A. Lange & Sohne Triple Split Pink Gold Blue Dial (Price)
When it comes to chronographs, few brands can match the prowess of A. Lange & Sohne. I mean, who can rival an integrated triple rattrapante chronograph? It is, quite literally, one of the most complex chronograph movements available, capable of splitting hours, minutes and seconds when timing an event. The Double Split was already called the uber-Chronograph by some, and we pondered what to call the Triple Split. For 2021 the A. Lange & Sohne Triple Split receives the Midas touch with a luxurious pink gold case and a blue dial.?As we explained in detail in our review of the A. Lange & Sohne Triple Split when it was first presented, the core principle of every chronograph is based on a demand for functionality. The chronograph excelled in the field of racing, where calculating elapsed time to determine a winner was critical, but it was only useful for a single passage of time. The split-seconds (or rattrapante in French) allows for the tracking of multiple passages by adding

Mechanical Exception - Six of the Most Stunning Technical Developments of the Past Months - Monochrome Watches
Mechanical innovation is often regarded as the epitome of fine watchmaking. For whatever reason, I had been under the impression that we had not seen many new developments over the past few months. Well, looking back at some of the latest introductions, some impressive pieces of ingenuity have been presented. We take a look at with some of the most inventive, complex and intricate mechanisms of 2017.A. Lange & Sohne Tourbograph Perpetual “Pour le Merite”The latest of a long lineage, the Tourbograph Perpetual Pour Le Merite' features a tourbillon, a split-seconds chronograph, a fusee and chain and now adds a perpetual calendar, resonating with A. Lange & Sohne perfect craftsmanship and ability to create great complications.?Quick facts: 43 mm platinum case - manual movement L133.1 with hours, minutes , One-Minute tourbillon, chronograph with rattrapante function; perpetual calendar with date, day, month, leap year; moon-phase display. Fusee and chain. Alligator strap

Hands-On - The 2022 Editions of the Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon
Indie watchmaker Arnold & Son introduced its Ultrathin Tourbillon Escapement (UTTE) in 2013. With a height of just 2.97mm, the UTTE was one of the thinnest tourbillon movements on the market until Bvlgari smashed all records with its 1.95mm thin Octo Finissimo Tourbillon in 2014. Revisited with different dial textures and a remarkable skeletonised version in 2016, the Ultrathin Tourbillon is back in 2022 with on-trend grained dials. Offered in platinum with a green dial and red gold with a blue dial, the latest models benefit from an upgraded movement with an even longer power reserve and a redesigned case with a slimmer profile.The offset layout of the dial, with the hours and minutes counter at noon mirrored by the large tourbillon aperture at 6 o'clock, is familiar and designed to echo the way information was relayed on John Arnold's historical marine chronometers. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Collection Magnetite Grey Dials (SIHH 2017)
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre is a collection that really stands apart in?JLC’s catalogue. The?watches?boast a unique style, practical?complications and exceptionally interesting movement architecture. Ahead of the upcoming Geneva Watch Fair, the SIHH 2017, the brand is previewing?3 new?versions from this collection that will be launched next year. Please welcome the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Collection now with magnetite grey dials and pink gold cases, for the Spherotourbillon, the Quantieme Lunaire and the Chronograph.The Dual-Wing Concept behind the?Jaeger-LeCoultre DuometreBehind the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre is a lot of?interesting research around?chronometry and precision. With the Duometre, Jaeger set out to tackle?recurring issue, well known in watchmaking: any complication added to a movement (anything that is not displaying the hours, minutes or seconds) naturally uses up some of the power provided by the barrel. This energy consumption disrupts the constant supply that

A Personal Insight To Why I Bought the Union Glashutte 1893 Johannes Durrstein
I’m very fortunate (and spoilt, in a way) to handle hundreds of watches every year working for MONOCHROME Watches. To the point that I almost have to admit it’s not that easy to be impressed anymore, but it does happen from time to time. Of course, it’s not that difficult to be amazed by very complex and exquisitely finished watches, but I have to take a certain budget into account when it concerns my own collecting adventures. But when I first stepped into the Union Glashutte manufacture about a year ago, I did not expect to be swept off my feet. The reason for this unexpected love-at-first-sight moment? The handsome 1893 Johannes Durrstein Edition Power Reserve, which I wrote about first in 2022. Seeing it in person made me pull the trigger on this one, which was far from planned, given I had a wedding to pay for shortly after that. Despite all this, and since I now own one, I wanted to revisit the 1893 Johannes Durrstein Edition Power Reserve for my own – and