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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
Laurent Ferrier Galet Square in stainless steel - Hands-on with live photos & price - Monochrome-Watches
During Baselworld, and afterwards, we heard people call the new Laurent Ferrier Galet Square, a “dress Panerai.” How dare they?! Are we calling every sports watch with a rectangular case a sporty Cartier Tank? Are we nicknaming every square watch a Bell & Ross replica? No. So please, it’s not because a watch is coming with a cushion-shaped case that you can call it a Panerai. No offense toward the Officine but this new Laurent Ferrier Galet Square is not playing in the same league. Even if it comes with a stainless steel case (a first for the brand except a few limited / unique editions), it’s pure delicacy and elegance. Here are our thoughts.?Laurent Ferrier is not a new-comer in the watchmaking industry;?the?brand celebrates its fifth anniversary this year. However, before launching its own watches, Laurent Ferrier became creative director at Patek Philippe in 1974. (If you want to read more about the brand and its history, we encourage you to check this a
IWC expands its Pilot's Watch Mark XX with 4 new references
Just a couple of months ago we found out IWC had quietly introduced the new Pilot’s Watch Mark XX. No fanfare, no public announcement, no press releases, nothing. It just popped up on the website one day, out of the blue. And speaking of blue, that was one of the dial colours presented, alongside classical black. This time around, IWC brings us four new references to the Mark XX collection that up the versatility of this very classically styled pilot’s watch once more, with new strap and bracelet options to choose from!These new additions to the Pilot’s Watch Mark XX collection aren’t going to wow you with creativity or originality. It are typical pilot-style watches by IWC so you pretty much know what you’re getting upfront. However, the Mark XX range revealed some touch-ups beyond the overall design as it showcased new proportions, colours, and mechanics. All of them come in the solid 40mm wide steel case with 10.8mm in height, a simple knurled crown, a
Introducing Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 Steel & Gold Brown Dial
First released in early 2021 with quartz movements, followed by a highly anticipated automatic model in mid-2021, the Tissot PRX has been an immense success for Tissot, which managed with this watch to captivate the growing interest in sporty-chic watches with integrated bracelets, at a fair price. First released with classic full-steel cases and expected blue or blue dials, it now comes back in a more luxurious edition that integrates solid gold, a new bezel design, and a dial that gets rid of the slightly controversial waffle texture. Here’s the new Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 Steel & Gold, and if the price is nothing extravagant, it still draws a few questions as to its relevance…The Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 is, without a doubt, one of the most successful launches of the year for Tissot – well, to be fair, the main highlight of 2021, and probably for both the brand and the category of affordable Swiss watches. No doubt, it made some noise when presented and has gi
Just Because: An Art Piece from Le Louvre on Your Wrist with Vacheron Constantin
Announced in 2019, the partnership between Vacheron Constantin and Le Louvre in Paris now goes a step further. In 2020, the Bid for the Louvre charity offered the opportunity for a buyer to customize a watch featuring one of the museum collection's artworks on its dial – with the proceeds of the auction bid going to the museum's solidarity projects. The unique piece watch born in the frame of this project has been unveiled. It reproduces on its enamel dial La Lutte pour l’Etendard de la Bataille d’Anghiari by Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens. Initiated by this creation, the A Masterpiece On Your Wrist program now allows Vacheron Constantin customers to create unique-piece watches reproducing artworks from the Museum collections.The 2022 Vacheron Constantin x Le Louvre Metiers d'Art “Tribute to Great Civilisations” CollectionPresented in 2022, the Metiers d'Art Tribute to Great Civilisations collection was an opportunity to acquire Vacheron Constantin watc
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