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Introducing The Miami Pink IWC Pilot Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas
Ten years… That’s how long the partnership between Swiss watchmaker IWC Schaffhausen and Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team is… And this connection has seen the creation of multiple watches, either dedicated to the world of motorsport in general, to the pilots of the team (Lewis Hamilton first and foremost), to its boss or to the team itself. The most focused watch in the lineup is, without a doubt, the Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas, with its green accents on the dial and green rubber strap. On the occasion of the upcoming Miami Grand Prix this weekend, IWC brings the heat in typical Florida-style, with a Miami Pink edition of its titanium chronograph.last year saw the introduction of the reference IW388108, a rather compact titanium pilot’s chronograph with a livery-matched green rubber strap and the same colour to be found all over the dial. Presented as the team watch, as such meant to be worn by the team's designers, aerodynamicists,
H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Black Edition - Full review (live photos, specs and price) - Monochrome-Watches
Making something highly complicated looking as simple as possible is certainly harder than anything else. When looking at the?H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Black Edition for the first time, you’ll probably never notice how complex is the movement inside. To resume, putting aside the inherent beauty of this watch, the main strength of the Moser QP is to keep a display extremely simple and practical, together with a superb and innovative movement. Here is the reason why we wanted to have the?H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Calendar on the wrist.FeaturesDon’t be fooled by the quite simple display of the?H. Moser & Cie Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Black Edition. What you may see at first sight is a watch displaying the time, with a date aperture at 3, a small-second at 6 and a power reserve at 9. Yes, it is (in a sense) true. But a closer look at the central axis may give?you some clues: one little arrow (pointing 9 on our photos). Here is the magic
Introducing the Richard Mille RM 68-01 Tourbillon Cyril Kongo - Specs and Price - Monochrome Watches
We here at Monochrome get quite a few press releases every day, and sometimes, just sometimes, there’s one that just makes your jaw drop and hit the table. My first thought when this came in, is whether mr. Richard Mille had been smoking something or eating the wrong mushrooms on his Spaghetti con Funghi. After a closer observation -and reading the press release- it becomes clear that this is actually the work of?graffiti/street artist Cyril Kongo and he didn’t use a wall/building/garage door for canvas this time. He used Richard Mille’s tourbillon calibre, and it’s an entirely different ballgame to paint on such a small surface. Here’s the Richard Mille RM 68-01 Tourbillon Cyril Kongo.This new Richard Mille creation is probably?the exact opposite of our magazine’s name, Monochrome Watches. On the new Richard Mille collaboration with Cyril Kongo, the colours are everywhere and they are quite overwhelming. The thing that triggered me is the craftsmans
Oris Chronoris Limited Edition - Monochrome Watches
Renowned for its technical, modern and robust-looking watches, Oris started to introduce some vintage-inspired designs in its collections a few years ago, notably with the Divers Sixty Five collection. While the pilot’s watches hark back to the 1940s and the diving pieces play on the 1960s trend, the motorsport collection?recreates the spirit of another era, the 1970s. In keeping with the bold, colourful and shaped watches of the epoch, Oris reissued an iconic model: the Chronoris. Today, the brand releases a fresh, cool new model, the?Oris Chronoris Limited Edition.At the beginning of the 1970s, Oris launched its first chronograph – surprisingly late for a brand founded in 1904. Completely “en vogue” at that time, this watch came with a typical seventies “pilot’s” or “helmet” case, basically an ovoid-shaped case with integrated lugs. It was also the first watch of the brand to be dedicated to the world of motorsport, and for this r
Phillips Sells Steve McQueen's Heuer Monaco 1133B from 'Le Mans' for $ 2.2 Million, The Most Expensive Heuer Ever - Monochrome Watches
We knew this watch was a very important historical piece. We knew it was in the starting blocks to break a record, as possibly the most expensive Heuer ever auctioned… And it did. The reason is simple. The present vintage Heuer Monaco 1133B is not any Monaco watch. It once was one of the Heuer Monaco 1133B worn by Steve McQueen while filming his iconic racing film, Le Mans. As such, it is one of the watches that gave this very watch its “Monaco Steve McQueen” nickname. And considering what happened with Paul Newman’s Paul Newman Daytona, the result of Phillip’s Racing Pulse auction was expected to be high. And at USD 2,208,000, it is not only high, but this?1133B Heuer Monaco Worn by Steve McQueen in ‘Le Mans’ sets a new record.This watch is one of the most iconic chronographs on the market. Its fame owes much to its cameo role on the wrist of Steve McQueen in the 1971 movie Le Mans. McQueen's performance as racer Michael Delaney is, without do