Breguet Classique Complications 3797 Perpetual Calendar Tourbillon (Specs & Price)
A compendium of Abraham-Louis Breguet's ingenious inventions and style, the Classique Complications 3797 is a magnificent perpetual calendar tourbillon laden with nostalgia for the undisputed horological star of the 18th century. Released in 2014, the 3797 is Breguet in his purest, unadulterated form with all the unmistakable signs' of the creator and a couple of 21st-century tweaks that the maestro would surely relish. Although almost all the heavyweights of the watch scene have produced a perpetual calendar tourbillon combination - ALS Lange 1, IWC Portugieser,?Patek, Chopard et al. - none of them can match the historical clout and legitimacy of Breguet in this department. The 41mm case of the 3797, in?rose gold or platinum, is a time capsule transporting the wearer (or in this case, the admirer) on a historical journey back in time.The extraordinary talents of Abraham-Louis BreguetEvery detail of the 3797 shouts Breguet: from the engine-turned dial to the Breguet overcoil below deck

Hands-On With The Steel Code 11.59 Audemars Piguet Collection
Launched in 2019, the controversial?Audemars Piguet Code 11.59 collection has seen some drastic evolutions in the past years. Without even talking about the addition of all possible complications, the classic models – time-and-date and chronograph – have been improved already by the addition of new smoked/gradient dials. But as of now, the collection was available primarily in white or pink gold, with or without ceramic accents. Not anymore, as we now have stainless steel Code 11.59 watches, available in three-hand and chrono, with a new dial pattern and colours that make them sportier, and more casual. 6 references in total, including 2 bolder ones with gradient colour and ceramic elements. Let’s have a closer look.The first year of the Code 11.59 was tough… The launch wasn’t the expected success, and the reception of the watches wasn’t highly enthusiastic. The reason might be the rather sleek dials that were offered in the inaugural models. Still,

The Collector's Series - Why Dale has so much love for this funky Fortis Stratoliner Chronograph? - Monochrome-Watches
The Collector Series moves to Amsterdam this week and?interviews?Dale Vito. Dale currently work’s as eCommerce manager at Amsterdam-based?Ace Jewelers. He has been collecting for 10 years and founded Dezinvanluxe.nl?in 2005, which at its height was the biggest watch board in the Netherlands. He sold it a few years later and he tells me that the money generated from the sale was soon invested in vintage watches (which was great to hear!).?Dale then started working at?Amsterdam Watch Company,?a charming boutique in the heart of Amsterdam. Here he gained a wealth of knowledge on vintage watches. He was the one writing the content on their website, creating engaging stories on each and every watch listed. However, the big deal today is to understand what makes a?funky Fortis Stratoliner chronograph a watch so important to?Dale?When did you first get into watches?My watch obsession started a good?12 years ago. I read a lot of car magazines at the time, and they would regularly feature

Pre-Baselworld 2015: The Arnold & Son TBTE Tourbillon - True Beat Tourbillon Escapement (Price and Specs) - Monochrome Watches
Arnold & Son is on a roll. The other day they we could show you their Constant Force Tourbillon?–?a magnificent piece of horological achievement in precision timekeeping – and today we can show you another spectacular highlight, called the Arnold & Son TBTE Tourbillon. Not many watch brands have the prowess to introduce two timepieces with a tourbillon in one year. Let alone two tourbillon watches, each with additional complications like a True Beat (i.e. dead beat seconds) or constant force mechanism. Let’s have a closer look at the Arnold & Son TBTE Tourbillon.Like the Constant Force Tourbillon, and many other complicated timepieces from Arnold & Son, it offers a view that is equally technical as well as spectacular. Also like may Arnold & Son timepieces, it features a dead beat second hand (seconde morte in French) or as Arnold & Son prefer to call it: True Beat, meaning the second hand ticks like quartz watch. The TBTE Tourbillon offers a v

Arnold and Son Constant Force Tourbillon - Review with technical explanations (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
What you’ll see in this review is not “just” a watch, it’s much more, it’s a chronometry lesson that can be worn on the wrist. For a few years now,?we’ve?seen ultra-complicated watches with stunning displays, crazy complications and a stupendous amount of finishing. However, we do have to remember that first and most important goal of a watch is to display the time with the highest precision possible. Indeed, before being able to calculate a leap year, a perpetual calendar has to be precise in timekeeping. This path for accuracy is sometimes a bit forgotten, however?Arnold and Son bring us a “back-to-basic” watch, which the single?and only?goal is to display the time (and nothing else) in the most precise (and stunning) way. Don’t expect any displayed complications but expect this watch to be extremely complicated. Hands-on Review of the?Arnold and Son Constant Force Tourbillon.In a recent article, we explained the importance of chr