Hands-On - A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Annual Calendar (Specs & price)
Over the last few years, A. Lange & Sohne has been making its popular 1815 collection more of a focus, introducing several exceptional models, like the insane Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite unveiled at SIHH 2017. While that model may have stolen the spotlight (and with good reason), today we're giving some much needed hands-on attention to another great watch presented by the brand at the show; the A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Annual Calendar, which is the brand’s most?accessible “complication watch”.Since being introduced in 2004, the 1815 series - which pays tribute to the birth year of company founder, Ferdinand A. Lange - has quickly grown to become one of Lange’s most popular collections. Originally viewed as a gateway to more complex models, such as the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon and the Double Split, it opened-up the brand to a slightly broader, (possibly younger) audience. These days however, it stands apart as its own legitimate collection wi

LVMH 2017 Annual Results - Double Digit Growth Watch and Jewelry Division
LVMH Mo?t Hennessy Louis Vuitton, the world's leading luxury group, recorded revenues of EUR 42.6 billion in 2017, an increase of 13% over the previous year. The group also shows a sustained growth in organic revenues, with a 12% increase.?The group profit is up 18%, at EUR 8,293 million. All business divisions recorded double-digit organic growth, with the exception of Wines and Spirits. For what is our main concern here, the watchmaking industry, LVMH (owner, among others, of TAG Heuer, Hublot, Zenith and Bulgari) reports an “Excellent year for Bvlgari and good progress at Hublot and TAG Heuer”.The revenues of the Watch and Jewelry Division increased by 10% in 2017 (+12% with comparable structure and exchange rates), from EUR?3,468 million to EUR 3,805 million. A progression of 9% has been recorded over the last quarter. Profitability is also up 12% over the year in this division. The Watch and Jewelry Division is composed of the following brands: TAG Heuer, Hublot, Zenit

Omegas High-Tech Olympic Timekeeping Instruments at PyeongChang 2018 - Monochrome Watches
Omega deploys an arsenal of sophisticated timekeeping instruments to decide the fate of athletes at the PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games. Carting 230 tonnes of timekeeping equipment from Switzerland to Korea, Omega's cutting-edge technology will be the ultimate judge of the Olympic victors, where split-second differences can make the difference between a gold and a silver medal.Naturally, with a captive crowd of sports fans and Omega branding as omnipresent as the athletes, the Swiss brand has launched a dedicated Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Pyeongchang Limited Edition decked out in the colours of the South Korean flag, a line of colourful Seamaster watches inspired by the five rings of the Olympic flag, and a more upmarket trilogy of Seamaster models in gold to celebrate the confirmation of Omega's official role as timekeeper of the Games until 2032. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

On the Road to Baselworld 2015 - Monochrome-Watches
Here we are, the day before?the official opening of the most important week of the watchmaking industry, Baselworld. Two month ago was already an important moment, the SIHH. However, Baselworld remains the biggest watch fair around the world, the one that all the journalists, the collectors and the industry is looking for. To bring you the best of the Basel watch fair, we’re on the road to Baselworld 2015.2015 began hard for Monochrome-Watches. After an hectic week at the SIHH, covering as much novelties possible, we moved recently to our brand new website, with a clearer, more intuitive, more modern look. This website had to be online in March, for a simple reason: Baselworld was about to start. Hundreds of brand will be there in order to introduce their collections to both journalists, a few collectors and retailers.?Patek Philippe, , Tudor, all Swatch Group brands – including Omega, Breguet or?Glashutte Original – TAG Heuer and all the independents watchmakers tha

Oris Artelier Calibre 111 now with Blue Dial (Specs & Price)
When Oris launched its own in-house developed and produced movement, back in 2014 (at that time the Calibre 110, without date), this sounded like an impressive step for the brand, more used to creating accessible sports watches and outsourced automatic movements. Indeed, with no-less than 10 days of power-reserve and some technically advanced features, it was quite an achievement. This hand-wound in-house Calibre is now fully integrated into the collections, and has seen several evolutions (calibre 111, 112 and 113). Today, the?Oris Artelier Calibre 111 marks a change in style, by receiving a striking blue dial.The in-house Oris Calibre 11xBack in 2014, Oris launched its first modern in-house developed and produced movements… And modern is important here, as it has to be kept in mind that Oris had been, for a long period, one of the largest manufacturers of movements in Switzerland. Up until the end of the 1970s, Oris was producing its own calibres, however, when it was launched