Diamond-Studded Stainless Steel Case Asian Seagull Hand-winding Tourbillon Movement
How And Why Monta Has Pivoted In A Major Way & Monta Triumph Field Watch Review
Monta, is the horological venture from the folks behind Everest Bands, the well-known producer of rubber and leather straps for Rolex watches. The brand debuted with the Monta Oceanking diver in late 2016 and followed that up with a preview of their next two watches, the Triumph Field and Skyquest GMT during Baselworld 2017. Of course, we all know that you get (or hope to at least) what you pay for, and the looming question among the watch crowd about Monta was whether their watches offered the value they were priced for. James' review of the Oceanking talked about the diver and launch model, which was initially offered at $3,500. Now, the brand has lowered prices across the board for what was planned as well as the Oceanking, which is now priced at $2,350. I will go into a conversation with Monta about the cost and challenges of being a micro-brand which led to some big changes and I'll also talk about the Monta Triumph Field watch and my experience over a week of wearing the prototyp
Nik Wallenda Takes JeanRichard To New Heights Over Grand Canyon
You no doubt have heard the news (or perhaps even watched the live broadcast) of Nik Wallenda crossing over the Little Colorado River Gorge (near the Grand Canyon), 1500 feet in the air without a tether on June 23, 2013. ?What you may not have caught is the fact he was wearing a watch from JeanRichard as Wallenda is JeanRichard’s latest brand ambassador (Ariel had dinner with him and vouches that he is indeed a nice guy).The watch in question that crossed the Canyon was the JeanRichard Terrascope (pictured up top, and reviewed right here). ?At first, it may seem a little odd that someone would wear a $3,500 watch in a stunt like this – not to mention the fact of having that extra unbalanced weight. ?But, when you realize that Mr. Wallenda is a brand ambassador for JeanRichard, it all makes sense. Eventually there will be a limited edition version of the watch for Wallenda.