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Hands-On Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500ST (Specs & Price)
While the attention was mainly focused on the new CODE 11.59 collection at the SIHH 2019, Audemars Piguet had multiple other new watches to show in its Royal Oak range – including a superb Salmon dial Jumbo Royal Oak and one extremely important watch, a new Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm. Meet the reference 15500ST, replacing the 15400 and introducing several massive updates, including a newly positioned date and, mainly, a brand new movement.?Very familiar, but only at first sight. The new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500ST is more than just a facelift.Farewell reference 15400The Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm reference 15400, a watch introduced in 2012, is now out of the collection… But don’t be sad, there’s a new model to replace it, and it corrects some of the flaws found on the older model.The?Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm reference 15400 was launched in 2012 as an update of the reference 15300, the 39mm, automatic version of the Royal Oak – a wa
The Re-Birth of Ollech & Wajs (OW) with Accessible Tool Watches (History, Specs & Price)
Some names might not ring a bell with a broader audience, but can still be well-known and highly respected in some collectors’ communities. Ollech & Wajs, a Swiss brand born in 1956 and specialized in tool watches, is a case in point. It took more than 10 years to convince Albert Wajs to pass on his brand… but Ollech & Wajs (OW) is back on track with a new, cool collection of accessible tool watches (in short, the brand’s speciality for decades).Ollech & Wajs – short historyIn 1956, Albert Wajs and his friend Joseph Ollech formed a partnership and opened a watch shop in Zurich. At first they distributed timepieces from Breitling and Omega but eventually decided to establish their own brand: OWZ, for Ollech & Wajs Zurich.Joseph Ollech handled the commercial side of the brand while Albert Wajs was more on the technical side of things in this venture – although he was not a trained watchmaker. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Interview - Antoine Pin Of Bulgari at LVMH Watch Week 2023
Horologically, the new year gets started with the LVMH Watch Week 2023 in Singapore, where Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith join forces to present some of their novelties. It was the perfect opportunity for MONOCHROME to interview Antoine Pin, Managing Director of the Bulgari Watch Division, and discover all the new models that the watchmaker/jeweller presented and what to expect for the upcoming year.Note: This interview was conducted in Switzerland a few days before the event. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME –?The LVMH Watch Week is held in Singapore this year; how does Bulgari integrate this event into its 2023 calendar??Antoine Pin, Managing Director of the Bvlgari Watch Division – Since 2019, we have seen massive changes concerning the organisation of commercial events. We have seen the end of Baselworld, the r
The Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday 2 Ultraman (But It's Sold-Out Already) - Monochrome Watches
Back in January 2017, Omega teamed up with our good friends and fellow watch journalist FratelloWatches to create the Speedy Tuesday limited edition – a watch that was intended for true Speedmaster collectors who gather under the #SpeedyTuesday community. This first edition was based on the Alaska Project watch with a radial/panda dial. Now, it is time for the?Omega Speedmaster Speedy Tuesday 2 and this time, the “Ultraman” Speedmaster is back. Again a 2,012 piece limited edition sold online (but it is now sold-out).The Omega Speedmaster Ultraman Orange Hand (1968, ref. ST 145.012-67)In the collecting world, there are the icons and there are the unicorns. The first category refers to the model themselves (think Omega Speedmaster in general). The second category refers to some exceptionally rare editions that some collectors could spend a lifetime searching for. The Omega Speedmaster Ultraman Orange Hand is one of them. What is it about with this
Hands on: Le Chronographe Monopoussoir Louis Erard x Massena LAB
Louis Erard is on a roll. A small, niche brand re-launched in 2003, Louis Erard understood that two is better than one. Now under the leadership of industry veteran Manuel Emch, the brand thrives on collaborations and has reached out to leading designers, watchmakers, craftsmen and design studios to produce creative, original content. The idea behind these collaborations is to offer collectors accessibly priced models that don’t require a mortgage to buy. Marking the second collaboration with Massena LAB, Louis Erard unveils a captivating monopusher chronograph that celebrates minimalist design and William Massena’s passion for historical watchmaking from the 18th and 19th centuries.With a mission to “democratise a style usually reserved for wealthy collectors“, William Massena is a well-known and highly influential figure in the halls of horology. A collector, consultant and former auctioneer – he was COO of Antiquorum in Geneva –? Massena was a mod
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