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IWC Big Pilots Watch Annual Calendar Edition 150 Years - Hands-On (Specs & Price)
IWC is celebrating its birthday, and boy does it know how to throw a party! The Schaffhausen-based manufacture is not just releasing one simple anniversary piece for its grand 150th birthday bash, but is launching an array of models from various collections, all sharing one common theme: lacquered dials. We've shown you the superb IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition 150 Years and the new IWC Portugieser Constant Force Tourbillon Edition 150 Years – to name a few. It is now time to take a closer look at the IWC Big Pilot's Watch Annual Calendar Edition 150 Years.A pilot’s watch is a utilitarian piece of equipment designed to exalt its primary function of legibility. Adding complications can be tricky because they could clutter the dial, but that doesn't mean it cannot be done. IWC has already displayed its capabilities with its?Big Pilot Big Date Edition 150 Years, a first-ever Big Pilot's Watch with a big date complication for the brand. Ad - Scroll to continue with
Introducing - Ulysse Nardin Classic Sonata, Now with a Subtler Design for 2017
While not new, the concept of the?Ulysse Nardin Classic Sonata still is captivating, as being one of the few alarm watches on the market, and one with quite some great features. Indeed, the piece de resistance is the chiming system of this watch, as you’ll get your alarm chiming with a cathedral gong (something usually reserved to super-high-end minute repeaters). Previously introduced in a very “Marine” style, the?Ulysse Nardin Classic Sonata is now unveiled in a much subtler version for 2017, and with a steel option.What exactly is the?Ulysse Nardin Classic Sonata? Basically, it is an alarm watch, already something you don’t see everyday, to the exception of a few watches from JLC or Vulcain. Yet, this Sonata is not?any kind of alarm watch.?An alarm watch is designed to ring a signal at a defined time – used for a reminder or to wake you up.?Traditional mechanical alarm watches ring by means of a mainspring, tensioned to power a hammer striking on resoun
First Look: The Daniel Roth Tourbillon Rose Gold
Seen by many collectors and watch insiders as one of the most important names of the indie watchmaking scene, Daniel Roth was instrumental in the rebirth of the Breguet brand and as an initiator of the comeback of high-end mechanical watchmaking after the quartz crisis – check this in-depth article for all the details. Recently taken over by the watch division of Louis Vuitton, Daniel Roth made a resounding comeback last year with the Tourbillon Souscription, a modern watch inspired by the all-important original Tourbillon C187. The story continues and following the 20 initial watches in yellow gold, the Daniel Roth Tourbillon now comes back in rose gold as a permanent member of the collection – and with several little updates to make it unique.The story of Monsieur Daniel Roth and his eponymous brand is fairly complex, but it’s a fascinating one anyway. Born and raised in his grandfather's watchmaking workshop in Switzerland, trained as a watchmaker in France, Roth s
Hands-On - Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Master Chronometer Baselworld 2018 (Specs & Price)
Twenty-five years ago, in 1993, Omega launched a model that would become a classic among classics, a springboard into the world of luxury watches and cinematic fame after being worn by Pierce Brosnan in Goldeneye (1995): the Seamaster Professional 300M. If the look of the new model launched at Baselworld 2018 feels rather conservative, the evolution is simply impressive and concerns every single part of the watch. And believe me, the new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Master Chronometer?gives you a lot of bang for your buck.At first, the new?Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Master Chronometer might seem like just another SMP300. Nothing really new, nothing to stir up a heated debate. It is still the simple, high-quality dive watch that we all know. However, if you look in-depth, you quickly understand that everything – absolutely everything – is different or better. Materials, proportions, movement, colours… Omega has done a tremendous job to respect the spirit of the SMP300 wh
Hands-On - Tudor Heritage Advisor Cognac, one of the very few alarm watches on the market (live pics, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
In terms of complications, the chronograph is certainly the most widely known – and used – of them all. Then, when you pronounce the words “chiming watches“, the immediate reference goes to the minute repeater. However, one chiming complication shouldn’t be forgotten, one which?is actually rather important historically and one that will immediately link to the “president watch“. Alarm watches are rare, somehow?outdated – especially in our era of smartphones (but like every?mechanical watch) – but also sort of fascinating. One of the very few manufacture to offer one is Tudor, and their proposition comes with a new color this year. Here is the?Tudor Heritage Advisor Cognac.Strange enough, we never covered this watch on Monochrome-Watches. Don’t ask why, we have no good reasons for that. It’s even more surprising, considering that the Tudor Heritage Advisor is the most complicated watch of the catalogue. This issue is abou
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