Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph 5500V with Calibre 5200 - Review, live photos & price - Monochrome Watches
Well, trying to hide the actual?fact that we literally felt in love with the new Vacheron Constantin Overseas collection, introduced during the SIHH 2016, will be rather difficult. We already showed you the?classical?edition, the?Vacheron Constantin Overseas Automatic 4500V – the sort of entry-level edition – and we continued our journey with the ultra-luxurious but really desirable one, the Vacheron Constantin Overseas Ultra-thin ref. 2000V with Calibre 1120. However, in this collection, there’s more: a masculine and sporty chronograph, which besides these attributes keeps the same features as the rest of the collection: new in-house movement, Geneva Seal, refined look and versatility. Overview of the?Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph 5500V with Calibre 5200.What is the?Vacheron Constantin Overseas Chronograph 5500V with Calibre 5200? Well, in all transparency, it is a sports watch. Yes, of course it is. If you look closely, it has everything a sport watch sho

The New Hublot Watches of Watches & Wonders 2021 - Monochrome Watches
Following the LVMH Watch Week 2021, Hublot is taking part for the first time in Watches & Wonders Geneva. As part of the novelties for this digital event, we have full sapphire and high jewelry versions of the Big Bang Integral Tourbillon, a zesty yellow Big Bang Unico and a ceramic trio for the Big Bang Sang Bleu. Here's a round-up of the brand’s releases for 2021.Hublot Big Bang integral tourbillon full sapphireHublot has acquired quite an expertise in the working of sapphire. On the occasion of Watches & Wonders 2021, the brand releases a full sapphire version of the Big Bang Integral. A limited edition of 30 pieces, the watch is powered by the automatic and skeletonized HUB6035 calibre regulated by a flying tourbillon. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Quick Facts:?sapphire case and bracelet - 43mm x 15.25mm - water-resistant to 30m - automa

Ferdinand Berthoud Chronometre FB1.6-3 Unique Piece Art in Time
Resuscitated by Chopard's Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, the high-end brand Chronometrie Ferdinand Berthoud pays tribute to Ferdinand Berthoud's horological legacy by offering exceptional timepieces manufactured in exclusive quantities. Powered by an exceptional movement with tourbillon and fusee-and-chain, the brand's first opus, the FB1 chronometer received numerous industry accolades – including the Aiguille d'Or at the GPHG 2016, the Oscars of watchmaking. On the occasion of Geneva Watch Days, Ferdinand Berthoud takes its Chronometre FB1 into new territories, with a bold black-on-black DLC-coated steel unique piece manufactured for ART IN TIME.ART IN TIME is a watchmaking gallery concept located in Monaco at the behest of Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, Co-president of Chopard and President of Chronometrie Ferdinand Berthoud. It offers quintessential watchmaking art from niche brands united by their shared values of independence, originality and craftsmanship.? Ad - Scroll to

First Look: The new Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM
While bright colours have become noticeably prevalent in watchmaking for quite a few years, until recently, the exciting hues have been reserved for the dials and the straps. On the other hand, Hublot tries hard to make its entire watches, case included, literally eye-popping. Moreover, the brand strives to showcase its movements and does it well by using sapphire crystals and materials such as SAXEM – Sapphire Aluminium Oxide and Rare Earth Mineral, produced by blending aluminium oxide, the essential component of sapphire, with rare-earth elements. Notable SAXEM-series watches were made available in Green as Big Bang MP-11 (2019), Spirit of Big Bang (2020) and Big Bang Unico (2024) and in bright Yellow Neon (Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic, 2023). Hublot continues the green theme this year and launches the Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM.The new Hublot Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Green SAXEM is essentially the same model as the earlier Yellow Neon and other Big Bang To

The Quirky Yet Wildly Fascinating Gelfman IN-16 Nixie Watch
As a rule, we rarely cover battery-powered watches on MONOCHROME - but rules are made to be broken, or at least make exceptions. And the quirky Gelfman IN-16 Nixie provided the perfect opportunity. With its retro-futuristic design, this digital display watch is simply in a class of its own as the jury of the GPHG confirmed in 2022, nominating it for the Petite Aiguille. I have always been fascinated by clocks using Nixie tubes, and the idea to strap a watch using such a display on my wrist was really tempting!The future is not what you thought it would be Seemingly a blend of old-fashioned retro styles with futuristic technology, the Gelfman IN-16 Nixie is a perfect example of how the tension between the past and future can produce some of the quirkiest and most fascinating designs. This space-age creation relies on yesteryear digital technology with two nixie tubes held in a quirky hand-polished stainless-steel case. Ad - Scroll to continue with article