In a surprisingly short amount of time, Frederique Constant’s Highlife Collection has expanded, offering solid content in the highly competitive arena of the luxury sports watch. Launched just two years
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The launch of the Bulgari Aluminio in 1998 created quite a stir. Its unusual combination of black rubber and lightweight aluminium resulted in an unconventional but highly attractive, eye-catching sports
Urwerk, the independent watchmaker that has already celebrated 25 years of existence, is known for its use of original time displays – wandering hours and satellites – as well as
Just yesterday we introduced the Grand Seiko Elegance Ryūsendō SBGK015, a watch with a colourful and textured dial housed in a thin and compact case with a hand-wound movement… And
Watches in space are still, at least for us at MONOCHROME, something that generates a sparkle. The idea of reaching for the stars, looking at planet Earth from a distance,
Oris introduced the in-house calibre 400 automatic in late 2020 that replaced Sellita counterparts in higher-end models and joined the in-house, hand-wound calibre 110 from 2014 (and subsequent variants). Major
There are several “big name” brands that offer affordable divers with pro credentials. Seiko’s expansive Prospex collection and Hamilton’s Khaki Navy Frogman Automatic are a couple of examples. Oris is
Talking about Chopard and its Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, his passion for watchmaking (a genuine passion for historical watches… hence the rebirth of Berthoud) is only equalled by his passion for
Canadian independent watchmaker Bradley Taylor impressed us last year with his refined and elegant Paragon. The Paragon was a time-only watch with incredible attention to detail and ambient amounts of
Even though this strategy appears to be quite questionable for us at MONOCHROME, Grand Seiko somehow segmented its collections around 3 main markets; Japan (or JDM), Europe and North America.
The passing hours, minutes and seconds are given a fresh face at Trilobe, the young French brand founded by Gautier Massonneau in 2013. The brand’s first watch, Les Matinaux of
The connection between IWC Schaffhausen and Saint-Exupéry’s heirs and their charitable organization, the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, dates back to 2006. And since then, we’ve seen multiple editions dedicated
Having a good story to tell is a treasure trove for watch brands, and IWC secured a winning one in 2005 when it partnered with the heirs of Antoine de
Dive watches are some of the most popular models on the market and can be found in basically all price ranges. From accessible to high-end, there will be a watch
Military-inspired watches… The term “MIL-SPEC” gets thrown around pretty loosely these days. Once solely the territory of goods produced for soldiers around the world, used to signify them as such
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