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Video - Monochrome's Best of the SIHH 2015 - the top 10 watches - Monochrome-Watches
The 2015 edition of the SIHH – Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie – is now behind us. As usual, it was an hectic week, full of novelties and horological sweetness. From all the brands exhibiting and all the watches we’ve seen, strapped, tested and photographed, we had to make our selection. 16 brands, more?than 50 main novelties versus a team of 7 passionate writers?with their own preferences and tastes. And the final result showed to you with a video. Here is Monochrome’s Best of the SIHH 2015.Don’t expect us to show you our 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc… preferred timepiece. The aim?of this video is only to share with?you some?beautiful images of the most striking watches we’ve seen at the SIHH 2015. This selection is large, as it goes from a 5.000 Euros world-timer to a 1 Million Euros tourbillon. This represents what we thought to be the watches to remember in a year or more from this edition of the Geneva watch fair. No matter the price, no m
Hands-On - Laurent Ferrier Classic Origin Opaline Titanium (Price)
Laurent Ferrier is coming up for its tenth anniversary this year and celebrates with the release of this Classic Origin Opaline watch in a 40mm Grade 5 titanium case and the pared-down elegance we have come to associate with Laurent Ferrier. The first time the brand recurs to titanium, this straightforward time-only model with small seconds at 6 o'clock has an elegant dash of sportiness with touches of burgundy and grey on the dial. And in addition to that, there’s also a version of the brand’s proprietary movement inside.From strength to strengthNot many watchmakers found a brand, produce a watch and win an important prize in the same year. The son and grandson of watchmakers with a long career at Patek Philippe as creative director, Laurent Ferrier went solo in 2010 setting up shop in Geneva. His first watch, the Galet Classic Tourbillon Double Spiral secured the men's watch prize at the GPHG 2010. Its deceptively simple dial with no trace of a tourbillon belied the sophi
GIVE AWAY: an orange Applause Machine from MB&F's MAD Gallery - Monochrome Watches
It’s time again for a next give-away. Our good friends from MB&F, who also run the MAD Gallery in Geneva, Taipei and Dubai, kindly offered an Applause Machine that we can give to one of our readers. Just a few days ago we showed you, in a short video that we recorded in the MAD Gallery in Geneva, what a cool place it is. It’s all about mechanical art, whether we’re talking about the magnificent Horological and Legacy Machines or about the art in the MAD Gallery. The Applause Machine that you can win, is in orange, and this sweepstake will run from today until Saturday June 18.?Last week we shipped the BIG Ulysse Nardin wall clock to the lucky winner. Michael, if you read this, congrats! Today we ended the sweepstake for the beautiful Montblanc travel watch roll and I have to say that the number of people who registered for this sweepstake was just spectacular. We will be contacting the winner today, so watch your inbox. Now back to the topic at hand, the Applause
Circula again relied on the help of the public when designing the Protrail
For those who have been keeping a close eye on MONOCHROME Watches, and Circula Watches in particular, it should come as no surprise that we like the strategy of employing the “power of the people”. And honestly, the resulting collections are often fine examples of well-built, honest watchmaking. When creating a new watch, Circula enlists the help of watch enthusiasts and collectors to determine the final design of new collections. A case in point is the all-new Circula ProTrail Automatic, the revived company’s first-ever field watch. Designed with input from the public, the new collection came to life through a multitude of options. Today we can show you one of the three models that will be available: the production-ready Circula ProTrail Automatic.Back in February, we informed you that Circula was working on a new field watch to be added to the brand’s portfolio of tool watches. Through a dedicated co-creation page, you could vote for things like the name of th
The Vacheron Constantin Metiers d'Art Tribute To Explorer Naturalists
Vacheron Constantin has long demonstrated a commitment to perpetuate and encourage the traditional and often rare metiers d’art skills. The brand’s Metiers d’Art watches find their inspiration in art, history, and culture. On the occasion of Watches and Wonders Shanghai 2023, a new chapter in this collection is unveiled with a quartet of limited edition watches in tribute to explorer naturalists.The theme will unmistakably evoke some of the brand’s past metier d’art creations, such as the Mercator, Audubon or Great Explorers series. For this new Metiers d’Art collection, Vacheron Constantin has invited collectors to embark on board the HMS Beagle alongside the most illustrious 19th-century naturalists (including Charles Darwin) as the British ship travelled around the world in the 1830s. The five-year journey and discoveries of the Beagle provided the theme to grace these four watches with compelling historical, botanical or zoological decorations.
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