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Industry Pim Koeslag Acquires Dutch Brand Christiaan van der Klaauw
The Dutch watch scene might not have the same aura as the Swiss one, but it still is rather active knowing the size of the country… and the constant hegemony of the Jura-based brands on the industry. Alongside names such as Gronefeld or Holthinrichs, one of the Netherlands’ best kept horological secrets is named Christiaan van der Klaauw, both a man and a watch brand with a strong identity and impressive mechanical knowledge. Today, we can share that the company has been acquired by one of the most talented Dutch master watchmakers, Pim Koelsag, a man that has been behind most technical developments at Frederique Constant and Ateliers deMonaco, including the groundbreaking Monolithic oscillator.?Who is Christiaan van der Klaauw?Christiaan van der Klaauw refers of course to the name of a Dutch watch brand but mostly to the man behind the creation of this company and its watches. Christiaan started his own business in 1974 and presented his first clock with astronomical compl
Recap - the Best Watches Introduced by OMEGA in 2021
For many brands, 2021 has been an incredibly challenging year, not only to navigate through the pandemic for the second year in a row but also to push the envelope and present one or more new models and collections. While some brands have postponed big releases to a later period in time, Omega decided to drop multiple important novelties. One of which was the unexpected but rather impressive Speedmaster Chronoscope collection, but there's more to Omega's news for this year than that.Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Master ChronometerEarly on in the year, Omega launched a new take on the Speedmaster Moonwatch, one of the biggest icons in watchmaking history, for obvious reasons. It's a daunting task to refresh an icon into a new model, but Omega has succeeded on all fronts. The changes are subtle from the outside, with a slightly thinner and more compact case. A new bracelet ensures that the retouched case wears even more comfortable than ever. Omega also gave the new Speedmaste
On the Road to Baselworld 2017 - Everything you need to know
Here it is… The big moment of the year for watch brands, watch journalists and watch collectors. Tomorrow, at precisely 12:00, Baselworld 2017 will open its doors to journalists, meaning that most of the new watches will be launched at this exact time. Today, we are on the road to Baselworld 2017: 5 journalists, over 100 meetings, many articles already scheduled for the entire week… Here’s everything you need to know.Baselworld is the largest event around the world for watches, jewelry and precious stones. Over 1,500 ?exposing brands, around 11,000 journalists expected from all over?the world, 140,000 visitors in total.?Baselworld is huge, hectic, mesmerizing, exhausting. This year, team Monochrome-Watches will composed of 5 journalists (with their?own instagram accounts): Frank Geelen (@fgeelen), our Editor-in-Chief, Brice Goulard (@bricegoulard), our Managing Editor, Xavier Markl (@xaviermarkl), our Director of Development and Technical Editor, Tom Mulraney (@thewat
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 GMT 2022 - Hand-On, Price
Mostly known for its connection with the world of motorsport and anything car-related, TAG Heuer also has a rather deep history in the field of dive watches, since the introduction of the 2000-series in the early 1980s. Later rebranded Aquaracer, the collection has since been a solid offering in the market for rugged dive watches. Last year saw the launch of a thoroughly revamped collection, bringing more refinement and personality. Following the presentation of the?Aquaracer Professional 300, the compact Aquaracer Professional 200 and the beefed-up Aquaracer Professional 1000 Superdiver, it’s now time for the collection to cross borders with the new TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 GMT.?The combination of diving credentials and travelling capacities is a classic of the sports watch. We’ve seen it regularly in the past and the reality is; it does bring some of the most practical summer or weekend watches around. The kind of watches that can do everything, everywhere, an
In-Depth: Why the TAG Heuer CH80 (now named Heuer-03) comes back? (and a visit of the relaunched Chevenez Manufacture) - Monochrome Watches
One week ago, we introduced to you?the first prototype of the TAG Heuer Autavia “Jochen Rindt”?reedition, one of the first customer-designed watches made by the industry in a long time. That’s already a good news on its own, and this watch was not the only point of interest, as inside its case ticks something we didn’t expect to see anymore from TAG Heuer: the Calibre Heuer-03 (previously calibre?CH80?that?was supposed to be a project ‘killed’ before its birth). During the Heuer collectors summit, we had the chance to visit the Chevenez Manufacture (the one that was?supposedly stopped), to see the new movement, to understand?the evolutions and finally to talk with the teams, including Jean-Claude Biver, just to shed some light on this complex?but, in the end, happy situation.BackgroundWhat happened at TAG… Didn’t?stay at TAG!?Why? The fact that?TAG Heuer is a large company, owned by a publicly listed group (LVMH), made the situation publi
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