Weekly Watch Photo: Lange & Sohne Datograph Up-Down - Monochrome-Watches
How shall?we define our Weekly Watch Photo series? Nice photos of nice watches. Today, though, we’ve taken it up a notch, with incredible photos of an incredible watch. Thanks to our friend Jacques-Olivier,?professional photographer of Passion-Horlogere, we are proud to show you the A. Lange & Sohne Datograph Up-Down and its stunning?movement. If the A. Lange & Sohne Double Split can be seen as the ‘uber Chrono’, its little brother Datograph may be the ‘Super Chrono’. Feast your eyes and enjoy this piece of mechanical art!The Datograph, alongside the Double Split, is part of the ‘Unrivalled Masterpieces’ collection. For a large part of the watch industry, we would agree with anyone saying that such a name is totally presumptuous. But when you’re standing before these A. Lange & Sohne chronographs for the first time, you understand that in their case, it is justified. The Datograph is a technically advanced flyback chronograph

Spotted - Marlon Brandos Yet to be Found Omega Seamaster 300
Phillips Watches recently announced that on 10 December 2019, at the Game Changers Thematic Watch Auction, ?yet another iconic and long-lost watch will go under the hammer: the famous bezel-less GMT Master worn by Marlon Brando playing Colonel Walter E. Kurtz in Francis Ford Coppola's film, Apocalypse Now. But this isn’t the only watch belonging to the actor that has been missing in action for years…Marlon Brando on the Set of Apocalypse Now. Credit: Mary Ellen MarkThe whereabouts of the GMT were unknown until now. It has been held in safekeeping by Brando's daughter, Petra Brando Fischer, who received the watch as a gift from Brando after graduating from Brown University in 1994.The watch comes exactly the way it was worn by Brando in the film, with its bezel missing - which completely changes the appearance of the watch. It is worn on its original rubber strap and we also discover that the caseback is engraved M. Brando, done by the actor's own hand. A portion of the

Introducing MB&F x BULGARI Legacy Machine FlyingT Allegra
What happens when you bring together the creative force behind Rome’s most famous luxury emporium and the creative mind behind some of watchmaking’s most radical flights of fancy? The answer is sheer magic. The collaboration between Bvlgari and MB&F, or rather between Bvlgari’s creative director Fabrizio Buonamassa and MB&F’s founder and creative director Maximilian Busser, has resulted in this extraordinary take on the Legacy Machine FlyingT, an exuberant, high jewellery version of MB&F’s first women’s watch. Presented in 20 pieces in white gold and 20 pieces in red gold, the FlyingT Allegra watch is a triumphant combination of the distinct personalities of two radically different brands.?MB&F’s founder and creative director Maximilian Busser and Bvlgari’s creative director Fabrizio BuonamassaWouldn’t it be cool ifAs Maximilian Busser explains in our exclusive video interview (at the top of this article), many colla

The SNGLRTY Blue Steel OHI-4 Watch (Specs & Price)
Single-hand watches are nothing new, albeit still something of a rarity. MeisterSinger is undoubtedly the best-known brand to embrace the style, but many others have toyed with the concept. SNGLRTY has devoted its entire portfolio to single-hand watches, but all display both the hour and minutes via a clever, patented design. A common way to do this is with a jumping hour like the MeisterSinger Salthora Meta X, but SNGLRTY has figured out how to have a minute disc continuously synch with the hour hand, and it’s an industry first. We go in-depth with the SNGLRTY Blue Steel OHI-4.BackgroundSeveral years ago, Stephen Mansfield and Daniel Blunschi began brainstorming over drinks about a single-hand watch design. The ultimate goal was to create something that hadn’t been done before, where a single hand could show both the hour and minutes simultaneously. Brands have gotten creative with a single hand showing both, like Konstantin Chaykin with the Genius Temporis that will tempo

Buying Guide - 8 Skeleton Watches, From Ultra-Luxury to Ultra-Accessible
Well-executed dials, decorated with classic Grand Feu enamel or elaborate guilloche, can add thousands to the price and define the character of a piece; however, there are times when the sheer absence of a dial can result in the most intriguing aesthetic. Andre-Charles Caron, legendary clockmaker for Louis XV of France in the mid-18th century, developed the first skeleton watch around 1760. The style adds a visual sophistication that few dials can compete with and creates the ultimate horological spectacle. Here's a list of eight great skeleton watches available today, ranging in price from money is no object to surprisingly accessible.?WHEN THERE'S ALREADY A BENTLEY IN THE GARAGESome of the most prestigious brands in the world have unleashed skeletonized pieces that exemplify design prowess. Showcasing the best calibre designs and advancements in openworked form is arguably the best way to flex horological muscle (and your bank account). These two watches highlight the ultimate in hig