Recap - The 5 Watches That Made the Buzz in 2017 - Monochrome Watches
The end of the year is close, so it is time, before 2018 starts, to recap what happened in 2017. Yesterday, we looked at the industry and the 5 main highlights of the year. Today, we move back to watches, with the 5 pieces that created most conversations. Controversial, innovative, unexpected or loved… There were some great pieces in 2017 and these 5 are the ones that, for us, should be remembered. Of course, this list isn’t exhaustive. Please share with us in the comment section which watches made an impression on you.The Cyclops-Gate – The Sea-Dweller 126600Unlike the “Antennagate” or the “Bendgate” with the iPhone, the “Cyclops-Gate” has nothing to do with a misfunction or a quality issue. Yet, when it comes to iconic products, change can create strong reactions. This is what happened with the new version of the? Sea-Dweller, the 2017 reference 126600. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Hands-on with the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual, in steel with black dial (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
A long time?ago I saw this extremely beautiful watch with its black face and several small sub dials with, for me at the time, unknown indications. It was the first time I saw a perpetual calendar and it was the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Perpetual, belonging to the older Master Control series. This watch is etched into my memory and has been one of my all-time favorites ever since. All the better now Jaeger-LeCoultre is introducing a black dial version for their perpetual calendar again, now dubbed Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Perpetual.?Since the introduction of the first Master Ultra-Thin Perpetual, in 2013, we’ve seen several dial variations: silver/white-grained (only available in the white gold version), silver (available in a stainless steel boutique edition), and eggshell beige (in the 18k red gold version.) Now, three years later,?the brand from Le Sentier introduces the black dial version, and it looks great. The black adds a bit of sportiness to the classic perpetua

Hands-On - Richard Mille RM 40-01 Tourbillon McLaren Speedtail (Price)
If Richard Mille has been around for just a couple of decades, it is unquestionably one of the greatest successes in the watch industry. Founded in 2001, the brand is now one of the largest independent watchmakers with a production that remains highly exclusive and an entry price of over CHF 100,000. Mille has had a marked influence on the industry bringing watches like no other, highly technical timepieces inspired by his intense passion for auto racing. When Richard Mille and McLaren announced their partnership in 2016, this seemed to many a natural fit. First, there is the long-standing admiration that Richard Mille has got for the British racing team in 1966, 15-year-old Richard Mille attended the Monaco Grand Prix that marked the debut of McLaren’s Formula 1 debut, with Bruce McLaren behind the wheel of an M2B. Most importantly, McLaren and Richard Mille make cars and watches focused on extremes. A case in point, the latest Mille x McLaren watch celebrates the most powerful

SalonQP 2011 starts this Thursday at The Saatchi Gallery - London - Monochrome Watches
This Thursday, SalonQP starts again and offers you a unique chance to discover the finest watches and meet the most interesting brands in the world. Does this sound excessive? Well we know it’s true!Unlike Baselworld or the SIHH, SalonQP really offers the chance for every watch aficionado to walk in and have talk with people representing the brands. And not only people representing the major brand, also many of the greatest independent watchmakers are there. Ad - Scroll to continue with article SalonQP is a very accesible watch fair, which makes it easy to have? chat with brands and independent?watchmakers, discuss their watches and maybe try something on your wrist. To name just a few…Ma?tres du Temps will be there with the new Chapter Two with chocolat dial, Heritage Watch Manufactory will be showing their magnificent chronometers and Roger Smith,

Pre Baselworld 2014: Introducing the Ulysse Nardin Perpetual Manufacture - Monochrome Watches
The Non-Plus-Ultra when it comes to perpetual calendars has always been the GMT +/- Perpetual from Ulysse Nardin, and developed by mastermind Ludwig Oechslin. It was the first perpetual calendar that allowed the time zones and date to be adjusted both forward and backward. While most other perpetual calendar watches had to be sent to the service center, when you adjusted the date wrongly, not so for the GMT +/- Perpetual from UN. After our pre-Baselworld introduction of the Dual-Time Manufacture (also with that nifty adjustment that goes forward and backwards) it’s time to present to you the new Perpetual Manufacture. The Perpetual Manufacture is a numbered and limited edition of 250 pieces in rose gold and 250 pieces in platinum, to launch GMT +/- Perpetual with the new in-house movement, caliber UN-32. This movement features a silicon escapement (anchor, escape wheel and roller) and hairspring, which means that the most fragile parts in the movement are not affected by magnetis