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Six Watches with Unique Power Reserve Displays - Monochrome Watches
There’s a certain tyre manufacturer from Italy that claims “Power is nothing without Control”, and to an extent, that is very true about mechanical watches as well. Sure, you can have the most beautifully constructed watch, but if you don’t harness the energy that’s generated by winding it properly, it’s useless. Luckily, we’ve figured out how to regulate that a long time ago and in some watches, you get a very practical display to keep track of things. This so-called Power Reserve display (or indicator) can take many shapes and forms, some more intuitive than others, but it’s always a very useful element, especially in manually wound watches. For that simple reason, we’re taking a closer look at some of the most original, clever and impressive ways to display power.Longines Conquest Heritage Power ReserveLongines has one of the most impressive archives in the business, and it’s a regular source of inspiration for the brand. T
Interview - Arnaud Carrez, Cartiers CMO, On The New 2022 Collection
Over the past few years, Cartier has been enjoying remarkable growth. The French? Maison is active across different categories and excels as a jeweller/watchmaker or watchmaker/jeweller. In line with MONOCHROME’s exclusive coverage of watches and according to a recent Morgan Stanley report, Cartier has become the second-largest watchmaker after . Watches & Wonders provided the perfect venue to sit down with Arnaud Carrez, the brand’s Chief Marketing Officer, with whom we had a comprehensive look at the new 2022 collection – and there are a lot of watches to discover.?Arnaud Carrez, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of CartierXavier Markl, MONOCHROME Watches – What makes Cartier watches different?Arnaud Carrez, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer of Cartier?– Cartier was born as a jeweller, which makes us very special in the world of watchmaking. Linked to our heritage, this singularity makes us different from the othe
Atelier de Chronometrie AdC #5 (Specs & Price)
If there’s one thing I love about my job is to discover new watch brands. I’m always stunned by the level of creativity infused by independent watchmakers, from the Sci-Fi creations of Urwerk or the ultra-classic propositions of Laurent Ferrier (who can do nice things together…) One brand we recently discovered at MONOCHROME cumulates quite some intriguing specificities. It isn’t Swiss, but it makes things in an ultra-traditional way, whether for the design or the manufacturing process, and it’s all about one-off pieces. This brand is?Atelier de Chronometrie and their latest creation is the AdC #5, which brings back to present times the superb 1940s design and mechanics.BackgroundThe philosophy of?Atelier de Chronometrie is to create one-off watches with the pure aesthetics of the 1930s and 1940s, in a package that is not infused with modernism. Behind this brand, there’s no idea of vintage inspiration or reeditions of glorious models with modern mec
Hands-On - Czapek Geneve Quai des Bergues Guilloche - Monochrome Watches
The name Czapek, once famed as a partner of what would become Patek Philippe, came back to the forefront of the scene late 2015 with the elegant and well-thought out Quai des Bergues. The watch was awarded the public prize at GPHG 2016, one of the most (if not the most) meaningful industry award ceremony, which is no small achievement. The collection reflects the Czapek ethics to propose finely crafted classics whose understated style offers a distinctive twist and a distinctive character.The Quai des Bergues pink gold guilloche Emperor blue - unique piece. Ad - Scroll to continue with article This year the model is enhanced with exquisite guilloche dials, hand-made in the traditional way. This stylish timepiece is offered in three different versions: white gold with sea-salt grey' dial, steel with aqua blue' dial, and a unique piece in pink gold with an emperor
Buying Guide - Five Dress watches for less tahn 1,000 Euros
There are moments in our lives that require us to dress up at least a little. A wedding, a 25 year work anniversary, a high-class event, going to the opera, or perhaps just going out to town and wanting to feel like a million bucks. What would you wear on your wrist for such an occasion? Surely it must be something that costs an arm and a leg, looks dapper and comes from some high-end watch manufacturer? No, not quite. On the lower end of the spectrum, there is plenty of options to choose from. You don't even have to break the 1k barrier for a nice, classy watch, as showcased in today's Buying Guide featuring 5 elegant dress watches for less than 1,000 Euros.Baltic MR-01The Baltic MR-01 caused a bit of a buzz when it was recently released to the public. Baltic takes the very classical Calatrava style of watchmaking as a starting point and adds its own fresh touch to it. The result is a very fairly priced dress watch with vintage dimensions, a nice mechanical movement and some interesti
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