If you read MONOCHROME on a regular basis, you should be well aware that independent watchmaking has always been one of the main topics of interest of our founder, and
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The moment watch aficionados, retailers and journalists have been waiting for… Watches and Wonders Geneva will finally open its doors on 30 March 2022, for a complete week around horology.
A high-end, creative watchmaker owned by the Citizen Group and sharing facilities with movement maker La Joux-Perret, Arnold & Son has made over the years some pretty impressive watches. Not
MeisterSinger, the German brand created in 2001, has been mostly known for its poetical use of a single hand to display the time in a rather slow way, with a
In the world of dive watches, you would be hard-pressed to find a brand with more history or pedigree than DOXA. From the 1930s all the way to the quartz
As most of you might know, this year the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the most emblematic watch in the collection of the Le Brassus-based watchmaker, is celebrating its 50th anniversary.
Even though mostly known for its military-inspired and pilot’s watches, Bell & Ross has long been involved in the concept of dive watches – which, in some ways, can also
Trilobe is a young independent brand first imagined in 2013 and that released its first watch in 2018. The concept, created by Gautier Massonneau, is all about a highly conceptual
Stepping into Cédric Johner’s modestly sized workshop in Carouge in the outskirts of Geneva is a unique experience. Inside you will find an eclectic mix of old tools and hand-operated
A watch born in the early 1950s as a precision chronometer wristwatch, the Omega Constellation is one of the most long-lasting collections of the brand, only surpassed by the Seamaster. After
Jacob & Co. is known for the striking, polarizing combination of outstanding mechanics and extravagance of the design. Most of the creations are kinetic objects that are not meant to
Reservoir is a Parisian-based brand with nostalgia for old-school instruments used to gauge different aspects of performance found on cars, aeroplanes and even submarines. Common denominators across all its collections
Refreshing a watch that has marked the identity of a brand for fifty years, which saved the brand from the onslaught of quartz in the 1970s and gave birth to
Whether you’re frequently travelling business or pleasure, you would like a watch that can keep up with wherever you are heading next. A watch that can indicate time across multiple
Mark Sinclair, aka @a_complicated_nerd on Instagram, is a lawyer from Copenhagen, Denmark. He’s already been a very productive contributor to the series, as we discussed his Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Chronograph
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