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Up In The Air - Flying High With 5 Aviation Inspired Watches From Baselworld 2017 - Monochrome Watches
Legend has it that at the beginning of the 20th century, Louis Cartier designed a wristwatch for aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont because of the inconvenience of using a pocket watch while flying. The Santos was one of the earliest wristwatches and the first pilot watch. Born out of practicality, the watches intended for pilots have evolved - in fact, the original Santos had very little to do with a flight tool' watch.Pilot watches cannot be rigidly defined but have certain elements in common. They are built for legibility and functionality above all else. Common characteristics include; contrasting dials with highly legible numbers and oversized crowns for ease of operation. We have picked 5 aviation inspired watches from Baselworld 2017 that will look good both in the air and on the ground.Naturally, this list of five models is non-exhaustive. Watches are ordered by price in ascending order. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Hands-On - Omega Seamaster Olympic Games Collection (specs & price)
The?2018 Winter Olympics are about to start and Omega celebrates its 86th year as the official timekeeper of the Games. What’s more, the brand has announced that it will hold this position at least until 2032 – meaning an entire century of? Olympic timing. After the gold collection introduced earlier this week, it is time to look at the other side of the price range, with the?Omega Seamaster Olympic Games Collection – some nice, colourful, entry-level sports watches inspired by the?Olympic Flag and vintage stopwatches.This?Omega Seamaster Olympic Games Collection is not dedicated per se to the 2018 Olympic Games, even if it will be launched almost coinciding with the official start of PyeongChang 2018. As such, this new collection is more of a celebration of Omega’s participation in the Games as the official timekeeper. The Biel-based brand has fulfilled this role since 1932 and it just announced that this will continue at least until 2032 – which will mea
Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon, Blue dial and Steel bracelet (Price)
Unexpected yet at the same time quite relevant given the background of Mr Ferrier, the Grand Sport Tourbillon was introduced a year ago as Laurent Ferrier’s vision of an (ultra-high-end) luxury sports watch. Mixing a more common case material with a delicate, hand-finished tourbillon movement, it was the Haute Horlogerie version of what is today the most coveted of all watch categories. First presented in brown with a rubber strap, the Laurent Ferrier Grand Sport Tourbillon comes back this year on a congruent steel bracelet with a gradient blue dial.While widely known for its classic, elegant and restrained watches, all with smooth curves and delicate dials, Laurent Ferrier himself has an interesting background that helps to understand why this Grand Sport watch was created. First of all, the man has spent over 35 years at Patek Philippe, and in 1974, just before the launch of the Nautilus, he was in charge of the bureau technique d'habillage, a department in charge of the extern
Oris Aquis Date New York Harbor Limited Edition (Price)
Watchmaker Oris has been championing environmental projects around the world under its “Change for the Better” umbrella, always revolving around the theme of water. From whale and dolphin conservation to cleaning up the world's lakes?and rivers and saving coral reefs, Oris has struck upon another original project involving bivalve molluscs. This time, Oris is collaborating with the Billion Oyster Project, a non-profit determined to restore one billion oysters to New York Harbor. To help the Billion Oyster Project reseed the harbour waters with baby oysters, Oris is releasing 2,000 pieces of its high-performance Aquis diver's watch with a wonderful watery green mother-of-pearl designed to evoke the colour of the waters of New York Harbor.Billion Oyster ProjectAccording to a report by NY's Department of Environmental Projection, the Harbor is cleaner today than it's been in nearly 110 years, attracting humpback whales feeding on menhaden, or bunker fish that are now thriving
Introducing: The Blue Panda TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon
When TAG Heuer released its Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon in 2016, it created a sensation on the watch market. It was not because of its double complications or its imposing 45mm case and skeletonised dial but because it featured an in-house integrated chronograph movement with a tourbillon regulator (Heuer 02T) and a hyper-aggressive price tag of CHF 15,000. Returning to celebrate the 60th birthday of the Carrera chronograph in 2023, a new Chronograph Tourbillon model was issued in a more compact and refined 42mm case with a glassbox crystal and a more classical closed dial, barring the tourbillon aperture at 6 o'clock. The latest edition of the Carrera Chronograph Tourbillon is an attractive Blue-Panda model that TAG Heuer has surreptitiously dropped on its website.Already available with a blue or teal green circular-brushed dial, the new 50-piece limited edition has a two-tone blue and white dial. The brand's website describes the latest combination of colours as a reflection of th
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