Just Because: The 10:10 Position of Hands is so Deeply Rooted that AI can't Generate Anything Different
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is on everyone’s lips. It’s a topic that divides and generates strong opinions (pros or cons), and it will, in the future, become increasingly important, whether you like it or not. These tools, at least the tools that we, the public, can use (image or text generators such as ChatGPT), are becoming better and better at being creative – just ask AI to write an 800-word article about the history of the tourbillon regulator, and you’ll see that, even if the result is slightly sterile and generic, it’s not that bad. When it comes to generating images, these tools are also fairly impressive, but they have their limits. One of them is to deal with firmly anchored concepts, images that are so deeply rooted in the common psyche that they can hardly be counteracted. One of them is the 10-past-10 position of the hands in watch marketing and creative imagery; it is so strongly embedded that AI can hardly do anything against it.The reas

Hands-On Code 11.59 by AP Tourbillon Openworked Electric Blue 26600NB
High-tech ceramic is the big protagonist of Audemars Piguet's releases this autumn and makes its way, for the first time, into tourbillon and chronograph models of the Code 11.59 collection. So far, we've seen ceramic on the cases of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar and the ROC Tourbillon GMT. Now it's the Code 11.59 Tourbillon Openworked’s turn to get the ceramic treatment. Marking a departure from the elegant black-tie ceramic touches, this model flaunts a vibrant electric shade of blue ceramic. You can imagine the design team at Audemars Piguet listening to the “blue, blue electric blue” line from David Bowie's Sound and Vision album when they came up with the new colour scheme for this 50-piece limited edition. Welcome back the Tourbillon Openworked in a two-tone blue ceramic and white gold case with a colour scheme that makes its way into the heart of the movement.Case StudyThe case of Code 11.59 is well worth a second glance. Close up, the complexity of the arch

Hands-On With The Reiser Alpen Date Collection - Value Proposition
As a lot of you probably know, two of our team members are Dutch. Our little nation is actually comparable to Switzerland in land mass, but not when it comes to watchmaking culture – obviously. That is why we tend to get somewhat excited – and simultaneously a little critical – when new projects emerge with Dutch origins. The latest newcomer to the watchmaking game is Reiser Watches, soon launching its first collection: the Reiser Alpen Date.Reiser Watches is a new startup watch company and is launched by Hicham Biktat, a 33-year-old Dutchman. Starting as a businessman at 18, he found himself at a crossroads when he became a new dad. In 2019 his son was born, and despite being a successful entrepreneur, this pushed him into another direction altogether. From that moment onward, Hicham knew he wanted to create a legacy for his newborn son.? Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Hands-on review of the Oris Divers Sixty Five (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
What makes a watch cool? Difficult question that might lead to multiple answers and many more questions, each different considering who’s answering the question. Defining the coolness (or the attraction, to use a more grammatically correct?word) of a watch is all about subjective attributes, led by personal tastes, personal needs or personal budget. However, sometimes?a watch appears to be cool to (almost) everyone. The new Oris Divers Sixty Five has numerous tangible reasons to explain this with its stunning price / quality / coolness ratio. Throwback on one of the stars of Baselworld 2015.What does the Oris Divers Sixty Five has more than other dive watches? Technically, nothing. We can even argue that it’s a poor diver watch, with its 100m water resistance. Movement-wise, it’s also a very simple – however robust and functional – timepiece, that features the Calibre 733, based on a Sellita movement (an ETA-clone). After that, you’d probably ask you

Weekly Watch Photo - Cartier Rotonde Jour et Nuit - Monochrome Watches
This photo represents what I like so much about watch and photography. The Weekly Watch Photo shows a Cartier Rotonde Jour et Nuit and is made by GEO. GEO is probably the biggest Cartier connaisseur and he shares his passion for Cartier watches through his own website Troisanneaux.com and since a few months as moderator of the Cartier forum at Revolution Online and even once on Monochrome. He wrote a lot about the?Cartier Collection Privee Cartier Paris watches, also known as CPCP watches. The Rotonde Jour et Nuit is part of the CPCP and in my opinion one of the most beautiful examples of this collection. Ad - Scroll to continue with article This series only features watches made in precious metals (gold and platinum)?and all feature an elegant and sophisticated manual winding movement. Cartier used the CPCP collection for their finest and most exclusive timepie