First Look: The New-Gen AP Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Selfwinding, with new Calibre 7138
About a year ago, when Audemars Piguet held its yearly event to present its new collection, the brand introduced a highly appealing version of the Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Selfwinding, made with artist and seasoned collector John Mayer. Besides the incredibly textured dial, AP issued a highly important statement. This watch marked the swan song of the calibre 5134, becoming the last watch to feature the movement based on the calibre that once powered the 1972 Royal Oak. Well, without further ado, let’s go straight to the point: here’s the new generation of Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar Selfwinding (ref. 26674), inaugurating the calibre 7138, a very clever movement that is a clear step up compared to the old calibre. A great way to mark the beginning of AP’s 150th-anniversary celebrations.Modern mechanics, the new Calibre 7138Perpetual calendars are a long tradition at Audemars Piguet. Notably, in 1955, the company released the world's first perpetual calendar wrist

Creux Automatiq Sports Luxury Watch Review (Specs & Price)
One of the major trends for?2016 has been the arrival of new-comers to?the market – new brands, created?from scratch, mainly driven by?crowd-funding (see all those affordable “Kickstarter” campaigns), with some of them showing highly interesting concepts. This trend will most definitely continue in 2017, believe us. However, most of these new projects are focused?on affordable, non-Swiss-Made watches – something that we do?not necessarily dislike here at Mono but a bit of good-old Helvetic quality is always welcomed. With that in mind,?here is the?Creux Automatiq Watch, a clever play on the luxury sports watch concept, Swiss-Made, qualitative, yet an affordable alternative?to certain well-known luxury watches you?might have in mind.The story behind?Creux AutomatiqCreux Automatiq was formed by?the minds behind the luxury diamond jewellery specialists known as Culet Jewellery, a company based in Sydney, Australia.?Dane Rumble, watch enthusiast and owner of?Culet J

Hands-On with the Blancpain Bathyscaphe Chronograph Flyback (Live photos & pricing) - Monochrome Watches
This year at the?Baselworld?watch fair,?Blancpain presented a chronograph version of its Bathyscaphe, the clean and vintage inspired version of the Fifty Fathoms. A very seductive dive watch available in full black ceramic or in?stainless steel, now?proposed with a flyback chronograph caliber. And the main point of this watch is here: its new hi-beat in-house movement, calibre?F385. Let’s see why.?The Bathyscaphe Chronograph Flyback comes with a robust 43 mm case that is water resistant?up to 300 meters, even when using the chronograph with the pushers. It is available in two flavours: brushed black ceramic or brushed stainless steel. The design, similar to the?version without chronograph, is very clean with straight and thin lugs and masculine enough to create?a tool-watch look. The two versions features a unidirectional rotating black bezel made with?LiquidMetal (hey, isn’t that exclusive to Omega?) – a ceramic ring filed with liquid metal for?the numbers and markin

The New Chopard L.U.C. QF Jubilee Limited Edition - hands-on
In 1996, Chopard and Karl-Friedrich Scheufele proudly inaugurated the Fleurier Manufacture and introduced a superb micro-rotor movement, the calibre 1.96. This gave birth to the L.U.C series of watches, embodying Chopard's finest watchmaking expertise. On the occasion of Watches & Wonders 2021, Chopard releases an elegant sector dial limited edition watch to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the collection. And not only is this Chopard L.U.C. QF Jubilee handsome, but it's also the first L.U.C stainless steel timepiece with Fleurier Quality Foundation certification.A simple but unapologetically elegant tribute to Chopard's Haute Horlogerie collection, the L.U.C. QF Jubilee is released in a 25-piece limited edition. This timeless and understated dress watch comes in a 39mm stainless steel case measuring just 8.9mm in height. The Art Deco-inspired sector dial brings a beautiful vintage vibe and feels more lively than dials traditionally used in the collection. Presented with a galvani

Panerai Luminor Marina Silver Dial Steel Bracelet PAM00977 and PAM00978 (Specs & Price)
For the first time in its history, Panerai, the Italian brand well-known for its iconic shaped diver’s watches, is introducing two new models with a silver-coloured dial. The new Panerai Luminor Marina watches, which are always the ones with a small seconds subdial, will be available in 42mm and 44mm. To match the silver-coloured dial, both come on a steel bracelet.We’re used to picturing Panerai watches as the archetypical diver’s watch,? robust underwater tools first used by the Italian Navy many decades ago. Big and rugged watches, with a black dial with large and legible Arabic numerals, and the recognizable crown protection device. However, since the brand was bought by the Vend?me Group in 1997 (which later became Richemont), collections with more complications and styles were developed. Today, the range comprises much more than iconic professional diver’s watches. And while the Italian brand already offered various dial colours, including white and cream-