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

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15202 Only Watch 2021 Breaks Record
Once again this year, the watch industry reveals its best side as more than 50 brands participate in the great Only Watch charity event. Under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II and at the initiative of Luc Pettavino, this year is the 9th edition of the biennial charity auction, whose aim is to raise funds for research against Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A recurring participant of the event, Audemars Piguet presented a unique take on the Royal Oak 15202 Jumbo… but besides being special in materials, it’s also the last unique 15202 powered by the Calibre 2121, which will retire at the end of the year. And the room of the auction noted this… as it reached an incredible CHF 3,100,000, by far the highest price ever reached for a Royal Oak Extra-Thin Jumbo. And because it’s for a charity, we’re not going to complain.What's unique about this watch? The 39mm x 8.1mm case is identical to all other 15202 models, at least in shape. The materials and the

Top 50 Swiss Watch Brands of 2020 Market Share - Editorial
2020 has been a difficult year for the Swiss watch industry, and for the entire luxury market. As we reported recently, the industry has had to face its steepest decline since 2009, with exports plummeting 21.8% in value, below the level of 2011. Certainly, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on the watch industry. However, there was more than just a decline in sales in 2020. As always with a crisis, there will be losers and winners, brands that will collapse and brands that will emerge from the situation even stronger. Thanks to a detailed analysis of the Swiss watch market published by Morgan Stanley Research, in collaboration with Oliver Muller/LuxeConsult, we can now take a closer and more comprehensive look at what really happened in 2020 Increased polarisation, premiumisation, strong resistance of privately owned brands, detailed figures regarding the top 50 Swiss watch brands per market share and turnover and the continuous overperformance (not to say hegemony) of . H

IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Edition SFTI IW389104
Today, IWC Schaffhausen releases its Pilot's Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Edition SFTI. The watch – an extension to the company's Pilot's Chronograph TOP GUN model – is also the civilian version of a timepiece created in honour of the US Naval Aviation Community back in 2018. The Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor watch, which was exclusive to the wrists of TOPGUN graduates, was produced as a collaborative effort between the Swiss watch manufacturer and Naval Air Station Lemoore-based instructors in California. It equipped graduates of the Navy Fighter Weapons School with a reliable tool for soaring through the skies in supersonic jets whilst subject to extreme G-forces. Limited to 1,500 pieces worldwide, the new Pilot's Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Edition SFTI faithfully follows many design codes of the TOP GUN series. The robust instrument is geared towards flying officers responsible for handling tortuous manoeuvres whilst seated at the cockpit of aircraft like the F/A-18 Supe

Introducing: The Funky Rado DiaStar Original Gets A Skeleton Make-over
What can you do if you have revived an iconic model from your archives but want to give it a more contemporary twist? Renowned for its mastery of innovative materials, Rado has no qualms about revisiting its golden oldies in high-tech ceramic cases and skeletonising their dials to produce a refreshing take on the veterans. We've seen the Captain Cook, the brand's 1962 diver, turn up in black ceramic with an openworked dial, and now it's the DiaStar's turn. The latest DiaStar flaunts a gleaming Ceramos? bezel with its mirror-like reflections but now features an openworked dial revealing the R808 automatic movement.The DiaStar was also launched in 1962 and marketed as the world's first scratchproof watch made from an ultra-resilient hard-metal tungsten-carbide case with a futuristic oval case. In tune with the zeitgeist of the early 1960s, the DiaStar was styled like a flying saucer with a large porthole over the dial and designed to outlast and outshine all other models on the market.