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Hands-On - Carl F. Bucherer Manero Peripheral 43mm (Specs & Price)
The Manero Peripheral certainly represents Carl F. Bucherer at its best. Not the most technical watch in the collection (the Tourbillon Double Peripheral holds the title) yet probably the most balanced one. Elegant, sophisticated, technically interesting and well-priced, it is a watch we've been regularly praising on MONOCHROME. Aware of the demand for larger watches in certain regions (the US market first, and since Bucherer acquired Tourneau, new opportunities opened to Carl F. Bucherer in this market), the brand introduces a larger version of its Manero Peripheral, now with a 43mm case. If they remain a rare breed, peripheral rotors are very much in vogue today. This smart technical solution offers an unhindered view of the movement together with the comfort and practicality of automatic winding. It also allows for extra-flat designs - as the Piaget Altiplano Ultimate Automatic 910P or the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Tourbillon Automatic attest.?The concept is not
The evocative Cartier Masse Mysterieuse flips your senses upside-down
Cartier has always had a knack for creating evocative, expressive watches riddled with innovation. Its portfolio is filled with fascinating pieces like the Tank Asymetrique, Crash Skeleton, Cloche de Cartier and Rotonde de Cartier. Throughout the years Cartier manages to walk the fine line between refined elegance, traditional craftsmanship and an unbridled push for creativity and modernity. Perhaps the best example is Cartier's love for mystery and illusion, with watches and clocks not revealing all their secrets and leaving you baffled about how it actually works. And that element of mystique is perfectly captured in the new Cartier Masse Mysterieuse. Before going into details, we have to admit we're not entirely 100% sure how this watch works. Sure, we're familiar with the concept of the Mystery watches and clocks by Cartier, and we have read a press release of course, but to grasp the way the Masse Mysterieuse ticks is a challenge. Ad - Scroll to c
Announcement - Xavier Markl Joins MONOCHROME as Director of Business Development - Monochrome Watches
At the end of last year we announced that Tom Mulraney and Matthew Catellier?would be strengthening our team. Today we can report that Xavier Markl joins our team as Director of Business Development. You might be familiar with his name already, he wrote our Technical Perspective guides, providing a?concise introduction to all things technical when it comes to?wristwatches. Xavier isn’t new to the watch industry by any stretch having amassed an impressive career working for some of the most esteemed brands.Xavier lives and works in Switzerland. After working for Cartier in various positions?for seven years, and then a further eleven years for Girard-Perregaux as International Marketing Director, we can safely assume that the world of watches holds no big secrets for him.?In his new role as Director of Business Development, Xavier will be?focusing on new business, and will also continue to support the team with content directly from Switzerland. This way Monochrome Watches has easy
TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition (Live Pics & Price)
Earlier this year, we mentioned that 2020 will be the year of the Carrera for TAG Heuer, along with the celebration of the brand’s 160th anniversary. Kickstarting the Carrera line-up was the very attractive, vintage-inspired and minimalistic Carrera 160 Years Silver Limited Edition, a winning combination of old-school look and modern mechanics. Following this edition, the brand is now releasing a second model, with the same base but multiple dial evolutions, some poached from another Heuer icon, the Montreal. Here’s the TAG Heuer Carrera 160 Years Montreal Limited Edition, which we were able to shoot right before its official launch.BackgroundThe Carrera Silver Edition was a faithful reissue of the earliest of the Carrera watches, the 1963 Ref. 2447 and its simple, almost utilitarian look that was all about legibility of the chronograph indications. Jack Heuer was a fan of modern, clean design and this showed in the early Carrera watches. But we can’t reduce HeuerR
Cory Richards, his Attempt to Blaze a New Route up Mount Everest and a Vacheron Constantin Overseas Prototype - Monochrome Watches
Cory Richards is an exceptional individual. Part of Vacheron Constantin’s campaign “One of not Many”, Richards was a brilliant kid, dropped out of school, got into alcohol and became the first American to summit an 8,000m peak in winter time. This photographer, adventurer and mountaineer has climbed Mount Everest twice. But this year, along with climbing partner Esteban “Topo” Mena, he has attempted to reach the top of the world from a path no one has set foot on before. Although the duo had to turn around, Richards is already planning a second attempt for 2020Strapped to Cory Richards’ wrist during this attempt was a Vacheron Constantin Overseas. Not any Overseas, a titanium/tantalum prototype designed specifically for the expedition. Just a few weeks following his return to the USA, on the occasion of a New York press conference and customer event, MONOCHROME had the opportunity to sit down with him.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Why climbing?
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