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Video A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Thin Honeygold
Today we have another review of a supremely elegant and refined watch by German watchmaker A. Lange & Sohne. And it is a rather special model that we have here, a highly understated watch, which comprises the very essence of Lange. While we have already video reviewed the most complex watch introduced for the 175th anniversary of watchmaking in Glashutte, the impressive Tourbograph Perpetual, it is now time to look at this deceptively simple two-hand watch, the A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Thin Honeygold. And although it looks minimalistic, it hides many surprises, as you’ll discover in the video above.?This 1815 Thin is part of the trilogy of timepieces released to celebrate the 175th anniversary of watchmaking in Glashutte. Indeed, in 1845, Ferdinand Adolph Lange inaugurated a manufacture in the town of Glashutte, which would become the centre of precision watchmaking in Germany. This was a true entrepreneurial project that gave birth to countless other brands, and of course,
Chopard Alpine Eagle Luxury Sports Watch Collection - Hands-On, Price
The luxury sports watch is one of the most dynamic categories in the watch industry. In 1972, with the Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet and Gerald Genta defined the genre: a sporty but clearly expensively-crafted steel watch with an integrated bracelet and shaped case. Most high-end brands gave their take on the category. Patek Philippe with the Nautilus, Vacheron Constantin with the 222 and the Overseas, Cartier with the Santos, IWC with the Ingenieur, Piaget with the Polo and Chopard with the St. Moritz. Back in 1980, this watch was Karl-Friedrich Scheufele's (now Chopard's co-President) first watchmaking project And its design is back with the new Chopard Alpine Eagle.Background storyAs Chopard re-enters the luxury sports watch market, the Alpine Eagle is a state-of-the-art reinterpretation of the St. Moritz. The brand made a great job in modernizing this 1980 design into a contemporary watch. Interestingly, the watch was reborn today as Karl-Friedrich Scheufele's son, Karl-Fritz, support
Why not a pocket watch? Hands-on with the Montblanc 4810 Orbis Terrarum Pocket Watch 110 years Edition (live pics, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
Pocket watches used to be very popular. Well, in fact it seems certainly understandable, given they were the only available option to carry the time. Then, at the beginning of the 20th century, along came wristwatches, which through the first half of the 20th century, became the norm. Pocket watches?turned into an obsolete object, more?prone to adorned collectors' displays and museums than to be worn. However, with the actual trend of vintage, couldn't it be distinguished and fashionable?to attach the chain of a pocket watch back on your finely tailored suit? That's what we're going to look at with the?Montblanc 4810 Orbis Terrarum Pocket Watch 110 years Edition, a both modern, practical (display-wise), complicated, elegant and well-priced pocket / table watch.We're all used to looking at the time on our wrists. A vast majority of collectors and watch-aficionado mainly - if not only - have wristwatches in their displays. We're not even talking about mere humans. If they have only one t
Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph 180th Anniversary REVIEWED - Monochrome Watches
Over the past years Longines has released quite a few historically inspired timepieces like the Lindbergh Hour Angle Watch and the Weems Second-Setting Watch, which both featured in our History of the Pilot’s Watch part IV. But Longines didn’t stop there. They do have a very rich and long history, meaning many important timepieces from the past that easily qualify for a re-issue. Today we’re gonna have a look at the Longines Column-Wheel Single Push-Piece Chronograph that was released in celebration of the 180th anniversary of the brand.Today Longines is not only known for their rich history, but also for the ‘affordable luxury’ they create. I cannot think of another brand that has so much, including in-house movements, and prices them in the range from roughly € 1.000 Euro to 6 or 7k Euro for a full gold timepiece with an in-house column wheel chronograph. If that isn’t impressive! For this review Longines lend us a very special piece that was intro
Pre SIHH 2014: Introducing the Montblanc Star Twin Moonphase - Monochrome Watches
In the past years we could see various trends in the watch industry. Last year blue dials popped up at various watch barnds, which almost made it look like they agreed on doing the same. A trend we’re seeing for some time now, is recreating the inconic watches of the various brands and this has led to quite some interesting re-issues. The latest trend seems to be watches with a moon phase indication and Montblanc comes with a double moon phase: the Montblanc Star Twin Moonphase. Montblanc’s Star Twin Moonphase will officially be launched next week at the SIHH, and than we’ll show you hands-on photos here and via the Monochrome social media channels: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr.The new Star Twin Moonphase shows all the recognizable Star collection style elements, something that this side-by-side of two full calendar watches immediately makes clear. It’s a blend of classic elegance and characteristic formal, with a load of visual treats like the guill
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