Jaeger-LeCoultre and Marc Newson Present Atmos 568 at SIHH 2017
Jaeger-LeCoultre and designer Marc Newson debut their latest collaboration – Atmos 568, Newson’s unique take on the iconic Atmos line.
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VIDEO: What’s the world’s second biggest watch fair really like? We walked around SIHH so you don’t have to…
SIHH is as common an abbreviation to us as YMCA. It doesn’t have dance moves, it’s not the Nutbush City Limits, but it does involve the team covering some serious mileage early in the year, every year. The question is, what happens at SIHH? What is it actually like? We made a video, to complete our two-part series revealing the truth about watch fairs (part one is here).
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: The restrained beauty of the Drive de Cartier Extra Flat
One of the standout watches of last year was the Drive de Cartier. The collection impressed with its assured case shape – a pleasing blend of robustness and classicism that, for many, epitomised what Cartier is all about. Well, the Extra Flat takes things a few steps further, removing any and all extraneous elements from the Drive and making it even more sublime. What do we mean? For starters the watch is, well, flat. At 6.6mm thick it’s some 40 per cent more slender than the regular automatic Drive – a feat achieved largely thanks to the manually wound caliber 430MC (based on the Piaget 430P). Cartier has also made the case a touch smaller (39mm), removed the small seconds and foregone their usual guilloche on the dial. The resulting watch is far more dressy, and absolutely stunning. Offered in pink and white gold, our pick is the more reserved white gold option, which is paired perfectly with a subtle grey alligator strap. Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra Flat in white gold Australian pricing and availability Cartier Drive de Cartier Extra Flat, white gold, limited to 200 pieces, with an indicative price of $24,000 Note: the crown is set with…
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GONE IN 60 SECONDS: Montblanc channels the spirit of racing with the Timewalker Chronograph Automatic
Walking into Montblanc’s revamped SIHH booth, it didn’t take long to work out what the overarching theme of 2017 would be. If the deconstructed racing chronograph suspended from the ceiling wasn’t enough of a clue, the booth staff in stark white racing firesuits certainly gave the game away. Montblanc’s off to the races, and in pole position is an aggressively updated Timewalker. The Timewalker is one of Montblanc’s most successful ranges and, over the years, the distinctive Arabic numerals, modern hand design and sculptural, cut-away lugs have become emblematic for the brand. Recently though, the pioneering model has been somewhat overshadowed by new and exciting heritage models. Not any more. The reimagined Timewalker collection is the brainchild of Davide Cerrato, Managing Director of Montblanc’s watch division (and former Creative Director at Tudor), and is released as a fully formed, mature sports collection comprising everything from simple three-handed options to more complicated offerings like this chronograph. And while the key details like the stylised hands, numerals and cut-out lugs are still there, the overall aesthetic is much more restrained, and with the subtlest touch of vintage (like the tip of the seconds hand and clever rubber racing-style strap). But it’s the…
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VIDEO: Who will win ‘Apples to Apples’ episode 1? Featuring Frederique Constant and Baume & Mercier
This video series was born out of frustration. We were so sick of being asked to compare “apples to apples” (A2A) when it came to watch recommendations that we went and created a whole new segment – and a new concept for us – to get on the front foot to meet the demand. Like two very proud grocers, we bring you ‘Apples to Apples’. It’s along the lines of Top Gear for watches, but with significantly less talent and on-air experience. We’re doing it because we get it. When you’re looking at buying a watch, it’s natural to ask what else you could get that’s similar – whether it’s comparing your choice to similar types of watches, for example, what other blue worldtimers are out there? (Hello, Episode One!) What other masculine tool watches are there that you’re not thinking of? Or perhaps it’s just simply a question of price. What else can I get for eight grand? So, our criteria for future contenders in A2A battles is that they be comparable materially in terms of form / function OR that they be equivalent in price. So, how does it work? Who gets to fight for what? This is how A2A goes…
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VIDEO: Leading Melbourne-based style influencer tries her hand at shooting and reviewing the Cartier Hypnose, with surprising results
It was a complete leap of faith. @thetiafox, Melbourne-based citizen of the world and curator of all things immaculate looks like she was born to work with a watch like the Cartier Hypnose. So, with a little help from Cartier Australia, we arranged for the two to meet. The plan was simple: get them together for a week, then get out of the way. The results were, well, romantic. The Tia Fox, or Melanie Liu to use her real name, not only took the watches to some of Melbourne’s most magnificent and romantic spaces – all with a classic, architectural bent to reference the design of the Hypnose, so thoughtful this one – she also built the photo shoot around a little love story; a narrative about a couple that meet when the female lead (Mel) drops a printed neck scarf in the docklands. To say any more would be to give the story away. To find out more, check in at The Tia Fox on Instagram where a couple of the images have already been posted, with another going up later today. So we’ll hold fire until Friday, when Mel will publish all photos from the shoot, and share her…
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“The Monochrome Video Week” – Recapping Some Of Our Most-Viewed In-Depth Movies
Today is the closing day of “The Monochrome Video Week”… and until now, we hope you enjoyed to look at these in-depth movies, filmed in our own style, by our own crew, and of subject of our own choice. After looking at haute-horlogerie finishing at Montblanc, after taking a closer look at 20 years of visionary watchmaking with URWERK, after showing two brands dear to our hearts, MCT Watches and Ateliers DeMonaco, it’s time for us to recap some of our best-viewed movies. From the conservative but so desirable world of A. Lange & Söhne, to a proper visit of an integrated manufacture with Armin Strom or a jump into the creative world of MB&F and the MAD Gallery, here are five movies for the watch lovers.
“The Monochrome Video Week” – Ateliers DeMonaco, Discover an Atelier created for Nobility
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Ateliers DeMonaco is owned by watch brand Frederique Constant, and by the other fact that now-a-days both are owned by the Japanese brand Citizen. Here, unlike Constant, accessible luxury is not the rule. Noblesse Oblige is the brand’s motto, and a genuine passion for fine watchmaking, interesting complications, superior finishing, and devotion to traditions is what determines the world of Ateliers DeMonaco. Follow us in a manufacture visit of Ateliers DeMonaco, discover their unique high-end watches and let Pim Koeslag explain you all about this discreet but highly desirable watch brand.
“The Monochrome Video Week” – MCT Watches, The Present and Future of an Independent Brand
You certainly know how much love we have here, at Monochrome Watches, for independent watchmaking and unconventional displays of the time. In this small but so creative field of the industry, one brand always intrigued us: MCT Watches and their unique prism-based timepieces. Denis Giguet and Pierre Jacques, the founder and the CEO of the brand, today the two men behind MCT Watches, explain the ins-and-outs behind running such a manufacture. They talk details about the specific, unique, hyper-creative display and mechanism behind a MCT Watch and share some ideas for the future of the brand. “The Monochrome Video Week” brings you in unusual territories, the underground side of watchmaking.
“The Monochrome Video Week” – URWERK, Celebrating 20 Years of Visionary Watchmaking
1997: Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner launch Urwerk and their first model, the UR 101, freely inspired by the 17th century Campanus brothers’ night clock (one of the things you might not know about URWERK). 2016: the brand will soon celebrate its 20th anniversary. 20 year of unchained creations, of unusual display of the time, of bold and creative watchmaking, with however a great respect to traditions and haute-horlogerie (and again something that you might not know about the brand). Today is thus the perfect moment for us to sit down with Felix Baumgartner, co-founder of URWERK, and to see how this bold and unchained independent watchmaker started, how they found inspiration for their first creations and how the brand evolved over the years to become the great brand we know today.