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LVMH Brands Bvlgari, Hublot, TAG Heuer & Zenith all Leave Baselworld - Monochrome Watches
After the “bomb” that was dropped by , Tudor, Patek Philippe, Chopard and Chanel earlier this week, concerning their decision to leave Baselworld, there is no longer any doubt about the (low) relevance of Baselworld for major brands. Subsequently, we have just been told that all four LVMH Brands, those from the watch Division – Hublot, TAG Heuer and Zenith – as well as the House of Bvlgari, have taken the decision to leave Baselworld “in order to preserve their image and their relations with their clients as well with the media“.As of today, most of the top-tier brands that were participating in Baselworld are gone – LVMH, Swatch Group, Seiko, Citizen, Breitling, and sister-brand Tudor, Patek Phillipe, Chopard, Chanel and Gucci (that also announced its departure recently). Almost the entire Hall 1.0 of the Basel fair has lost its exhibitors.As for LVMH brands Bvlgari, Hublot, TAG Heuer & Zenith, the Group justifies its decision by the fa
Bvlgari Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon - Hands-On, Price
Rome-based watchmaker/jeweller Bvlgari has unique credentials as a maker of chiming watches. Following the acquisition of Gerald Genta and Daniel Roth some 20 years ago, the brand has inherited and cultivated a tradition of crafting exceptional striking watches. Bvlgari is one of the very few makers to produce grande sonnerie wristwatches or to be capable of creating mechanical wonders as the Octo Finissimo minute repeater, the thinnest minute repeater ever. To kick off 2022, the brand presents a new version of its tourbillon minute repeater watch, the Bvlgari Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon?in platinum with its highly graphic movement treated in blue.The Octo Roma Blue Carillon Tourbillon combines two traditional complications – the tourbillon and the minute repeater – in a resolutely contemporary design language. Just like the blacked-out version presented last year, this new chapter in the “Sinfonia della Meccanica” stands out with the original and tri-dim
Hands-On Vertex MP45 MonoPusher Chronograph (Specs & Price)
The luxury watch industry is in somewhat of a confusing and unpredictable place at the moment. You have the Swiss and German giants behaving even more conservatively than usual (with some obvious exceptions, like the four-armed Patek Philippe Ref 5520P). You have Seiko doing some interesting things out of Japan. And you have a myriad of small - some even micro - brands, making legitimately cool and intriguing watches. British watch brand Vertex falls very much into this last category. The company's latest release is the MP45. We were lucky enough to get our hands on one for a few days. Here's what we thought.?BackgroundAs you may already know, Vertex is not a new brand, at least not in the traditional sense. Rather, it is newly “revived”. Established in London in 1916 by Claude Lyons as Vertex Watches Ltd, the company is arguably best known for being the only British member of the Dirty Dozen (more on that in a minute). Producing watches for both military and civilian use,
The Omega Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer (Specs & Price)
The Speedmaster has long been associated with Space exploration, specifically since 1969 when the watch made it to the surface of the Moon, after NASA qualified it for all manned space missions. Yet, the Moonwatch, also known as the classic Speedmaster Profesional with its hand-wound mechanical movement, isn’t the only watch produced by Omega to have been in Space. Indeed, ESA (the European Space Agency) has long been involved with the Biel-based brand in the development of an advanced tool for its pilots and crewmembers, the so-called Skywalker or X-33. Still partnering with ESA, here’s the watch that is ready for the next giant leap, the watch designed to measure every moment on planet Earth, and Mars! Meet the Omega Speedmaster X-33 Marstimer.Quick recap about the Speedmaster X-33If the original Speedmaster Moonwatch surely is the most famous of all space-related watches, it's also somehow a bit outdated regarding its specifications – at least when it comes to true
Oris Aquis Date with new colors to perform in the deep (specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
When you have the concept of a rugged and functional dive watch in mind, with great quality and for a relatively affordable price, the Oris Aquis Date has to be on your wish-list. No debate, this watch is good for what it has been designed for – and it’s also a pleasant watch on a daily basis (even professional divers spend some time on land…). Although we thought it to perform well, it seems that Oris had some improvements to make, and this year, they add 2 new colors and dials designed to perform in the hostile conditions found deep underwater.Underwater, the notion of color has to be seen on a completely different level. For instance, red, which is a bright and highly visible color on earth, totally disappear when underwater, and at just 5m down to the sea. On the other hand, some other colors, like blue for instance, remain?highly visible, even at 200m. Aware of this issue, Oris looked at how they could make a diver's watch as legible and therefore as safe as poss
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