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Hands-on Review: Vacheron Constantin Overseas World Time - Live Photos, Specs and Price - Monochrome Watches
There’s something about luxury sports watches. For me this category of watches -if we can call it a category- is the most versatile, useful and comfortable around, and they are probably the best every-day watches that you can find. Wear?’em under the shower, in the swimming pool or sea, they are good when playing with the kids, or when you’re working out in the gym. They even look great with suit & tie behind your desk or in the board room. From my perspective this category of watches could use some more competition, so I was happy to see Vacheron Constantin launch a completely redesigned Overseas collection earlier this year. During a recent event I had plenty?of time to see and wear the new Overseas, Overseas Chronograph and the Overseas World Time. Today we’re going to show you the latter, a comfortable worldtimer, that’s as versatile as it gets. Here’s the Vacheron Constantin Overseas World Time.Usually we include an overview on the brandR
The MONOCHROME Christmas-guide For Real Watch Lovers - Alligator Straps, Watch Rolls and One Surprise Gift
What to offer a real watch lover? Or what you, as a watch lover, can treat yourself to. We've got it all lined up! It is, in fact, our own wish list come true: handmade watch straps and watch rolls of the best possible quality at great prices. And of course, with plenty of guarantees. Find out for yourself. Here’s the MONOCHROME Christmas guide for real watch lovers!The Alligator StrapA beautiful mechanical watch can't live without the perfect high-end strap. And because we are real watch lovers ourselves, we know what that means. Handmade, Italian, comfortable, perfect size, and a fitting colour. Ad - Scroll to continue with article MONOCHROME’s alligator straps are made by hand by a?family workshop in Northern Italy and crafted from the most supple alligator leather we have ever had on our wrist. And believe us - we've tried a few. And we’ve
IWC Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante Edition Boutique Munich / Paris
Following its?launch in 1995, the IWC Portugieser Chrono-graph Rattrapante (Ref. 3712) quickly gained?the status of icon. For a start it was?a?Portugieser (which alone makes this watch totally emblematic of the?Schaffhausen-based manufacture) plus it?also featured?quite a special split-second chronograph complication. Yes, it is a rattrapante but that’s not what made it special per se. It’s special because at the time it was a?simple and accessible rattrapante, which?was very cool. Unfortunately, this watch was discontinued in?2006… Until earlier this year that, when it was revived?in a gold limited edition for Milano. Today that model is joined?by two siblings, this time in stainless steel?– which?is really cool. Presenting?the “new” Portugieser Chronograph Rattrapante Boutique Editions, one for Munich and the other for the Rue de la Paix / Paris.The original, the 1995 IWC Portugieser Chrono-graph Rattrapante (Ref. 3712) Ad - Scroll to co
Vacheron Constantin Overseas Automatic 4500V - Review (Specs & Price)
Some categories in the watch world are more competitive than others. The “Luxury Sports-Watch” sector certainly is amongst the toughest of all. Narrow, precisely defined, and requiring the highest standards of quality, luxury, and mechanics, it is driven by a few, very strong icons… Entering it is complex. Breaking back into its ranks is close to impossible, but this is what Vacheron Constantin have achieved with the new Overseas collection, first introduced in 2016, and today we look at the “standard” offer, the?Overseas Automatic 4500V.The “Luxury Sports-Watch” CategoryIn the?strictest definition, the “luxury sports-watch” category is extremely narrow. It comprises probably under 10 members, most of them born in the 1970s, under the genius pen of a certain Gerald Genta. What is a?“luxury sports-watch”? Of course, there’s no official definition, so here what we, at Monochrome, would say: a?“luxury sports-wat
Hands-on - Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter, in steel with a blue dial (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
Let’s rewind the tape… In late 2015, Montblanc introduced to us a watch (a superb, exquisite, fascinating watch… sometimes words are hard to find) that we simply loved: the?Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter, with Villeret monopusher movement. Seriously, having a watch of this quality, with a movement comping from?vintage chronographs, with finishing to die for, with such a great design for a price of €30k, that was a bargain. Well, there’s even better now, as the?Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter is also available in steel, with a great blue dial and for a price even lower. The best possible deal for a high-end chronograph? Possibly.When Montblanc showed us this?1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in pink gold with a dark grey dial, we’ve been quite enthusiastic, to say the least. As watch journalists, we always tend to keep things objective and, well, professional. However, before being watch journalists, we were all watch collectors and aficionados. We c