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COOL FINDS: 3 vintage chronographs from Airain, Longines and Universal Geneve - Monochrome Watches
Searching for vintage watches is both an exciting odyssey and a dangerous, risky path. We are pretty sure you’ve been in that situation, when?the enthusiasm?of finding the right timepiece is facing the question of authenticity and trust of sellers. As we love all watches here at Monochrome, we wanted to share with you our?interest for iconic, historical, important timepieces, sometimes far from?what you are used to see in famous auctions. Today, let’s?start with 3 vintage chronographs: a underrated aviator Type 20, a 1940s classical watch with a magnificent in-house caliber and a very rare 1970s Daytona’s competitor.Airain Type 20The Type 20 is not specific?to?Breguet. As we explained in extensive oversight of Type 20 chronograph, those watches were made after a special request of?the French Air-Force and ‘Type 20 / 21’ refers to the specifications, not the model itself. Several brands were selected to build?those chronographs: Breguet (definitely the most
Hands-On: The new Tudor Black Bay Master Chronometer is a Monochromatic Classic
A classic that has been in the collection for over 12 years and, without a doubt, the brand’s cornerstone model, the classic 41mm Tudor Black Bay is now in its third generation. If design-wise not much has changed at first sight, the watch you see today is, in many ways, a much more advanced instrument than when it was first released in 2012. Following last year’s major update applied to the burgundy-gilt version, the Tudor Black Bay Master Chronometer collection has been expanded with the replacement of the black version, now offered in an ultra-classic, no-gilt, all-monochrome model. And I have a few (positive) things to say about it.Evolution, not revolution, is the motto that we have long associated with , and it seems to also apply to Tudor in a slightly less strict manner. and its Submariner are the perfect example of keeping things as evolutionary as possible. In a way, this might be how you create an icon – I’m pretty sure Porsche with its 911, Apple
Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727 - detailed Hands-on (live photos, specs and price) - Monochrome-Watches
Here is the winner of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve, the prestigious contest that awards each year the best watches made by the industry. This edition of the GPHG was truly interesting and so is the?winner. The Breguet?Classique Chronometrie 7727 does really deserve its title of Watch of the Year or ‘Aiguille d’Or‘. This is not only due to the superb design. What Breguet achieved is more complex and deep than just creating a beautiful watch. They achieved to mix the classical Breguet features to a truly innovative movement that includes new materials, magnetism and high-frequency.?An impressive watch detailed here.Magnetism… Yes, you’ve read correctly. Breguet is using magnetism, watches worst enemy, in a movement. When most of the brand had been?trying for years to beat?the issue of magnetic fields, such as with the Milgauss or Omega with its new and impressive Master Co-Axial, Breguet goes one step further. First, the R&D team managed
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Duoface With Casa Fagliano Strap - Pre-SIHH 2018 (Specs & Price)
The Reverso… A classic among the classics. It is indeed such a watch, however, there’s nothing wrong with a good old classic watch and the Reverso proves it after almost 90 years of existence (its creation dates back 1931). Done in dozens of variations, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduces a new model as part of the Pre-SIHH 2018 collection: a Reverso Tribute Duoface elegantly dressed in pink gold?and combined with a superb leather strap done by Argentinian?bootmaker?Casa Fagliano.As said, the Reverso is a true classic, not to say an icon. Created in the early 1930s for Polo players who wanted to have the face of their watches protected during the games, the concept of the reversible case quickly gave ideas to watchmakers to bring something more. While on a normal version of the Reverso, the backside is often used to show a personalised engraving, Jaeger-LeCoultre also provided some mechanical content on this secondary side, creating a watch that can be worn on both faces. The?Jaege
TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 02T Tourbillon Nanograph (Specs & Price)
After a few years of producing technically ‘tame’ watches, TAG Heuer is back at the innovation workbench. After all, TAG?means “Techniques d’Avant-Garde” and there was a time when the brand was ultra-active in the field of high-frequency.?Combining watchmaking with scientific discovery, TAG Heuer introduces a state-of-the-art carbon hairspring in the latest interpretation of the Carrera. Meet the?TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 02T Tourbillon Nanograph – and thankfully, innovation doesn’t necessarily mean insane prices.TAG Heuer is back on track when it comes to manufacturing and innovation. After the launch of the base calibres Heuer 02 and Heuer 02T – both in-house, modern, integrated chronograph movements, with or without tourbillon – it is time for the brand to capitalize on these foundations and to offer the technical avant-garde spirit that its name implies. With the new?Carrera Calibre Heuer 02T Tourbillon Nanograph, innovati
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