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Hands-On - Ulysse Nardin Executive Moonstruck Worldtimer (Live Pics, Specs & Price)
Ulysse Nardin’s history is deeply linked to Marine chronometers, yet there’s another speciality, rather forgotten, that the manufacture masters (and which is not that far from Marine watches), the astronomical watches. Some may recall the mid-1980s Trilogy –?Astrolabium Galileo Galilei (introduced in 1985), Planetarium Copernicus (introduced in 1988) and Tellurium Johannes Kepler (introduced in 1992). This year, UN introduces yet another astronomical watch, the?Moonstruck Worldtimer, combining the movements of the moon and sun in relation to the Earth, as well as a map of the tides and (novelty) a world-time display. You say complex, we say exciting.In a strictly literal definition, there are in fact many astronomical watches on the market… as long as you consider a moon-phase display enough to warrant this definition. Thus, with a watchmaking approach in mind, the concept of an astronomical watch relates to a timepiece with several indications, which can includ
Hands-On - IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Bronze IW388109
A classic among the collection of Pilot’s Watches, almost as important as the Big Pilot (in fact, it’s a chronograph that relaunched the pilot range at IWC), the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph is the collection’s cornerstone. A staple for the brand, which has produced such a model since the mid-1990s. For long an oversized watch with a 43mm case and Valjoux-based movement, it was revamped in 2021 with the introduction of a smaller case and a manufacture movement. Following the classic steel editions and a Ceratanium model, the brand once again demonstrates its focus on materials with this new IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 Bronze IW388109, combining warm colours for the case and dial.?The current IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph 41 is the direct descendant of two significant watches: the mid-1990s references 3711 Doppelchronograph and the 3705, the classic chronograph housed in a ceramic case (and its steel counterpart, the 3706). These two watches were th
Introducing the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Pyeongchang 2018 Limited Edition (specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
The association of Omega Watches with?the Olympic Games is a long, very long story. Since 1932, Omega is the official timekeeper of the Games. Besides the technical aspect of this?partnership, Omega also celebrates this association via several limited editions dedicated to the aficionados, like the?Speedmaster Mark II Rio 2016, the?Seamaster Planet Ocean Sochi 2014 or the?Seamaster Bullhead Chronograph Edition Rio 2016. It’s now time to look at the coming Winter Games, which will take place in South Korea. And here is the first dedicated watch, the?Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Pyeongchang 2018 Limited Edition.To celebrate the 2018 Winter Games, Omega chose to edit a new watch based on the classical and rather elegant Seamaster Aqua Terra. The Aqua Terra is a casual sports watch, not a proper tool like the Seamaster 300 or the Seamaster Ploprof. It remains rather comprehensive?on the wrist at 41.5mm. Unlike its diver-oriented siblings of the Seamaster collection, it doesn’t fe
Video Review: The Tissot PRX 40 Powermatic 80 Forged Carbon
With the PRX collection, Tissot has found a proverbial sweet spot between style, mechanics and affordability. At the height of the boom of luxury sports watches, in comes Tissot with the PRX, offering tremendous value for money! In just a couple of short years, Tissot has made the PRX the hottest-selling watch in its collection, by a country mile! It packs all the right elements; a shaped case, textured dial, integrated bracelet, and so on. Now though, Tissot ups the ante once more and goes a bit exotic with its latest PRX Powermatic 80, decked out in forged carbon!For the first time, the collection ditches its sleek stainless steel exterior, in favour of lightweight forged carbon. It concerns not only the case but also the dial, neatly tying in the exterior with the interior. The Tissot PRX 40 Powermatic 80 Forged Carbon, as it's officially called, retains the signature style and proportions. It has a 40mm exterior diameter and a height of 11.2mm. With a lug-to-lug size of 44mm, and w
Introducing the ochs und junior moon phase (blue patina) watch now in a 39mm silver case with platinum hands and moon phase - Monochrome Watches
Today we’re introducing the new ochs und junior moon phase that is now available in a 39mm sterling silver case, and that comes with a patinated blue dial. Since the very beginning of the brand, in 2008, there have been ochs und junior watches in both 39mm and 42mm, although the sterling silver 39mm case has never been used for the moon phase –?it’s?precise for the coming 3,478 years! Another first, is the use of precious metal, platinum, for the hands, date, sun and moon.?ochs und junior customisationsWhat ochs und junior offers, is probably the strangest type of luxury you can imagine. However when you’re not looking to impress by flashing a big watch with?a?well known name on the dial, you could very well be intrigued by the Luzern-based watch brand. We’ve called it Luxury 2.0?before, and our contributor Robin recently reviewed my own ochs und junior two time zones (with a stunning patinated brass dial) and he called it “taking customisation to th
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