One of the earliest dive watches ever created (back in 1953), the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms has since become an iconic sports watch. Revived by the brand some years ago, the Fifty Fathoms is a modern, […]
Category: Watches
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MeisterSinger & Mühle-Glashütte Team Up for The 30th Anniversary of German Reunification
During more than 40 years, Germany has been divided (1949-1990). On one side was the GDR (German Democratic Republic), part of the Eastern Block, under Russian influence. On the other side was the FRG (Federal […]
5 Cool Accessible Sports Watches Recently Launched
Yes, we know, we can sometimes be a bit snobbish at MONOCHROME. We can’t help it, we love beautiful horology. We love high-end movements, complications and handmade decoration. This doesn’t mean we can afford them, […]
Turbine Power, Swapping Pistons For Fans and Blades, Part 1
A while ago I featured the Howmet TX in an episode of The Petrolhead Corner. The Howmet TX is a turbine-powered Le Mans prototype from the 1970s, which featured a gas turbine engine from a helicopter. […]
Perry and his Nomos Tangente Sport Datum 531
The attraction, the reasons that drive us towards a certain kind of watch, the lack of rationale behind the love for a timepiece… and then the hunt for THAT special one. Behind most watch acquisitions […]
Introducing Glashutte Original Alfred Helwig Tourbillon 1920 Limited Edition
Glashütte Original celebrates the 100th anniversary of Alfred Helwig’s sophisticated flying tourbillon. In true understated Glashütte Original style, the tourbillon is positioned on the reverse of the movement. A watch for connoisseurs, the only hint […]
Exploring the 2020 Maurice Lacroix Pontos Collection
The elegant proposition in the collection, and a now well-established line of watches for Maurice Lacroix, is the Pontos collection, which debuted in 2000 and has since become the brand’s (not so) classic model. This […]
Video Review - TAG Heuer Monaco Heuer 02 (Specs & Price)
When you talk classics, icons of watchmaking, emblematic models, TAG Heuer has more than one model that fits the bill. There are, of course, the Carrera and the Autavia. Still, the most recognisable watch, the […]
Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious Bugatti La Montre Noire
In 2019, Bugatti created a one-off tribute to this fascinating automobile, reusing the name “La Voiture Noire” and selling it for more than EUR 11 million. Based on an entirely redesigned Chiron, the owner of […]
Oris 57th Reno Air Races Limited Edition (Specs & Price)
Oris is proving to be one of the most prolific watch brands in terms of novelties during this complicated year. Despite the cancellation of the Reno Air Races, Oris ploughs on with the release of […]
2020 Chronoswiss SkelTec and Opus Chronograph (Price)
Chronoswiss is best known for its regulator watches, such as the Classic Regulator Manufacture or radical Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec, but the brand is also well-known for skeletonization. In the mid-1990s, the Opus […]
On - Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 (Specs & Price)
Mido, a brand owned by the Swatch Group, is mostly known as a great competitor in the accessible luxury segment, with well-executed pieces offering great value for the money – take as an example the […]
Hands-On Review - Raketa Big Zero Malevich Watch (Specs & Price)
Russian watch brand Raketa is back with another surprising watch inspired by Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich’s radical Black Square painting. A far cry from Raketa’s tool watches, the limited edition “Big Zero Malevich” features […]
Montblanc Star Legacy Exo Tourbillon Skeleton LE8 (Price)
Perhaps one of the most significant milestones in Montblanc’s 114-year long history is its decision to take over the former Minerva production facilities in 2007. Based in Villeret, it has become Montblanc’s inventing room for […]
On - The 2020 Ralph Lauren Polo Watch Collection (With Price)
In recent years, Ralph Lauren has made watches with complicated movements and intriguing designs, somehow reflecting the love of Mister Lauren for Haute Horlogerie. It was time for the brand’s watch division to focus on […]
MB&F LM Split Escapement “Eddy Jaquet”
Since it was founded in 2005, MB&F has cultivated partnerships with watchmakers, clockmakers, artists and designers. The latest collaboration involves Eddy Jaquet, a master engraver whose incredibly detailed engravings bring to life scenes from Jules […]
Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Moon Anthracite
The graceful figure eight on the dial of the Grande Second has made it the most recognisable face of Jaquet Droz. Inspired by a 1785 pocket watch attributed to Pierre Jaquet Droz, the intertwined sub-dials […]
Chopard L.U.C XP II Sarto Kiton
Chopard has partnered with the famous luxury Neapolitan tailor Kiton to create a limited edition of its ultra-thin L.U.C XP II models. The partnership between a watchmaker and a tailor is not as far-fetched as […]
Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Orange (Specs & Price)
While Bell & Ross is mostly known for its relation with military forces and its robust pilot’s watches, we have to keep in mind that diver’s had always been a centre of interest for the […]
Discovering the Czapek 2020 Novelties during Geneva Watch Days
Following our visit of the Geneva Watch Days, the only main watch-related event organised this year in Europe, we had the chance to finally discover in the metal some of the newest timepieces introduced earlier […]
Buying Guide - 5 Desirable Sports Watches Recently Launched
The summer is almost over. Amid the virus-fuelled uncertainty, new watch launches have been massively disrupted, but September remains a strategic time of the year to introduce new products… The past weeks have seen a […]
Stumbling Upon prototype Bristol Cars and Other Rare Cars
Urban exploring, it sounds like somewhat of a contradiction but with ever more abandoned rural areas or buildings as people migrate to different areas for various reasons, it sounds like a fascinating undertaking. A friend […]
@Watch_Time_It_Is And His Early Speake-Marin Marin 1 Mk1
For this new instalment of the Collector’s Series, we meet again with California-based collector @Watch_Time_It_Is (his IG account is something that could be named “watch wonderland”…), who already talked to us about two extremely desirable watches from […]
Bangalore Watch Company MACH 1 Officer’s Blue
Nirupesh Joshi and Mercy Amalraj founded Bangalore Watch Company in 2018 with the goal of bringing fine watchmaking to India with a tangible link to the country. Following a collection of both men’s and women’s […]