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Petrolhead Corner - Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2021
Every year, the vintage automotive world's creme de la creme gathers on the beautiful grounds of Grand Hotel Villa d'Este for one of the most prestigious car-related events. The Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este is a Concours where 50 of the rarest and unique cars are reunited. Out of these 50 cars, built between 1920 and 2000 (roughly), a “Best of Show” is selected by a specialized jury. However, the event is more than that, as not only the 50 invitees are on display, but also other icons from prestigious car manufacturers past and present. It is a true celebration of the design and engineering of cars, hosted in breathtaking scenery. And for this year's edition, we were invited to join by A. Lange & Sohne, one of the event’s partners since 2012.Set on the incredibly beautiful shores of Lake Como, in the north of Italy, near Milan, the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este comes pretty close to motoring heaven. With a carefully curated selection of cars, invited
First Look: The New Furlan Marri Disco Volante Collection
Co-founded by Swiss industrial designer Andrea Furlan and watch collector Hamad Al Marri, Furlan Marri launched on Kickstarter in 2021 with a beautifully designed vintage chronograph powered by a hybrid mecha-quartz engine. The next act, in 2022, was an equally handsome vintage black sector dial equipped with a mechanical movement that won over the MONOCHROME team. Today, Furlan Marri sticks to its vintage designs and mechanical guns and releases a trilogy of Disco Volante models in 38mm cases with manual-winding Peseux movements.The Disco Volante or Flying Saucer watch design has been kicking around since the late 1930s, an Art Deco meets futuristic space-age watch featured in the catalogues of many top-tier brands. The classic traits of the Disco Volante – manifested in models from Omega, Vacheron Constantin, Patek Philippe, Cartier and Universal Geneve, all the way down the decades to Gerald Genta's 1953 design (ref. 5093) for Audemars Piguet – are round cases, an absenc
Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Black Sandblast-Polished Ceramic
Monochromatic, full-black, stealth… What a bold watch! While the classic titanium or steel versions of the Octo Finissimo Automatic need little or no introduction anymore, fewer might know that a full black ceramic version was also introduced at Baselworld 2019 – well, it wasn’t forgotten by someone from the team who declared it as “one of the best watches of the year”. This year, as part of the novelties presented by the brand in Dubai, is a new version, the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic Black Sandblast-Polished Ceramic.As with the satin-polished steel or gold models we’ve presented to you very recently, the concept here is to create new animations around the Octo Finissimo Automatic, but not by playing on colours (the too-often-seen ‘new dial colour’) but on finishings and materials. The basic concept of the monochromatic look of the original titanium Octo Finissimo is still present in this new version, yet some contrasts have been a
Norqain Freedom 60 GMT 40mm Bronze Midnight Blue
In just over a couple of years, Norqain has demonstrated a rather impressive coherence in its collections and also quite a rapid expansion. Right from the beginning, the brand even announced partnering with Kenissi, a renowned Swiss movement manufacturer (also working for Tudor, Chanel or Breitling), propelling them straight in a more high-end league. From all the models we’ve seen recently, the Freedom 60 GMT, a vintage-inspired watch with practical complication, has certainly been amongst our favourites and it returns this year with a cool combination of colours and a compact case. Here’s the new Norqain Freedom 60 GMT 40mm Bronze with Midnight Blue dial.?The Freedom 60 GMT, a watch presented in late 2020, was the first important evolution of the collection – the most classic collection of the brand, with the least rugged appeal. As explained by the brand's CEO, Ben Kuffer: When we began designing these new Freedom watches, we listened closely to what customers and
Introducing the Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm Now Full Gold-Coloured
The Tissot PRX… A never-ending story, with one variation following another. The brand’s catalogue is now a collection comprising no fewer than 38 references, including quartz and automatic models, time-only or chronograph versions, in either 35mm or 40mm, on steel bracelets, leather or rubber straps. And then, there are the colours, ranging from classic black or blue to a cool ice blue dial. Until a couple of days ago, the collection comprised 37 references and a new one was just added. Using the familiar look that we discovered only two weeks ago, the Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 40mm is now available in full gold-coated attire, a statement piece that uses this warm colour for its case, bracelet and dial.?While most of us will certainly picture the Tissot PRX as a full steel watch worn on a matching bracelet – this is how, according to us, the design makes the most sense – Tissot has long decided to offer variations. This includes watches with a leather or a rubber
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