergoing a full service and thus being?taken apart. All photos where taken by the watchmaker performing the service.The photos give a very interesting view of the case construction of the Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso and especially the mechanism that enables flipping the case around.?Here is a photo of one of my favorites of this Jaeger LeCoultre series… the Reverso Grande GMT. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande GMTThe dials can show time in two different timezones.
INTERVIEW: Zenith's new CEO Julien Tornare and interesting news about what we can expect from Zenith - Monochrome Watches
The other day at the Zenith manufacture we had the chance to meet Julien Tornare, the brand's new CEO. We showed up for a press conference, and Jean-Claude Biver walked in with some additional news about the brand’s future. After the press conference we had the chance to sit down with Julien Tornare and talk about the brand’s future. And now we are really looking forward to seeing what this sound and ambitious personality will do with the brand! While the news that mr. Biver brought was not accompanied with visuals, the info he shared was certainly very interesting! So as an introduction to our interview with Julien Tornare, here is what Mr. Biver and Tornare had to say. It sounds promising as “product and innovation” will be at the heart of Zenith’s strategy, with innovative developments to be expected. In particular, the brand will unveil a groundbreaking project in the field of chronometry.Information is still scant at this stage
Re-issue IWC Aquatimer - Monochrome Watches
Last year Longines announced a re-issue of an old Longines dive watch, the Longines Legend Diver. This year IWC does the same, only not with just one watch but with six vintage beauties. The resemblance of the six re-issues is incredibly close to the original models. Here are two of these beauties, the re-issue of the Aquatimer and the Ingenieur.IWC Ingenieur – vintage collectionIWC Aquatimer – vintage collectionPersonally i think the Aquatimer is a fairly good copy of the original, but somehow it misses a bit of the vintage looks. I think they did a better job with the Ingenieur giving it a vintage look. If the writing on the dial would have been ‘International Watch Co.’, like on the original version, i would have liked it better. At Horomundi you can read more about the specifications of the six IWC re-issues.Shortly Longines started delivering the Legend Diver to dealers in several countries, but dealers and customers in the Netherlands will have to be more
Swatch Groups Powermatic Movement, a Powerful Entry-Level Engine - Monochrome Watches
Have you ever wondered how Swatch Group brands like Tissot, Certina, Hamilton and Mido can make reliable, robust and accurate mechanical watches of good quality at very reasonable prices? Take a look inside the cases and you'll see the answer ticking there: the movement that seriously raises the bar for the entire industry. Its name: Powermatic. Entry-level, yes, but without being cheap.MONOCHROME is more about the high-end segment of the watchmaking industry; the complicated movements, the perpetual calendars, the chiming watches, the exotic regulators, the independent watchmakers who create the most complex indications or tell the time in unusual ways. But this time, we dive deeper into one of the workhorses that drive Swatch Group growth, the Powermatic movement.ETA’s headquarter in Biel (Bienne), where Swatch Group produces most of its standard movements (mechanical and quartz)The predecessor – ETA 2824-2The Powermatic movement, or ETA calibre C07.111 as it is officiall
Video - Comeback of HYT with Davide Cerrato and the New Hastroid
HYT Watches is a brand like no other on the independent watch scene. Launched in 2012, HYT created a buzz with their unique meca-fluidic technology, displaying time with fluids. During the pandemic in 2020, the brand announced it was going out of business Still, just a few months later, HYT is back with a new CEO and Creative Director at his helm, Davide Cerrato. A veteran of the watch industry, Cerrato made a name for himself with brands such as Panerai, Tudor or Montblanc. The launch of this first creation, the Hastroid, was the perfect opportunity to meet him. In the in-depth video on top of this article, we talk with Davide Cerrato about the re-launch of the brand and the whole new HYT Hastroid watch.?Davide Cerrato, newly-appointed CEO of HYT WatchesBehind HYT is a concept, a vision of displaying time in an unprecedented and clearly unnatural manner. Instead of using traditional hands revolving around a dial, HYT Watches, created in 2012, uses an entirely novel display based on fl
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