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A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Tourbillon Enamel Dial 730.079F (Specs & Price)
The 1815 Tourbillon by A. Lange & Sohne is one of those watches that, at first,?keeps its cards well hidden. Except for the tourbillon visible at 6 o’clock, it remains extremely discreet. However, when it was introduced four years ago, it appeared to be a watch packed with clever mechanisms. More than meets the eye, they say. This precision timekeeping instrument, which features several patented devices, is now offered in a new limited edition with a new dial that once again discreetly?sets the tone. Meet the new?A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Tourbillon with Enamel Dial.It isn’t the first limited edition produced by A. Lange & Sohne to be based on the 1815 Tourbillon. Back in 2015, the Saxon brand introduced a “Handwerkskunst” version of this watch with tremblage dial and a superbly decorated movement. Much more flamboyant than the version that we’re presenting today. The 2018 limited edition is, in fact, visually all about discretion, but with beautif
Patek Philippe Aquanaut - Complete History Part 1 (in-depth)
It's taken some time, but the Patek Philippe Aquanaut has become sought after by watch collectors – especially in steel (no surprises there). That will probably sound strange if you're relatively new to the world of high-end watches and are accustomed to seeing Aquanauts advertised at double retail. After all, based on the way the market is behaving now, it's hard to imagine these watches weren't always in red hot demand. The reality is a little different, however. In fact, the story of the Aquanaut by Patek Philippe is an interesting one. That's why we've put together this in-depth, two-part series on the history of the Aquanaut.In Part 1, we'll be talking about the origins of this collection, the environment in which it was conceived and launched, and how the design was influenced by the Nautilus. We'll also take a closer look at some of the key early models. There's a lot to cover but we hope you'll stick with us. In true MONOCHROME fashion, we've done our best to be as thorou
History of the Pilot Watch Part I - Cartier Santos 1904 - Monochrome Watches
Today we’re going to look at the history of the pilot’s watch. It’s the first article in a series of five and we’re going to start with an unusual suspect… When it comes to the essential criteria for a pilot's watch, like functionality and readability, Cartier's Santos seems an odd fit except in one unassailable category: originality.?A Santos owner is a distinguished client who may well epitomize a certain daring that accompanied Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines. In a time when men risked their lives to soar into the air, the world held its breath and watched. In the midst of all this attention, a novel wristwatch by Cartier appeared, and the world took notice. The watch is a tribute to a fearless age when determination knew no bounds.Article's Text: M. Santos Dumont after several preliminary trail in Paris on November 12th, when his flying machine had flown 75, 128, and 142 yards, decided to return to his starting point by going against the
Introducing the TAG Heuer Carrera NISMO Calibre 16 Day-Date Chronograph Special Edition (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
When you think about racing cars and car-oriented chronographs, you should?have only a restricted amount of watches?in mind. If you think now?about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you certainly only have one single brand in mind: TAG Heuer – mainly?because of the Heuer Monaco worn by Steve McQueen during the movie Le Mans. For 2015, TAG Heuer partners with the Nissan / Nismo Team and the result of this collaboration is a modified Carrera. Here is the new?TAG Heuer Carrera NISMO Calibre 16 Day-Date Chronograph Special Edition.Even though TAG Heuer is actually in a transitional period with a repositioning strategy (the difficult moments we reported seem to be part of the past now), conducted by its new CEO Jean-Claude Biver and that led to different types of watches, like the vintage-inspired Carrera Calibre 18 Chronograph Telemeter or the very modern Hublot-style Carrera Heuer-01, TAG Heuer’s latest piece of news was?refreshing. In fact, even before?seeing the watch in question, kn
When Not Fighting The Laws of Physics Richard Mille Measures Them: The New RM 36-01 Sebastian Loeb - Monochrome Watches
In an industry where beauty and exclusivity can count as much, if not more than technical precision it's not uncommon to feel as though all of the life is being sucked out of the room once discussions begin to use words like torque' or inertia'. Think back to your days in school: did you sit with glee listening to lectures on the laws of Physics as told by Isaac Newton? I'm just speculating, but my guess is that Richard Mille's car has a bumper sticker on it that says something to the effect: The Only Law I Obey is F = MA! In any case, Mille's new RM 36-01 is both beautiful and at only 30 pieces worldwide VERY exclusive.I know that there is a contingent of readers' who only come to Monochrome-Watches.com for the pictures. That's fine. I totally understand; that's why I started visiting the site too! At times like these, as SIHH rages on, and my inbox literally FLOODS with specification sheets (and pictures! OOoooooh!) I comprehend how much of a role physics, plain-Jane Newtonian physic
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