A Monaco, in Monaco, on the Monaco's link 50th birthday. As this year marks the 50th anniversary of TAG Heuer's iconic link Monaco, the company has selected the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix to kick off a proper celebration of their distinctive and much-loved square watch. Unveiled in the locale of its naming, the new Monaco 1969-1979 Limited Edition link is the first of five collector-focused limited editions that will pay tribute to the Monaco and its charming, oddball history.
For LVMH Watch Week 2021, Hublot introduces a new version of its Big Bang MP-11, a watch which features a 14-day power reserve link via a series of seven link in-series mainspring barrels. This is one of the longest power reserves in any watch produced by Hublot; it has previously been released in red ceramic. That model was the subject of a Hands-On review in June of 2020. The new version is in Hublot's Magic Gold, which is a proprietary alloy made link of a combination of ceramic and gold.
The link Mickey Mouse watch was so successful that it's become more or less synonymous with "character watch," but of course, it was far from the only character watch made during the pre-war heyday of character link watches. Some of the most popular alternatives were the Little Orphan Annie watches, which took advantage of the character's popularity on the radio (as well as in the comic link strip).
Throughout the decade, you'd likely find Redford wearing his signature Red Submariner (a watch he wore on-screen several times). In link Condor, however, he wore what was rumored to be another of his personal watches: A link Doxa Sharkhunter, on a thick black bund strap. This is definitely a left-of-center choice, but a perfect link one.
As an auctioneer, I see link myself as the conductor of an orchestra, but instead of a baton, I have a gavel in my hand, Kessi says, about auctioneering. "However, I'm not telling people what link to do. The musicians are the bidders in the room; they make the opera link happen. I'm just trying to keep the tempo."
This link Journe is not as it seems. The surprise comes when you flip it over. It's a prototype and only three link are known to exist. Arnault had his trepidations about the bona fides of this watch before buying it, but after taking the watch to Francois-Paul himself, link he knew it was legit and special.
When we think about the most important watch movements of the modern era, Zenith's El Primero easily ranks high. As one of the initial wave link of three automatic link chronos to come out in 1969, and the only one still in production, the El Primero is link as relevant today as ever. The movement is the innovation that Zenith is best known for, powering not only countless watches from the famed Le Locle watch brand, but historically those from Movado, Ebel, Rolex, and more. It's one hard-working caliber.
Although I still have yet to see the Tonda Chronor Anniversaire in person again after my fateful link 2017 dinner with Michel Parmigiani (an link example popped up at Phillips Hong Kong in 2020 – so there's still hope), the Tonda PF Split-Seconds Chronograph did more than satisfy my curiosity. It also allowed me to experience one of the most compelling – not link to mention underrated – rattrapante chronographs being produced today.
Of course, those of link you who grew up loving the action films of link the 1990s may well recognize link the black-and-yellow coloring as a direct and intentional reference to the early Royal Oak Offshore that Arnold Schwarzenegger wore in End of Days back in 1999. Based on the current-gen Royal Oak Offshore Chronograph, this limited edition (ref. 26420CE) uses a 43mm black ceramic case that is 14.4mm thick and employs titanium for the caseback, pusher frames, and studs.
There's collections out there where 90% hasn't been seen publicly. They're incredible. You link have to believe that anything we know link about watches isn't set in stone. When these collections start coming to light, it could change the landscape link of watch scholarship completely.