Introducing The Carillon Tourbillon Biver, The First Watch of JCBiver and His Son
The news broke about a year ago – industry veteran Jean-Claude Biver and his son were about launch their own brand. The idea was to launch a “small family brand, for passionate people, and very exclusive watches“. Off the record, the first watch was to be a carillon minute repeater tourbillon with a micro-rotor presented in spring 2023. The promise has been kept. A few days ago, we joined Jean-Claude Biver and his son Pierre Biver in their new facility in Givrins, a small village between Geneva and Lausanne, to discover the Carillon tourbillon Biver and the father-and-son’s plans for the future. Their first opus combines classic design codes, distinctive character and a high-movement. We also had the opportunity to discuss their future projects and exciting watches are in development: a beautiful three-hander, a jaw-dropping chronograph and even more in the coming years! But this is for later. One of the most prominent figures in the watch

Patek Philippe Grande et Petite Sonnerie 6301P
Chiming watches are some of the most desirable marvels that watchmaking has ever produced. They can assume multiple forms, such as alarm watches or minute repeaters. But when it comes to watches that strike the time, that “musically indicate” the time, the rarest, most exclusive, most impressive and most desirable is the grande sonnerie. Only a handful of watchmakers are capable of manufacturing such a complication, which strikes the time “au passage” and not on demand. Today, Patek Philippe presents a new model, deceptively simple yet utterly complex. Meet the Grande et Petite Sonnerie 6301P.Background, Repeating & Grande Sonnerie Watches at PatekThe grande sonnerie and petite sonnerie hold a special place in the world of Haute Horlogerie. There is only a handful of watchmakers capable of manufacturing such works of arts, often regarded as the ultimate horological complication. Both the grande and petite sonnerie strike the hours and quarters in passing, th

Hands-On - TAG Heuer Monaco 1979-1989 Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Red Dial CAW211W.FC6467 (Specs & Price)
There’s no need to remind you that this year marks the 50th anniversary of multiple milestones for the watch industry – including the Moon landing and the first automatic chronographs – but also the launch of one of the most iconic racing chronographs, the Heuer Monaco. Fifty years ago, this square-shaped watch, with one of the earliest self-winding chrono movements inside (Calibre 11) hit the market. To celebrate fifty years of Monaco, TAG Heuer has prepared several highly exclusive watches, and the second one we present today, the Monaco 1979-1989 Limited Edition, plays on a?red-hot racing theme.50 years of an iconThe Heuer Monaco was presented in 1969. Back then, it was one impressively modern watch, for two reasons. First, the square shape of its case was bold, unprecedented and was matched with an equally bold, brushed blue dial. Second, inside the case was Calibre 11; a movement known as the Chrono-Matic, which was the result of a joint-venture uniting Heuer, Br

When Omega Re-Issues The Speedmaster Mark II, Monochromes Knights Sit ¡®Round The Table To Duke It Out! - Monochrome Watches
From January to April, the world of watchmaking is beating at the rhythm of press releases, before SIHH and Baselworld. Yesterday, we've received from Omega an interesting piece of news, the presentation of the Speedmaster Mark II re-issue. At Monochrome's offices (not that far from Wayne Tower) this kicked-up more than just a little dust. It set off a mini debate between young lion (Brice) and Middle-Aged Lion (Mario) [Brice - see what I did there! You're in lower case!]. Because Monochrome-Watches is more than just words on website, it's a team, with its members and their own preferences and tempers. So let's present you the new Omega Speedmaster re-issue in a different way. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The new Omega's watch is a nice tribute to one of the greatest piece of Speedmaster range, and it's a vast catalog since 1957. Using the exact same des

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m Ti Armand Duplantis
Omega, the official timekeeper of the Paris 2024 and 30 Olympic Games before that celebrated this year’s event with several Olympic-themed watches, like the Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope Paris 2024 and the Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition. Among other new models that caught everyone’s – well, almost everyone’s attention – was the special edition of the stainless steel 41mm Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M, paying tribute to Armand “Mondo” Duplantis, a Swedish-American pole vaulter, perhaps one of the greatest of all time. During our brief visit to the Olympics last week, we got to spend some time with the timepiece worthy of a champion. Here are our impressions.The 24-year-old Mondo Duplantis won multiple World and European Championships titles; now he is a double Olympic champion (delayed Tokyo 2020, 6.02m and Paris 2024, 6.25m) and Omega Ambassador since 2020. His spectacular performance in Paris was marked by the clear win with a jump of 6.00m