In-Depth - The Audemars Piguet Calibre 4400, The New In-House, Integrated Chronograph
The launch of the Code 11.59 collection is a crucial moment for Audemars Piguet. There has been no product launch of this magnitude over the past 20 years for the brand. In this respect, the Code collection presentation was the perfect opportunity to introduce a long-anticipated development that was announced a few years ago: the Audemars Piguet Calibre 4400, an in-house, integrated chronograph movement – by no means a small achievement since chronographs are extremely difficult to develop.Long awaited, finally here!Until now, Audemars Piguet has manufactured a few high-end chronographs in-house in the Le Locle APRP manufacture. However, the brand relied mostly on outsourced chronograph movements – either integrated with the Piguet-based?FP1185, or modular with Dubois-Depraz modules on top of the in-house 3120 Calibre. At last, the long-awaited Audemars Piguet in-house, integrated chronograph is now here! Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Interview - The Online Watch Market - Philipp Man from Chronext
Today marks the fifth instalment in our series of interviews focusing on deciphering the world of online watch marketplaces. Today, we look at Chronext and talk to someone we’ve know for some years already, CEO?Philipp Man (who was featured in our “Collector’s Series” here). As he likes to say, “the new luxury buyer is online” confirming how important this specific angle of the market is. What makes Chronext different? Own stock, verified watches, authenticity guaranteed, security in buying watches online… all explained in the following interview.?Can you give us a quick history of Chronext?My co-founder Ludwig Wurlitzer and I developed our business idea during our university studies and founded CHRONEXT directly afterwards, in February 2013. We were both 22 years old. We now employ around 130 people and ship luxury watches to 130 countries. Our platform lists 31,000 watches from renowned retailers and brands directly including new, pre-owned a

TAG Heuer And Porsche Join Forces For The Legends Of Panamericana
Throughout history, Porsche and TAG Heuer have crossed paths on many occasions. This has led to a long and extensive partnership of the two legendary manufacturers, with watches and timekeeping on one end, and high-performance sports and racing cars on the other. Not only do the two brands share history on-track but also off-track, with special edition watches such as the Carrera Chronosprint x Porsche being a very recent example. Celebrating the 75th anniversary of Porsche, as well as the 70th anniversary of the Carrera Panamericana this year, a new collaborative project has just been released, which is inspired by one of the most significant Porsche racing cars in history; the humble Porsche 550 Coupe.?The carrera panamericanaThe Carrera Panamericana is simply put one of the most famous yet daunting road-racing events in history. It’s on the same level as the Targa Florio and Mille Miglia in Italy. Competitors have to navigate more than 3,400 kilometres throughout Mexico, basic

Introducing: The New Ulysse Nardin Diver Net Azure & Diver Net Skeleton Azure
With the launch of the new Ulysse Nardin Diver Net Azure and Diver X Skeleton Azure, the brand continues its commitment to environmental protection by responsibly utilising raw and recycled materials. While these new watches share many similarities with previous models, they stand out with their distinct light blue colour schemes. Ulysse Nardin’s dedication to raising awareness about environmental issues is commendable and connects it to shark attack survivor and activist Mike Coots to support the OCEARCH shark tracking program. Shark activist Mike Coots Shark activist Mike Coots OCEARCH is a global non-profit organisation that researches sharks in order to gather otherwise unattainable data for scientific purposes. This data is used to conduct further research, provide education and raise awareness of the challenges our oceans are facing. The OCEARCH organization has conducted 45 expeditions around the globe so far and has published 75 papers on variou

Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph 42mm: the need for speed - Monochrome Watches
The Polaris Chronograph is one of the five members of Jaeger-LeCoultre's new?2018 Polaris collection. To date, we have seen the new?Polaris Geographic World Time?and reviewed the entry-level?Polaris Automatic, the vintage-inspired Polaris Date and Polaris Memovox models. To complete the pentalogy, we'll take a look at the Polaris Chronograph. The sportiest of the newcomers, this 42mm chronograph is out to conquer men with its handsome physique and attractive price. Fitted with an in-house chronograph calibre and equipped with a tachymeter scale, the Polaris Chronograph brings a touch of racetrack dynamism to the line-up.The need for speedIt's not something a lot of us associate with the brand, but Jaeger-LeCoultre does have a legitimate stake in the world of motorsports and even sponsored the Passione Engadina classic car rally in 2017. The reason behind this alliance is historic and reverts to the start of the 20th century when Jaeger started manufacturing cockpit instruments for Alli