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Three AP Royal Oaks In 41mm White Gold Cases With Smoked Light Blue Dials - Monochrome Watches
Although the Royal Oak was duly feted last year when it turned fifty, this year kicks off with a host of releases of Gerald Genta's iconic luxury sports watch. This special edition trilogy – composed of Selfwinding, Selfwinding Chronograph and Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon models – shares 41mm white gold cases, smoked light blue Grand Tapisserie dials and latest-generation in-house automatic movements. Like the Royal Oak Chronograph?with baguette-cut sapphires, these special editions by?Audemars Piguet will be sold initially in Japan from March 2023 and then offered globally in July 2023.The 50th anniversary of the Royal Oak also involved a subtle facelift for 34, 37, 38 and 41mm Selfwinding and Selfwinding Chronograph models. The iconic tonneau-shaped case, octagonal bezel with eight hexagonal screws, integrated bracelet and Tapisserie pattern on the dial were all respected. What it did involve, however, was a more sophisticated finishing on the case with enlarged polished
IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition 150 years Pre-SIHH 2018 - Hands-On (Specs & Price)
Today is the opening of the Pre-SIHH season for IWC, meaning that some novelties are to be expected. The theme for this year will be the 150th anniversary of the Schaffhausen-based brand. A very special year indeed, which will be celebrated with no less than 27 limited-edition models. Among the 4 watches to be unveiled prior to the Geneva show is a completely original watch, a vintage reedition, not of a famed 1960s piece but based on one of the most iconic pocket-watches ever manufactured by IWC, the?Pallweber. Here is the?IWC Tribute to Pallweber Edition 150 years, With Digital Hours and Minute display.The 4 Pre-SIHH 2018 novelties presented by IWC – Hands-On with the 3 other watches not included in this article will follow later Ad - Scroll to continue with article In 2018, IWC will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its inception.?In 1868, an American
Horological Cyber-Warfare: Swiss Brands Targeting Piracy-Dials for Smartwatches - Monochrome Watches
Downloading movies and music without paying is illegal, and if you are caught you can be prosecuted for it. Download a Milgauss face for your gizmo? Hold on just a second! You could be next in line for the Swiss industry giants to take down a peg or two. Brands like Omega, Panerai, Mondaine and IWC are taking action against the latest phase of horo-theft: smartwatch-piracy.The global watch industry is an unusually large platform for piracy, as you probably all know. Hundreds of sites selling Bolex, Braitlin, EyeWC or Ublow have been taken down in the past, but they seem to surface again and again. Even more worrying, people are even rebadging a Cartier Rotonde to something called a Reef Tiger and try to pass it on as original designs, complete with a blue cabochon on the crown. And now we can add copyright infringing digital watch faces to the mix. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Hands-On - Does the New Zenith Elite Classic Live Up To its Predecessor?
The Elite Classic represents Zenith's vision of the elegant dress watch. Being the less famous sibling of the El Primero movement, it was long overlooked. But earlier this year, the brand from Le Locle revealed its completely revamped take on the Elite. It was received with praise. As I happen to own the previous generation of this model, it was a great opportunity to compare both pieces. Is the new version also a better one? Earlier this year, the Zenith Elite finally got the facelift it desperately needed. The most striking aspect of this renewed family is the stamped radial sunray pattern on the dial, giving the watches an expressive and dynamic face. Possible colours for the dial are classic, with options for blue, grey and white. Straps are available in the same colours and brown. It has been presented in time-and-date and with a moon phase complication, and it is available in both a gold and a steel case measuring 40,5mm. Prices start at CHF 5,900.The new Z
Introducing the Montblanc Homage to Nicolas Rieussec Special Edition - Monochrome Watches
In January of this year, we introduced Montblanc’s latest iteration of the Nicolas Rieussec lineage to you;?the new Montblanc Homage to Nicolas Rieussec. It set itself apart from its siblings with a remarkable off-centre hour/minute dial. This dial shows a minute rail-track and the minutes; hours are not visible, until the lights dim and they shine in the dark. This Homage to Nicolas Rieussec Special Edition features an additional galloping horse that is both visible during the day (as outline), and in bright shining SuperLumiNova, when it’s dark.?I hear you think, why is there a horse on the dial? Well, to answer that we’ll have to look back to the year 1821, when Nicolas Rieussec’s “time writer” was used for the first time. In 1917 he was formally appointed as watchmaker to the king of France and on the king’s request he developed?a “machine” that enabled them to measure time intervals. The idea was?to?use during the horse races,
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