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Phillips Watches to Auction the Unique A. Lange & Sohne 1815 'Homage To Walter Lange' in Steel - Monochrome Watches
In early 2017, during the SIHH, Walter Lange, the man responsible for resuscitating the legendary A. Lange & Sohne watch brand, sadly passed away. To pay tribute to this humble and charming man, the company decided to create a homage watch, just the way he wanted (a watch that?Walter Lange had always dreamed of, but which had never materialised…until now). Available to the public in?three shades of gold, one additional piece has been created in stainless steel.Alerting all collectors: the unique steel A. Lange & Sohne 1815 ‘Homage To Walter Lange’ watch will be auctioned by Phillips Watches in May 2018. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Walter Lange loved watches and the company his grandfather founded in 1845, in the small town of Glashutte. Trained as a watchmaker, he knew watches inside out and worked for several years at the comp
GPHG 2017 Finalists Announced - With Analysis and Predictions
As we approach the end of each year, the GPHG (Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve) ceremony takes place in Geneva. The so-called Oscars of the Watchmaking Industry, the gala event celebrates the best watches of the year – the most advanced, the most innovative, and the most creative timepieces – as well as the outright best in show, the Aiguille d’Or. Today we’re able to bring you, hot off the press, the complete list of finalists selected by the Jury. Only six watches remain in each of the twelve categories and, while the final jury selection will only be given on November 8, 2017, we can already give you the full list, our impressions and our usual predictions about the possible awarded watches.Ladies Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold Chanel Premiere Camelia Skeleton Chopard Imperiale Moonphase Fiona Kruger Petit Skull “Eternity’ Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metropolitaine Selene Urwerk UR-106 Flower PowerThis year, the “ladies”
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
Personalize your Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso - Monochrome Watches
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is a perfect watch for personalizations and now you can create your personal design on the Jaeger-LeCoultre website and Facebook page. The Reverso offers an excellent opportunity for personalization, because of the reversible case. As long as the Reverso exists, owners have been doing this for different reason. Many examples can be found in the Reverso virtual musuem.?You could choose to have your own initial engraved, your zodiac sign or even the coat of arms of your family. Another option is to choose for a piece of art made in enamel. Maybe you want use an engraved Reverso when you propose, in stead of the usual ring? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Enameling the above piece of art isn’t something that can be done in a few hours. This takes time, attention and skills, skills that are rare!?A detailed miniature painting,
2008 -> 2009 - Monochrome Watches
2008 has been quite an exiting year when it comes to watches. As a collector and admirer of fine timepieces i have seen some great new watches. Technically the brands start working with new materials, not only for the cases, but also for movement parts. When it comes to design it seem that the main focus is still on large watches, but i wouldn’t be amazed if this will change next year already.Coming from the Netherlands it also made me proud to see the birth of a new Dutch watch brand. The brother Bart and Tim Gronefeld showed their first watch during the European GTG a friend and i organised last november. The Gronefeld GTM06 shows an incredibly high standard of finish and the minite repaeter gong… well, you have to hear them to believe the incredible sound coming from a small wristwatch!From a personal point of view i hope to see some more reasonably priced and reasonably sized watches next year. Not every brand needs a tourbillon i think. And not every brand needs to hav