Introduced in 2016, the Datograph Perpetual Tourbillon ranks among A. Lange & Söhne’s most complex watches – together with the 2017 Tourbograph Perpetual Pour le Merite and the 2018 Triple Split. Featuring a flyback chronograph, a perpetual calendar with moon phases, an outsize date, and a one-minute tourbillon discreetly integrated on the back – there are lots of goodies in […]
MB&F unveils its hypnotic Medusa clock made in collaboration – the tenth – with Swiss clockmaker L’Epée 1839. As Charris Yadigaroglou, Communication Manager of MB&F reveals in this video, Medusa is an exceptional creation because it was not conceived by founder Max Büsser. The idea came from independent designer Fabrice Gonet, who in turn was […]
If you’ve seen the 1986 blockbuster Top Gun, you’re familiar with the Naval Fighter Weapons School for elite pilots, established in Southern California in 1969. IWC has paid homage to TOP GUN since 2007 and is releasing its latest three-hand automatic in the series with a new in-house movement and matte black ceramic case. Launched coincidentally with the new Pilot’s Watch Automatic Spitfire, the TOP GUN model also shares the Spitfire’s IWC 32110 automatic calibre, although the case is larger at 41mm (from the Spitfire’s 39mm diameter) with a more modern aesthetic.
The SIHH 2019 has opened its doors and since you all know it is not just about Richemont brands anymore, but other brands are exhibiting as well, it results in a flurry of new watches this time a year. Next up is a new chapter in the HYT fluidic watchmaking adventure, the HYT H1.0. Not entirely new as a mechanical watchmaking concept, but still worth having a look at a significantly redesigned H1.
In our next video hot from the SIHH 2019, MONOCHROME talks to Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, CEO of Ferdinand Berthoud, about the brand’s new iterations of the flagship FB1 Chronometer. For 2019, the brand concentrates all its attention on the FB1 dynasty and presents two limited, highly artistic editions of this precision chronometer, meet the “Oeuvre d’Or”. A […]
Baume & Mercier grew considerably in the esteem of watch aficionados after introducing its first proprietary automatic calibre in 2018, the Baumatic. For the SIHH 2019, Baume & Mercier ventures into more sophisticated horological terrain and tops its high-performance Baumatic movement with a perpetual calendar module.
We continue with our live feed of videos focused on the SIHH 2019, with a closer look at one of the most impressive brands this year, Vacheron Constantin. Without revealing every single detail, the brand has released a truly astonishing watch – technical, novel, beautiful. In order to give an overview of the 2019 collection […]
When you make something incredible, like a gorgeous fumé dial, for example, you really want to let it shine. And that’s exactly what H. MOSER & CIE. has done with the latest version of its Endeavour Centre Seconds Automatic. Nothing interrupts the wearer’s view of the iridescent Blue Lagoon dial, other than the three-hands necessary for telling the time. No hour markers, no text on the dial, just pure luxury at its minimalist best.
Gerald Genta needs little introduction to watch aficionados. This legendary watch designer created some of the most striking timepieces in modern history – under his own name or commissioned by famous brands including Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, IWC, Universal Geneve, Cartier and many more… During the 1970s, with the Royal Oak (and later with the […]
This year, Vacheron Constantin will introduce striking blue dials to its popular FIFTYSIX collection. While it may be an obvious iteration for the brand, it is certainly not an unwelcome one, adding another element to Vacheron’s entry-level offering. Today, we’re taking a quick look at the new FIFTYSIX Self-Winding and FIFTYSIX Complete Calendar dressed in blue.