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Hands-On - TAG Heuer Monaco 1979-1989 Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Red Dial CAW211W.FC6467 (Specs & Price)
There’s no need to remind you that this year marks the 50th anniversary of multiple milestones for the watch industry – including the Moon landing and the first automatic chronographs – but also the launch of one of the most iconic racing chronographs, the Heuer Monaco. Fifty years ago, this square-shaped watch, with one of the earliest self-winding chrono movements inside (Calibre 11) hit the market. To celebrate fifty years of Monaco, TAG Heuer has prepared several highly exclusive watches, and the second one we present today, the Monaco 1979-1989 Limited Edition, plays on a?red-hot racing theme.50 years of an iconThe Heuer Monaco was presented in 1969. Back then, it was one impressively modern watch, for two reasons. First, the square shape of its case was bold, unprecedented and was matched with an equally bold, brushed blue dial. Second, inside the case was Calibre 11; a movement known as the Chrono-Matic, which was the result of a joint-venture uniting Heuer, Br
Hands-On With The Hublot Big Bang Unico Sorai Limited Edition
A couple of weeks ago, as part of the LVMH Watch Week 2023, Hublot presented an array of new models, including a modernized take on the emblematic 1980?luxury sports watch called the Hublot, with the new?Hublot Classic Fusion Original. There was another model that stroke my attention… A watch that, at first, I shouldn’t really liked. Big and bold, colourful and highly present, the new Hublot Big Bang Unico Sorai Limited Edition has something quite cool. Something that I can hardly explain, which might have to do with the contrast between its sleek, monochromatic case and the use of sunset-like colours on its dial. And the fact that it helps a good cause doesn’t hurt either.This Big Bang Unico is made to save rhinos. It helps Sorai?buy time for endangered rhinos, allowing them to live longer, and not to be the prey of their only predator, humans. Sorai is?not a charity. It is a socially conscious enterprise that brings people and businesses together to build a more sus
Introcuding - The 2021 Editions of The Patek Philippe Twenty~4 Automatic
Patek Philippe introduces two new automatic models in its recently revamped Twenty~4 women's collection. In 2018, Patek Philippe overhauled its Twenty~4 collection from head to toe. Introducing 36mm round cases to sit alongside its rectangular-shaped siblings, the feature that thrilled many of us was the inclusion of a mechanical movement. More in line with Patek's tradition of exquisitely crafted watches inside and out, the long-overdue upgrade from quartz to mechanical was finally addressed in the Twenty~4 family with the incorporation of Patek's 324 S C movement. Patek's proposal of an everyday watch for women, the new arrivals are a steel model with a green dial and a rose gold model with a matching gilded sunburst dial, both with a double row of diamonds on the bezel.From complications to ready-to-wearIt would be wrong to assume that?Patek Philippe?is?Switzerland's finest producer of men's watches: it has been and still is Switzerland's finest producer of both men's?and women's wa
IWC expands its Pilot's Watch Mark XX with 4 new references
Just a couple of months ago we found out IWC had quietly introduced the new Pilot’s Watch Mark XX. No fanfare, no public announcement, no press releases, nothing. It just popped up on the website one day, out of the blue. And speaking of blue, that was one of the dial colours presented, alongside classical black. This time around, IWC brings us four new references to the Mark XX collection that up the versatility of this very classically styled pilot’s watch once more, with new strap and bracelet options to choose from!These new additions to the Pilot’s Watch Mark XX collection aren’t going to wow you with creativity or originality. It are typical pilot-style watches by IWC so you pretty much know what you’re getting upfront. However, the Mark XX range revealed some touch-ups beyond the overall design as it showcased new proportions, colours, and mechanics. All of them come in the solid 40mm wide steel case with 10.8mm in height, a simple knurled crown, a
HYT H1 Red2 - Full REVIEW (live photos, specs, price) - Monochrome-Watches
We, at Monochrome-Watches, love independent watchmaking, very unusual displays and audacity of creation. HYT Watches had always been on our radar because it brings everything a young and ‘unchained’ Manufacture should: innovation, boldness, no compromise, unconventionality and that little slice?of craziness that we love. Until recently our experience with the brands and their timepieces were based on?(too) fast hands-on reviews during?exhibitions such as Baselworld?and the likes. It is now time to feel the experience of having an HYT H1 Red2 strapped on the wrist on a daily basis.What is HYT Watches?Although the introduction of the HYT H1 is quite recent (during Baselworld 2012), the idea of?a “water watch” was on Lucien Vouillamoz’ mind since 2002. After a few attempts and more researches, the idea had proved to be utopia, because of?a missing technology. A?few years after,?Lucien Vouillamoz, a former?nuclear engineer with a degree in thermodynamics, deci
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