Christmas Buying Guide - Our Top 5 Dress Watches of 2015 - Monochrome Watches
The end of the year is coming fast, and like most of us, you’ll probably have this big question in mind: what are THE watches to focus on this year? What were the noticeable introductions of the year 2015? To start with a series of articles that will look at sports watches, dive watches, chronographs and accessible timepieces (and more), why not start with the dress watches…? Simply because on New Year’s Eve, you’ll have to find what to wear on your wrist, together with your tuxedo. Here are our Top 5 Dress Watches of 2015.The Montblanc?Heritage Chronometrie Ultra SlimWhat is the definition of a dress watch? A slim, rather small and simple timepiece that can find its place under the cuff of your shirt and that can match with a suit or a tuxedo. Well, this?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Ultra Slim has all of this – and for a super-decent price. It features a hand-wound ETA/Peseux calibre 7001, fully decorated with Geneva stripes. This movement helps to kee

Hamilton Khaki Field Murph Inspired by Interstellar Movie (Specs & Price)
It has become a common?thing to see watches appearing in movies. Think for instance Omega in Bond, Seiko in Apocalypse Now, Hamilton in Men in Black or Heuer in Le Mans. Most of the time, we are talking about brief, cameo appearances. In some movies, however, this accessory can become a true cast member. Such was the case in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar (2014), where two Hamilton watches are visible and one plays a huge role in the plot. This watch, created specifically for the movie, is now available in a limited edition. Meet the new?Hamilton Khaki Field Murph.Surprisingly, even though the watch seen in Interstellar is now well-known, it wasn’t an existing model but a dedicated design for the movie. Two watches appear in Nolan’s blockbuster, but Murphy’s piece clearly is the one to remember. “In the film, the existence of humanity is under threat and a team from NASA uses interstellar travel to try to find a new planet. Cooper, a former NASA pilot, j

Introducing the Ulysse Nardin FreakLab Boutique Edition, black titanium & carbon fiber (specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
14 years ago, Ulysse Nardin launched a watch that was, at that time, a proper blast, an ultra-innovative timepiece, both for its technology and its design. The Ulysse Nardin Freak was and still is unique in many ways and even after all these years, it remains a watch?extremely bold and recognizable among every other. This year, at Baselworld 2015, UN came up with the newest version of this groundbreaking watch, the FreakLab, cased in white gold. The first evolution of this model?is now on the rails, with a?black titanium case and a carbon fiber bezel. Here is the?Ulysse Nardin FreakLab Boutique Edition.The Ulysse Nardin Freak shouldn’t be regarded for its design only. Of course, its?specific shape and the integration of the balance wheel and of the gear train on the top of the dial was clearly unusual, back in 2001. The design of the Freak was made to be shocking (and in the good way), just to enlighten the real innovation, that was on the?mechanical side. As some of you may know

Panerai Luminor California 8 Days DLC 44mm PAM00779 (Specs & price)
Let’s get straight to the point: the new?Panerai Luminor California 8 Days DLC 44mm PAM00779 is packing all the possible cool things Panerai can do in a single watch to an almost gimmick-like level… But honestly, it simply works! It has a?strong, distinctive and masculine look, which results in a completely original combination of classic Panerai elements. This?PAM00779 is, to us here at MONOCHROME, one the most interesting new watches the brand has recently launched – and even its price is rather competitive. Overview.?For its latest release, Panerai is somehow going for the easy recipe. The new?Panerai Luminor California 8 Days DLC 44mm PAM00779 is indeed a concentrate of all things iconic at Panerai: 44mm Luminor case,?bridge lever device over the crown, DLC-coated titanium case, California dial with a time-only display, blued hands, 8-day power reserve movement… And they even add a cool new Bund-like cuff strap. It could have been a total mess, it could have

Interview - Nicholas Biebuyck On TAG Heuer Novelties for the LVMH Watch Week 2023
With a personal passion for watches (especially sports chronographs from the 1960s and 1970s), cars, motorcycles and everything mechanical since a young age, Nicholas Biebuyck has been collecting watches the whole of his adult life. He worked in the auction industry for Christie's and Bonhams before joining TAG Heuer as Heritage Director in 2021. On the occasion of the LVMH Watch Week 2023, we sat down with this regarded watch specialist to discover the latest TAG Heuer novelties, including the 60th Anniversary Carrera and the bold new take on the Monza.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – What are the main stories for TAG Heuer at the LVMH Watch Week? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Nicholas Biebuyck, Heritage director at TAG Heuer – The thing to think about for the LVMH Watch Week this year is of course the Carrera's 60th anniversary but there will be m