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2020 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph 44mm
A watch introduced in 1992 and that, back then, was met with extreme reactions with its unprecedented approach to luxury watchmaking, the Royal Oak Offshore has since been Audemars Piguet sportiest, most masculine piece – a far more robust version of the octagonal iconic model launched in 1972. From the earliest days, this watch played on contrasts and materials and it still does in 2020, as we can see with three new models of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Chronograph 44mm, with bold, accented cases and new smoked dials with Arabic numerals.Following this collection’s tradition, these 2020 Royal Oak Offshore are ultra-bold, robust watches that will not fail to leave an impression. All three watches share the same base, meaning a 44mm case in brushed black ceramic with polished accents. All three models feature a sapphire crystal on top, a titanium caseback with see-through sapphire and a lateral module that protects the crown and integrates the chronogr
Weekly Watch Photo - Glashutte Original Senator Hand Date - Monochrome Watches
We love it, the Friday Wristshot post that has become a custom on many forums. These Glashutte Original Senator Hand Date and vintage Longines Conquest where posted at?Timezone UK.?The Glashutte Original Senator Hand Date was released in 2009 and was meant as an understated and elegant timepiece. The 40 mm stainless steel case is 11.2 mm thick, which makes a nice and comfortable watch to wear daily to the office. And like all GO’s, it features a gorgeous in-house movement. But that’s not today’s topic… Ad - Scroll to continue with article What Timezone UK member Andsan did in such a beautiful and stylish way, is to capture his watch together with some other items. Combined with the lighting, it creates a very warm and elegant atmosphere. This is one of the tricks to make gorgeous photos of a watch, it is however not easy. You have to find
Introducing the Vintage-Inspired IWC Ingenieur 2017 Collection
Last year, same moment of the year, same place, IWC introduced what we thought would remain some limited edition watches, the 3?Ingenieur Chronograph Special Editions for?Goodwood. Well, it seems that reactions of collectors were good – and we have to agree with them, these watches, with their vintage-inspired design, echoing the first versions of the Ingenieur, and their brand new in-house chronograph movement, had some arguments. Based on these concepts, it’s now an entire collection of retro-inspired Ingenieur watches (automatic, chronographs, QP…) that IWC is about to introduce at the 2017 Goodwood?Members’ Meeting.The whole concept behind this?IWC Ingenieur 2017 Collection?is a?re-interpretation of the very first Ingenieur collection introduced in 1955. A bit over 60 years ago, the Schaffhausen-based manufacture launched a watch made accordingly to the evolution of the society.?The 1950s were characterised by a period of economic upturn and rapid technologi
The Auction Hammer - Panerai Mare Nostrum - Monochrome Watches
Vintage Panerai's are already exciting, big, bold, unique and rare. Amongst them the Mare Nostrum is perhaps the most mystical, since it was Panerai's only vintage chronograph. Although the re-make is not as big as the original one, the one offered for auction by Christie's can for sure be called exciting, bold, unique and rare.In 1943 Panerai developed the Mare Nostrum for deck officers and it was their first chronograph. Allegedly only a couple prototypes had been made before the Allied invasion (in Italy) prevented full scale production. Like all the other Panerais, the Mare Nostrum has become a timeless classic. So it was not strange that Panerai made a re-issue of this iconic watch. Ad - Scroll to continue with article In 1993 the Mare Nostrum was introduced for public sale. Panerai did make some alterations to the design. A 42mm case made the watch much mo
First Look: The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Openface 270th-Anniversary Editions
Not all of Vacheron Constantin's 270th-anniversary pieces are steeped in classicism. The three Traditionnelle Openface models are refreshingly contemporary, offering a view of the modern architecture of their calibres. While the complications differ from model to model, the new trilogy shares openworked dials, a special guilloche pattern designed to mark the anniversary and luxurious platinum cases with stepped lugs, fluting and a slender bezel. The Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date, powered by a new in-house movement, the Tourbillon Retrograde Date and the Complete Calendar Openface references are each limited editions of 370 individually numbered pieces.Having mentioned the contemporary spirit of the Openface dials, it might come as a surprise to learn that Vacheron had an openworked model in its archives, in the form of a pocket watch with an astronomical calendar produced in 1918. Almost 100 years later, the concept was revisited with the Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpet
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