Watches NEWS
Buying Guide: A Collection Of 6 Tantalizing Jumping Hour Watches
Following our Buying Guide of watches that go “DING” or even produce an entire orchestra of dings to signal the time, we’re now shifting focus to a very different but equally captivating complication, the Heures Sautantes, or Jumping Hours! This departure from the typical indication of time often relies on a hand or disc to show the correct hour for the full hour before making a jump to display the next. It sounds easy, but it is rather complex to master, as it demands a certain degree of energy built up over the course of 60 minutes, which then gets released in a controlled manner to make the jump. Now that we’ve gotten the technical principle out of the way, let’s take a look at some of the coolest examples around!d.m.h. jump hourThe Jump Hour by dingemans mechanische horloges, the one-man-brand from the Netherlands, is perhaps the simplest form of a jumping hours watch in this list, but by no means the least interesting. With a compact stainless steel c
Pre-SIHH 2012 - New Cartier Tank - what will it look like? - Monochrome Watches
Cartier already launched?several pre-SIHH released from the Fine Watchmaking Collection, however they remain silent about this year’s novelties of the normal collection. Although they have given us some hints… A few weeks ago they launched a teaser video, called “The Story never stops” (see below). It’s actually a boring video with some years being highlighted. But for those who know about Cartier’s history, they will see that these years are the same years that Cartier released new models of the Tank collection.?A logical conclusion?would be?that Cartier is about to release a new Tank, but what will it look like? Ad - Scroll to continue with article The first date mentioned is 1917, which is the year Cartier designed the first Tank, the so-called Tank Normale. In that time the?French military were successfully employing the a
Weekly Watch Photo - IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph Top Gun Miramar - Monochrome Watches
The subject of this week’s Weekly Watch Photo has a very long name, IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Miramar. It was released in January of this year at the SIHH 2012, as part of an entirely revamped Pilot’s collection and it is among the first of this collection to feature IWC’s in-house caliber 89365.?Like last week’s Weekly Watch Photo, the Roger Dubuis Pulsion Skeleton Tourbillon, I had the distinct pleasure of wearing the IWC Pilot Chrono Miramar for several weeks, again with the purpose of writing a review. The review will be online in the following weeks, however I’d love to share some photos of this stunning watch and let’s start with the engraved case back. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Top Gun… these two words reminds me of the hit-movie featuring Tom Cruise and Kelly McGillis, rather then it
SIHH 2015 - Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso 1931 Seconde Centrale - hands-on with live photos & price - Monochrome-Watches
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is an icon, a pure piece of?horological history, first created in 1931. For more than 80 years, Jaeger-LeCoultre had worked hard to keep this little piece of rotating metal on stage. Over?the years, we’ve seen multiple complications, multiple sizes or multiple limited editions. In 2011, the manufacture chose to re-introduce a superb and faithful edition of the very first Reverso, the?Jaeger LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra Thin Tribute to 1931. Here is a new edition, paying tribute to another old model, discreetly unveiled during SIHH 2015, the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso 1931 Seconde Centrale.While the previous editions of the ‘vintage-inspired‘ Reverso were?mostly fitted?with a time-only (see here) or a small-second manual movement (see here and here), this new edition comes with an automatic movement with central second. You might think this is odd in the context of a Reverso, but in fact, this watch is extremely close to some 1930s /
Hands-on: The Tissot PRX Chronograph Gradient Green
The PRX collection continues to capture attention, with Tissot consistently introducing cool new designs that resonate with consumers. This series has become popular for its competitive pricing, appealing aesthetics, and solid performance features. Drawing inspiration from Tissot’s 1978 Seastar - a sports watch with an integrated bracelet - the PRX series (Precise, Robust, with the X representing 10 bars of water-resistance) was born. Although the name and concept were initially short-lived, they were rediscovered in 2020 and reintroduced at just the right moment in 2021.The collection made a strong comeback, first with quartz-powered PRX models and then with the Powermatic 80 versions, which quickly became hits in a market hungry for such designs. An Automatic Chronograph took a year to join the PRX line-up, blending classic design elements, vintage inspiration and modern touches. With the introduction of Tissot PRX Automatic Chronograph Green, four PRX chrono references exist.