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2020 Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Smoked Dial Two-Tone Case (Price)
A year after its introduction, Audemars Piguet’s controversial yet entirely novel collection, Code 11.59, sees its first major evolution with the introduction of five new time-and-date models and five new Chronograph models. When we reviewed the watch recently, our main complaint came from the lack of ‘spices’… Well, here they are, as AP spices up its collection with smoked sunburst?lacquered dials, a palette of deep colours and two-tone cases.new smoked coloursUntil now, the Selfwinding Time-and-Date and Chronograph?Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet were mostly available (at least for the permanent collection) with classic colours – white, black and dark blue. While these colours are certainly elegant and timeless, the execution, even though superb regarding the quality, made these watches too soft, too discreet actually. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Introducing: IWC Big Pilot Shock Absorber Tourbillon Skeleton XPL
A couple of years ago, IWC introduced a Big Pilot's watch with a device developed by the brand's Experimental Engineering Division to protect the movement from extreme shocks. Not any only shock, mind you, but acceleration forces in excess of 30,000Gs (akin to the speed of a battleship shell) that no pilot could survive. Today’s big news is the release of the Big Pilot's Watch Shock Absorber Tourbillon Skeleton XPL, an alliance of the brand’s advanced shock-absorbing system and a delicate tourbillon complication.?IWC's patented SPRIN-g PROTECT shock-absorbing system took eight years to develop and is based on a cantilever spring that suspends and cushions the movement inside the case. Made from bulk metallic glass (BMG), the spring spreads shock forces across its length and width, protecting movement against g-forces, a vital consideration for pilots in supersonic jets. However, to incorporate the brand's 82915 calibre with a flying one-minute tourbillon, the eight arms of
Watch the GPHG 2018 Live Tonight on MONOCHROME - Monochrome Watches
Tonight, as every year, is the celebration of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve (or GPHG 2018) – the Oscars of the watchmaking industry. Several categories are represented (ladies, men, complicated and even affordable) and the best watches of the year will be awarded the coveted Golden Hand prize – and of course, the prize we’re all waiting for, the “Aiguille d’Or” or the best of show, celebrating the best watch introduced in 2018. As MONOCHROME is one of the official press partners of the show, we’ll be broadcasting the event live, as of 06:30 pm (Europe Time) tonight. Stay tuned on MONOCHROME!As a reminder, here’s the complete list of the GPHG 2018 finalists.LadiesWomen's watches comprising the following indications only: hours, minutes, seconds, date, power reserve, classic moon phase; may be adorned with a maximum of 8-carats’ worth of gemstones. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Swatch Groups Powermatic Movement, a Powerful Entry-Level Engine - Monochrome Watches
Have you ever wondered how Swatch Group brands like Tissot, Certina, Hamilton and Mido can make reliable, robust and accurate mechanical watches of good quality at very reasonable prices? Take a look inside the cases and you'll see the answer ticking there: the movement that seriously raises the bar for the entire industry. Its name: Powermatic. Entry-level, yes, but without being cheap.MONOCHROME is more about the high-end segment of the watchmaking industry; the complicated movements, the perpetual calendars, the chiming watches, the exotic regulators, the independent watchmakers who create the most complex indications or tell the time in unusual ways. But this time, we dive deeper into one of the workhorses that drive Swatch Group growth, the Powermatic movement.ETA’s headquarter in Biel (Bienne), where Swatch Group produces most of its standard movements (mechanical and quartz)The predecessor – ETA 2824-2The Powermatic movement, or ETA calibre C07.111 as it is officiall
GIVE AWAY: 3 Patek Philippe books and the 2016 Patek Philippe necktie (in orange) - Monochrome Watches
Again it’s time for a new installment of the Monochrome 10th anniversary give-away, and today we have the pleasure to announce some spectacular gifts (again) that one of our readers can win. For this sweepstake we will be giving away a copy of the Patek Philippe Watches volume I & II books, a copy of the 175th anniversary book, a Collection Book volume II, and a Patek Philippe 2016 necktie in our beloved colour, orange. All these gifts are made available by Patek Philippe in Geneva, and Steltman Watches, an authorized Patek Philippe retailer from my hometown The Hague.?Since this Patek Philippe sweepstake comprises so many gifts, we will ask you what your favorite is, and take that into account when drawing the winners. Like always, we’ll ask you a few question about choice in watches. First off… The Patek Philippe Watches Volume I&II books, from the Patek Philippe Museum. As we described it before, a must-have book for the discer
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