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The new A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Up Down - Monochrome Watches
The number 1815 is a significant date in the history of A. Lange & Sohne. It is the year Ferdinand A. Lange was born in Dresden. The founder of the company began his apprenticeship with renowned watchmaker Johann Christian Friedrich Gutkaes.The brand today creates some of the finest?timepieces in existence. I make the?statement with some authority having?witnessed the craftsmanship first hand at?their Manufacture in Glashutte, near Dresden. Moreover, I am the proud owner of an A. Lange & Sohne 1815 in yellow gold with a tastefully restrained 40mm case.?Indeed, Mrs Davies also loves the German marque owning an earlier version of the 1815, presented in pink gold with a 36mm case. There would never be any question of us parting company with our beloved Lange timepieces.?I am happily married and always return home to the loving arms of my long-suffering wife. However, I am an alpha male and cannot deny I have noted the odd feminine ankle pass me by.Some men, as they approach middle
Introducing: The Piaget Polo Chronograph Emerald Green Panda
A highly important model within the brand’s collection, the Piaget Polo was born in 1979 as a vision of a luxury sports watch with an integrated bracelet. Its distinctive design, which was re-edited in an opulent, faithful full gold model earlier this year (in the frame of the brand’s 150th-anniversary celebrations), the Piaget Polo is better known in its current shape, the result of a complete redesign process initiated in 2016. Following several editions in a signature emerald green colour, including the Polo Perpetual Calendar Ultra-Thin and the time-and-date Polo Field, it is time for the sporty-chic chronograph to receive the green treatment with this panda edition.?This new green panda-style chronograph belongs to the modern face of the Piaget Polo, based on the 2016 collection that generated its fair share of debate. While the Polo was originally a striking gold model characterized by its shaped case, flowing bracelet and signature horizontal gadroons (which certainl
Its Konstantin Chaykins 10th Anniversary In the Business! And He Wants To Bestow Good Luck On You! (No, this is not a chain-mail hoax) - Monochrome Watches
The Russian Magician is turning 10! (Not really - he's young - but he's not that young!) October 23, 2013 marks 10 years to the day Konstanin Chaykin began work on his first clock. Now, one lucky winner can receive a personal gift from Konstantin Chaykin: a lucky horseshoe! Konstantin Chaykin is a very, very humble person. He would NEVER boast about his skill or creativity. He's also not the type of person to make a big fuss about celebrating 10 years in the industry. So I will do it for him!He has stunned the watch world with creating after creation – from the Lunokhod, to the Quartime, to 2012's Levitas each new watch has been more intricate than the last. His two latest creations have been fighting for the spot-light: The Muybridge Cinema watch stunned the watch world and seemed to grab all the attention at his booth at Baselworld! Now it's time for the Levitas Jazz to shine! Ad - Scroll to continue with article
TAG Heuer Monaco 55 - Monochrome Watches
TAG Heuer and the Porsche Club of America launch the Monaco 55, a very limited collector's edition.Last month i wrote about my first ‘love’ in watches, my Heuer Autavia. However?the first mechanical watch i ever seriously took a looked at, was a TAG Heuer Monaco, which is still one of my favorites. When i heard TAG Heuer released a (very) limited edition Monaco to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Porsche Club of America (PCA) i was surprised, because TAG Heuer does not makes a habit of such limited editions.The Monaco 55 shows some design elements we know from Monaco?Vintage Limited Edition, TAG Heuer released in tribute to the Porsche-Gulf 917k race car in the movie Le Mans. Ad - Scroll to continue with article It’s of course no secret anymore (ahum) that Steve McQueen wore a Heuer Monaco in the movie Le Mans. Steve McQueen’s friend Jo
Piece Unique - Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Retrograde Armillary Tourbillon, using complications from the ref. 57260 - Monochrome Watches
In September 2015, in order to celebrate its 260th anniversary, the old and respectful Maison Vacheron Constantin unveiled what was the most complicated watch ever created with 57 complications, the Super-Complication, known under the ref. 57260. A question that came to our minds at that time concerned the deployment of some of the features used in this stunning?pocket watch into more reasonable watches. This is now the case, with a simpler watch bearing 2 of the mechanisms used in the 57260. Well, we say simpler but clearly, this new?Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Retrograde Armillary Tourbillon is far, very far from being a common wristwatch, as coming with a twin instantaneous retrograde system and a double?axis tourbillon…The?Vacheron Constantin Maitre Cabinotier Retrograde Armillary Tourbillon is based on the researches made by the team responsible for the?ref. 57260, the world's most complicated watch with 57 complications. Furthermore, not only it uses some of the m
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