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VIDEO - The Brand New CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Fully Explained (SIHH 2019)
Here it is, the big (and clearly unexpected) one for the SIHH 2019. Audemars Piguet won’t only be presenting Royal Oaks and Royal Oak Offshores because there’s an entirely new collection launching at the SIHH 2019. Classic but contemporary, clean but full of superb details, modern but still infused with traditional watchmaking… Here is the CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet – and our exclusive video with CEO Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias to give you all the details, including the long-awaited, in-house, integrated automatic chronograph!While yesterday we provided you with all the details about the new CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet in a dedicated, in-depth, hands-on article on MONOCHROME, we thought that such a crucial launch deserved some words from the CEO of Audemars Piguet. This is why we’ve invited?Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias to talk to us, on video, about all the details of the CODE 11.59 by Audemars Piguet – including its genesis and its raison d’¨ºt
Linde Werdelin SpidoSpeed - SpidoLite Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
Last December Linde Werdelin already teased us by showing some close-up photos, but now it’s here! The new SpidoSpeed, Linde Werdelin’s first chronograph.I never made it a secret that I just love the Linde Werdelin SpidoLite and of course I was very exited to see the teaser photos they released last December. How cool could this new SpidoLite chronograph be? Well, the answer is simple… very cool! Ad - Scroll to continue with article Like the SpidoLite, the SpidoSpeed has a gorgeous skeletonised case and dial. The multiple-layered dial construction suits perfect with the skeletonised case, which exists of no less than?32 components. The SpidoSpeed has a?cylindrical chamber inside the 44mm large case, which locks on the case-back. The SpidoSpeed is water resistant up to 100 meters.The height of the case is 15mm, 3mm more than the SpidoLite, allow
News: Universal Geneve Teases its 2026 Return, with Three 70th Anniversary Polerouter SAS Tribute Watches
The Polerouter is, without a doubt, one of the most emblematic watches ever created by Universal Geneve. Not only was it designed by young Gerald Genta, but it was powered by an important micro-rotor movement and was a purpose-built watch created by request of SAS, asking Universal Geneve to create a watch that could support pilots flying over the North Pole for the first time – which occurred exactly 70 years ago, on November 15, 1954. Now, you're certainly aware that, under the guidance of Georges Kern (CEO of Breitling), together with private investment firms Partners Group and CVC Capital Partners, Universal Geneve will be back soon. But before we see what the brand has to offer (in 2026), here's a tribute to the Polerouter SAS Watches. Three faithful recreations with historic micro-rotor movements, each a unique piece, one of which will be auctioned Are we seeing here a draft for future models to come? This will remain a question for now.?A quick recap about the Universal Ge
SIHH 2015 - Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso 1931 Seconde Centrale - hands-on with live photos & price - Monochrome-Watches
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is an icon, a pure piece of?horological history, first created in 1931. For more than 80 years, Jaeger-LeCoultre had worked hard to keep this little piece of rotating metal on stage. Over?the years, we’ve seen multiple complications, multiple sizes or multiple limited editions. In 2011, the manufacture chose to re-introduce a superb and faithful edition of the very first Reverso, the?Jaeger LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Tribute to 1931. Here is a new edition, paying tribute to another old model, discreetly unveiled during SIHH 2015, the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso 1931 Seconde Centrale.While the previous editions of the ‘vintage-inspired‘ Reverso were?mostly fitted?with a time-only (see here) or a small-second manual movement (see here and here), this new edition comes with an automatic movement with central second. You might think this is odd in the context of a Reverso, but in fact, this watch is extremely close to some 1930s /
Oris Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition
Oris is no stranger to collaborations with environmental organisations of all sorts, as well as air rescue teams. The brand has also recently introduced special editions inspired by nature, playing on colours and textures to reflect the underlying partnership or the cause the brand is supporting with these limited editions. And the brand’s latest creation is no exception to the rule. With the new Oris Big Crown ProPilot Okavango Air Rescue Limited Edition, the brand marks the 10th anniversary of Botswana's aeromedical rescue organisation – Okavango Air Rescue – with a limited edition version of its modern pilot’s watch equipped with one very special dial.Founded in 2011 by Swiss entrepreneur Christian Gross and German-born Dr Misha S. Kruck, Okavango Air Rescue is an aeromedical rescue organisation located in Botswana to service a sparsely populated country with many remote communities. Each with their own speciality, they managed to make this rescue team a succ
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