Concentrated watch nerdery, SIHH
First day of SIHH proper, lots of new releases
First up, Montblanc's stuff
New 1858 collection, vintage inspired:
Base model automatic https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/montblanc-1858-automatic-introducing
Automatic chrono https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/montblanc-1858-automatic-chronograph-introducing
Limited edition monopusher chrono https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/montblanc-1858-monopusher-chronograph-limited-edition-100-introducing
Now for the more interesting stuff
1858 Geosphere, dual timezones and world time displays for both north and south hemispheres, also has a rather neat compass bezel https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/montblanc-1858-geosphere-introducing
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Flagship for the Montblanc 1858 collection is a rather neat looking pocket watch, stone blue dial, 24 hour time display with a monopusher chronograph
It also has a pulsation bezel and a compass integrated into the hunter caseback https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/montblanc-1858-pocket-watch-limited-edition-100-introducing
Ulysse Nardin have a new version of the Freak, the Vision. Sci-fi as hell in looks, the minute hand acts as a tourbillon https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/ulysse-nardin-freak-vision-introducing
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Vacheron Constantin are out in force this year
Starting with the most unusual, the Métiers d’ArtLes Aérostiers, a collection of 5 watches celebrating hot air balloons of all things, extremely nice bas-relief engraving and enamelling on these ones https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vacheron-constantin-metiers-dartles-aerostiers-introducing
They have now also released their first automatic tourbillon in the Traditionelle Toubillon, very nicely executed https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vacheron-constantin-traditionelle-tourbillon-introducing
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Skipping over a few brands I don't really care about to get to my favourite watch brand that I'll never be able to afford, A. Lange & Söhne
A few new versions of their current line first
The 1815 Chronograph is now available in rose gold https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-lange-and-sohne-1815-chronograph-rose-gold-introducing
The Saxonia Moon Phase can now be found with black dials https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-lange-sohne-saxonia-moon-phase-new-black-dials-introducing
And the Little Lange 1 now has 3 beautiful guilloché dials available https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-lange-and-sohne-little-lange-1-guilloche-dials-introducing
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The Saxonia now comes in a new case size and a rather fetching dial they call Copper Blue, very sparkly https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-lange-and-sohne-saxonia-copper-blue-introducing
Now to the properly new stuff
The Saxonia Outsize Date adds a big date complication to the Saxonia line which hasn't been available for a while https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-lange-and-sohne-saxonia-outsize-date-introducing
And the most interesting, the world's first triple ratrrapante chronograph, the Triple Split https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/a-lange-and-sohne-triple-split-introducing
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Let's talk about the Triple Split for a second, other brands make a rattrapante chronograph, that's split seconds
Back in 2004 ALS released the Double Split, the world's first double rattrapante, that's split seconds and minutes
No other brand has ever made a double rattrapante, ALS could have just sat on their hands and still had the world's most complicated chronograph but they one upped themselves with the triple
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Vacheron Constantin have a new version of the Overseas Ultra-Thin Perpetual Calendar in pink gold which is a lovely addition to the line https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vacheron-constantin-overseas-ultra-thin-perpetual-calendar-pink-gold-introducing
The biggest news from them is the new Fifty Six line, a new entry level (by VC standards), it includes a date, a day-date, and a complete calendar
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vacheron-constantin-fiftysix-self-winding-introducing
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vacheron-constantin-fiftysix-day-date-introducing
https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/vacheron-constantin-fifty-six-complete-calendar-introducing