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SIHH 2014: A. Lange & Sohne presents the Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna - Monochrome Watches
After the presentation in 2013 of the Grand Complication and more recently of the Grand Lange 1 Moon-Phase, the 2014 edition of the SIHH is the time for A. Lange & Sohne to reveal another masterpiece, showing once again the expertise of the manufacture in complicated movements and innovation. The Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna combines a perpetual calendar, a regulator display, a 14 days power reserve and a constant force escapement. Already impressive in itself, the front dial is not the only that attracts us; the Terraluna features on its movement side a brand new orbital moon-phase display.The Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna is a 45.5mm watch available in both a pink or white gold case. The front face may look quite busy, but regarding at the level of information it brings, the dial is well design. The regulator-layout is build around three circles - the minutes on the top - the hours on the right side - the seconds on the left side. The perpetual calendar
Watches and Charity: the IWC Ingenieur Automatic Edition Laureus Sport for Good Foundation - Monochrome Watches
This is a bit of a personal story. I can’t imagine that it’ll come as a surprise that I have a thing for watches, to be specific, very fine hand-made and hand-finished watches. What might come as a surprise is that I also have a thing for the combination of fine watches and charity. IWC, the brand from Schaffhausen, has a long-term commitment with the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and that leads us to their latest timepiece dedicated to this collaboration: the IWC Ingenieur Automatic Edition Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.This year’s edition is already the ninth for the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation. We covered previous versions like last year’s?Portuguese Chronograph Classic Laureus, or the Portuguese Yacht Club Chronograph Laureus from 2013. For the 2015 edition, IWC choose the Ingenieur Automatic, a very nice sports watch that we extensively reviewed for you. In all honesty, this version with ‘Laureus blue’ dial could well be the nicest
Introducing the Richard Mille RM 68-01 Tourbillon Cyril Kongo - Specs and Price - Monochrome Watches
We here at Monochrome get quite a few press releases every day, and sometimes, just sometimes, there’s one that just makes your jaw drop and hit the table. My first thought when this came in, is whether mr. Richard Mille had been smoking something or eating the wrong mushrooms on his Spaghetti con Funghi. After a closer observation -and reading the press release- it becomes clear that this is actually the work of?graffiti/street artist Cyril Kongo and he didn’t use a wall/building/garage door for canvas this time. He used Richard Mille’s tourbillon calibre, and it’s an entirely different ballgame to paint on such a small surface. Here’s the Richard Mille RM 68-01 Tourbillon Cyril Kongo.This new Richard Mille creation is probably?the exact opposite of our magazine’s name, Monochrome Watches. On the new Richard Mille collaboration with Cyril Kongo, the colours are everywhere and they are quite overwhelming. The thing that triggered me is the craftsmans
Introducing: Indie Brand Havid Nagan Releases its elegant Classic One
Havid Nagan (from the Armenian word havidenagan, meaning eternal) is a relatively new name in the independent watchmaking scene and the brainchild of California-based entrepreneur Aren Bazerkanian. The brand started with the inaugural HN00 series, a cushion-shaped titanium watch with guilloche-like dials powered by Schwartz-Etienne micro-rotor movements. Then came the HN01 Lucine Moon Phase. Things didn’t go as planned, and in Bazerkanian’s words, production was problematic. Having learned from this experience, Havid Nagan has now moved to a new phase. Bolstered by new manufacturing partners – with an openly stated etablissage concept – the brand releases a new elegant dress watch that packs a lot of arguments: the Havid Nagan Classic One.Before we take a closer look at the new Havid Nagan Classic One, let’s talk quickly about the brand and its evolution. “After the manufacturing issue I had with the HN01 Lucine project,” says Aren Bazerkanian,
TAG Heuer Monaco Carbon Bamford Watch Department - Baselworld 2018 (Live Pics, Specs & Price)
Recently, TAG Heuer introduced the Monaco Gulf Edition, a watch that looked back at the very roots of the model, creating the link with Steve McQueen and the “Le Mans” movie. The result was a vintage take on the iconic square chronograph. Well, for Baselworld 2018, the brand has decided to bring a touch of?avant-garde?to the watch by teaming up with Bamford Watch Department, which has created a bold, contemporary variant of the TAG Heuer Monaco, this time with carbon and aqua blue accents.Most of us consider the Monaco a vintage-inspired piece – in all fairness, it is a re-edition of a 1969 piece, and the latest addition to the collection, the Gulf Edition, is clearly in the same vein. It seems that Bamford, and consequently TAG, have decided to make the icon slightly more on-trend – or at least, to create a piece to conquer those who prefer to move forward rather than looking in the mirror. If this new?TAG Heuer Monaco Carbon Bamford is in body and soul a Monac
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