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Longines Avigation BigEye Titanium Blue Dial (Specs & Price)
The?Avigation BigEye is one of those great Heritage Longines watches that pay tribute to the rich aviation past of the brand. Launched in 2017 in steel with a black dial, it was modelled after an elusive 1930s watch with quite a resemblance with some glorious post-WWII pilot’s chronograph too. Also, as indicated by its name, the watch was characterized by its oversized minute counter, a design also known as “Big Eye chronographs.” This year, in addition to the black dial model, Longines adds a new and striking version with a gradient blue dial and even stronger vintage colours. And, most importantly, it now comes in titanium.?BackgroundThe actual vintage Longines BigEye watch from the 1930s that inspired the design of the modern AvigationAs explained in our review of the steel model, the story behind the Avigation BigEye Chronograph is anything but clear. The design is based on a 1930s pilot’s chronograph that a collector presented to the Longines museum, but th
Junghans launches two groovy 1972 Competition limited editions
It's not a well-known piece of trivia, but the German brand Junghans was one of the official timekeepers for the Summer Olympic Games held in Munich in 1972 (the other was Longines). Although we associate the brand from the Black Forest with minimalist Bauhaus-driven designs, Junghans also played an important role in the Munich Olympics, providing timekeeping instruments for disciplines like the 100m, archery and rowing. Junghans even developed an electronic start control, a Multi Counter device to track boats individually and produced the world's first colour finish line photos accurate to one-hundredth of a second. To mark the brand's involvement in the Olympic Games, Junghans also produced a series of civilian watches, including a chronograph known as the Olympic Bullhead (ref. 688.10) with a groovy 1970s case powered by a manual-winding Valjoux 7734.? What goes around comes around, and the 1972 model is back to celebrate its 50th birthday in two limited editions: one in stainless s
Hands-On - Omega De Ville Tresor Ladies Collection
While many Omega fans are enjoying the launch of the men's Olympic-themed watches, a campaign starring Kaia Gerber is underway to attract millennials to the new De Ville Tresor Ladies Collection. Kaia, daughter of veteran Omega ambassador Cindy Crawford, was recruited in 2017 as the face of the next generation of watch fans.Kaia's Choice: De Ville TresorSurprisingly sophisticated and unabashedly feminine, the new De Ville Tresor Ladies Collection is characterised by slim, streamlined cases, oversized Roman numerals and diamond-set bezels. Presented in 36mm and 39mm case sizes, in either stainless steel or Omega's proprietary 18k Sedna pink gold, this is not your sparkly little cocktail watch. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The generous case sizes of 36mm and 39mm exude presence and personality, as do the elongated Roman numerals that stretch boldly towards
History of the Patek Philippe Nautilus, Part 3 - The Modern Days (2006/present) - Monochrome Watches
Every story has a beginning, a middle and there's an end, and today will be the third and final installment of our?“History of the Patek Philippe Nautilus“. After a close look at the icon that started it all, the emblematic Nautilus Ref. 3700, after looking at the evolution of a model into a proper collection, from 1980 to 2006, it’s time now to look at modern ages?– an era that started in 2006, for the 30th anniversary of the Nautilus, with the comeback of the “Steel Jumbo”, the addition of a chronograph and an overall facelift of the collection, to shape the Nautilus that we know today. Numbers like 5711, 5980 or 5990 will be mentioned, and some?watch-lovers already know what it’s going to be about. Here are the modern days of the?Patek Philippe Nautilus.Patek Philippe Nautilus History – Timeline 2006-2016 – click to enlarge Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Montblanc Grand Tourbillon Heures Mysterieuses - Monochrome Watches
To celebrate the 150th birthday of Minerva, Montblanc now comes with the Grand Tourbillon Heures Mysterieuses. Montblanc uses Minerva movements for it’s mechanical Collection Villeret 1858. The movements build but Minerva are of great beauty. Take a look at Mont Blanc’s website to see more of this line.Montblanc now comes with another beautiful watch in the Collection Villeret 1858, the Grand Tourbillon Heures Mysterieuses.I just really like the dial, the case and the tourbillon case…. and not to forget the “Heures Mysterieuses”. The hands are painted on two layers of crystal so they appear to be floating in the air. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Check out the post on Horomundi to read more about this watch and to see more pictures! Here’s one more from the beautiful tourbillon case ??I still find it hard to take Montbl
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