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Just Because: Audemars Piguet Unveils an Unprecedented Camouflage Gold Alloy
Earlier this year, alongside multiple new watches such as the RO Perpetual with John Mayer and the Sand Gold alloy applied to an RO Openworked Tourbillon, Audemars Piguet also presented an unexpected and entirely novel multi-coloured ceramic called chroma ceramic featuring a polarising but cool camouflage pattern. In the same vein, Audemars Piguet now applies this concept to a gold alloy, a first for the industry. Called chroma gold, this camouflage gold alloy is bold and unconventional, but what is fascinating is that we’re not looking at a coating: it’s solid camouflage gold. And in a way, it is genuinely cool – or at least highly creative.The chroma camouflage ceramic concept, presented in a prototype Royal Oak offshore (not yet commercialised) In its more recent history, Audemars Piguet has shown great audacity in its use of innovative and unconventional materials. Already in 1972, AP was ahead of its time using stainless steel for its luxur
Panerai opens its third boutique in Shanghai - the new look at Panerai - Monochrome Watches
Lately many brands are opening brand boutiques. It seems like multi-brand retailers are being replaced by brand boutiques, especially in the emerging markets of the Far East, Middle East and the occasional metropole in the US and Europe. And there’s a special side to this new development.?After he visited the new Hublot boutique, our Shanghai resident contributor Mario, now visits the new Panerai boutique. Panerai’s third (!!) boutique in Shanghai, China.Ni Hao and Ahoy! Panerai have opened one of their New Concept boutiques on Nanjing Road - the shopping destination in Shanghai. Panerai's third boutique in the city is the shape of things to come! It also illustrates how the two brands, Panerai and Shanghai, are linked. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Shanghai, the two characters for which (ÉϺ£) literally translate into On the Sea', is a fitting
Buying Guide - 5 Recently Launched Diving Chronographs
In addition to classic models, with a clearly-defined style and set of functionalities, watchmakers also love to mix genres. What about a perpetual calendar pilot’s watch? Or a sports skeleton timepiece? There’s another combination that feels, at first, a bit unusual but that, however, became more and more popular over the years, a watch combining the resistance and robustness of a diving instrument with the practicality of a chronograph. Diving chronographs were first popularized in the mid-1960s by Aquastar, soon followed by Omega with the iconic Seamaster Automatic 120m Chronograph “Big Blue”. And today, we’ve listed 5 very capable, desirable diving chronographs that have been recently launched – watches that will feel home practically everywhere, under the sea, on land, at the tracks, and in the air. Or if you want to time the cooking of your pasta while taking a jump in the pool…Aquastar Deepstar Chronograph Re-EditionNo doubt, this is a f
Some Of The Coolest Nicknames in Automotive History, Part 1 - Monochrome Watches
Nicknames, I'm sure we all had one at one point in our life. Personally, I am sometimes referred to as the big guy due to my sturdy 2.01m frame. We also have quite a range of nicknames for watches; the Pepsi, Kermit and Hulk for instance, or the Omega Speedy, Tudor Snowflake, Seiko Tuna, etc. The list is almost endless. Things are rather similar in cars, especially cars that stand out from the crowd. We all know the VW Beetle is often called bug, but there are more interesting nicknames out there. Some funny, some quite offensive, and mostly down to one attribute. Today we pay tribute to some of the greatest nickname bestowed on cars.Chaparral 2J a.k.a. “the Vacuum Cleaner”We've featured this car before, in our first Weird and Wonderful Automotive Innovations episode, but considering it is properly unusual and carries a few nicknames, it fits right in here. The Chaparral 2J was so extreme, they never got it running properly and was eventually outlawed. It effectively rend
Czapek Faubourg de Cracovie California Dreamin' Chronograph Review
Czapek expands its Faubourg de Cracovie chronograph collection with the incorporation of this California Dreamin' model. Although its name will have you humming the Mamas & the Papas 1965 hit song, it has nothing to do with nostalgia for California sunshine. Nor does it have anything to do with the historic figure of Fran?ois Czapek, whose name is honoured by the brand. The latest chronograph is inspired by the first modern watch of the brand designed by its co-founders; a robust, vintage sports watch with a California dial known as the Czapek Design Study Watch. The sportiest, raciest and quirkiest chronograph in the Faubourg de Cracovie line-up today, we spent some time with the watch and this is what we found.BackgroundWith its high-falutin' brand name belonging to the other' founder of Patek Philippe, the name Czapek was registered by three co-founders in 2012. To legitimise the establishment of the brand they needed to produce a watch. The Czapek Design Study Watch was their s