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The Ultimate Guide To The A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Collection
The word icon is, unfortunately, used and abused by the industry. There are, nevertheless, true iconic watches, most of them introduced during the golden era of mechanical watchmaking during the 1950s and 1960s. When it comes to “modern icons”, watches that have been presented after the quartz crisis, few can rival the importance of the Lange 1, a watch that has been instrumental in the resurrection of the A. Lange & Sohne brand, of German watchmaking and of the whole concept of high-end horology. This formidable resurrection can be attributed to the genius of Gunter Blumlein. Today, we’ll revisit the A. Lange & S?hne Lange 1 by bringing you an in-depth and as exhaustive as possible guide looking at all models, all complications, all references, and illustrated by a movie featuring the brand’s CEO.?The story of the Lange 1 entirely coincides with that of the resurrection of A. Lange & Sohne. After rejuvenating Jeager-LeCoultre and IWC, Gunter Blumlei
Hands-On - The New Pasha de Cartier Chronograph With Grey Dial
The story of Pasha de Cartier dates back to the 1930s and involves claims that the Pasha of Marrakesh ordered an elegant watch to match his royal status that could also be worn in his swimming pool. Such a Cartier timepiece, according to legend, was created and many decades later served as an inspiration for the Pasha de Cartier collection, unveiled in 1985. Documents have yet to confirm the 1930s claims, and the original watch cannot be found. Still, we know who was responsible for the 1985 creation – design guru Gerald Genta, father to many iconic models. Available since last year in a bold chronograph version, it comes back with an even sportier edition with a grey dial.By 1990, the Pasha de Cartier collection had become a hit, offering complications, including perpetual calendar watches. Genta’s design provided Cartier with its first genuinely round-cased watch and secured the Maison’s presence in the sports watches segment. Pasha watches were offered with 100m wa
Omega and METAS - The start of a new Era - Visiting the Omega Manufacture & the METAS certification (Part 2) - Monochrome Watches
In the first part of this article, we showed you the importance that METAS certification has for Omega and, through the words of President Nick Hayek and CEO Stephen Urquhart, what are the challenges, ins and outs and issues of implementing such a new, proprietary and innovative certification. It's time now to transport you in the heart of the Omega Manufacture and to have a detailed look at the facilities where METAS certifies the new Omega Master Chronometer watches.As collectors and lovers of beautiful watches we admire craftsmanship and product quality. We expect accuracy, consistency and smooth operations. Hour after hour, day after day, year after year. We expect minimal maintenance and a long life of our watches. In this article we will discuss how does Omega ensure this for their co-axial watches. We focus on the assembly and certification processes. Production of watch components, distribution and sales are left out to keep the article concise. Ad - Scroll to contin
Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Collection Magnetite Grey Dials (SIHH 2017)
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre is a collection that really stands apart in?JLC’s catalogue. The?watches?boast a unique style, practical?complications and exceptionally interesting movement architecture. Ahead of the upcoming Geneva Watch Fair, the SIHH 2017, the brand is previewing?3 new?versions from this collection that will be launched next year. Please welcome the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Collection now with magnetite grey dials and pink gold cases, for the Spherotourbillon, the Quantieme Lunaire and the Chronograph.The Dual-Wing Concept behind the?Jaeger-LeCoultre DuometreBehind the?Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre is a lot of?interesting research around?chronometry and precision. With the Duometre, Jaeger set out to tackle?recurring issue, well known in watchmaking: any complication added to a movement (anything that is not displaying the hours, minutes or seconds) naturally uses up some of the power provided by the barrel. This energy consumption disrupts the constant supply that
Introducing the Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama Limited Edition 238 - Monochrome-Watches
Montblanc had been quite active these past years, surprising watch-lovers with complicated timepieces priced to?highly competitive price levels. It had been the case first with a perpetual calendar costing less than 10.000 Euros but also with all sorts of complications, like a complete calendar, an annual calendar or a world-timer, making these interesting complications?accessible to collectors with a lower budget. Into the?Heritage Chronometrie collection, we recently reviewed?the Dual-Time, a watch that now comes in a limited edition for Watches & Wonders 2015, the?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama Limited Edition 238.As we like?to remind you, having a second time-zone feature is extremely convenient, in an era of globalization, transnational meetings and frequent travels. It gives the opportunity to keep an eye on your home time when traveling or to be sure to be right on time when calling your colleagues working on the other side of the planet. Montblanc r
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