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Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 Platinum 311-93-42-30-99-001 - Introducing
The wait is over! On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, we now know which watch is featuring the re-edition of the iconic movement Omega 321 – a movement as legendary as the Moonwatch itself. Announced earlier this year, this movement is going to equip one of the most high-end Speedy models ever. Meet the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch 321 Platinum.Some might have expected Omega to come out with something slightly different on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing. We, at MONOCHROME, anticipated an ultra-limited version of the watch worn by astronauts on board Apollo 11 – the Speedmaster Professional 105.012. Well, what Omega is launching is slightly different, not vintage-oriented and extremely high-end marking the first time that the re-edition of the calibre 321 is implemented into the case of a watch. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
In Memory of Sir Stirling Moss, Legendary Racing Driver - And Wearer of Great Watches
Yesterday, Sir Stirling Moss passed away at the age of 90. Born 17 September 1929 in London, Moss was a legendary Formula 1 driver who won a total 212 of the 529 races he entered across various racing categories. He finished runner-up in the Formula 1 World Championship four times and third place three times all in a seven-year period from 1955 to 1961. He is considered “the greatest Formula 1 driver never to win the world championship”. He retired from active racing after an accident in 1962. He crashed his Lotus at Goodwood, put him in a coma for a month and for six months the left side of his body was partially paralyzed.A portrait of Stirling Moss, circa 1955. Photo by Klemantaski Collection/Getty ImagesAmongst his famous wins are the 1954 edition of the 12 Hours of Sebring with American co-driver Bill Lloyd, where Moss became the first non-American to win the race. In 1955, Stirling Moss won the Targa Florio with British co-driver Peter Collins. In the same year, Moss
Hands-On - Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren Automatic Flyback Chronograph (Live Photos, Specs & Price)
Richard Mille and McLaren have been partners for over a year now, even if this partnership was mainly focused on Formula 1 – with, for instance, the creation of the mighty?Richard Mille RM 50-03 McLaren F1. Today, at the?88th Geneva International Motor Show, both brands are announcing the?extension of this venture to road cars marking the official launch of the first?McLaren automotive-inspired timepiece, the new?Richard Mille RM 11-03 McLaren Automatic Flyback Chronograph. And here is an early hands-on with it.One of the inspirations for the new RM 11-03 piece, the 2017 McLaren 720SAnother inspiration, as well as the result of this new venture, the brand-new McLaren Senna GTR ConceptWhen a new Richard Mille watch is introduced, you know it’s going to be bold, you know it’s going to be colourful, you know it will be highly technical and you know motorsports will be somewhere in the mix. Like it or not, RM watches are fascinating pieces, with a solid identity. And the
Introducing the Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle World Time 2015 Edition - Monochrome-Watches
Alongside being a very elegant watch, the?Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle World Time has something special, something more, something that all world-time watches should have. Usually, this kind of watches comes with a display capable of displaying?24 different time-zones. Convenient right? Yes and no, as the world doesn't just have 24 but in fact 37 time-zones. Only a few watches can show all of the 37 time-zones and?this is indeed the case with this?Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle World Time, which comes with?a new face for 2015, including a new engraved gold dial.A world-timer is a watch that makes sense in our modern era, with more and more people working in international environment and traveling more often than ever before. The world became a global village where theoretically everyone will meet once. However, we do have to consider that we’re not all living on the same time-zone and a world-time watch can be an extremely useful ally. A world-timer usually features a d
Vacheron Constantin Historiques Aronde 1954 Migrating to warmer climates - Monochrome Watches
Our guest contributor Angus Davies gets all poetic today. That’s what a mix of cold and rainy autumn weather and the sight of the beautiful and elegant Vacheron Constantin Historiques Aronde 1954 does…I am sitting at my desk looking through a rain soaked window. My heart is tinged with melancholy. The prospect of winter is somewhat foreboding. I know the cold weather is coming, prolonged dark nights encourage hibernation beneath a duvet with double digit tog rating. Ad - Scroll to continue with article A swallow has the right idea. A brief sojourn to the British Isles in temperate summer months, April or May, and then a speedy return to warmer climes in September or October before hostile, inclement weather arrives.?There is a rationale to the swallow's itinerary. I have empathy with their logic.Small and beautifully formed, they fly with grace. Thei
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