A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Moonphase (hands-on, live photos, price) - Monochrome Watches
The moon has always played an important role in people's lives, whether it is related to tides, ceremonies, harvesting or tracking time. The moon-phase complication is one of the traditional complications, dating back to pocket watches. The Saxonia family already includes an Annual Calendar with Moonphase and a brand new collection launched in 2015. Now a new member joins the family: the Saxonia Moonphase. The watch houses the 16th movement of A. Lange & Sohne featuring the moonphase complication.About the Moonphase Ad - Scroll to continue with article Just to clarify, the moonphase is the shape of the sunlit part of the moon as seen on Earth. The phases change as the moon orbits Earth. See here for more information. The gravitational forces of the moon and the positioning of the moon to the sun influence - amongst others- the rise and fall of sea levels. T

Weekly Watch Photo: The Arnold and Son Collection - Monochrome-Watches
In the past year?we have covered Arnold and Son quite often. And with good reason, because they have unveiled a lot of impressive novelties. In our article about the new?UTTE Tourbillon?we even started with “Yet another novelty from Arnold & Son!” and?we explained that we were rather impressed by Arnold & Son. For our Weekly Watch Photo we asked several of our befriended brand for some summer photos, and of course we also asked Arnold & Son. They work together with Watch-Anish?for their (superb) photos and we get to present you even more of their collection…What is truly interesting with Arnold and Son is the number and the complexity of the watches in collection. And even if the brand is quite new and is not a proper manufacture (meaning an integrated structure with R&D, conception and fabrication in the same entity), they never hide the fact that all the movements were?coming from the highly qualified manufacture La Joux-Perret. And another very inte

The Speedmaster Chronicles #4 - Aurel Bacs, Auctioneer at Phillips Watches
The Former NASA Program Manager and Aerospace Engineer who certified the Speedmaster, the journalist turned watch-designer who initiated “Speedy Tuesday”, a seasoned Speedy collector… What could have been the next step when it comes to the Omega Speedmaster? At a certain point, when you look at such an iconic watch, you have to talk auctions and markets. So no shortcuts, we asked renowned auctioneer Aurel Bacs from Phillips Watches to join us and talk about the Speedmaster. And the best surprise was that not only he talked about his professional view on this piece of history, but this movie ended up to be much more personal than expected. Please meet Aurel and his personal Omega Speedmaster.If Aurel Bacs and Phillips Watches are in the spotlights these days, it’s not by surprise. Aurel and his team members are all, without exception, watch enthusiasts. They love watches, they know watches, they have true confidence in the watches they sell. This knowledge is cru

Interview - Patrick Pruniaux, CEO of Ulysse Nardin, on the Future of the Brand
Replacing another Patrick (Hoffmann, CEO of the brand from 2011 to 2017), Patrick Pruniaux could easily be qualified as a luxury expert – watch expert, of course, but not only. He forms part of the new generation of CEOs who know about the watchmaking industry but who have also spent years outside of this microcosm. From the Wine and Spirit division of LVMH, followed by several?positions at TAG Heuer, Patrick crossed the Atlantic in 2014?to take up his position as a member of the Special Projects team at Apple, in Cupertino, to prepare the launch of the Apple Watch. He was then promoted to the position of Managing Director for UK & Ireland in 2015 and was also a member of Apple EMEA Executive Committee. He finally joined Kering Group in September 2017 as Chief Executive Officer of Ulysse Nardin. Today, the 2.0 luxury CEO talks to us about the future of Ulysse Nardin.MONOCHROME:?What have been your main tasks at Ulysse Nardin after joining the company a few months ago? How has

First Look: The new Citizen Tsuyosa 37mm Automatic Collection
First presented in 2022, inspired by a popular model from the late 1990s (even though its design screams 1980s), the Citizen Tsuyosa instantly became a hit. And for obvious reasons… With its trendy design playing on the vibe of elegant sports watches, its vibrant and fun colours, its solid automatic movement and a rather unbeatable price, considering we’re talking about a venerable integrated manufacture, the recipe proved very successful. Now, the watch that has taken its name from the word for strength in Japanese will become slightly less strong. Indeed, we’re here to talk about the much anticipated reduced version, the new Citizen Tsuyosa 37mm.?The now famous 40mm Citizen TsuyosaWith this collection presented about 3 years ago, Citizen once again demonstrated being one of the most prolific watch brands in the disputed segment of entry-level mechanical models… We’ve seen this recently with the Urban Military NJ0190 Series or the Mechanical Day/Date NY40