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Hands-On: The Angelus x Massena LAB Chronographe Medical With Stunning Movement
While Angelus is part of the well-respected independent watchmakers around, and a brand with a very rich history, it took a modern and bold direction when it was revived a few years ago next to sister-company Arnold & Son. It’s a deliberate choice, but some fans of the name Angelus and of its superb vintage chronographs were slightly puzzled. Well, things are changing, with the return of classic chronographs and traditional hand-wound movements. And to inaugurate this new collection named La Fabrique, the brand has teamed up with design studio Massena LAB, who has created a re-edition of a stunning vintage doctor’s watch, which is now powered by an internally-produced movement (and what a movement indeed…) Let’s have a closer look at the new Angelus x Massena LAB Chronographe Medical.If you look at the current collection of Angelus, it surely doesn’t reflect what the brand has done in the past. There was a choice not to create vintage re-editions, but
Ophion OPH 786 Watch With New Movement, New Guilloche Dials & Affordable Prices
The story of the brand Ophion shouldn’t be new to you, in case you’re a frequent reader of Monochrome. Indeed, we introduced it to you, and we even gave away one of their first watches, the OPH 960. However, don’t be fooled by the youngness of the brand, as less than 2 years after their first iteration, a new watch is coming – and we have it for you here, quite exclusively.?Here is the Ophion OPH 786. It’s cool, it’s superbly done, the content is simply impressive for the price, there’s a new movement… Everything to fall in love.Throwback to Ophion’s storyWhat is Ophion? Well, it is?part of these multiple watch brands that create these days. However, no Kickstarter here, no Miyota movement, no crazy design. Instead, there’s a passion. When he started the brand, Miguel had a simple idea: bringing a bit of the haute horlogerie taste in an affordable, yet elegant watch, with nice execution and a different movement (no ETA, no Sei
First Look: The IWC Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon Day & Night
The Portugieser is one of IWC‘s oldest ambassadors, and the collection hosts more haute horlogerie models than any other family in the lineup. What unites all these manifestations, from the simplest to the most complex, is the distinctive look of the Portugieser with its clean, well-organised, legible dials and large dimensions. Tourbillons are no strangers to the collection, but the model IWC is releasing at Watches and Wonders 2024 is accompanied by a novel globe-shaped night and day indicator, further animating the action on deck. Meet the new Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon Day & Night.The Portugieser Hand-Wound Tourbillon joined the collection in 2021. Although it was not the first tourbillon regulator in the range – there were plenty of those married to other complications – it earned the distinction of being the simplest tourbillon of them all. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
A Brief Look Ahead At The Upcoming 2024 Season of Formula 1
We’re only weeks away from the start of the 2024 Formula 1 season, as all the teams have presented their new cars (mainly liveries) over the past fortnight or so. But this time around, it wasn’t the new cars that were the talk of the town, but rather the shock announcement that Lewis Hamilton has signed with Ferrari for the 2025 season! Although that is still a year away, and he will likely want to finish strong with Mercedes-AMG, it was news that rippled through the F1 paddock like an earthquake. Despite that, we have 24 races to look forward to this year! Red Bull will attempt to achieve their fourth driver’s championship at the hands of Max Verstappen in a row, while the rest will do everything they can to prevent that from happening. But the age-old question remains: who will rise to the occasion? It’s all kicking off in Bahrein on February 21st with the pre-season testing and the first race weekend starting on the 29th of February!The new Aston Martin AMR24
Thoughts about the Greubel Forsey Signature 1, the "entry-level" proposition (Review with live photos & price) - Monochrome Watches
It has to be said: the 2016 edition of the SIHH showed a focus on more accessible watches and the renewal of icons (IWC Big Pilot, Vacheron Constantin Overseas or JLC Reverso, among others). In the middle of the industry’s heavyweights, Greubel Forsey also had to slightly change its strategy, by offering something less technical, less complicated, maybe more useable on a daily basis, and mainly, more affordable. After their cheapest Tourbillon in 2015, the?Greubel Forsey Tourbillon 24 Secondes Vision, it’s now time for their cheapest watch ever (well, relatively speaking), and this time without a tourbillon – and it even comes in a stainless steel?case!?The idea of a time-only and reasonable watch by Greubel Forsey was interesting. However, we now have to find out if the?Greubel Forsey Signature 1 does the job.The Greubel Forsey Signature 1: a technically simple watchYou see, the main purpose, the essence, the raison d’¨ºtre of a Greubel Forsey watch has always b
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