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Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph Leo Messi Limited Edition - Monochrome Watches
Audemars Piguet just announce the launch of a limited edition Royal Oak 41 mm Chronograph, dedicated to possibly the best football/soccer player of these times, Leo Messi.?There will be 500 pieces?in steel, 400 in red gold and 100 in platinum, all featuring?a tantalum bezel! By the way, this is AP’s first limited edition Royal Oak in the new 41 mm case and it also features a brushed dial without the for Royal Oak signature tapiserie pattern.So in total there will be 1,000 pieces of this new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph in the new 41 mm case.?Each watch is delivered in an original case in the shape of a lacquered shoe box!! But I guess you’d like to see the new Leo Messi limited edition Royal Oak Chronograph…?As you can see the dial has undergone the most radical reconstruction, is it’s now a brushed?dial in stead of the distinctive tappiserie pattern dials. Both the stainless steel and the red gold version have this anthracite dial, while the platinum v
GPHG 2016 - Ferdinand Berthoud wins the Aiguille d'Or (plus all the results by category) - Monochrome Watches
Just like?the media and?entertainment industry, the watchmaking world has its own set of awards; the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve or GPHG 2016 – affectionately known as the Watchmaking World’s?Academy Awards. Last year, the Grand Prix was given to Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey?for their Tourbillon 24 Secondes Inclined Vision, and a?Jury Award for Watchmaking?was given to the three master watchmakers from Vacheron Constantin who created the world’s most complicated watch, the 57260. This year, we have our own Xavier Markl attending the show and me, behind my keyboard, writing live?so you can have the results as soon the ceremony finishes. First up, the?Grand Prix /?“Aiguille d'Or” ?which has been awarded to Ferdinand Berthoud for the Chronometrie Ferdinand Berthoud FB1.The?Grand Prix /?“Aiguille d'Or” – Ferdinand Berthoud with the Chronometrie Ferdinand Berthoud FB1 Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Hands-On With The New and Original Kudoke 3 HANDwerk
Stefan Kudoke and his unique and intricate timepieces incorporating elements of traditional watchmaking with modern designs and super-fine execution have been known to collectors and watch enthusiasts for quite some time before his Kudoke 2 watch won the Petite Aiguille at the 2019 Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (GPHG). The high-profile success brought wider recognition and increased demand for the Kudoke creations, Kudoke 1 and Kudoke 2, that represent the HANDwerk Collection, not to forget that Stefan Kudoke is also famous for his KUNSTwerk engraved and skeletonised watches produced in limited numbers. And he is busy making unique, bespoke watches that fall into the YOURwerk collection. So it is understandable why we had to wait four years to lay our hands on a new, just recently released Kudoke 3.Kudoke 3 is another fine timepiece from the German watchmaker that continues to pursue the design and aesthetics introduced in Kudoke 1 and 2. It is launched in the same 39mm round
Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision (SIHH 2018) - Specs & Price
Last year, at the SIHH 2017, Ulysse Nardin introduced an impressive piece, a concept watch featuring no less than 10 major innovations, as a showcase to demonstrate the brand’s savoir-faire: the InnoVision 2.?Every part of this watch boasted an innovation, whether the escapement, the display, the winding system or even the hands. And while last year’s piece wasn’t meant to be commercialized, it is now time for Ulysse Nardin to deploy some of these features into serially produced pieces… Meet the?Ulysse Nardin Freak Vision.Background – The FreakThe Freak collection by Ulysse Nardin has always been a showcase to explore new technologies. Remember that back in 2001, the inaugural Freak was the first watch ever commercialized with an escapement made of silicon (or?silicium?in French) – an innovation that is now spread all over the industry. A proper game changer.?Later, in 2005, Ulysse Nardin chose to use a diamond escapement and that same year, they deb
TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph - Review, Specs & Price
The alliance between TAG Heuer and Porsche is the culmination of a fascinating and entwined history marked by an obsession with speed and motorsports. Envisioned as a collaboration ranging from competition to product development, the partnership between the two powerhouses is celebrated with a 44mm TAG Heuer Carrera Porsche Chronograph. For many, this partnership is a match made in heaven. Marrying the Swiss watchmaking brand with the strongest ties to motorsports to the legendary German sports car brand makes a lot of sense, especially since both brands happen to have products with the name Carrera. The name Carrera for watchmaking fans is the soul of TAG Heuer incarnated by Jack Heuer's 1963 chronograph, at Porsche, the name Carrera is synonymous with the carmaker's most powerful engines. Let's take a closer look at the remarkable histories of both brands and how an open-road race in Mexico inspired their most emblematic products.Obsessed with speedBorn just 35 years apart, I very mu
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