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Peter Chong's book about the Lange and Sohne Pour le Merite Collection - Monochrome Watches
For fans of A. Lange & Sohne watches and the Pour le Merite Collection in particular, there is a new bible. Peter Chong made a book about the Pour le Merite Collection, filled with the most gorgeous photos and explaining much about the brand’s history and technical highlights.?Peter Chong’s photos have already been selected for the Monochrome Weekly Watch Photo and other posts and that’s for a good reason. Peter is a specialist in high resolution photography and is a absolute expert on watches from independent watchmakers and of course A. Lange & Sohne. He frequently posts the most gorgeous watch photos on his blog.He is the founding moderator for the Lange forum at Timezone.com, an Internet community forum which is not only the first watch discussion forum in the world but also the largest today. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Pe
Kudoke HANDwerk 1, a typical handmade German watch - Monochrome Watches
German watches are typically free from any unnecessary details. No frills, no fuss, just clean, elegant watches. Whether you look at brands like A. Lange & Sohne, Glashutte Original,?Moritz Grossmann or at smaller independent brands, most of them offer very elegantly, stylish watches. One of these independents is Stefan Kudoke, founder and watchmaker of Kudoke Watches. Besides his intricately detailed skeletonised and engraved pieces, his HANDwerk collection reveals typical German traits. We go hands-on with the Kudoke HANDwerk 1.Who is Stefan Kudoke?Stefan Kudoke is new here on MONOCHROME Watches, but has been active for over ten years now, with his brand Kudoke Watches. Usually, this kind of storyline continues describing the lineage someone has in watchmaking, through either a father or grandfather or whatnot, but Stefan's story is a little different. With no family background in watchmaking, Stefan started his education from scratch. Under the guidance of his teachers, he learn
The Ateliers deMonaco Admiral Chronograph Flyback Saphir - Monochrome Watches
If some of you might know this watch manufacture by now (thanks to a?coverage here, at Monochrome),?Ateliers deMonaco is clearly not the most famous of them all… Which, in all honesty, is rather a pity, as the brand has a lot to offer. Forget about the affiliation with the Frederique Constant Group.?Ateliers deMonaco plays in a different league (with a collection that comprises tourbillons, minute repeaters or Hallmark of Geneva watches…) and their latest creation has some appeal, both?aesthetically?and technically. Here is our review of the?Ateliers deMonaco Admiral Chronograph Flyback Saphir.About the?Ateliers deMonaco brandAteliers deMonaco has been created in 2008, by Peter Stas and his head of watchmaking,?Pim Koeslag (now CEO of the brand), as a sister company of Frederique Constant. While the latter plays on the “accessible luxury” trend, by offering watches with nice technical content, in-house movements or even the cheapest perpetual calendar on the mar
Hands-On - Hamilton Khaki Aviation Converter Automatic Chronograph
Flying still generates emotions and provokes a unique feeling of freedom and pilot’s watches that evoke this high-altitude world are always on the radar. However, “pilot’s watch” is a broad definition that covers many styles. Even at Hamilton, the Khaki Aviation collection comprises military-inspired models, modern technical pieces and vintage-oriented watches. The brand’s latest addition is a proper flying instrument; it can perform technical calculations in conjunction with cockpit instruments. Its name is the Hamilton Khaki Aviation Converter collection and as the watches are now available, we take a closer look at the Automatic Chronograph Black & Gold model.Hamilton is no stranger to the pilot’s watch. In fact, the brand has great legitimacy in this field – as well as other military fields. The brand, for instance, provided the first U.S. Airmail service with watches in 1918. Today, Hamilton still produces pilot's watches with the Khak
Business News: SIHH to welcome even more brands in 2018 - Monochrome Watches
The SIHH welcomes new brands; it is now official, the next edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), taking place January 15th to 18th in Geneva, will welcome 4 new brands. This includes power house Hermes and three smaller independent watch?brands, which will expose in the dedicated ‘Indie corner’, the Carre des Horlogers.?Rumors were already out for some time, however now it’s official that Hermes is not going to be at next year’s Baselworld, but at the other big watch fair, SIHH. It is indeed a statement for the Geneva fair, underlining its attractiveness. The French luxury power house is one of the most prestigious names in the luxury industry and its consolidated revenues passed the 5 billion euros threshold in 2016 (157 million Euro for watches). Ad - Scroll to continue with article The Carre des Horlogers, c
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