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Glashutte Original SeaQ Panorama Date - Dive Watch Review (Specs & Price)
During Time To Move 2019, Swatch Group’s own event to present the new collections, Glashutte Original presented?several watches totally in line with its usual conception of watchmaking, such as the facelifted Senator Chronometer or an engraved PanoInverse. Yet, the star of the show, the watch that the Saxon brand presented first, the main novelty for 2019… is a watch none of us actually expected from the brand; a dive watch collection named SeaQ. Following our first look right after its presentation, it is time now to have a closer look at the modern SeaQ Panorama Date, to see if this Saxon dive watch is convincing (or not).?We were not expecting GO on the dive watch market… But (spoiler) the result is quite convincing!The Glashutte Original SeaQ marks the debut of multiple things for the brand. Not only is this a new watch segment, with multiple references introduced, in various colours, sizes and complications, but SeaQ is the first member of a new collection, the s
Hands-On: Impressions about the AP Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding 43mm
Oversized watches are a thing of the past…? Well, on paper yes. For two to three years now, many brands have been scaling down their watches. Timepieces can move back to 40mm or sometimes even less. Yet, some models are made to be big and bold. 1990s and early 2000s Panerai, the IWC Big Pilot (the real one, not the 43mm)… And then there’s the APROO, a.k.a the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore. Born big, continuously bold, highly distinctive and recognizable among thousands. And if you remove the complex display of the classic chronograph, it gives you this new reference 15605SK. Not downsized, just streamlined. But will such a large watch with a simple display work? Won’t the ROO lose some of its appeal in such a sleek form??The original ROO, the reference 25721ST with chronograph, a.k.a The Beast – Image by www.acollectedman.comBorn in 1993, the Royal Oak Offshore defined a new genre. Just like the classic Royal Oak broke the norm in 1972 as one of the v
Sequent Supercharger, the first self-winding smartwatch
Smartwatches; what to do with them? Embrace them? Bann them entirely? Or, perhaps, if you are positive, try and adapt it into your (haute) horology lifestyle? If you have been following us for the last few years, you might recall that we have always been highly skeptical towards the smart revolution in watchmaking. We have yet to stumble upon a project that truly wins us over. We, at Monochrome, have a sort of love-hate relationship with them. But, in all fairness, we keep our eyes open to those that might tick all boxes, like this next Kickstarter project: The Sequent Supercharger, the first self-winding / self-charging / cable-free smartwatch.First off, it is free of cables and that is the biggest thing that held us back in other smartwatches. Connectivity was limitless in marketing terms, but most (if not all) smartwatches remain connected in one way or another. Take the first-gen Apple watch for instance, with a battery life of just 18 hours At the end of the day, you are somehow s
TAG Heuer Fortifies the AQUARACER 300M with a Ceramic Bezel (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
In watches, Rado made Ceramic useful, Chanel made Ceramic fashionable, and now Tag Heuer employs Ceramic in its AQUARACER 300M to make the material indomitable. Given the active lifestyle of many watch owners, a dive watch might hit, bang, scrape, bump or slam against almost anything. A ceramic bezel insures a long-lasting pristine appearance, thanks not only to the visual quality of ceramic, but also its surpassing durability. Since 2004, when Tag Heuer introduced the AQUARACER 300, its popularity has grown to becoming a recommendation for an affordable watch for new collectors. We recommend either the 41mm automatic or the 43mm chronograph, which come in a standard version (steel case), an all-black version (sandblasted black titanium carbide coated case), or a numbered, limited edition Black Phantom version (sandblasted black titanium carbide case). There are no poor choices.The AQUARACER 300M standard version gives you alternatives. The notched ceramic bezels can be black or blue,
Seiko PROSPEX - The Sumo gathering | PHOTO REPORT
In a community of watch collectors, the concept of a get-together is not exactly new. Such events are mostly dominated by collectors of “the Crown,” but every once in a while, something special brews up. Luckily, we at Monochrome managed to be present for one such event. This event paid tribute to a timepiece that coincidentally does end with the letters “E” and “X” – but before you say anything… it's not !What you are seeing here is in fact a Seiko Prospex (Professional Specifications) gathering. Fans of our site can tell that the writers of Monochrome have a special fascination for the aforementioned Japanese brand. In case you missed our other Seiko articles, you can read them here, here and here. Stalwarts of the brand know how well this watch is built, the technical feats it accomplishes, its historical origin and its unbeatable price tag. The only downside is, they are Japanese exclusive pieces. But that wouldn't exactly stop us fr
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