Interview - Antoine Pin Of Bulgari at LVMH Watch Week 2023
Horologically, the new year gets started with the LVMH Watch Week 2023 in Singapore, where Bulgari, TAG Heuer, Hublot and Zenith join forces to present some of their novelties. It was the perfect opportunity for MONOCHROME to interview Antoine Pin, Managing Director of the Bulgari Watch Division, and discover all the new models that the watchmaker/jeweller presented and what to expect for the upcoming year.Note: This interview was conducted in Switzerland a few days before the event. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME –?The LVMH Watch Week is held in Singapore this year; how does Bulgari integrate this event into its 2023 calendar??Antoine Pin, Managing Director of the Bvlgari Watch Division – Since 2019, we have seen massive changes concerning the organisation of commercial events. We have seen the end of Baselworld, the r

Weekly Watch Photo - Vianney Halter Antiqua Perpetual Calendar - Monochrome Watches
After seeing Vianney Halter’s magnificent April Fools joke, I just had to share some photos of one of the most beautiful timepieces of all times, the Antiqua Perpetual Calendar.Not only Vianney Halter came up with a April Fools joke, the guys from Watchonista?also created a magnificent April Fools joke for Hublot. But now back to the steam-punk creation of Vianney Halter… the Antiqua! Ad - Scroll to continue with article For this purpose I borrowed photos made by Suitbert who posted his photos on The PuristS Pro (here) back in 2007. The above photo shows the side of Vianney Halter’s daring creation. His photos show the superb level of finish, not only on the movement, but also on all parts of the case, dials and hands.Although the Antiqua sports kind of a funky case design, in basic it is a round watch. Its case back shows a mystery rotor, made

IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar and Mark XVII - Limited Special Edition "Le Petit Prince" - Monochrome Watches
Watches and Wonders is more or less the Asian version of the SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, which takes place in Geneva every year). All exhibiting watch brands see this as an important fair, and they have been introducing new timepieces like it’s Christmas. IWC has just introduced two new pilot’s watches, both limited special editions to celebrate the 70th birthday of the book “The Little Prince”. Just look at the little prince on the moon phase indication of the Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar “Le Petit Prince”. This is so cool!I don’t know if you ever read the book Le Petit Prince, or translated The Little Prince – if you haven’t, please do yourself a favor and read it – but it was not only a great book to read, it was also food for thought. Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s book has become a classic and is read all over the world, in many languages. Antione de Saint-Exupery was not only a writer, but also a

Linde Werdelin - a perfect combination - Monochrome Watches
Today my new chronicle was published at World Tempus. Well in time for the holiday season you can find out about the combination of watches and attachable instruments Linde Werdelin offers. Last week i already blogged about my search for a perfect vacation watch and in my recent chronicle you can read about my ongoing search for the perfect vacation watch. Linde Werdelin sets itself apart from other high-end watch brand, by offering a combination of watches and sports instruments. A perfect combination…Chronicle 3 – The perfect vacation watch – Linde WerdelinLinde Werdelin recently launched The Lab blog. Morten Linde, creative director and co-founder of the brand, gives readers a peak behind the screens of this innovative brand. The most recent blog is about testing the instrument The Reef, Linde Werdelin’s sea instrument. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

SIHH 2015 - Vacheron Constantin Metiers dArt Arca collection - Monochrome Watches
Vacheron Constantin is looking back on its remarkable 260 years of history, and offers a series of celebratory collections, such as the all-new Harmony collection and the two Metiers d'Art Mecaniques Gravees timepieces. The third offering cultivates on artisanal crafts gathered since their foundation in 1755. We give you the Vacheron Constatin Metiers d'Art Arca, a series of 12 unique table clocks.This collection, inspired by a 1933 Vacheron Constatin clock, is a culmination of the brand's artisanal crafts. Master watchmakers, crystal glassmakers, stone hunters and -cutters, guillocheurs, engravers and enamellists all put in work to create 12 unique table clocks. The series of clocks is gradually unveiled over the coming year, and an exclusive preview was granted at SIHH 2015. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Vacheron Constantin has spent over a year to unea