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The Fascinating 1904 Napier L48 Samson Racing Car
Did you ever get stopped in your tracks by a single moment or a picture? Did you ever have an irresistible urge to drop everything and frantically try and find out more about it? I have, and I’m sure a lot of you will also have such memories. For me, the most recent time it happened was when I received a newsletter from Bonhams Cars, the famous auction house that is hosting another Amelia Island Auction next week. The car in question is not some edgy slice of modern-day supercar heaven or a highly praised vintage Italian with Le Mans winning pedigree. No, it is the 1904 Gordon Bennett Napier L48 “Samson” race car, a machine I never heard about before.?I must admit that being a kid from the 1980s and having a profound love for cars (and watches, obviously) I have a good knowledge of everything that came out since I was born. I also think of myself as quite up to speed with a lot of the stuff that went down from, let’s say, the 1950s to the 1980s. When it comes to
Hands-On - Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Skeleton Sandblasted Rose Gold (Specs & Price)
At Baselworld 2018, Bvlgari continued the expansion of its award-winning Octo Finissimo collection – and in the nicest possible way, with the world’s thinnest automatic and tourbillon watch, as well as a trilogy of automatic watches in sandblasted titanium, steel or gold. The latter – which we described in details here – clearly gave the collection its own personality. This is why the?Octo Finissimo Skeleton, previously available in titanium, full black and two-tone, is now changing style with a?Sandblasted Rose Gold case, in order to be coherent with the latest introductions.What you see here won’t be Bvlgari’s talking piece of the year. It is basically a change of material and finishing on an existing watch. Nothing more… However, this isn’t a reason not to have a second look at the?Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Skeleton, especially in this new?Sandblasted Rose Gold version – which is, admittedly, perfectly in line with the overall Octo
Buying Guide - Best Business-Elegant Watches of 2019
Yes, I know… The holiday season is over! Gone are the times of the mojito next to the pool. Gone are the warm, sunny days. Gone is your colourful dive watch too. Because I’m afraid guys, it’s time to go back to work. And that can’t be done with your beloved sports watch on the wrist. Business attire means elegant watch. So in order to keep that smile on your face when returning to the office, here are some of the best elegant watches introduced this year. Suit and tie, and elegance on the wrist.Note: this selection is based on a consensus among the MONOCHROME team. It reflects our preferences but if there are other watches you'd love to mention, feel free to share these in the comment section at the end of this article.Frederique Constant Slimline Power Reserve ManufactureIf there’s was one thing Frederique Constant is good at, it’s creating elegant watches with nice details and accessible prices. As we want to give an option for all budgets (look at
Weekly Watch Photo - Vianney Halter Antiqua Perpetual Calendar - Monochrome Watches
After seeing Vianney Halter’s magnificent April Fools joke, I just had to share some photos of one of the most beautiful timepieces of all times, the Antiqua Perpetual Calendar.Not only Vianney Halter came up with a April Fools joke, the guys from Watchonista?also created a magnificent April Fools joke for Hublot. But now back to the steam-punk creation of Vianney Halter… the Antiqua! Ad - Scroll to continue with article For this purpose I borrowed photos made by Suitbert who posted his photos on The PuristS Pro (here) back in 2007. The above photo shows the side of Vianney Halter’s daring creation. His photos show the superb level of finish, not only on the movement, but also on all parts of the case, dials and hands.Although the Antiqua sports kind of a funky case design, in basic it is a round watch. Its case back shows a mystery rotor, made
GIVE AWAY: Three Gift Sets - Baume & Mercier, Nomos and Panerai Goodies - Monochrome Watches
We’re still celebrating our 10th anniversary, and thus it’s time for the next sweepstake! We just ended the Patek Philippe sweepstake and will get in touch with the winner today, and now you can win goodie sets with Baume & Mercier, Nomos and Panerai goodies, all donated by our local authorised retailer Steltman Watches. So scroll down, have a look at what we have for you, and let us know which ‘goodie bag’ you like best.?The response of our friends from the watch brands and some local retailers is just overwhelming, and we’re receiving a lot of cool presents and gifts that we can give to you, our valued readers. And I have to admit that sometimes I’m jealous of the winner, simply because some of the gifts are just awesome! Remember the Ophion OPH-960 timepiece that we got to send to one of our readers, and the Ulysse Nardin wall clock. And of course there were many, many more superb presents that we could ship to some of our readers. In this wee
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