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The Collector's Series - Lung Lung and Her A. Lange & Sohne Datograph
Hong Kong-based watch enthusiast Lung Lung Thun (32) also known as @lunglungthun is one of the regular contributors to our Collector's Series, with her vast collection of beautiful watches. We've already discussed with her the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold Carolina Bucci. And today, it's one of our all-time favourite watches that will be the centre of attention. Once again, we're very pleased to see such a watch worn by a seasoned female collection, showing that beautiful watches have no gender. In this instalment of the Collector's Series, all eyes are on her A.Lange & Sohne Datograph in Rose Gold, the early reference 403.031 – the non Up/Down, smaller edition with Roman numerals.Frank Geelen – MONOCHROME – What is it you admire in A. Lange & Sohne?Lung Lung Thun – The craftsmanship is second to none in my opinion. The movement, design, and finishing is so incredibly well done, I still find it astonishing that the brand hasn't gained as much tr
Hands-on - The new EBEL 1911 Marine (Specs & Price)
Originally launched in 1986 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the brand, the EBEL 1911 has long been a flagship model of the brand. After re-launching its Sports Classic collection in 2017 (with its signature wave-shaped bracelet), the brand now brings back the emblematic 1911, with several quartz-powered ladies' and gents' watches and an aquatic take on the model featuring a mechanical movement. Here’s our first experience with the new EBEL 1911 Marine.EBEL was founded in 1911 in La Chaux-de-Fonds - the company was named after the initials of the founder and his wife, Eugene Blum Et Alice Levy. The brand was remarkably successful in the 1970s and 1980s, in particular under the management of the charismatic Pierre Alain Blum. With its chic quartz watches, the company was thriving while the industry was hit by the quartz crisis. These could be spotted on the wrists of celebrities such as Boris Becker, Andre Agassi, Claudia Schiffer or Don Johnson in Miami Vice. EBEL was also ma
First Look: The new Stowa Flieger Original (Incl. Video Review)
Stowa is, without a doubt, one of the most legitimate brands when it comes to Flieger watches. Founded by Walter Storz in 1927 and currently headquartered in Pforzheim, Germany, it is now part of the Tempus Arte group, which also owns Lang & Heyne. But importantly, Stowa was one of only five manufacturers allowed to construct so-called B-Uhren, or Beobachtungsuhren, along with A. Lange & Sohne, Laco, Wempe and IWC. As such, it’s only normal that the brand continues this tradition and currently offers a wide range of pilot watches. But today, with its latest launch, the Stowa Flieger Original, the brand might well be releasing one of its most authentic re-editions.?With close to a century of watchmaking history and as one of the original five brands to build B-uhr watches, it's only natural that the collection still lives on in Stowa's arsenal today. The brand offers it in many styles and materials, but the clear-cut design of the original is always respected. And this new
Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight 925 Silver 79010SG (Specs & Price)
The Black Bay Fifty-Eight is a smaller-sized vintage-inspired take on the popular Tudor dive watch. Several versions of the compact BB have been presented since it was launched in 2018. On the occasion of Watches & Wonders 2021, two new materials join the collection. One is yellow gold, which we just saw on the Tudor Black Bay Fifty-Eight, and the other is silver, a rather unusual metal to craft dive watches. Meet the Tudor Black Bay Fifty Eight 925 ref. 79010SG.As you would have understood by now, the 925 reference in the name of the watch refers to sterling silver (containing 92.5% by weight of silver and 7.5% of other metals). This is an unusual metal for a dive watch, and this is a first for a Tudor dive watch. However, the composition of the alloy used is kept secret by the brand. Its specificities aim at not affecting the appearance of the case. The brand also mentions that it stands out for its “unexpected incandescent brilliance“. Ad - Scroll to conti
Interview - Davide Cerrato of Montblanc On The Brand and What's Coming Next
We're in Switzerland quite often – according to my wife, who keeps track, I've spent a quarter of last year in the land of watchmaking. Whether for the videos that we make, or events organised by watch brands, or manufacture visits, or the GPHG award night, it always means you're meeting a lot of people from the watch industry and the opportunity of running into friends. Recently I met with my good friend Davide Cerrato, Managing Director Of Montblanc Watch Division, and we talked about how things are at Montblanc, what's going to happen at Goodwood and more.Davide Cerrato, Managing Director Of Montblanc Watch DivisionHere's a recap of the talk we had, just outside the EPHJ, seated on a bench in the sun. The weather was great, birds were singing and it was nice to run into Davide and have the opportunity to get an update of how things have been going since we last saw one another in January at the SIHH (in this video interview).Frank Geelen (FG): In January, Montblanc presented i
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