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Recap - The Coolest Pre-announced Watches of SIHH 2018 So Far
It’s true… The SIHH 2018 hasn’t started yet. However, as every year, the game of the “pre-SIHH” watches (novelties introduced as teasers for what is to come during the fair) brought its dosage of new watches. In order to prepare yourself for what’s coming in a week, here is a short recap of the main novelties already introduced as part of the SIHH 2018 collections.A. Lange & Sohne 1815″Homage to Walter Lange”Last year, right during the SIHH 2017, the founder of the modern side of A. Lange & Sohne and?the direct descendant of Ferdinand Adolph Lange, who founded the company on 7 December 1845, sadly passed away. To pay a tribute to this humble and charming man, the brand will officially unveil at the SIHH 2018 the?1815 Homage to Walter Lange. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Inside this watch is a surpris
Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept - The First Self-Setting Mechanical Watch
Here, at MONOCHROME, we’re not huge fans of the smart-watches, to say the least. We cherish and celebrate watches in their purest (probably old-school) form: ME-CHA-NI-CAL! We love gears, pinions, hand-decoration, complications but also all the devoted people that work behind the scenes. Smart-watch, as tech objects, never ticked the boxes. However, we have to?keep up with the times and admit that in some cases, technology can be brilliant (we are, after all, a web medium). Today, Ressence launches the?Type 2 e-Crown Concept and they might have found the recipe to reconcile us with electronics…The crown, a mechanism to wind and to adjust watches, was invented by Adrien Philippe in 1842… and has been an unchallenged standard since!The crown certainly is one of the most important parts of a watch for the simple reason that it is the one with which we have most interactions. We use it, without thinking about it, to wind the movement or to adjust the time. It has become s
Reviewing the Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture (photos, specs and price) - Monochrome Watches
Earlier this?year we introduced you to the stainless steel Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture with enamel dial, which?we loved.?Now it’s time to introduce its sister (yes, a watch is female: la montre), the Classico Manufacture with blue sun-ray dial. The other day we had the opportunity to?view this incredibly beautiful looking dress watch?with one noticeable drawback: the dial is so appealing?that people will forever be asking to see your watch more closely.The Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture was introduced in 2015, adding an in-house movement to the brand’s popular classic collection. At the time it was only available in rose gold. To celebrate the 170th anniversary of Ulysse Nardin, a stainless steel version with?enamel dial was added to the collection. The company also added three other variations with the stainless steel case: a silvered dial (3203-135-2/30), a black dial (3203-136-2/32) and a blue dial (3203-136-2/33), all featuring the in-house UN-320 movement. T
Interview - KF Scheufele on 25th anniversary of the Chopard Manufacture
Developed and produced by the manufacture established in Fleurier in 1996, the first Chopard L.U.C Haute Horlogerie watches were released in the late 1990s. Over the following twenty years, the manufacture created a dozen or so calibres with countless variations and, most importantly, a collection of refined watches with a distinctive flair. As the Chopard manufacture celebrates its 25th anniversary, we sat down with Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of the brand, to talk about their journey to independent movement production.Karl-Friedrich Scheufele holding Louis-Ulysse Chopard’s first pocket watch & wearing the first L.U.C wristwatchXavier Markl, MONOCHROME – You are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Chopard manufacture. How did it all start?Karl Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard – The Chopard Manufacture was created in 1996 and the L.U.C collection in 1997. It all started with a movement. In about 1993, I had the strong conviction that we
Buying Guide; All Eyes On The Moonphase With 6 Mechanical Marvels
The moon has fascinated mankind for millennia, and our neighbouring satellite has had a monumental impact on life. It has been detrimental in the early days of telling time, serving as a reference beacon in the sky for people around the globe. It’s no wonder then, that plenty of brands feature a miniature representation of the moon prominently on the dial of a watch. We’ve looked at the topic before, but this time around we pay homage to our Moon with five marvellous mechanical watches featuring the most classical of representations.Trilobe Les Matinaux L’Heure ExquiseFrench independent watchmaking brand Trilobe serenades the moon with the wonderful Les Matinaux L’Heure Exquise. Not only does it feature the brand’s signature continuously revolving display of time, but it incorporates it with a detailed double moonphase where the running seconds indications used to be. Available in two sizes, with titanium or gold cases, and deep blue or dune beige dials, i