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Hands-On: The Moritz Grossmann Atum Pure M, A Polarizing But Fresh Design From Glashütte

The Moritz Grossmann Atum Pure M first debuted at Baselworld earlier this year and it instantly became one of those timepieces that would garner an “oh, that watch” from anyone you tried to talk to about it. It’s a sort of offbeat three-hander from Germany with an interesting time setting mechanism and a semi-transparent mesh dial. Me, I’m a fan, though I know that’s a controversial opinion, and I jumped at the chance to spend some time with the Atum Pure M a few weeks ago at Dubai Watch Week.

Jaquet Droz Grande Séconde Quantième Meteorite and Grande Heure Minute Quantième Meteorite Boutique Editions

Jaquet Droz introduces new versions of two classic models with dials made of Muonionalusta meteorite: the Grande Séconde Quantième Meteorite and Grande Heure Minute Quantième Meteorite, which are exclusive, limited boutique editions.

A Week On The Wrist: The Blancpain Villeret Ultra-Slim Complete Calendar In White Gold, A Modern Take On A Classic Complication

At the time when Blancpain was busy developing the first true dive watch – the Fifty Fathoms came before the Submariner, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise – triple calendars with moon phases were all the rage. In the 1950s, it seemed liked every company had one in their portfolio, including Rolex. Today, you could say the opposite is true. Dive watches are everywhere, while Blancpain is one of a smaller group of manufactures with a complete calendar and moonphase still in its lineup. I spent a week with the Villeret Ultra-Slim Complete Calendar in white gold, the modern incarnation of a classic, and the results were nothing if not interesting.

Ulysse Nardin Classico Manufacture Grand Feu, Classico Rooster, & Hourstriker Pin-Up Watches

As SIHH 2017 approaches, Ulysses Nardin has just teased three of its new watches that will bolster its Classic collection. See them here first.

Vacheron Constantin’s Vincent Brun Talks New Overseas Collection

Vacheron Constantin reinvents the historic Overseas Collection.

Introducing: The Oris Jazz Dexter Gordon Limited Edition, A Wristwatch Dedicated To A Bebop Pioneer

Unlike Oris’s two other recent releases – a limited edition Altimeter and a new silver-dialed Divers Sixty-Five – this new timekeeper is a classic dress watch in the less well known Jazz collection, a line dedicated solely to the legends of the musical genre. Previous watches have included tributes to John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, and Miles Davis, amongst others. What we have here though is the Dexter Gordon Limited Edition, a three-hander with a beautiful grey dial and subtle nods to the musician himself.

Fighting Gravity… Twice – Hands-On with the Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel

The accuracy of a watch is always subject to the influences of gravity. Changes in position can have significant effects on how effectively a watch keeps time, particularly disturbances in the balance wheel isochronism. Traditionally speaking, watchmakers have tried to counter the negative effects of gravity by using rotating devices to average out positional errors: the tourbillon – patented by Breguet in 1801 – and the carrousel – patented by the Danish horologist Bonniksen in 1892. Today, Monochrome goes hands-on with the stunning Blancpain Tourbillon Carrousel, which for the first time combines both systems, coupled by a differential gearing mechanism.

In Conversation: Karl-Friedrich Scheufele Part 1 of 3: The beginnings of the L.U.C Manufacture

We caught up for tea with the extraordinary Karl-Friedrich Scheufele when he was in town for the official launch of the Chopard L.U.C Full Strike Minute Repeater and the F. Berthoud FB-1 watches recently. We chatted about divers issues and interesting things, and bring you this In-conversation series. Eavesdrop on our conversation. This is a 3…

Casio G-Shock MR-G MRGG1000B-1A Watch Review: The Luxury Beater

Casio recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the MR-G family of top-grade G-Shock watches. The story of the MR-G is part engineering, part marketing, and all passion from the dedicated designers at Casio who make durable G-Shock watches.

ADVENT CALENDAR 2016: December 21 – The Hublot Big Bang Meca-10 All Black

Hublot-big-bang-meca-10-all-black Forget for a moment that the Chairman of Hublot, and the man-behind-the-brand Jean-Claude Biver would look frighteningly Santa-like in a red jumpsuit, sans the paunch. Disregard also that he’s the only other man on earth with the kind of energy required to visit every single household in the world in one night, and just focus on the fact that the Big Bang Meca-10 All Black is basically living, ticking, time-telling Mecano, in a very adult form. Those old enough may recall getting it as a child – and building a train, or a bridge. This far more baller variant requires no assembly. Just a wrist, which, with this on it, is about to get a major renovation. Who should you buy this for: The adult that doesn’t want to grow up, but likes all the good things that come with it. What’s the damage: Under $30k

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