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Ulysse Nardin Classico Schooner America, with one crazy Cloisonne Enamel Dial tribute to the first America's Cup - Monochrome Watches
If there’s one thing that can be easily linked to Ulysse Nardin, it is the world of boats – and I mean everything related to this world, like Marine chronometers (they were the roots of this manufacture), yacht-oriented watches or a sponsorship of the world’s most famous nautical competition. While the latter partnership usually gives birth to modern and technical watches, such a this Marine Diver, tis time Ulysse Nardin pays tribute to the old-days of this race, with the?Classico Schooner America, depicting on its superb dial, the first edition of 1851.Usually, Ulysse Nardin watches linked to the America’s Cup are as technical and bold as the Artemis ship the brand sponsors for the coming 35th edition (which will occur in June 2017). For instance, last year, the well-known manufacture introduced the?Marine Diver Artemis Racing Limited Edition for the 35th America's Cup, a strong and modern dive watch made to be used in the rough conditions this race induces. Th
Collector's Series - @singingbee's Daniel Roth Papillon 10th Anniversary
I have a big huge crush on the old Daniel Roth Papillon. Ever since I first saw it, the Papillon has become one of my favourite watches of all time. Despite being exposed to so many watches as I am seeing, handling and discussing on a daily basis, this relatively simple looking watch managed to tick a lot of boxes. It’s different, yet without screaming for attention. Despite its strange case shape, it’s elegant, even very elegant if you ask me, and it’s discrete and subtle.?Back in 2015, I asked Justin (who was doing the interviews back then) to interview @papillonwatchman about his Daniel Roth Papillon, for the Collector’s Series. So when I came across @singingbee’s Insta account with a white gold version of this superb beauty, I really wanted to find out more! So here we go, Aaron a.k.a. @Singingbee talks about his white gold Daniel Roth Papillon.Frank Geelen, MONOCHROME – What makes you so fond of Daniel Roth?Aaron, @singingbee – I became aw
IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42 IW3442 // Hands-On, Specs, Price
This year at IWC Schaffhausen the iconic Portugieser family is in the spotlight. One of the novelties is the IWC Portugieser Perpetual Calendar 42. Smaller in size with a simpler layout of the calendar information, the new Perpetual Calendar 42 is a toned-down, more moderate and less expensive younger brother of the existing 44mm Perpetual Calendar. Still fitted with Kurt Klaus's ingenious perpetual calendar module, the movement is a more compact, robust automatic derived from IWC’s 82000 calibre family. We have been lucky enough to enjoy some hands-on time with these two new models (steel and rose gold with silver dials) just ahead of the ‘virtual' launch of Richemont Group's novelties today.Kurt Klaus’ Perpetual CalendarIn the early 1980s, Kurt Klaus set out to translate the Gregorian calendar with its many irregularities into a mechanical programme for a wristwatch. His ingenious perpetual calendar, which debuted in the Da Vinci Perpetual Calendar in 1985, comprise
Why The Omega Speedmaster 57 is a Great Alternative to the Moonwatch?
Anything that Omega can launch within the Speedmaster collection will be immediately compared to the one and only Moonwatch. It’s just the way it is… The original, classic Speedmaster Professional has such a formidable cult status that it has become a benchmark model for everything else Omega creates. And the comparison is hardly objective. But we have to keep in mind that the Speedmaster is more than just one watch; it’s an entire collection of chronographs. And although some might not have the same aura as the Moonwatch, there are nevertheless some true gems in the collection. Case in point; the recently revamped Speedmaster 57. And today, in our latest video, we make that difficult comparison with the Moonwatch. And, yes, it can be a great alternative to the all-time classic Professional model.Say you’re in the market for a luxury hand-wound watch (yes, because the Speedmaster 57 is no longer an automatic watch, and this is the main evolution compared to the
Ochs Und Junior Perpetual Calendar, the essence of simplification, a QP with 9 additional parts (specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
If there’s one word?to keep in mind with Ochs Und Junior, it’s simplicity. Usually, simplicity in things?means less attraction (we all love complexity). in watchmaking especially, we want complications. But with Ochs Und Junior, we’re talk about?Ludwig Oechslin, so-to-say the pope of simplicity?in?complications. In fact, simplifying a complication is not a draw. It’s even more complex than doing it with dozens of parts. Besides showing an?intelligence of conception, it even makes a mechanism more reliable and possibly more precise. That’s what the brand did with their annual calendar requiring 3 moving parts (!), or their extremely precise moon-phase with 5 parts. Today, they are doing it again, on the traditional and complex?perpetual calendar. But theirs only have 9 additional parts… The?Ochs Und Junior Perpetual Calendar is the essence of simplification.Traditionally, a perpetual calendar requires, let’s say, about minimum?50 parts, includin
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