Hands-on with the Moritz Grossmann Tefnut (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
When it comes to German Watchmaking, you probably have two main ideas in mind. The first one is military watches. The second one is something we love more here at Monochrome-Watches: classical high-end?watches. Germany has a long tradition of creating?timing instruments, especially in the city of Glashutte, with names like A. Lange & Sohne, Nomos or Glashutte Original. A fourth manufacture exists though – and not the worst one to be true. Here is their latest creation, the?Moritz Grossmann Tefnut.It seems that German watchmakers have something with the discreet elegance of an underrated timepiece that hides a superbly finished movement in its case. Whether it’s a Lange 1 or a?Senator Chronometer, watches produced in the small village of Glashutte are sharing first a unique sense of design but also?a love for the beautiful?mechanics. Another manufacture is also part of the gang, Moritz Grossmann. Their watches?all have a sleek, discreet elegance with a very traditional m

All You Need to Know About Chronographs - Monochrome Watches
The chronograph is, without doubt, one of the most popular complications. It's also one of the complications that can be used on a daily basis, however, what most people do not realise, is that the chronograph mechanism is among the most complex mechanisms to design and manufacture. For horology connoisseurs, there aren't many experiences that are as rewarding as admiring the intricacies of a fine manual wind column-wheel chronograph. Here is everything you need to know about chronographs?–?An introduction to time writers' – from chronograph scales and flyback chronograph through split-second chronographs, foudroyante, column-wheel versus cams, horizontal versus vertical clutch, and integrated versus modular chronographs.The originsChronograph can be directly translated from its Greek origins, a chronograph?writes time?(chronos=time, graphein=to write). However, chronographs actually allow us to display elapsed time intervals, and therefore should actually be called?chronos

SIHH 2017 - Baume & Mercier Clifton Club - Review (Specs & Price)
The SIHH 2017 has seen the debuts of an?entirely?new collection for Baume & Mercier, the Clifton Club, exploring new territories for the brand: sports watches. Indeed, this universe is at first rather far away from what the brand used to do for the last decade. Still, this Clifton Club is an interesting novelty. No marketing artifices?about heritage, vintage-inspiration or an obscure past collection. This watch is just what it looks like; a nicely executed, well-designed, well-positioned (price and style) watch that makes us think it might be a?relevant reaction to the actual market. Overview.Baume & Mercier, to the exception of a few confidential collections (such as Cobra watches), has never been intensively active in the field of sports watches. The positioning of the brand is different, yet clearly defined. Baume & Mercier are “celebration watches“, gifts made to mark achievements in life, such as first successes, graduation, first employment or festive seas

Jaeger LeCoultre Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea - Monochrome Watches
Jaeger LeCoultre releases another re-issue and might I say, again a very nice one! Two new limited edition?models Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea look they will sell out fast. Recently Jaeger LeCoultre released the Grande Reverso Ultra Thin as tribute to the very first Reverso. Two years ago they already released the Memovox Tribute to Polaris 1965 and the Memovox Tribute to Polaris 1968, also two very desirable super-compressor style watches! And lets not forget the Memovox International that was released last year.And now a tribute to the Deep Sea, a vintage Jaeger LeCoultre dive watch from 1959. There are two new Memovox Tribute to Deep Sea models, one for the European Market and one for the American market. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The Memovox tribute to Deep Sea is issued in two limited series: the Jaeger- LeCoultre Classique 1959 intended for the E

Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition Bronze Watch (Specs & Price)
2 years ago, Oris presented the first?Carl Brashear Limited Edition, a bronze vintage-inspired dive watch with a lovely contrasting blue dial. No need to say, it was an instant hit. The watch went sold-out quickly and pleased collectors. Today, we have the second edition. Using the same bronze/blue dial combination, still based on the Divers Sixty Five, this time the brand adds an unprecedented complication to this collection. Meet the?Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition.For the first time in the Sixty Five collection (the two?Carl Brashear limited editions are after all based on this watch), Oris adds a chronograph to its vintage-oriented diver. The addition of a time-measurement complication is always tricky on a diver, as the combination of rotatable bezel and busier dial can lead to quite cluttered watches (we won’t name anyone here… you certainly have some in mind). Oris was probably aware of that, this is why the new?Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Editio