Guido Terreni of Bvlgari on Cinemagia, The Brands Haute Horlogerie & Haute Joaillerie Collections - Monochrome Watches
Guido Terreni, Managing Director of the Bvlgari watch division, presents MONOCHROME some of the most striking and exclusive creations of the brand, including Bvlgari's most expensive watch to date or a collection of Monete Octo watches, featuring ancient Rome coins.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Thanks for having us at this Bvlgari Brand Event' in Capri. Can you tell our readers what Cinemagia?is all about?Guido Terreni?– The Brand Event' is our most important event we do every year. It is a showcase of the highest savoir-faire that we achieve in our high jewellery collection. We invite the most important customers of the brand to a very exclusive location, like this one in Capri. It is a private event, very exclusive and selective. We develop a high jewellery collection with a theme. This year, Cinemagia, in Italian the magic of cinema', is the theme. Bvlgari became internationally famous thanks to the Dolce Vita?era. In the 1950s and 1960s, Hollywood stars came to Rome, disco

2020 Breitling Chronomat B01 42 "Rouleaux" Bracelet (Price)
The name “Chronomat” can refer to multiple watches at Breitling and holds a significant place in the brand’s history. Of course, the first watch to bear this name was a 1940 Chronograph, which was one of the first watches with a slide-rule bezel. However, for most watch enthusiasts the name Chronomat refers to an icon of the 1980s, to one of Breitling’s most powerful designs. And today, the brand is bringing it back with an eye-catching case, the signature Rouleaux bracelet and several limited editions, including the “Frecce Tricolori”. Meet the 2020 Breitling Chronomat B01 42 Collection.Quick ReminderBreilting’s history has a lot to do with pilot’s watches and chronographs. One of the most important watches in the entire brand’s lineage was created mid-20th century, as one of the earliest watches with a slide-rule bezel, a tool that helps pilots to perform calculations while flying. Following a 1940 patent for the design of a rotat

Breaking Watches & Wonders 2020 Geneva Cancelled Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus
Watches & Wonders 2020, the new version of the Geneva-based watch fair held by the FHH, previously named SIHH, is the latest in the growing list of events cancelled, postponed or relocated across the globe amid fears of a possible COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic.The Geneva watch fair is one of the largest watch events around the world, together with Baselworld. The tradeshow is organized by FHH (Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie). For its 30th edition, the SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie) had changed its name and programming, rebranded as Watches & Wonders for 2020 and beyond. 31 exhibiting brands were announced for this year's edition. These include 10 Richemont brands such as Cartier, Jaeger-Lecoultre or IWC, but also Kering's brands Ulysse Nardin and Girard-Perregaux, Hermes and independent watchmakers such as Parmigiani Fleurier, MB&F and H. Moser & Cie. In 2019, the event attracted over 23,000 visitors including 1,400 journalists and 3,000 public visi

Watch Retailer Bucherer Enters the Certified Pre-Owned Market
Bucherer, the world’s largest watch retailer, continues its expansion strategy. After the acquisition of The Watch Gallery LTD, London, and then Tourneau LLC and Baron & Leeds, both in the US, the Group now explores new territories. After decades spent on selling new watches, Bucherer launches today its “Certified Pre-Owned” program, authenticated and guaranteed second-hand watches for sale on the Group’s e-commerce website and on a dedicated floor at the Bucherer Gallery in Geneva (to start with).?“We want to redefine the luxury pre-owned watch market and offer these wonderful watches the platform and environment that they deserve as luxury goods,” says Guido Zumbuhl, CEO of the Bucherer Group. Bucherer wants to raise “the level of trust with (its) customers that is necessary for the sale of pre-owned watches while also increasing awareness of CPO (Certified Pre-Owned) among the general public“. It has to be noted that both Tourneau

The Longines A-7 Avigation: American Air Power - Monochrome Watches
In the early days of aviation, the military aviator's watch was an instrument of performance and precision. The US military had strict requirements for their Type A watches, and in 1934, specified an aircraft navigational chronograph from which derives the conjunction avigation: aviation and navigation. First issued between the World Wars, the US Army Air Corps Avigation Type A-7 Hack Watch was a pocket watch chronograph adapted for a wristwatch, making it a large accoutrement - perfect for navigation.?Think of it as an American equivalent to the German B-Uhr Fliegers – only with a chronograph – or the French Type 20 (see our article about Type 20 watches here). Ad - Scroll to continue with article The American Type A-7 were supplied by Gallet (white dial), Meylon and Longines. Vintage A-7s are rare, however Longines has made it easy to own one by re