Launched last year, BND Watches is the brainchild of Frenchman Vincent Bonnaud, and results from classic inspirations, with glorious vintage watches in mind. Yet, the idea was to offer the
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Here’s a new IWC… Well, we’re a bit exaggerating the “novelty” effect since this watch, a new and bold edition of the Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar in Ceratanium with a
When it comes to crowdfunded watch projects, there’s far more we don’t cover compared to the ones that do make it to MONOCHROME Watches. And to be honest, we remain
Buying Guide – The 4th of July Edition – Five of the Best American Independent Watchmakers to Follow
Even though MONOCHROME is primarily a Europe-based publication, we know that a huge part of our readership is located in the United States of America, with New York City, Los
Imagine the soundtrack of the Royal Oak‘s debut in 1972 as Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Water” and Don McLean’s “American Pie” drifted across the radio waves. Fast-forward to 1993
Some names will resonate in the minds of collectors, for their influence on watchmaking. While the industry was facing its most difficult crisis ever during the 1970s and 1980s, one
The Mido Commander collection is the more classical side of the brand, as opposed to the aquatic-inspired Ocean Star range. The brand, operating under the Swatch Group’s umbrella, generally offers
Dive watches, pilot’s watches, automotive-inspired watches, traveller’s watches… These might well be the categories of watches we most often cover on MONOCHROME. There’s one style of watch, inspired by the
We’ve all come to this point where we see a watch, like a watch, but have that little tiny detail that somehow feels a bit out of place, or that
It might come as a surprise to newcomers to the watch scene, but the Girard-Perregaux Laureato was one of the precursors of the luxury sports watch and appeared in 1975,
A refined, original take on the dress watch, the Schwarz Etienne Roma Synergy by Kari Voutilainen made its debut in 2020. With it, Schwarz Etienne enlisted the talents of one
Awake Concept is a young French watchmaking brand whose ambition is to innovate and promote alternative, more respectful and sustainable consumption. Their latest limited edition watch, Mission to Earth, was
Move over big-name watch brands, indie watchmakers are the new idols on the scene. Attracting more and more interest by the hour, indies have caught the eye of collectors’ groups
There’s no avoiding green. While silver/white and black used to be the norm, later followed by an array of blue watches in the 2010s, green seems to be THE colour
Indie watchmaker Les Ateliers Louis Moinet has been releasing several cosmic-themed watches recently. Indeed, their CEO and Creative Director, Jean-Marie Schaller, loves to create bold, character-filled watches and has a fascination
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