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Introducing: Zenith El Primero Range Rover Special Edition – Price and Specs

If you’re looking at the photo above, you could think that we’re about to show you a new Zenith model named “Range Rover”. Well, that isn’t exactly the case, however it’s not far besides the truth. Today Zenith launches the Zenith El Primero Range Rover Special Edition, and they do that together with British car brand Land Rover (the makers of the iconic Range Rover). This Special Edition underlines the intend for a long-term partnership between both esteemed brands, and to celebrate two icons that both saw the light of day for the first time in 1969: the El Primero and the Range Rover.

Zenith El Primero Range Rover Watches Debut Official Relationship With Land Rover

Today, luxury automobile maker Land Rover and Swiss watch maker Zenith officially announce a new relationship with the debut of the Zenith El Primero Range Rover Special Edition watch collection. One watch with two different strap options attempts to merge the worlds of both companies, and the result actually feels pretty good.

How To Spot A Fake Omega Wristwatch

Omega, founded in 1848, is one of the world’s oldest, most highly respected, and popular watch manufacturers, so it should come as no surprise that the brand is frequently the target of counterfeiters. If you are considering purchasing an Omega, here is some advice to help spot a possible counterfeit.

The Road Through Britain: Episode 3: Bremont Watch Company

Until now, this series has focused on watchmakers with a rather small audience. But there are others In Britain hoping to convince greater numbers of clients, and perhaps even challenge the Swiss in the long term. One such company is of course, Bremont. In this week’s episode, we visit the company’s facilities in Silverstone and Henley-on-Thames, to find out just how close they are to bridging that gap.

Review: Speake-Marin’s London Chronograph

The London Chronograph was released to recognize Peter Speake-Marin’s early watchmaking background. After qualifying as a horologist at London’s Hackney college, Peter headed to Switzerland to deepen his knowledge of watch making at the Watchmakers of Switzerland Training and Education Program (WOSTEP) in Neuchâtel. Thereafter, Peter…

Review: Speake-Marin’s London Chronograph

VIDEO – The Montblanc Patented ExoTourbillon explained by Davide Cerrato, managing director of the Montblanc Watch Division

This year, at the SIHH 2016, Montblanc continued to impressed us with a new watch, the ExoTourbillon Slim, an elegant, luxurious and technically complex watch, which includes the brand’s latest innovation, the ExoTourbillon. This watch not only have a tourbillon regulator that clearly stands out of the crowd, with unique technical solutions, but it is also an extremely good “value for money” offer, in the actual accessible luxury motto of Montblanc. We, at Monochrome-Watches, decided that this watch and its regulator needed to be explained in details, and for that we’ve been visiting the Montblanc Manufacture in Villeret and asked Davide Cerrato, Managing Director of Montblanc Watch Division, to tell us everything about the ExoTourbillon.

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase Retrograde Date Watch

SIHH 2017 is just months away, and the Richemont brands are beginning to tease their new offerings that they will show off. Taking the lead is one of Richemont’s premier brands, Vacheron Constantin, with the new Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Moon Phase Retrograde Date watch.

Chopard L.U.C XP Esprit De Fleurier Peony Watch Hands-On

The unrestrained use of floral motifs on ladies’ watches continues, and despite my objection to this feminine cliche, I acknowledge that it is really well-executed in some cases, resulting in watches that actually appear to be made for adult women. The best floral applications on timepieces are applied in either abstract or unexpected ways, and the Chopard L.U.C XP Esprit de Fleurier Peony does both.

HANDS-ON: The smartly-designed, value-packed Tissot PRS 516 Automatic Small Second

One of the most surprising watches I’ve seen this year is the Tissot PRS 516 Triple Seconds. Tissot has taken their stalwart, sporty PRS and given it a smart makeover, and it does it at a very competitive price.

At first glance you’d be forgiven for thinking that this watch is a chronograph, after all the PRS is a pretty sporty line.…