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Zenith El-Primero Pilot/Diver 3019PHC - Monochrome Watches
The watch we will show you today launches a new section here at Monochrome. A section exclusively focused on vintage watches. Why exclusively, and why vintage, you might wonder? Vintage watches are the watches of days gone by since they were manufactured in an era when mechanical was the only way to go. These timepieces were designed and manufactured mainly to fulfill their specific functions. They were luxury items; they were symbols of status; but mainly and most importantly the vast majority of them were created to serve a certain purpose, in a world in need of accurate time-keeping instruments. The submariner was actually used by divers, recreational and professional alike. The Omega Speedmaster helped the astronauts of Apollo XIII to return back home. The IWC Mk XI was used by the British and Commonwealth Navigators to find their way through dead reckoning navigation. The Breitling Navitimer was actually employed by civilian pilots to calculate basic parameters of their flight,
Introducing the Calibre de Cartier Diver with Manufacture Caliber 1904MC - Monochrome Watches
Cartier has just unveiled their very first dive watch! OK some of you might argue Cartier already have a “dive watch” in their collection, the Pasha. However the Pasha is not a true dive watch, and certainly not by today’s standards. The new Calibre de Cartier Diver, which will officially be introduced at the SIHH 2014, will be Cartier’s first real dive watch!The new Diver is based on the Calibre de Cartier, which was introduced in 2010. This was also the first Cartier to feature the new in-house movement caliber 1904 MC, which is the same movement they use in the new Calibre de Cartier Diver. A robust movement, with two main spring barrels, delivering 48 hours of power reserve. You might think that's not much for two main spring barrels, however this was done intentionally to get as little fluctuation in the main spring torque as possible, so the chronometric rates are as stable as possible. In laymen language it's a very good movement! Ad - Scroll t
Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Quantum - Hands-On, Price
Not all of you might know that, in addition to its core collection mostly made of Tambour watches, such as the recently introduced Tambour Street Diver, LV also owns the right to be called a high-end watch manufacture, thanks to its integrated structure La Fabrique du Temps. With it, the luxury giant and maker of all kinds of high-end goods can produce fine and complex in-house movements, such as the Tambour Spin Time Air and its floating display. Now, the watchmaking division of LV, which has recently hired Jean Arnault, the youngest son of LVMH’s owner Bernard Arnault, is presenting a bold and (literally) luminous watch that might give an idea of where it’s heading. Let’s discover the new Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Quantum.Watches certainly aren’t the core business of Louis Vuitton. Neither they are a point of entry to the brand. Yet, the brand has long worked on making traditional luxury watches – mostly under the Tambour collection, which will
Weekly Watch Photo - Panerai PAM300 Mare Nostrum - Monochrome Watches
Maybe it’s because I just bought a Panerai or maybe it’s because I recently visited the Montblanc Manufacture in Villeret. This Weekly Watch Photo shows the Panerai PAM300 Mare Nostrum featuring a re-worked Minerva movement, originally produced in the Manufacture in Villeret.Martin Wilmsen made the?Weekly Watch Photo, which shows Panerai caliber OP XXV. This is the movement?of the immense Panerai PAM300 Mare Nostrum, that measures 52 mm in diameter. Earlier we wrote an extensive report on the different Mare Nostrum models.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Panerai OP XXV is a hand-wound mechanical movement, measuring 12? lignes (or 28? mm). The base movement is developed and produced by Minerva, now-a-days owned by Montblanc,?and is a vintage caliber 13-20. It has 22 jewels,?a monometallic Glucydur balance that?vibrates with?18,000 v/h. The movem
Introducing: A Trio of Amber-Toned H. Moser & Cie. Exclusive Creations for Bucherer
Bucherer, the world’s leading watch retailer that recently made headlines when acquired it, has a history of collaborating with various brands to release exclusive editions, and one signature colour has consistently defined these partnerships – Bucherer Blue. Last year, this theme was showcased in a trio of remarkable timepieces from H. Moser & Cie and included a Tourbillon, a Tourbillon Minute Repeater, and a gem-set Minute Repeater Tourbillon, all adorned with striking blue aventurine dials.This year, a new set is poised to captivate watch enthusiasts once again. H. Moser & Cie has unveiled its latest collaboration with Bucherer, featuring an exclusive series now distinguished by breathtaking amber sand-coloured dials. The collection includes a time-only Pioneer Centre Seconds and a Pioneer Tourbillon, both limited editions, and an Endeavour Concept Minute Repeater Tourbillon as a unique piece; let’s see how the Buchererer special series tradition of excep