Making Sense Of The IWC Big Pilot Racing Works Edition
Everyone who is familiar with the IWC Shaffhausen’s iconic Big Pilot knows the direct consequence of such a large watch. At 46.2mm across and 15.4mm in height, and usually crafted in stainless steel or even precious metals, it is a fairly hefty beast on the wrist. To bypass this and make it a bit more wearable, IWC introduced the Big Pilot 43. While that solves the issue of size, it also comes with a couple of drawbacks Frank addressed shortly after it was released, there is another way around the daunting stature of the Big Pilot. It comes in the form of the IWC Racing Works edition, presented just a couple of months ago. And since I am slowly working my way towards owning my first IWC Big Pilot, I wanted to get my hands on this one to see if I like it or not.To get the basics out of the way, the IWC Big Pilot “IWC Racing Works” edition shares the same size as its steel or gold counterparts but has a titanium case and crown instead. This drastically cuts down the wei

Hands-On - The 2022 Editions of the Arnold & Son Ultrathin Tourbillon
Indie watchmaker Arnold & Son introduced its Ultrathin Tourbillon Escapement (UTTE) in 2013. With a height of just 2.97mm, the UTTE was one of the thinnest tourbillon movements on the market until Bvlgari smashed all records with its 1.95mm thin Octo Finissimo Tourbillon in 2014. Revisited with different dial textures and a remarkable skeletonised version in 2016, the Ultrathin Tourbillon is back in 2022 with on-trend grained dials. Offered in platinum with a green dial and red gold with a blue dial, the latest models benefit from an upgraded movement with an even longer power reserve and a redesigned case with a slimmer profile.The offset layout of the dial, with the hours and minutes counter at noon mirrored by the large tourbillon aperture at 6 o'clock, is familiar and designed to echo the way information was relayed on John Arnold's historical marine chronometers. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Throwback To Our Favorite Watches From Baselworld 2016 - And What To Expect From Baselworld 2017 - Monochrome Watches
In just a few days from now, on Wednesday?22 March (official press day), Baselworld, the main watch event of the year, based in the city of Basel, Switzerland, will open its doors. At exactly?12:00, most major brands ( , Omega, Tudor, all brands from the Swatch Group, Seiko) as well as the representative of?the independent watchmaking industry will reveal their new collections. Before we can all dream in front of these Baselworld 2017 novelties, let’s have a look back at our favorite watches of Baselworld 2016, as well as a few comments on what is to be expected at and from Baselworld 2017.Frank Geelen’s Top 5 watches from Baselworld 2016Faithful to is reputation of experienced?watch?expert, our Editor-in-Chief Frank came with a rather eclectic selection of watches his Top 5 watches from Baselworld 2016, going from the ultra-confidential Gronelefd 1941 Remontoire (for the beauty of its entirely hand-made movement), to the iconic Patek Aquanaut in pink gold, the vintage and

Jaeger-LeCoultre Reversoa Eclipse Van Gogh Sunflowers - Monochrome Watches
This year, 2015, is the year that the Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam pays tribute to the 125th anniversary of the famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh. And Jaeger-LeCoultre joins them for this memorable event by releasing?a limited edition Reversoa Eclipse that features Van Gogh’s infamous Sunflowers painting. Since the Reversoa Eclipse has the unique feature to show or reveal a dial, the enamel dial with Van Gogh’s painting in enamel, can be discretely hidden, or shown, by choice of the wearer.Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) is?famous for his post-impressionist works and has had a?great influence on twentieth century art. During is short life?he painted nearly 2,200 paintings, of which?860 oil paintings and more than 1,300 watercolour paintings, drawings, sketches and prints. For more than a century, his work is a great source of inspiration for many painters. The painting that is featured in this Reversoa Eclipse is called Sunflowers, hence the name of the watch, Reve

Arnold and Son Constant Force Tourbillon - Review with technical explanations (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
What you’ll see in this review is not “just” a watch, it’s much more, it’s a chronometry lesson that can be worn on the wrist. For a few years now,?we’ve?seen ultra-complicated watches with stunning displays, crazy complications and a stupendous amount of finishing. However, we do have to remember that first and most important goal of a watch is to display the time with the highest precision possible. Indeed, before being able to calculate a leap year, a perpetual calendar has to be precise in timekeeping. This path for accuracy is sometimes a bit forgotten, however?Arnold and Son bring us a “back-to-basic” watch, which the single?and only?goal is to display the time (and nothing else) in the most precise (and stunning) way. Don’t expect any displayed complications but expect this watch to be extremely complicated. Hands-on Review of the?Arnold and Son Constant Force Tourbillon.In a recent article, we explained the importance of chr