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Introducing: The Fully Luminous IWC Pilot's Watch Automatic 41 Black Aces
Founded in 1868 by Boston watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones, IWC Schaffhausen can look back at more than a century and a half of watchmaking history. More than half of that has involved watches made for aviation, whether military or commercial. Its first-ever pilot’s instrument was made in 1936, and ever since, the company has been dedicated to the world of aviation (even though it does much more than that). Through decades of technical innovation, its reputation for focused, reliable pilot’s watches is rivalled by few. Although the most basic and clean models among the various collections of instruments remain proper fan favourites, IWC also likes to play around with the aesthetics of its Pilot’s Watch collections, both in materials and colours, as well as complexity. Case in point: the new IWC Pilot’s Watch Automatic 41 Black Aces IW326905, which introduces the brand’s first fully luminous dial.?It’s a well-known fact that IWC has a deep-rooted c
Introducing // Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m, Now in Blue or Green
We’ve said it in the past already, but if you’re looking for a great daily luxury watch, which combines enough resistance for the weekend and casual elegance for business days, Omega certainly has one of the best options on the market: the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Master Chronometer. Sleek and discreet, robust too, it combines multiple advantages and is available in multiple colours. To give the collection an extra boost, the brand unveils two new versions with colourful dials. Meet the new Green and Blue Aqua Terra watches for 2020.The Aqua Terra is Omega’s definition of the “one-watch collection”. A watch that you can use all day, every day, everywhere and that can withstand pretty much all situations. It can be worn with a pair of jeans and sneakers, it can resist a relatively deep dive, it can be worn with a suit and still, it will feel appropriate. It might not be the fanciest, most exclusive and complicated piece that you’ll encounter, but it
We once more look at independent watchmaking outside of Switzerland.
Over the last two weeks, in this first installment and in this second one, we have dedicated our Sunday posts to indie watchmakers from outside of Switzerland. And even though the vast majority of watches are produced, or use components produced in Switzerland, why should it stop there? The allure of Swiss Made is understandable, but with the right mindset and the right people, a good watch can be produced anywhere. With that in mind, it's time for our third and final (for now probably) rundown of some of the coolest non-Swiss independent watchmakers.Ketelaars – the NetherlandsCall us chauvinistic, but yes, we're once again including a Dutch indie watchmaker. In recent years, our little country has been bustling with exciting things in the watchmaking industry, which we happily share with all of you. One such watchmaker is Stefan Ketelaars, a young man from the south of the Netherlands, who creates intricate 3D displays. Ad - Scroll to continue with article
Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727 // Review, Specs, Price
When you think about Breguet, you probably picture a classic watch with elegant proportions, a guilloche dial and a beautifully executed movement. This is partially true, but there’s more to be said about the brand. Certainly, it is one of (if not the) most historically important brands, mainly because its founder, Abraham-Louis Breguet, is behind most of the innovations of the 18th/19th century, and most of them are still in use today. As a tribute to this glorious and rich past, the brand still retains its spirit of innovation beautifully demonstrated with this Breguet Classique Chronometrie 7727. Not a new watch, but one we wanted to explore again.Breguet, the innovatorWe’ve said it in the past and we’ll say it again: Abraham-Louis Breguet (10 January 1747 – 17 September 1823) is arguably the most important watchmaker of all times. Period. His influence on watchmaking, on chronometry and on anything related to the measurement of time is, still today, a tangib
Doxa Sub300 50th Anniversary - Review, History, Specs & Price
At Baselworld 2016, Doxa introduced its 50th Anniversary Sub300 model, a great dive watch with unquestionable pedigree. So we, at Monochrome, eagerly waited for a prototype to arrive at the HQ for a review. Once a black-dial Sharkhunter variant received, we immediately put it to its paces comparing, debating and discussing about it. That is the purpose of this article: make you understand how important and cool this watch is. However, before I proceed with my assessment, I feel that a short overview of the history of the company is needed to put things into a proper perspective.Background - Doxa through historyDoxa was founded by Georges Ducommun as Georges Ducommun, Fabriques Doxa in 1889 in Le Locle, Switzerland. The company rose to prominence in 1908 with the introduction of an 8-day watch movement, which offered motorists and aviators a dash-mounted timepiece providing greater ease of reading. Doxa patented an instrument, using this movement, purpose-built to be mounted on cars' an
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