Men and their bags, where are they suddenly coming from? - Monochrome Watches
There was a time when men hardly dared to carry an attache briefcase and suddenly we see men with bags?everywhere.?In all the cosmopolitan cities around the world, men wear their bags proudly and most major?brands offer a wide range of bags for men.Let’s take a step back… It probably started in the seventies when men often carried a small hand-bag (a pochette). These small bags with a loop around the wrist with a few zippers that contained their wallet, cigarettes, lighter, drives license, maybe sunglasses and some other small things. But that were the seventies and beginning of the eighties…. Ad - Scroll to continue with article During the late eighties, nineties and beginning of the new millennium bags were almost absent in the streets, except… back packs. However times changed when all necessary gadgets like digital camera’s, mob

First Look: the Chopard L.U.C XPS Forest Green in Lucent Steel
The Chopard L.U.C XPS series, renowned for its grace and technical beauty, is a top choice for dress watches. Among the latest additions to this collection, the L.U.C XPS Forest Green stands out with its captivating dark green sector-style dial and lustrous Lucent Steel case. Another demonstration of what quiet luxury means!The new Chopard L.U.C XPS Forest Green has a 30m water-resistant case in Lucent Steel, a proprietary alloy known for its lustrous finish and eco-friendly production process (recycling rate of at least 80%), that mirrors the design and dimensions of the existing white and rose gold XPS references, with a diameter of 40mm and a thickness of 7.20mm. The case is topped with a glare-proof sapphire crystal and features a polished bezel, middle, and caseback, complemented by satin-brushed flanks. The 5mm crown positioned at 3 o’clock is thoughtfully designed for comfortable handling, featuring fluting and adorned with the distinctive L.U.C logo. Ad - Scrol

First Look: The New Louis Erard Regulateur x Cedric Johner
Louis Erard has developed a close working relationship with contemporary artists, watchmakers, artisans, and designers to position itself as one of the most exciting and original brands on the watchmaking scene. To bring the delights of high-end watchmaking to a broader audience, Louis Erard sticks to its policy of accessible prices. What other brand can offer a lineup of watches created in collaboration with big names like Alain Silberstein, Konstantin Chaykin or Vianney Halter, or for that matter, create artistic handmade marquetry or guilloche dials at reasonable prices? Today, the brand unveils its latest collaboration piece forged with yet another independent watchmaker, the Louis Erard Regulateur x Cedric Johner.Just 15, Cedric Johner apprenticed as a jeweller at Chopard's Geneva workshop and then studied watchmaking before embarking on a solo career. Determined to make as many components as possible in his atelier, his unique pieces are crafted using traditional tools and often

Vintage Corner - A Case Study on ¡®Original Condition for Vintage Watches, with Omega Seamaster 300
When it was originally launched back in the early 1960s, the Omega Seamaster 300 was, together with the Submariner, a mass-produced specialist dive watch for the burgeoning recreational diver market. There was also Blancpain and a few others like Doxa, Eterna, Favre Leuba, but none of them was on the same production scale. Today's Vintage Corner' is not meant to be a history of the dive watch but more of an introduction to what you should look for in terms of the condition of these watches today. The idea is to understand what the term in original condition' means regarding these types of vintage tool watches. Particularly dive watches, like the Seamaster 300, which tend to have endured quite some action over their lifetimes.The first generation Seamaster 300, with straight lugs, thin black bezel insert and broad arrow' hands, was replaced in 1963/1964 by the now well-known Seamaster 300 ST 165.024. It featured a case very similar to the Omega Speedmaster of the era. Similar proporti

Montblanc TimeWalker Rally Timer Chronograph Limited Edition 100 Pre-SIHH 2018 - Hands-On (Specs & Price)
Last year, at the SIHH 2017, Montblanc introduced an entire collection focused on sports, the new Timewalker. The main source of inspiration for this collection was certainly Motorsport… But that was just a fraction of where these watches came from. In fact, there’s a longer story behind them, as the?TimeWalker collection takes its DNA from early stop-watches made by Minerva (now owned by Montblanc) made for gentlemen drivers. On top of the range was a proper tribute piece, the?Montblanc TimeWalker Rally Timer Chronograph, and this exact same stop-watch, with superb movement, is now coming with a new, slightly vintage “reverse-panda” style.While almost the entire TimeWalker collection was focussed on modernity (even though things are slightly changing this year), with sports watches featuring modern diameters, modern displays, modern colours and modern materials, the roots of this collection are to be found in Minerva’s past, at a time when gentlemen drive