Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier Launches Its Integrated, High-Frequency, Column-Wheel Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
For once, this won’t a product-related news – understand here, the launch of a new watch – that we will share with you. Instead, we’ll look at the other side of the industry: suppliers. Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, one of the most respected movement constructors of the Swiss industry, indeed unveils an integrated high-frequency column-wheel chronograph, the calibre Seed VMF 6710. And it truly is quite an interesting movement, to say the least.The chronograph is, without doubt, one of the most popular complications. It's also one of the complications that can be used on a daily basis, however, what most people do not realize, is that it is among the most complex mechanisms to design and manufacture.?Chronograph?movements are rare birds. Very few brands manufacture chronographs, and there are few?existing calibres available on the market.?So when we learned that Vaucher Manufacture was presenting a new chronograph, it caught our attention. The calibre 6710 is not

Top 5 Watches from Baselworld 2016 by Frank Geelen - Monochrome Watches
After Robin and Brice?shared their personal Top 5 watches from?Baselworld 2016, it's time for my Top 5 of the most impressive watches from this year's edition of Baselworld. My choices of watches are?not exclusively focused on the most expensive or most complicated timepieces; sometimes all it takes to make a strong impression is a great looking watch for a great price. At Baselworld, it was again clear that some brands are very good in?that! Think of Frederique Constant who introduced the world's most affordable perpetual calendar, Tudor with their new (well, last year they introduced it) in-house movement that finds its way into the collection, and Meistersinger and Oris still doing great things. However I'll start my Top 5 with the watch that I finally (the wait was long) got to see in the metal' on the first day of the fair.1 – Gronefeld 1941 RemontoireThe first day of Baselworld, Wednesday, is press day and many brands do press conferences to inform members of the press abou

E-Moonwatch Only, The Speedmaster Guide now in Mobile E-Book Version On iBooks
Three years ago, two men decided to launch?a book which provided an unprecedented level of information, entirely focussed on an iconic watch. Their names: Gregoire Rossier and Anthony Marquie. The watch in question: The Omega Speedmaster “Moonwatch”. The book: Moonwatch Only. This example of an encyclopedia?quickly became the ultimate reference guide for Speedmaster lovers. It explored all the models, all the components were dissected and it also included multiple historical references… It was a true “Moonwatch Bible”. Today, the Speedmaster Guide is back, this time in an electronic version, named E-Moonwatch Only?(available on iBooks), and it features a new tool that will make life easier for collectors.While the?Moonwatch Only?book is a heavy and thick 566-page reference guide, divided into several sections (with exhaustive background and history), the mobile / electronic version,?E-Moonwatch Only, promises to be lighter and more practical – and fe

Hands-on with the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle Small Seconds - Monochrome Watches
Recently we had the chance to get up close and personal with the new Patrimony Traditionnelle Small Seconds in platinum, that Vacheron Constantin introduced earlier this year at the SIHH. This new model has all the looks and attributes of a classic dress watch, and it’s one of the most attractive classic dress watches that we have seen in a long time.?Part of its great looks, is that it is not the standard classic dress watch and sets itself a bit apart from other dress watches in pink/yellow gold with a silver/white dial. The grey dial with the slightly recessed small seconds sub dial that is encircled by a rail track seconds index. looks a tad more sporty than a standard dress watch’s dial. And that perfectly matches with the platinum case, that measures 38 mm in diameter and 7.77 mm in height. Not too small, not too big… Vacheron Constantin got it just right.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article

An Eye-Catching Green Dial For The Vacheron Constantin Traditionelle
As the oldest manufacture in continuous production, Vacheron Constantin has an unrivalled heritage and a devotion to Haute Horlogerie traditions passed down from the 18th century. The Traditionnelle family is, as its name indicates, the brand’s repository of timeless, traditional models. Luckily, Vacheron is also sensitive to trends and fuses conventional features with modern touches to produce elegant, contemporary classics. A case in point is the latest pink gold Traditionnelle Manual-Winding with a colourful green sunburst dial. Unveiled during the Shanghai edition of Watches & Wonders 2023, this Traditionnelle model will be reserved exclusively for the Chinese market for a month.Specific design features are intimately associated with the Traditionnelle family: round stepped case middle in precious metal with straight lugs, slender bezel and fluted caseback, railway-style minutes track, applied baton markers and elegant tapering Dauphine hands. Ranging from the most comple