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Longines DolceVita Sector Dial - Monochrome Watches
In recent times Longines has been on a bit of a roll when it comes to rather cool yet affordable vintage-inspired watches. That's not a real surprise considering the extensive history of the brand. After all, it dates back to 1832 so there's plenty of historically relevant pieces to choose from. And even though the DolceVita has perhaps not been the most popular range in the Longines portfolio, adding a sector dial in the mix seriously ups the cool factor.So far this year we have seen a whole selection of attractive, retro-inspired watches by the winged-hourglass brand. There's several new Longines Legend Diver's available and of course new models in the Spirit collection. Another example is the very handsome Longines Heritage Classic in several color combinations. And of course, we have the Heritage Silver Arrow?and the surprisingly funky Avigation BigEye in titanium with a degrade blue dial. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
LVMH 2020 Full Year Results, Resilience Despite Lockdowns, Impact on Watches
Following mixed mid-year announcements, grearly impacted by a series of lockdowns in Europe and Asia, we certainly not expected the world’s leader in luxury to present positive results for the full year 2020. Especially since the soft and hard luxury industries have been greatly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. LVMH just released its 2020 Full Year Results and the French luxury powerhouse shows resilience with sales down in a less dramatic way than expected and even strong recovery for the last quarter in certain markets. Altogether, sales are down 17% and profit, even though still positive, is slightly more impacted.Before having a closer look at our main topic of interest (watches), it must noted that the French luxury powerhouse still demonstrate its overall resilience and an impressive strength of its brands. Altogether, sales on the period are down 17% at EUR 44,651 million, versus EUR 53,670 million in 2019. Remember that, over the first semester of 2020, the group was re
Buying Guide - 5 of the Coolest Chronograph Watches Recently Launched
The chronograph is one of the most popular complications and 2021 continues to be a staple of new chronograph launches. Here are 5 cool models that have been presented since the beginning of the year… and with Watches and Wonders coming in a few days, there will certainly be more to add to the list in a couple of weeks.Hamilton Intra-Matic Chronograph HA monochrome favourite in the accessible chronograph category, the Hamilton Intra-Matic had been available with automatic movements only. This year, the brand launches a hand-wound version of the model. This nicely executed bi-compax chronograph comes in a compact 40mm case and is fitted with a hand-wound evolution of the tried-and-tested 7750 movement. The model is available on leather strap or mesh bracelet. Ad - Scroll to continue with article More information with our at www.hamil
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
Introducing The Yema Urban Traveller 2023 Collection (Live Pics & Price)
You might know Yema, the most famous French watchmaker, for its emblematic dive watch, the Superman. But there’s more to the brand than the Superman. In recent years, Yema has undergone an impressive change and has developed a large collection of accessible sports watches. With the Urban collection, however, it’s no longer about ultra-focused watches but about offering daily beaters. And the watch that best summarises this strategy is this new Urban Traveller, a model that has already been teased with two limited editions: the Wristmaster Traveller and the Wristmaster Micro-Rotor.With the 2023 Urban Traveller collection, Yema is making one of its recent signature designs available as part of the permanent collection. What we can say about this model is that it basically represents the brand’s vision of an accessible sporty-chic watch with an integrated design. And talking about design, this new Urban Traveller should look familiar to some of you, and for good reasons.