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Hands-On Bulgari Octo Finissimo 10th Anniversary Editions Sketch Dials
Attaining iconic status in the world of watchmaking is no easy feat. Consecrated icons display a winning blend of excellent design and mechanical content that can weather the fickle nature of market trends. In a record span of just ten years, the bold contemporary Italian design and sophisticated Swiss mechanics of Bulgari‘s Octo family have secured it a pedestal in the hall of icons. Witnessing the ascent of a 21st-century icon is indeed a rare event, but if we factor in the rapid succession of world records for the Octo Finissimo’s ultra-thin movements, we are looking at something truly phenomenal. Besides the unbelievably thin new world record holder, there are some more watches to be unveiled. The Octo Finissimo Automatic and Chronograph GMT Automatic, both world record holders in the ultra-thin department in 2017 and 2019 respectively, have been revisited with a rather unusual and collector-oriented feature: the original sketches created by Fabrizio Buonamassa, Bulgari
Introducing: Omega Drops Multiple new Moonshine Gold Seamaster Aqua Terra
In the past few days, we’ve introduced a new (and really appealing) Bronze Gold CK 859 and reviewed the Paris 2024 Speedmaster Chronoscope… Which makes a lot of sense as we’re now right in the middle of the Olympics. But that’s not all for Omega, as we have more to introduce. Probably the brand’s most versatile and most classic collection, the Seamaster Aqua Terra expands once more – following recent versions with glossy black dials – with the addition of multiple new references cased in Moonshine gold, the brand’s proprietary yellow gold alloy.?Moonshine gold…? It’s no secret that Omega has long been testing with materials, from titanium (used first with the Alaska project), 904L steel (which Omega could have pioneered) and ceramic, but also recently the brand showed innovative spirit with its own gold alloys. It started with Sedna Gold, the brand’s vision of pink gold, then followed by Canopus Gold (white gold) and Moo
Introducing: Patek Philippe Worldtime with Date 5330G
With a legacy extending over 80 years, including the renowned Cottier watches, Worldtimers stand out as one of Patek Philippe’s quintessential complications. Patek Philippe was the brand to reintroduce this complication in 2000 with the unveiling of the 5110 model. Subsequently, the 5110 was succeeded by the 5130 in 2006, which in turn was replaced by the 5230 in 2016. In 2023, the brand's first worldtimer with date, the reference 5330, was released as a 300-piece limited edition exclusive to Japan with a purple guilloche dial. As could be expected the model now enters the regular collection. It comes in a white gold blue-gray dial combination and on a calfskin strap with a denim pattern. Meet the reference 5330G-001.This new generation of Patek Philippe worldtimer reference 5330G-001 distinguishes itself with a patented world first designed to enhance user experience and comfort: a date display (pointer date) that works in sync with the local time, i.e. that of the time zone sel
Pre-Baselworld 2015: The Arnold & Son TBTE Tourbillon - True Beat Tourbillon Escapement (Price and Specs) - Monochrome Watches
Arnold & Son is on a roll. The other day they we could show you their Constant Force Tourbillon?–?a magnificent piece of horological achievement in precision timekeeping – and today we can show you another spectacular highlight, called the Arnold & Son TBTE Tourbillon. Not many watch brands have the prowess to introduce two timepieces with a tourbillon in one year. Let alone two tourbillon watches, each with additional complications like a True Beat (i.e. dead beat seconds) or constant force mechanism. Let’s have a closer look at the Arnold & Son TBTE Tourbillon.Like the Constant Force Tourbillon, and many other complicated timepieces from Arnold & Son, it offers a view that is equally technical as well as spectacular. Also like may Arnold & Son timepieces, it features a dead beat second hand (seconde morte in French) or as Arnold & Son prefer to call it: True Beat, meaning the second hand ticks like quartz watch. The TBTE Tourbillon offers a v
Event Recap: Sharing the Passion for Fine Watchmaking with Montblanc - Monochrome Watches
Last week we organized a very special evening, together with our friends of Montblanc. The evening was dedicated to ‘Sharing the passion for Fine Watchmaking’ and took place in the Montblanc boutique in Amsterdam. The main stars that evening were five of the magnificent creations from the Montblanc manufacture in Villeret.Montblanc’s manufacture in Villeret is to experts and knowledgeable collectors also known as the former Minerva manufacture. That means magnificently hand-finished bridges, levers, cams and plates, that are characteristic for the iconic chronograph movements and other calibres. The stunning creations from the Villeret manufacture are rare, maybe not as rare as the Heuer Autavia with prototype orange dial that we showed you yesterday, but rare enough to clear your schedule for an evening and visit the Montblanc boutique.Some of the timepieces from Montblanc’s Collection Villeret 1858And that is exactly what many of Monochrome’s readers did
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