BEST FROM: aBlogtoWatch & Friends February 24, 2017
In this month’s round-up, we are looking at Cartier and Panerai, two brands with rich watchmaking history and heritage, as well as much more great watch content.
Bring a Loupe: A Patek Philippe Nautilus 3700, An Early Breguet Type 20, A Zenith Super Sub-Sea Chronograph, And More
This week we’re making a special place for some special chronographs. Some are military issue, like the Breguet Type 20, and others have unusual features, like the full set Heuer Carrera 3647S, or the “Fab. Suisse” dial of the Longines 30CH. We have also included an early Patek Philippe Nautilus, the Jumbo reference 3700, as well as a colorful Zenith Super Sub-Sea reference A3736. This is your Bring A Loupe for February 24, 2017.
REVIEW – URWERK UR-T8, The Transformer
UR for URWERK. T for Transformer. 8 for the motion of this reversible case. Add 20 for the 20th anniversary of the brand, and you’ll have the URWERK UR-T8, a watch that is just the concentrate of everything Martin Frei and Felix Baumgartner have created so far, everything they tried to express in their watches since 1997, everything they experienced in terms of style and way to indicate the time. The UR-T8 is all of that. It’s bold, it’s futuristic, it’s provocative, it’s highly unusual… It’s everything why we love URWERK, and more than that. See, we love it… but here is why.
Video Chat About Shopping For Watches Online With TrueFacet CEO & Ariel Adams
Here is an HourTime Show Experiments-style video conversation that I had with the founder of the online pre-owned watch and jewelry store TrueFacet. I’d like to explain some context as to why people like Tirath Kamdar are worth talking to, and why watch lovers should pay attention to a business like TrueFacet.
The Hublot Big Bang Unico Now With GMT Function
Busy travellers will be happy to learn that Hublot has redesigned the UNICO movement with a patented innovation to include an integrated GMT function.
Review: Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph 1000
The newly released Montblanc Timewalker Chronograph 1000 is certainly an intriguing proposition. Two wheel trains with two balance wheels, one running at 18,000 bph, and another at 360,000 bph. The latter would normally imply a resolution of 1/100th of a second, but the Timewalker Chronograph 1000 measures up to a resolution of 1/1000th of a…
Steve Job’s Wristwatch Returns with the Seiko x Nano Universe Limited Edition
In 1984 Steve Jobs was famously photographed sitting crosslegged on the floor of his living room holding the first Macintosh computer. Captured by South African photographer Norman Seeff, the series of images from the session have become iconic representations of the Apple co-founder – and turning the dinky Seiko on his wrist into a piece of […]
Hands-On – The New Ressence Type 5G, The Full Titanium Diver
When it has been launched, back in December 2015, we’ve been fairly surprised with the Ressence Type 5… In a very good way, this has to be said. For sure, a dive watch from Ressence was really not expected, however, when knowing the evolution of the concept initialized with the Type 3, it felt like a natural evolution. Apart from the cool display, this watch, thanks to its oil-filled dial, allowed to be the only mechanical dive watch with zero reflections underwater (and if you’re doubtful, see our field test here). Just between the SIHH and the upcoming Baselworld, Ressence now comes with a full titanium version of this watch, the Type 5G, and it has some arguments to convince. And after you saw it yesterday on all our competitors’ websites with press photos, we, at Monochrome, go hands-on with it.
Haldor Abissi 1000m Watch Review
Haldor is a small brand that has aimed to create a larger than life dive watch with some of the best specs possible at a friendly price. The result is the Haldor Abissi 1000m watch.
Angelus Collector’s Guide – Download The Complete Document Now!
Angelus Collector’s Guide Just before Christmas last year a great project was released and I could not be more proud of it. For months I helped, researched, photographed material to appear in this extensive journal. Thanks to Klassik Uhren Magazine, a publication that – like us – also belongs to Ebner Publishing, we had the pleasure […]