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Steve McQueen's vintage Heuer Monaco just sold for $799,500 - Monochrome Watches
Yes indeed, like the title says: Steve’s McQueen’s vintage Heuer Monaco was recently auctioned for $ 799.500 USD! An amount that might sound insane for some, others will think a price like this is more then justified. It just depends on how you look at it.Three years ago another vintage Heuer Monaco and a 5512, both owned McQueen, were sold for €?63.000 Euro (Heuer Monaco) and the 5512 sold for no less then € 167.000 Euro! Priced that cannot be justified by how rare these timepieces are, but mainly by the person who wore them. But with (possibly) 6 identified Heuer Monaco’s all owned by McQueen, is this price still sane? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Over at Chronocentric Onthedash, vintage Heuer expert and collector Jasper Bitter shares his knowledge about all six existing Heuer Monaco models he identified over the years. Although c
SIHH 2017 - Baume & Mercier Clifton Club - Review (Specs & Price)
The SIHH 2017 has seen the debuts of an?entirely?new collection for Baume & Mercier, the Clifton Club, exploring new territories for the brand: sports watches. Indeed, this universe is at first rather far away from what the brand used to do for the last decade. Still, this Clifton Club is an interesting novelty. No marketing artifices?about heritage, vintage-inspiration or an obscure past collection. This watch is just what it looks like; a nicely executed, well-designed, well-positioned (price and style) watch that makes us think it might be a?relevant reaction to the actual market. Overview.Baume & Mercier, to the exception of a few confidential collections (such as Cobra watches), has never been intensively active in the field of sports watches. The positioning of the brand is different, yet clearly defined. Baume & Mercier are “celebration watches“, gifts made to mark achievements in life, such as first successes, graduation, first employment or festive seas
What's new in the 2016 Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79230 with manufacture movement? (hands-on, live photos, specs, price) - Monochrome Watches
As the world of watches is now fairly driven by the internet, you certainly didn’t miss the novelties that?Tudor Watches had for this year 2016. The star of the show was definitely the bronze edition of the Black Bay, followed by a second edition, this time coated with a black PVD treatment, the Black Bay Dark. Both of them are equipped with something Tudor was proud to introduce to the world last year, their first in-house movement – and that’s not a detail, knowing the history of the brand. Alongside these two proper novelties, Tudor Watches also used Baselworld to introduce?an evolution of its?its best-seller, the?normal Heritage Black Bay.?What’s new in the 2016 Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79230 and what are the benefits for you, end customers?The old?Tudor Heritage Black Bay 79220, pre-Baselworld 2016 – now discontinued Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Hands-on - Zenith Heritage Pilot Cafe Racer Spirit with El Primero Chronograph (live pics & price) - Monochrome Watches
This year, as Baselworld 2016, Zenith Watches introduced?several novelties but mainly, the brand showed the new strategic direction chose for the design and the positioning of the collections – considering that Zenith is part of the LVMH Group, alongside TAG Heuer and Hublot, a clear differentiation was required. As of now, Zenith will have a focus (among others) on vintage inspired chronographs and racing cars and motorbikes. We already showed to you a limited edition of the El Primero?made with HERO Cup. However, as a proper first in this new direction of vintage motorbikes, here is the?Zenith Heritage Pilot Cafe Racer Spirit with El Primero Chronograph. Some found it weird, we found it quite cool.The?Zenith Heritage Pilot Cafe Racer Spirit is, as indicated in its name, inspired by the world of Cafe Racer motorbikes. As a reminder, it is a bikers movement born in England in the 1920s. A bit?rebellious, its fans wanted a motorcycle that was both fast and customized, enabling the
IWC Also Joins the Smart Device Race with IWC Connect - UPDATED - Monochrome Watches
When opening my mailbox this morning, a new press release from IWC just came in. After opening that press release, the one and only thought I had was “WHY?”. Well, the BIG news is that IWC is also going to join the connected / smart watch race. They choose to do that with a ‘connected device’ that has been baptized IWC Connect, which will be integrated into the straps of IWC (sports) watches. Sometime later this year IWC will announce more information, however it’s certain that they will start with the Big Pilot’s Watch. – THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN UPDATED (at the end) WITH NEW INFO FROM IWC –Let’s be clear about this, high-end watchmaking and SMART watches have nothing in common, zero, nada, niente (that’s Spanish/Portuguese and Italian). Well, except the fact that both can be worn on the wrist and indicate time, but that’s it. High-end watchmaking is all about the beauty of, well, high-end watchmaking. Think: bridges with
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