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The A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar (Price)
A Lange & Sohne writes a new chapter in the fascinating life of its iconic Lange 1 with the release of the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar. Although many of you will recall the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar, this model is devoted entirely to the perpetual calendar. Fitted with a Lange's 67th manufacture calibre with automatic winding, the Lange 1 Perpetual Calendar makes its debut in pink gold with a grey solid silver dial and in a limited edition white gold model with a solid pink gold dial.BackgroundLange's first perpetual calendar appeared in 2001 on the Langematik Perpetual, the first model to combine a perpetual calendar with an outsize date. Its tight symmetrical layout, with the outsize date at noon, large applied Roman numerals and three sub-dials for the calendar indications, gave the Langematik a more classic' air. Fitting the Lange 1 with a perpetual calendar in 2012 posed an entirely different design challenge. Not only was it to receive a perpetual calendar, but the
Top 10 Indie Watches From Upcoming Ineichen November Auction
We don’t often cover auctions at MONOCHROME. Classic vintage watches, such as your regular 1960s Submariner or Daytona, are not our speciality or our primary focus. But since independent watchmaking is on the rise and has gained immense interest recently among the collecting community, it has motivated us to look deeper into what the auction market has to offer. And as you might know, independent and creative watchmaking has always been a great source of interest for us here at MONOCHROME. Next weekend will be the watch sale by Zurich-based auction house Ineichen. Among?the many watches offered, two themed auctions will take place: Alchemy of Gold and Shades of Grey. And yes, there are some pretty interesting indie watchmakers represented.Ineichen Auctioneers is an auction house that specialises in watches and jewellery. Founded in 1973 and based in Zurich, it’s the oldest auction house with a focus on watches in Switzerland. This coming weekend – November 20th-21st &
Just Because: It's February 29th... What Exactly is a Leap Year? And What Does it Means For Watches?
If you’re one of the lucky few to own a perpetual calendar watch (or even rarer, a secular calendar watch), this is the day you have to wear this watch. It’s not even an option, it’s an order. Why? Because your movement is going to perform a mechanical ballet that only occurs every four years – well, almost… more on that in a few – and your dial will be showing a day and date combination that only occurs every 1,460 days. Indeed, today is February 29th, and 2024 is a leap year. But what exactly is a leap year? Why does it even exist? Why make things so complicated? And how does this translate in terms of watchmaking and calendar watches? We tell you all.?Horology and mechanical watchmaking are children of astronomy. The entire system of measuring time, days or seasons is based on the observation of our planet and its position in the Solar system. Time and calendars are, however, conventions created by men. They are systems, a standardisation that all
Breitling 765 AVI 1953 Re-Edition Co-Pilot // Introducing, Specs & Price
If you look back at the watches introduced back in 2019, one clearly made some noise when presented at Baselworld… And for good reasons. Its name? The Breitling Navitimer Ref. 806 1959 Re?Edition. The reason for its success? Being an ultra-faithful re-edition of one of Breitling’s most iconic watches. Having the ingredients for a desirable watch in their hands, the team at Breitling applies the same recipe to another of the brand’s legendary chronographs, with a new (and objectively quite stunning) vintage-inspired model. Meet the Breitling 765 AVI 1953 Re-Edition.Background, the AVI 765 Co-Pilot SeriesBefore we move to the details of the new model, we need to revisit the vintage Breitling 765 AVI Co-Pilot Series of watches. And for those who really want to go in-depth on this specific topic, we encourage you to check out our 3-part story on the Breitling 765 AVI here: part 1, part 2 and part 3?(articles that were produced with the help of experts Dracha' and WatchFre
Collection Privee Cartier Paris - Monochrome Watches
Last week I had a drink with a friend of mine who is also highly interested in watches. He is actually an avid Cartier collector and knows a lot about this brand. On his own website he gives an extensive overview of the watches of the Cartier Paris Collection Privee (CPCP).If you need details about caliber, size or variations of a specific modell, i’m sure you can find it on troisanneaux.com. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Here you see the movement of a Cartier Tank.Actually before we met, I never really thought Cartier would be interesting for me as a watch brand. I must admit that i actually knew nothing about the brands history in making watches. After learning more I started appreciating this brands heritage and I think their role in fine watch making was highly underestimated by me.I’m glad to know more about Cartier watch and there are so
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