Hands-on review of the A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase Lumen (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
When you think “Lumen“, you know it’s going to be rare, you know that’s it’s going to feature sapphire and you know it’s also going to be superb… At A. Lange & Sohne, the name “Lumen” means rather unusual watches, which are bearing a smoky sapphire crystal that partially reveals the top side of the movement and the date / hours discs. It also means luminescent areas and a result that is sort of unique and unexpected for such a conservative manufacture. After the Grand Lange 1 Lumen and the Zeitwerk Lumen, A. Lange & Sohne came to the SIHH with a new edition, one that seems natural in the end. Here is the?A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase Lumen.The origins of the?A. Lange & Sohne Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase LumenThe A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 doesn’t need any introduction anymore. Since its inception in 1994, this watch became a true classic, an icon, which except a few technical adjustments in 2015 (that

A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Outsize Date (SIHH 2018) - Monochrome Watches
To me, one of the true marks of a great watch manufacturer is the ability to make interesting and desirable timepieces across a range of price points. Unfortunately, few brands seem to be able to achieve this with any consistency. There are exceptions of course, and A. Lange & Sohne is most certainly one of them. Proving my point is the new Saxonia Outsize Date, which was officially launched last month at SIHH 2018. We managed to spend a bit of hands-on time with the watch and can confirm it is as nice on the wrist as it looks in the photos.We've already written about the technical details of the Saxonia Outsize Date in an earlier article, which you can read here. We'll cover some of those details again briefly, but the main focus of this hands-on article is to give you an idea of what the watch is actually like in the metal. In terms of positioning, this watch is somewhat reminiscent of the Langematik Sax-O-Mat with Date, which existed in the Saxonia collection before the range wa

Just Because: The Lang & Heyne Georg Versus Anton
Have you ever found yourself torn between two rather similar-looking watches and not knowing which one to go for? I’m pretty sure we’ve all experienced this at some point, maybe even two watches from the same brand. The choice of a blue or green dial, or any other colour for that matter, can already be a tough one to make. I had that very experience recently when I was at Lang & Heyne and handled the Georg and Anton, two rectangular masterpieces with very similar looks but very different mechanics.The Lang & Heyne GeorgFor those unfamiliar with the Georg and the Anton by Lang & Heyne, they might not appear to be that different. Granted, there are a lot of similarities between the two, but don’t be fooled by its looks alone. The Georg and Anton are the only two non-round (or square, to simplify) watches coming from the German high-end manufacturer. The Art Deco-inspired case comes in stainless steel (Georg only) or

Atelier de Chronometrie Launches Its First Proprietary Movement And The New AdC22
In 2014, the “seed of AdC was sown in a coffee shop in the city centre of Barcelona“. Two years later, the newly born Atelier de Chronometrie presented the AdC1, the company’s debut watch, powered by a largely restored and hand-finished Omega calibre 266 movement with multiple aesthetical and functional improvements. The watch was a tribute to competition chronometers from the 1950s and was certified by l’Observatoire de Besan?on in France. A few years later, and with many more time-only timepieces in its portfolio, the company introduced the AdC8, a marvellous split-seconds chronograph, again with a restored vintage movement. But now, Atelier de Chronometrie is upping its game by quite a margin, presenting its own movement, the calibre M284 (with a bit of external help)What looked like an exciting watchmaking exercise by yet another aspiring enthusiast very quickly became a favourite indie watchmaker among a sophisticated clientele, enamoured with the rare and

Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC - Baselworld 2019 (Specs & Price)
If you analyze the function of an object, its form often becomes obvious, was the credo of Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (founder of Porsche Design). “Form follows function” is something we often hear in the watch world but with Porsche Design, it is a matter of fact. Apparently simple yet perfectly functional, this has become even truer with the brand’s latest addition to the iconic 1919 range. Meet the Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC, a functional, super-practical,?well-designed traveller’s watch.The basic GMT/dual-time watch usually requires the crown to be pulled (or unscrewed) to set local time when you land in a new time zone. Some do it quite well, like the /Tudor GMT watches, as the local time is fast-adjusted by one-hour increments. On a standard ETA/Sellita movement, it’s the home time that is changed, meaning that several steps are required (pulling the crown, adjusting the local time, then putting the crown back and adjusting the ho