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Introducing A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Outsize Date Silver Dials (Price)
The Saxonia and the Lange 1 were two of the four pillars that trumpeted Walter Lange's resurrection of the brand in 1994. The Saxonia was Lange's answer to the classic elegant dress watch; the Lange 1, with its large ex-centred date window, would become Lange's ambassador at large. The Saxonia Outsize Date appeared in 2018, with lustrous black dials (in pink or white gold cases) and the elegant symmetry that characterises many of the Saxonia family dress watches. The novelty for December 2020 is the introduction of a silver dial. Silver dialLike the existing models, the latest Saxonia Outsize Date models are also presented in 38.5mm 18k white or rose gold cases, with a height of 9.6mm, a polished bezel and brushed casebands. The novelty here is the argente or silvery dials, a colour that illuminates the face of the watch. Compared to the black dial, the personality of the watch is far less austere and lighter, but still highly classic. Ad - Scroll to c
Hands-On Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500ST (Specs & Price)
While the attention was mainly focused on the new CODE 11.59 collection at the SIHH 2019, Audemars Piguet had multiple other new watches to show in its Royal Oak range – including a superb Salmon dial Jumbo Royal Oak and one extremely important watch, a new Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm. Meet the reference 15500ST, replacing the 15400 and introducing several massive updates, including a newly positioned date and, mainly, a brand new movement.?Very familiar, but only at first sight. The new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500ST is more than just a facelift.Farewell reference 15400The Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm reference 15400, a watch introduced in 2012, is now out of the collection… But don’t be sad, there’s a new model to replace it, and it corrects some of the flaws found on the older model.The?Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm reference 15400 was launched in 2012 as an update of the reference 15300, the 39mm, automatic version of the Royal Oak – a wa
Introducing: Longines Heritage Flagship Moonphase Year of the Dragon
The Chinese New Year provides many watch companies with the perfect excuse to produce a special edition decorated with one of the twelve animals of the Chinese Zodiac. This year is the Year of the Dragon, and, for the first time, Longines jumps on the Chinese New Year bandwagon with a limited edition of 888 pieces of its Flagship Heritage model with moon phases. Available exclusively in Asia, the Flagship Heritage features an Oriental red dial with gold accents and a discreetly positioned dragon's head depicted on the caseback.Using the Heritage Flagship Moonphase model makes a lot of sense since the Moon plays an essential role in determining the date of the Chinese New Year. According to the Chinese lunisolar calendar, the New Year usually falls on the second new Moon after the winter solstice, between 21 January and 20 February. This year, the Chinese New Year kicks off on 10 February, and the Dragon will be holding court until the Snake takes over in January 2025. Ad - S
Oris Big Crown ProPilot Altimeter (Specs and Price) - Monochrome Watches
Last weekend Oris introduced the world's first automatic mechanical altimeter wrist watch. When you’re thinking that this sounds like something you’ve heard before, you’re almost right. The Breva Genie 02 was actually the first mechanical watch with an altimeter. However that is a manually wound watch, and the new Oris is indeed the world’s first AUTOMATIC mechanical watch with an altimeter. And with a Swiss retail price of CHF 3.300, the Oris is roughly CHF 115.000 cheaper. Yes, the difference in price is quite an impressive number. However that’s the difference between the purest form of Haute Horlogerie, as offered by Breva, and the more mass produced wrist watches from Oris. Yet both use aneroid capsules for measuring variations in air pressure, which is used for the the altimeter indications. This thoroughbred pilot’s watch from Oris – they have a long history of making pilot’s watches – has now been equipped with a suitable, a
Interview: Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Tissot, on the success of PRX and the new PRC 100 Solar
Founded in 1853, Le Locle, Switzerland, Tissot is renowned for delivering quality Swiss-made watches at truly competitive prices. Sylvain Dolla took the helm of the brand in 2020, after leading Hamilton, bringing fresh energy to the brand – most notably, with the successful launch of the PRX, which has now grown into a complete, coherent collection. The debut of the new PRC 100 Solar provided the perfect opportunity to dive into all things Tissot.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Sylvain, thanks for having us! You have been the CEO of Tissot since 2020. What has been your agenda to support the development and transformation of the brand? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Tissot – Well, first of all, Tissot was founded in 1853 and is stronger than people. You need to understand the brand from the inside rather than arrive with
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