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Norqain Freedom 60 Chronograph 40mm (Specs & Price)
Norqain is a new Swiss watchmaker of only a few years, but the team has a lot of industry experience. Founder Ben Kuffer worked at Breitling before launching the brand in 2018, while the son of former Breitling CEO Ted Schneider is also part of the team. Ben's father owned a Swiss private label watch manufacturer, Roventa-Henex SA. This small, family-owned brand has some serious muscle behind it, which has already resulted in a partnership with movement manufacturer Kenissi. The latest watch is a smaller version of the impressive Freedom 60 Chronograph, and it brings new dials and straps.?The original 43mm chronograph was surprisingly mature from such a new watchmaker, but the size was a bit at odds with the vintage-inspired design. That changes for 2022 as the stainless steel case is now 40mm in diameter and 14.9mm in height (49.2mm lug-to-lug), which is closer to the intended 1960s look. It lives alongside the 43mm variant, so you can still choose that contemporary size. The case is
Hands-On: The Handsome 36mm Salmon Chopard L.U.C 1860 In Steel
Developed over three years, Chopard’s calibre 1.96 with a gold micro-rotor and a slim height of 3.3mm was released in 1996. Garnering praise as one of the finest automatic movements available, the movement established the brand as a true manufacture. The first watch to feature the in-house calibre was the L.U.C 1860 of 1997 with a 36.5mm case and elegant guilloche decoration on the dial. The latest L.U.C 1860 looks back to this 1997 timepiece and reproduces the compact 36.5mm case size but crafts it in Chopard’s exclusive Lucent Steel A223 alloy,? a first for the L.U.C family. Like the first L.U.C 1860, the dial is beautifully decorated with hand-guilloche patterns, but the date window has been eliminated. ?Compact dress watchThe compact 36.5mm diameter and thin 8.20mm thickness of the case are clearly indicative of its dress watch category. Crafted in Lucent Steel, a resistant and luminous alloy usually reserved for the Alpine Eagle collection, the three-part case features
Hands-On - IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic 2017 Edition IWC3903 (Specs & Price)
The IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic was introduced in the middle of 2013 with little fanfare, long after the madness of the SIHH had subsided. The underlying idea was a more technical (new movement) but highly faithful take on a watch that has become a cornerstone in the collection (the design is heavily based on the Portugieser's DNA). For 2017, this now-classic model receives a discreet facelift, focused on the essentials. Here is the IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic 2017 Edition IWC3903.The Portugieser model was introduced by International Watch Co. in the 1940's, and was notable for its large diameter, exceptional legibility, applied Arabic numerals, railway-track-style chapter ring and characteristic feuille hands (or leaf hands in English). These key design traits are still visible in the current collection and are one the main reasons this watch is considered amongst the horological icons. A Portugieser is a Portugieser and is recognizable as such. Ad - Scroll
The Collector's Series - Richard and His Unique anOrdain Model 2
We've all come to this point where we see a watch, like a watch, but have that little tiny detail that somehow feels a bit out of place, or that we would have imagined differently Today, it's the story of a man and his tendency to always challenge the existing, to come and ask the brands if there's a way to change that little detail, to make the watch better to his eyes, more personal, more HIS watch. Richard (@mymese on Instagram) is a 53-year-old mobility data expert from Holland who has a preference for unusual watches, not necessarily the brands that everyone wants. Today, he discusses his special anOrdain Model 2, and this watch is HIS watch, a unique take that turns out to be very personal.?Frank Geelen, MONOCHROME – anOrdain is not a household name when it comes to watches. How did you discover this Scottish brand?Richard – It must have been somewhere online. I think I ran into anOrdain almost the same moment I read about the Paulin Neo (which is a cooperation model
Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue Reviewed - Monochrome Watches
This year at Baselworld the Monochrome Team visited Tudor for the first time. That might just have something to do with the introduction of Tudor on American soil. Finally Tudor is available for US customers! Over the past few years Tudor has been building a new collection, that has deep roots in their own heritage. A very rich heritage that is not solely based on tool watches, although we’re going to have a look at one of the most legendary Tudor watches and its newest reissue: the Tudor Heritage Chrono Blue. When we entered the Tudor booth something really amazing happened…I guess I walked in first, met with someone from the Tudor team, and after a glimpse on her wrist I grabbed her hand and was immediately impressed by the watch she was wearing. Funny thing is that pretty much everyone that came in after me, did more or less the same! In all my years visiting many, many brands at Baselworld I have never witnessed something like that. The watch that several people from th