Director General of Dubai Watch Week Hind Seddiqi On The Success and Future of the Show - Monochrome Watches
Dubai Watch Week just closed its sixth and largest edition, consolidating its trajectory as a reference and an industry-leading event. The show attracted close to 23,000 visitors and had over 60 brands showcasing their latest timepieces, many exclusively launched at the event. As with previous editions, the educational and experiential dimension was at the heart of the event. Hind Abdul Hamied Seddiqi, Director General of Dubai Watch Week, told MONOCHROME about the evolution of the show and more.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Thanks for having us for this spectacular sixth edition of Dubai Watch Week. Can you tell us what the idea was behind the creation of Dubai Watch Week and how you envisioned the event? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Hind Abdul Hamied Seddiqi - It all started in 2014 after we hosted the GPHG (Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Geneve) tour o

The New Hublot Watches of Watches & Wonders 2021 - Monochrome Watches
Following the LVMH Watch Week 2021, Hublot is taking part for the first time in Watches & Wonders Geneva. As part of the novelties for this digital event, we have full sapphire and high jewelry versions of the Big Bang Integral Tourbillon, a zesty yellow Big Bang Unico and a ceramic trio for the Big Bang Sang Bleu. Here's a round-up of the brand’s releases for 2021.Hublot Big Bang integral tourbillon full sapphireHublot has acquired quite an expertise in the working of sapphire. On the occasion of Watches & Wonders 2021, the brand releases a full sapphire version of the Big Bang Integral. A limited edition of 30 pieces, the watch is powered by the automatic and skeletonized HUB6035 calibre regulated by a flying tourbillon. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Quick Facts:?sapphire case and bracelet - 43mm x 15.25mm - water-resistant to 30m - automa

IWC Pilots Watch Timezoner Edition Le Petit Prince IW395503 - Hands-On
IWC has a long tradition of pilot’s watches, which goes back to as far as 1936, and includes some icons such as the 1940s Big Pilot's Watches or post-War Mark 11 models. Since the mid-1990s, the concept has become an entire collection of the Schaffhausen-based manufacture. However, there’s more than the classic models and the brand has developed special sub-collections such as the vintage Spitfire, the technical Top Gun or the Petit Prince, with trademark blue dials. Today, we give a closer look at the latest watch to bear this name, the recently-introduced Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Edition “Le Petit Prince” IW395503 and its rather interesting bezel mechanism.The “Le Petit Prince” collection commemorates the literary work of the author Antoine de Saint-Exupery, whose wonderful story The Little Prince is one of the best-selling books in literary history. Saint-Exupery, in addition to being a world-famous author, was also a?pioneering aviator, a su

Unique Patek Philippe ref. 5016A-010 Minute Repeater Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar in stainless steel for Only Watch 2015 - Monochrome-Watches
Here is?the big one! Just after Laurent Ferrier and Kari Voutilainen (and also Tudor that is coming with a unique edition of the Black Bay), it’s now time for Patek Philippe to introduce its unique watch for Only Watch 2015 – and be fully aware of one thing: THIS IS A KILLER WATCH. Based on a Ref. 5016, this one-of-a-kind edition is combining a minute repeater, a tourbillon and a perpetual calendar with retrograde date. The bonuses: a stainless steel case and an enamel dial. Here is the Patek Philippe Ref.?5016A-010 for Only Watch 2015.Not that we didn’t?like the previous watches that are to be auctioned by Phillips Watches in Geneva on November 7th, 2015 – we did have a big crush on the Laurent Ferrier Galet Square with Sector Dial and the beauty of the?Kari Voutilainen watch which can't be defeated - but the unique edition by Patek Philippe made especially for Only Watch 2015 is first ,and will surely be the one that will break all the records and it's also a

Weekly Watch Photo - Panerai PAM 268 - Monochrome Watches
Again a Panerai photographed by Martin Wilmsen as our Weekly Watch Photo.? This is probably my favorite Panerai, the PAM268 Radiomir 8 Days. A few weeks ago Martin Wilmsen’s photos of a Panerai around a Heineken bottle was Weekly Watch Photo.?What’s so cool about?Martin’s website, Panerai Wristwatch?Blog, is that photo’s of beautiful watches are always nice to look at. It has not much news value,?so?Martin Wilmsen’s entire website?can be?browsed and searched for more beautiful photos. Ad - Scroll to continue with article This Panerai PAM268 Radiomir 8 Days?was the?third Radiomir?featuring Panerai’s in-house movement.?After the Panerai Luminor Marina (44mm hand wound model with small seconds at 9) and PAM127 a.k.a. 1950 a.k.a.?Fiddy this is my favorite of this Italian originated watch brand.Check out Martin’s post about t