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Chopard L.U.C Qualite Fleurier Chronometer - Hands-on with live photos, specs and price - Monochrome-Watches
Chopard might not be the first brand to come to your mind when thinking about Haute Horlogerie and dress watches. You might first?think of?Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin or Breguet. However, when having a closer look at?the wide range of watches produced by Chopard, there is a collection worthy of (horological) interest, a collection with in-house movements, with superb finishes and with timepieces adorned with the Geneva Seal… and with another certification called ‘Qualite Fleurier’, said to be even more rigorous. We look at?one of these watches, the Chopard L.U.C Qualite Fleurier Chronometer with Ruthenium dial.The?Chopard L.U.C Qualite Fleurier Chronometer is the essence of a dress watch. We already gave you our opinion about what we believe?such watches should be when reviewing the Girard-Perregaux 1966. It has to be a rather small timepiece, with a simple dial, a potentially conservative design and a thin case. Precious materials are of course always welcome
Bovet 19Thirty Dimier with blue dial - live pics, specs & price - Monochrome Watches
You know us here at Monochrome-Watches. Apart from the big names, there is something?that we especially love here: independent watchmaking. We do have a special appeal for watches manufactures by independent, smaller and creative watchmakers, not because they are always better executed?than those from the bigger brands, but mainly because they have something extra: a soul, a link to the people behind their construction, a certain originality that large brands can’t achieve (mainly for commercial reasons…). In order to experience (again) this feeling, we did get our hands-on a rather unique watch, the?Bovet 19Thirty Dimier with blue dial.Brief overview of Bovet 1822For those who aren’t aware of this brand, there are certain important facts to know. Bovet isn’t just another new brand, which design watches and assembled them with outsourced movements. Here, we’re talking about a proper integrated manufacture, with a strong history. Bovet was founded by Edouar
Buying Guide - 5 New Watches of 2021 With Cool Gradient Dials
Gradient, graduated, degrade, fume, or smoked dials (depending on what the brand chooses to call them) are not new. In fact, it is said that the idea of a dial with a colour that is bright in the centre and that darkens towards the edges was inaugurated by Zenith in 1969, with the El Primero A385. The brand recently claimed that it was “the first smoked dial ever to be made in the watch industry“,? which could make sense knowing the design trends of the era. However, credit where credit’s due; the comeback of the concept has a lot to do with H. Moser & Cie. and its fabulous fume dials. This design trend has been around for some years already, but seeing some of the new models introduced in 2021, gradient dials are definitely here to stay.H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Centre Seconds MEGA CoolIt’s impossible to talk about gradient dials without mentioning Moser… This type of dial is what best defines the brand and has spearheaded the trend among many other
Omega Speedmaster History Part 3 - The rare and limited editions - Monochrome-Watches
Here is the last of our series about the Omega Speedmaster. For this one we’re going to show you some highly rare and limited editions of the ‘Speedy’, including a real Astronaut watch! In our two first articles, we’ve been explaining you how all about the early pre-moons and how the Speedmaster became the Moonwatch and then showed you some very cool 1970s editions and the premises of the Alaska Project. Some of them are?very rare birds, but coming from the serial?production. Now we’re moving to the limited production, and not the worst one to be true.The Apollo XI commemorative seriesThe Speedmaster has been produced in many limited, numbered or commemorative editions. However, one of this editions is more famous and highly collectible, the Apollo XI: the series that pays tribute to the largest achievement of the Speedy, when the Eagle' landed on the Moon, the 20th July 1969. Thus, it became the Moonwatch. The whole collection of the Speedmaster Apollo XI
Close Up - The TAG Heuer OnlyWatch Carbon Monaco
In light of the ninth edition of the Only Watch charity event, where exceptional one-off watches are donated and auctioned to raise funds in the fight against Duchene Muscular Dystrophy, TAG Heuer presents a rather remarkable watch. It’s astounding not only because of its looks, channelling a historical and highly sought-after vintage Heuer Monaco, but even more so because of the extensive use of carbon fibre almost everywhere, even inside the movement. For Only Watch 2021, and allegedly for one time only, the carbon fibre hairspring returns in the TAG Heuer OnlyWatch Carbon Monaco.The Heuer Monaco is a true watchmaking icon and, without a doubt, one of the most recognizable watches on the planet. The square-cased watch is highly regarded as one of the strongest designs ever created. Of course, it helped that a cinematic legend named Steve McQueen wore it on the big screen, but watches with a status like the Monaco are rare within the industry. Ad - Scroll to continue
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