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Top Watch of 2019, By All Members of The MONOCHROME Team
As a Managing Editor, I love to challenge the redaction team at MONOCHROME. So a few weeks ago, I gathered most of our editors and contributors and came with THE big question, one that seems simple at first, but in fact, isn’t. One short question: “choose your favourite watch of 2019”, with no other rule than that. No consideration of price, of availability, of manufacturer or of complication, just the watch that they would love to own. And the answers are pretty interesting. So here are the MONOCHROME’s team Top Watches of 2019.Gandor Bronkhorst, contributor – Patek Philippe Chronograph 5172GSure, it's a safe choice. But the Chronograph 5172G is a safe choice because it triumphs in what it was created for: the flagship watch of probably the most prestigious watchmaker in the world. What's even more impressive: it replaces an icon (the 5170), and is actually, to me, better than its predecessor. I love the slightly more modern design, the stunning details a
Ollech & Wajs OW Ocean Graph - Dive Watch Review (Specs & Price)
In 2019, a very niche but still revered brand, specialized in instrument watches, made its comeback. This brand is Ollech & Wajs, a brand born in 1956, which gained quite some popularity amongst professionals. It took some years to convince Albert Wajs to pass on his brand, but?Ollech & Wajs was back in action, with a collection of accessible tool watches – the brand’s speciality for years. Following models such as the C-1000 Caribbean or the P-101 for pilots, the brand has recently introduced a new, and appealing, dive watch, the OW Ocean Graph. And we take a closer look at it today.BackgroundOllech & Wajs is typically the kind of name that might not ring a bell to a broader audience, but that is still well-known and highly respected in some collectors' communities. A case-in-point niche brand that has devoted its production to instrument models, now all relatively collectable. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Introducing the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage Gold Collection - Monochrome Watches
In January of this year Montblanc introduced an entirely new collection, called the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage collection. This collection, with its classic design codes, is the first to incorporate everything that Montblanc as a watch brand has to offer. From very affordable and classically styled time-only, to the most affordable perpetual calendar on the market, to the Pulsograph with its stunning Villeret-made movement. Now they?add the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage Gold collection, with full gold watches starting just north of € 6k.During the exclusive Genevan watch show in January, everyone was amazed – more likely shocked – by the price of the Montblanc Meisterstuck Heritage Perpetual Calendar. And even the Meisterstuck Heritage Pulsograph is (relatively speaking) a bargain at € 27k. Now Montblanc adds several 39mm gold models to the Meisterstuck Heritage collection and again the price immediately catches the attention. Ad - Scroll to continue with
Weekly Watch Photo - Montblanc Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique - Monochrome Watches
Now Baselworld 2011 has just finished, it made me think of ‘the other’ watch fair, the SIHH and I stumbled across a perfect Weekly Watch Photo of the?Montblanc Collection Villeret Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique.Montblanc is one of the brands exposing its novelties at the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH). This yearly watch fair takes place in Geneva and only brands of the Richemont Group expose at the SIHH. Now I’m just back from Baselworld I went through the photos and reports of the SIHH and found this beautiful close-up of the bi-cylindrical tourbillon that I just have to share with you. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The?Montblanc Collection Villeret Tourbillon Bi-Cylindrique proves the high-end watchmaking skills of Montblanc as a watch manufacture. The new Tourbillon Bi-Cylndrique is exemplary of what the Montblanc Manufa
Introducing: The Favre Leuba Chief Tourbillon Limited Edition
Favre Leuba is among the oldest of watchmakers, founded in 1737 and ultimately sold by the family in the mid-1980s following the quartz crisis. Although ownership changed multiple times, it's latest and perhaps most compelling relaunch happened last year when Patrik Hoffmann, former CEO of Ulysse Nardin took the helm and the new Chief Tourbillon is the brand's most ambitious piece to date. Made in partnership with movement maker Jean-Fran?ois Mojon of Chronode, the limited edition is the first tourbillon for the brand and relatively well priced for such a development.The stainless steel cushion case is brushed and polished, coming in at 41mm in diameter and 11.45mm in height. Cutouts on both sides add an interesting detail, while the signed and slightly oversized crown is easy to manipulate. A slightly curved AR sapphire crystal protects the dial, while a sapphire exhibition case back displays the new tourbillon movement from Chronode, Mojon's atelier. Water resistance is rated at 100
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