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Exhibition - Swatch Group Baselworld 2017 Novelties To Be Displayed at Tourbillon Boutique, Amsterdam - Monochrome Watches
We, watch journalists, are privileged, as we get to see all the novelties of the year to come at Baselworld. Of course, we try hard to cover these watches in this magazine, so you can have an instant and extensive view on the new watches that exhibitors have to show. However, nothing is worth a live view and a touch-and-feel experience. And that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do… Indeed, the Tourbillon Boutique in Amsterdam offer you the opportunity to discover a selection of Baselworld 2017 novelties from Blancpain, Breguet, Jaquet Droz, Glashutte Original and Omega, starting on Thursday May 4th.The Tourbillon Boutique in Amsterdam is the home of Swatch Group’s fine watchmaking brands, including Blancpain, Breguet, Jaquet Droz, Glashutte Original and Omega – clearly, a pretty interesting selection. From May 4th to May 7th, the multi-brand boutique will host an exhibition displaying a selection of new models from these 5 brands, introduced at?Baselworld
Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue Reviewed - Monochrome Watches
This year at Baselworld the Monochrome Team visited Tudor for the first time. That might just have something to do with the introduction of Tudor on American soil. Finally Tudor is available for US customers! Over the past few years Tudor has been building a new collection, that has deep roots in their own heritage. A very rich heritage that is not solely based on tool watches, although we’re going to have a look at one of the most legendary Tudor watches and its newest reissue: the Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue. When we entered the Tudor booth something really amazing happened…I guess I walked in first, met with someone from the Tudor team, and after a glimpse on her wrist I grabbed her hand and was immediately impressed by the watch she was wearing. Funny thing is that pretty much everyone that came in after me, did more or less the same! In all my years visiting many, many brands at Baselworld I have never witnessed something like that. The watch that several people from th
First Look: Bovet Recital 28, A Worlds First Reconciling World-Timer and DST
In 2001, Pascal Raffy, a passionate collector of haute horlogerie, acquired the prestigious name Bovet and embarked on a remarkable journey to revive the brand to its former glory. Mr. Raffy spared no effort in establishing a manufacture characterized by an exceptional level of integration. Among its various achievements, Bovet introduced a series of exquisitely crafted and complex watches. Notable among these are numerous astronomical watches, including the Shooting Star, the Asterium, and the Recital 22 Grand Recital, as well as the Recital 26 Chapter Two. Bovet now unveils the Recital 28 Prowess 1, a world premiere that addresses one of the major challenges faced by traditional world-timers: Daylight Saving Time (DST). In addition to this remarkable feat, the Bovet Recital 28 features a flying tourbillon, a perpetual calendar with roller-based indications, and an impressive 10-day power reserve.Traveller’s Watches and the DST ProblemBefore the invention of unified time systems
We have a winner for the Montblanc Sweepstake - Monochrome Watches
Montblanc gave us the opportunity to visit the Montblanc watch manufacture in Le Locle together with one of Monochrome’s readers. So early February we posted the sweepstake and ended it, as announced, a month later on Friday the 8th of March.?An overwhelming number of 883 of our readers have registered for this sweepstake and I’m totally overwhelmed by this. Thank you all for registering for the sweepstake and Monochrome newsletter! But there is only one person who can join me for visiting the Montblanc watch manufacture in Le Locle. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Our winner, Andrew, takes absolutely gorgeous photos during the dives he made on all exotic dive spots around the world, like this photo of “Nemo”. And he’s an avid watch collector and actively shares his passion for watches online on Facebook and on watch forums. I
Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Contemporaine Pocket Watch in Pink Gold - Monochrome Watches
You might think that Monochrome is about wrist watches, not about pocket watches. Well, I think the truth is in the middle, and I should know. We have covered some pocket watches in the past, which were very well worth mentioning.?Just think of the hefty URWERK UR-1001 Zeit Device – which I wouldn’t recommend to put in your pocket, as its weighs 420 grams -, the Parmigiani Tonda Transforma or Panerai’s latest pocket device. Vacheron Constantin takes us back to the days when a pocket watch was slim, elegant and refined, now they just introduced the Patrimoni Contemporaine Pocket Watch; what a beauty! Ad - Scroll to continue with article Since watches have reduced in size to dimensions that make it possible to wear a timepiece on the wrist, a pocket watch is slightly outdated. The only pocket watches that have been released in the past years, dec
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