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Introducing The Turquoise Audemars Royal Oak 37mm 15550BA
Audemars Piguet was famous for its use of stones in the 1960s and the 1990s, with dials made from lapis lazuli, aventurine, garnet, mother-of-pearl, opal, ruby, amethyst and other stones. Turquoise is one of the oldest known stones, as Egyptian and Chinese civilizations used it over 3000 years ago. It here finds its place in the collection for its unique colour and spiritual qualities. The new Royal Oak Selfwinding 37mm 15550BA in 18k yellow gold with a dial cut from a turquoise stone is the first to offer this combination of materials and is another addition to the very few “no-tapisserie” Royal Oak watches.The versatile, mid-size 37mm versions of the Royal Oak collection were added to the series only in 2012 but were updated last year, in line with the design evolution of the brand from Le Brassus –?released to mark the 50th anniversary of its omni-important model, created by Gerald Genta in 1972. The new generation of 37mm Royal Oaks got a slimmer case, down from 9
Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier Launches Its Integrated, High-Frequency, Column-Wheel Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
For once, this won’t a product-related news – understand here, the launch of a new watch – that we will share with you. Instead, we’ll look at the other side of the industry: suppliers. Vaucher Manufacture Fleurier, one of the most respected movement constructors of the Swiss industry, indeed unveils an integrated high-frequency column-wheel chronograph, the calibre Seed VMF 6710. And it truly is quite an interesting movement, to say the least.The chronograph is, without doubt, one of the most popular complications. It's also one of the complications that can be used on a daily basis, however, what most people do not realize, is that it is among the most complex mechanisms to design and manufacture.?Chronograph?movements are rare birds. Very few brands manufacture chronographs, and there are few?existing calibres available on the market.?So when we learned that Vaucher Manufacture was presenting a new chronograph, it caught our attention. The calibre 6710 is not
Watches And Wonders 2.0 Takes Shape - Monochrome Watches
Following its first post-pandemic physical edition in 2022, with the participation of new brands, including Patek Philippe, , Chopard, Chanel and LVMH brands, Watches & Wonders announces changes to its management and organisation, illustrating significant evolutions. , Richemont and Patek Philippe have just announced the creation of the Watches & Wonders Geneva Foundation (WWGF), a not-for-profit foundation based in Geneva. The mission of the latter is to promote watchmaking excellence and organise Watch and Jewellery fairs. 's Jean-Frederic Dufour will serve as Chairman and Richemont's Emmanuel Perrin vice-chairman. The creation of this foundation illustrates the new equilibrium in the management of Watches & Wonders that was historically organised by the FHH with predominant power from Richemont. Matthieu Humair, the current CEO of the Fondation de la Haute Horlogerie, will become the CEO of the Watches and Wonders Geneva Foundation.The next edition of the Geneva watch
Video - The 2020 Bvlgari Aluminium Watch Collection Explained
Bringing back an icon of the 1990s… Today, Bvlgari reintroduces its famed Aluminium Watch, a sporty, accessible, superbly designed and very cool collection comprising three models – two time-and-date automatic and one automatic chronograph – presented in matte aluminium cases with contrasting black rubber bezel and bracelets. After the introducing article published yesterday on MONOCHROME, today we chat with Bvlgari’s CEO, Jean-Christophe Babin, to talk about the comeback of the Bvlgari Aluminium Watch in the permanent collection, why it was (and still is) an important model, and what are the updates the brand has made to this very, very cool collection.More details on the watch?at www.bulgari.com. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Tudor and its Heritage - The 1970s Chronographs and the Tudor Heritage Chrono - Monochrome Watches
As we’ve seen in our two first episodes of “Tudor and its Heritage“, the brand made an important move into sports watches in the middle of the 1950s, starting with the Submariners, followed by the Ranger. These vintage pieces formed the basis for the creation of two current watches, the Heritage Black Bay and the Heritage Ranger, which pay tribute to the rich past of Tudor Watches. However, there's another type of watch that we haven't explored yet, and in this field, Tudor has been very active: chronographs. Today, we are going to look at how, starting in 1970, the brand created some highly iconic and bold chronographs, which later inspired the super-cool Tudor Heritage Chrono.The modern definition of a vintage-inspired Chronograph by Tudor, the 70330N Heritage Chrono Ad - Scroll to continue with article Surprisingly, while many other sports-o
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