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A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Thin Copper-Blue Dial - Monochrome Watches
Anyone truly familiar with German watch brand A. Lange & Sohne can be considered an insider. Established in 1845 in the Saxony region of Germany, this Dresden brand was expropriated after World War II and nearly experienced extinction. However, after the Wall came down and Germany was reunified, Walter Lange, great-grandson of founder Ferdinand Adolph Lange had the vision to rebuild the brand in the early 1990's. Today, A. Lange & Sohne boasts 62 manufacture movements and some of the most sophisticated complications on the market. Additionally, the brand's beautiful German designs and horological mastery yield true collector pieces. The Saxonia Thin, the brand's thinnest timepiece and its entry-level offer, is easily one of the most sought-after watches in its repertoire. Now, that coveted status rises thanks to the newest model, the Saxonia Thin with a copper-blue dial that yields an unparalleled celestial appeal. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Review of the Nomos Lambda 39mm - The Luxurious Gold Nomos in a smaller size (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
When you think “Nomos Glashutte“, what you probably have in your mind are rather small, clean watches inspired by Bauhaus (a German school of art, mixing modernism and simplicity) like the Nomos Ahoi?and the Nomos Tangente. Recently, the brand gained even more affection from us with the introduction of both complicated watches (see the Nomos Zurich Weltzeit) and fully in-house movements (with the Minimatik and?the new Calibre DUW 3001). What was not really expected from the brand however was some luxurious, gold, dress watches – but they did it (and they did it well) with the Lux and the Lambda. The latter comes now in an?even more elegant edition: Review of the Nomos Lambda 39mm – The Luxurious Gold Nomos in a smaller size.BackgroundIn the recent years, Nomos have been quite active. First, they’ve been moving to (almost) fully-in-house movements – and frankly not the worst ones, like for instance this automatic world-timer calibre that can be found
@edthezilla and his F.P. Journe?Tourbillon Souverain calibre 1403 - Monochrome Watches
Instagram is a source of inspiration and it proves to be a superb platform to meet like-minded people. For me, this means an Instagram feed of watches, watches, watches, and… watches. It is also the perfect platform to decide who sees your posts and with whom you want to be in touch, it offers a lot of privacy if you want that too. And getting in touch is easy, peer to peer, and only if both parties are interested in getting in touch. One of the persons I’m in touch with goes by the Instagram name Edthezilla. Now I’m typing his IG name, I realize that I never asked why on Earth he calls himself Edthezilla. Anyways, we discuss watches, both his and mine. He owns quite a collection, comprising some of the most desirable modern and Patek sports watches, some very nice vintage Speedmasters and F.P. Journe. Quite a few Journe’s actually and when I asked him to participate in our Collector’s Series he immediately told me that he wanted to talk about the F.P. J
Hands-On - Grand Seiko Elegance Spring SBGW283 Summer SBGW285
Like most Japanese folk, Grand Seiko has always displayed a close affinity to nature. Dials inspired by the changing seasons,?the texture of tree bark, the twinkling stars of a?night sky or even the delicate colour of cherry blossom petals, are recurring themes at Grand Seiko. The setting of Grand Seiko's manufacture is intentionally studied to inspire the takumi (master artisans), and most Grand Seiko mechanical watches (not Spring Drive calibres) are crafted in the Shizukuishi Studio located in a forest in the Iwate prefecture, home to the imposing Mount Iwate. Two new references with textured dials inspired by nature, the SBGW283 Spring and the SBGW285 Summer, join Grand Seiko's Elegance collection. A compact, elegant and disarmingly simple hand-wound, time-only watch, the SBGWXXX series is packed with refined details that abide by the tenets laid down in the Grammar of Design by Grand Seiko designer TaroTanaka.Subtle TransitionsUnlike the Western world's somewhat arbitrary four sea
Panerai PAM00396 - Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Ceramica - Monochrome Watches
There are those in the watchmaking community who hear the word Tourbillon' and immediately think of French nobility, sitting in a stuffy parlor, reading the time from a delicate porcelain-dialed watch (Marie Antoinette). Now, place that delicate 18th century escapement in Panerai watch. (Marie Antoinette, holding a machine gun, screaming LET THEM EAT LEAD!). Introducing the Panerai model PAM00396 - the Luminor 1950 Tourbillon GMT Ceramica. Ad - Scroll to continue with article There are essentially two kinds of people in the world: People who LIKE Panerai watches and people who DON'T. Shocking, but true, there are people out there?who think that the Panerai watch is a throwback to distant ancestors on the horological evolutionary time-line. To those folks the cases are bulky. The functions are simple. The movements are crude and worse bought-in. (Why can't all wa