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Weekly Watch Photo: Lange & Sohne Datograph Up-Down - Monochrome-Watches
How shall?we define our Weekly Watch Photo series? Nice photos of nice watches. Today, though, we’ve taken it up a notch, with incredible photos of an incredible watch. Thanks to our friend Jacques-Olivier,?professional photographer of Passion-Horlogere, we are proud to show you the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Up-Down and its stunning?movement. If the A. Lange & Sohne Double Split can be seen as the ‘uber Chrono’, its little brother Datograph may be the ‘Super Chrono’. Feast your eyes and enjoy this piece of mechanical art!The Datograph, alongside the Double Split, is part of the ‘Unrivalled Masterpieces’ collection. For a large part of the watch industry, we would agree with anyone saying that such a name is totally presumptuous. But when you’re standing before these A. Lange & Sohne chronographs for the first time, you understand that in their case, it is justified. The Datograph is a technically advanced flyback chronograph
Patek Philippe Chronograph 5172G (History, Live Pics, Specs & Price)
Patek – Hand-Wound – Chronograph: three words that give you an immediate indication of what to expect. Classic, iconic, timeless, desirable, historic. This watch, a manual-winding chronograph by Patek, is a perfect example of the grail watch for many collectors. So, you can imagine that when it comes to replacing it, the brand simply cannot afford to make mistakes. And since there’s a new watch in the lineage, it is time to answer the question: what are our impressions of Patek Philippe’s new Hand-Wound Chronograph, the 5172G??BackgroundThe classic, high-end chronograph (without additional complications) is one of the most representative watches of Patek’s savoir-faire, a compendium of the elegance, restrained attitude and timeless look for which the brand is famous. This type of watch feels so familiar that you get the feeling that it has always been represented in Patek’s collections… But you’d be wrong!A steel example of a Patek Philip
First Look: The Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral Perpetual Calendar
Mostly known for being the brand of the peripheral technology, Carl F. Bucherer, within its Manero collection, is no stranger to complications. Ranging from petite complications such as a big date or a power reserve to a highly technical Triple Peripheral Minute Repeater, there’s room for multiple iterations. A function that hasn’t been overlooked by the brand is the perpetual calendar. Yet, the Manero QP was, until recently, powered by a traditional movement with a central rotor… Not really fitting the brand’s ethos. This year, Carl F. Bucherer launches the Manero Peripheral Perpetual Calendar, which combines a highly coveted complication with the brand’s in-house, chronometer-rated peripheral movement.?Looking at the brand’s latest releases, the Manero Peripheral Perpetual Calendar was somehow discreetly teased. Indeed, as part of the Capsule Collection of Black Watches, Carl F. Bucherer presented a perpetual calendar housed in a carbon fibre case
Buying Guide - Five watches with uniquely animated dials
The vast majority of wristwatches, mechanical or quartz, offers information on a flat 2D level. Sure, hands can be suspended a little bit above the dial, and you can even include some recessed or elevated indications for a chronograph or calendar complication, but that’s still on a horizontal plane. If you’re looking for a more dramatic and creative display of displaying time or any additional indications, you narrow it down to just a handful of brands. Sure, the inclusion of a tourbillon escapement visible on the dial side already changes things up, especially when it rotates on multiple axes. But what if you’re looking for even more than that? What if you want a watch with 3D animated displays and/or complications? Well, you’re in luck as these five watches might provide exactly what you’re looking for!Trilobe Une Folle JourneeWhen Trilobe first burst upon the independent watchmaking scene, it made some noise because of its unusual and captivating contin
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Chronograph Tourbillon (Specs-Price)
In 2015, in the frame of its 260th anniversary, Vacheron Constantin launched a beautiful mono-pusher chronograph tourbillon housed in a cushion-shaped case, the Harmony. The watch was powered by the Calibre 3200. This superb movement now returns in a classic case, a new but no less beautiful attire Meet the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Chronograph Tourbillon.The Traditionnelle Chronograph Tourbillon is classic Vacheron Constantin, with a twist. Although this new model combines two traditional complications, these are presented in a truly original way. Rather than appearing on the lower part of the dial, its tourbillon regulator is unusually positioned at 12 o'clock. The chronograph is a mono-pusher with a 45-minute register at 3 o'clock. The power reserve indication creates a counterpoint to the tourbillon at 6 o'clock. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
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