A classic among the collection of Pilot’s Watches, almost as important as the Big Pilot (in fact, it’s a chronograph that somehow relaunched the pilot range at IWC), the Pilot’s
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Once again, Vacheron Constantin has demonstrated its mastery of artisanal crafts with its Métiers d’Art Tribute to great civilisations, a dazzling collaboration with the Louvre. This quartet of limited-edition watches
Presented in late 2020, the Montres KF EI8HT owes its name to the octagonal shape of its singular, faceted case. The brainchild of German master watchmaker Karsten Fraessdorf, it is
With a little over a century of watchmaking history, Titoni has accumulated a good deal of experience and is still owned by the founding family. It has a long tradition
Decades ago, before the advent of the quartz watch, observatory trials were extremely important. Beyond the chronometric science, the marketing benefits associated with these timing trials were considerable. For decades,
Parisian brand Bell & Ross is well known for the circle-in-a-square aesthetic modelled after clocks in vintage cockpits, starting with the iconic BR01. The Flight Instruments collection goes a step
Few watches are as daring, unconventional and historic as the Hamilton Ventura. Presented in 1957, it was the first electric, battery-powered watch in the world (not to be mistaken for
The Dutch watch scene might not have the same aura as the Swiss one, but it still is rather active knowing the size of the country… and the constant hegemony
You could say that Horage, the young independent Swiss watch brand based in Biel, started life back to front. Frustrated by the lack of third-party movements on the market after
The MONOCHROME editorial team was quite excited when Seiko announced it was bringing back an illustrious name from the past. A name once part of a fierce internal rivalry over
Earlier this year Seiko brought back the King Seiko designation for a new stand-alone collection, following a superb limited edition presented in 2020. This new Seiko King Seiko line kicked
Introducing – The New, Full-Steel Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Watches (Video, Live Pics & Price)
The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Control Collection was introduced in 1992 and has since been the classic, slightly vintage expression of the brand. It combines an impressive technical rigour with a stylistic
Certina was founded well over a century ago in 1888, so it knows a thing or two about mid-century watches. When it comes to vintage-inspired chronographs, the brand is well
Vintage watches from the 1960s and 1970s have been all the rage for the past decade, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some brands are pushing the fast-forward
It feels like repeating myself, but indeed, it’s hard not to say this, Longines is one of the brands with the richest history and an incredible collection of important watches.
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