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Buying Guide - 5 High-End Watches with World-Time or Multiple Time-Zones
A watch is an essential item while travelling. An essential item on your “things to pack” list. We've said it already several times here on MONOCHROME, but multiple time zone watches are certainly amongst the most practical you can find. Not only when travelling (obviously) but also for those working in an international environment - and there are more and more of them. For those who want to combine functionality and their love for fine watchmaking, here are 5 sophisticated watches with world time complications or multiple time zone indications.A Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Time ZoneBased on the iconic Lange 1, the A. Lange & Sohne TimeZone features a multitude of sub-dials and no fewer than nine hands and indicators. The main dial at 9 o'clock displays the home time with 24-hour indication and a subsidiary small seconds. The 5 o'clock sub-dial shows a second time-zone and the corresponding city on the outer ring, as well as its own 24-hour indicator. The 8 oclock pusher
The Collector's Series - Talking About The IWC Big Pilot Monopusher Petit Prince
If you're following our Collector's Series column, the name of the man who's about to share his story should be familiar. Tom, also known as Wtt1975 on Instagram, has many passions. On one side, he's a company owner involved in car-related things – something that deserves to be in our Petrolhead series. And on the other side, he’s also collecting watches. Last week, he talked about his powerful Chopard Alpine Eagle. Today, we'll be talking about another oversized chronograph, a watch that also happened to be the first-ever chronograph movement in a Big Pilot. Today, his IWC Big Pilot Monopusher Le Petit Prince is in the spotlights on MONOCHROME.When did you first come into contact with IWC? Ad - Scroll to continue with article I have known IWC for 25+ years. It's one of the best-known Swiss watch manufacturers. When I bought my first TAG Heuer as a 1
Patek Philippe Aquanaut Jumbo 5168G Khaki Green - Hands-On Review (Specs & Price)
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Aquanaut in 2017, Patek Philippe presented the Jumbo Ref. 5168G in white gold with a larger diameter of 42.2mm, the most Jumbo size of this family to date and the first one to be housed in a white gold case. The fashionable blue dial of the 2017 model now has a sibling with a cool khaki green dial and matching “tropical” rubber strap. In essence, the exact same watch as the 2017 model with a green strap and dial, the khaki green dial adds a safari/adventure/military mood to the watch underlining its mission as Patek's everyday sports watch.Response timeThis is not the first time the Aquanaut Jumbo appears in khaki green attire. In 2011, Patek issued a highly limited “special clients-only” Aquanaut Jumbo 5167A-010 in a 40mm stainless steel case with a khaki green dial and strap. One of these extremely rare models appeared on the auction circuit in 2015 and was sold for CHF 52,500 by Sotheby's.The highly limited “speci
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante Edition Boutique Munich / Paris
Following its?launch in 1995, the IWC Portugieser Chrono-graph Rattrapante (Ref. 3712) quickly gained?the status of icon. For a start it was?a?Portugieser (which alone makes this watch totally emblematic of the?Schaffhausen-based manufacture) plus it?also featured?quite a special split-second chronograph complication. Yes, it is a rattrapante but that’s not what made it special per se. It’s special because at the time it was a?simple and accessible rattrapante, which?was very cool. Unfortunately, this watch was discontinued in?2006… Until earlier this year that, when it was revived?in a gold limited edition for Milano. Today that model is joined?by two siblings, this time in stainless steel?– which?is really cool. Presenting?the “new” Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante Boutique Editions, one for Munich and the other for the Rue de la Paix / Paris.The original, the 1995 IWC Portugieser Chrono-graph Rattrapante (Ref. 3712) Ad - Scroll to co
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Tourbillon 6000V (Specs & Price)
Vacheron Constantin expands its Overseas collection with the introduction of a sophisticated tourbillon complication. The first tourbillon model to debut in the Overseas collection, the complication injects a dose of Haute Horlogerie spectacle to the mix without jeopardising the solidity of a luxury sports watch designed for everyday wear. Presented in a stainless steel case with a striking blue dial and expected high-end finishes, the watch is fitted with Vacheron Constantin's self-winding ultra-thin calibre 2160 and, like its fellow Overseas models, brings versatility to the table with three interchangeable bracelets/straps. More complications on boardThe Overseas has evolved over its life span and the 2019 Overseas Tourbillon belongs to the third generation which underwent a major overhaul on its 20th anniversary in 2016. To understand the evolutions undergone from one generation to the next, please watch Part I and Part II of our exclusive videos with Christian Selmoni, VC's herita
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