Indie Watchmaking - Hands-On Cedric Johner Abyss Chronograph
Stepping into Cedric Johner's modestly sized workshop in Carouge in the outskirts of Geneva is a unique experience. Inside you will find an eclectic mix of old tools and hand-operated machines as the independent watchmaker started his career as a jeweller. With this background, Johner is a versatile artisan with a very personal way of looking at traditional mechanical watchmaking, using original techniques and crafts to make his watches by himself, in very small numbers, with a highly personal design. And the Cedric Johner Abyss Chronograph 30th Anniversary, equipped with a superb version of the Valjoux 23, is a typical example of his work. To celebrate 30 years of independent watchmaking, Cedric Johner has started a 30-piece limited edition based on his signature Abyss case in a chronograph version. The beautiful hand-wound, column-wheel chronograph movement found in this limited-edition Abyss is a refinished old-stock Valjoux 23 calibre. The origins of the lege

Introducing: The New Worlds Thinnest Tourbillon, the 1.85mm Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon
We are undoubtedly in a golden age of the ultra-thin watch, with records continuously being shattered and timepieces at a level of thinness that would have been almost unimaginable just a few years ago At Watches and Wonders 2024, Piaget clinched the record for the thinnest tourbillon ever with its?Altiplano Ultimate Concept Tourbillon, measuring a mere 2mm. Well, just a year later, Bulgari recaptures this title – and the bragging rights. Meet the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Ultra Tourbillon, a 1.85mm watch that's now the new world's thinnest tourbillon watch available.?The Bulgari Octo Finissimo series is one of the most striking watch collections of the last decade. This impressive saga turned Bulgari into one of the unrivalled masters of ultra-thin watchmaking, topping one record of thinness after another. 2014 –?Octo Finissimo Tourbillon?– thinnest Tourbillon movement 1.95mm – case 5.00mm – calibre BVL 268 2016 –?Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater?–

Throwback To Our Favorite Watches From Baselworld 2016 - And What To Expect From Baselworld 2017 - Monochrome Watches
In just a few days from now, on Wednesday?22 March (official press day), Baselworld, the main watch event of the year, based in the city of Basel, Switzerland, will open its doors. At exactly?12:00, most major brands ( , Omega, Tudor, all brands from the Swatch Group, Seiko) as well as the representative of?the independent watchmaking industry will reveal their new collections. Before we can all dream in front of these Baselworld 2017 novelties, let’s have a look back at our favorite watches of Baselworld 2016, as well as a few comments on what is to be expected at and from Baselworld 2017.Frank Geelen’s Top 5 watches from Baselworld 2016Faithful to is reputation of experienced?watch?expert, our Editor-in-Chief Frank came with a rather eclectic selection of watches his Top 5 watches from Baselworld 2016, going from the ultra-confidential Gronelefd 1941 Remontoire (for the beauty of its entirely hand-made movement), to the iconic Patek Aquanaut in pink gold, the vintage and

Weekly Watch Photo - Citizen Automatic Divers - Monochrome Watches
After a slow week I’m gonna start of the new week with a set of magnificent photos. Monochrome’s Weekly Watch Photo shows a watch that brings back memories, a Citizen Automatic Divers, my first watch with an automatic movement.?The Citizen Automatic Divers was specifically bought for vacations and served as reliable vacation watch on many occasions. The Citizen strapped on a NATO strap has joined me to great depths (at least to a max of 35-40 meters) and great heights.?The photographer,?Martin Krocil, shows us more of his amazing photos of his watches in water. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Martin Krocil has been collecting watches for more than 20 years and he has done this in a way that is familiar to many of us, buying, selling, trading and exchanging. He has always wondered how those beautiful watch photos (most people who frequent forums

Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph 42mm: the need for speed - Monochrome Watches
The Polaris Chronograph is one of the five members of Jaeger-LeCoultre's new?2018 Polaris collection. To date, we have seen the new?Polaris Geographic World Time?and reviewed the entry-level?Polaris Automatic, the vintage-inspired Polaris Date and Polaris Memovox models. To complete the pentalogy, we'll take a look at the Polaris Chronograph. The sportiest of the newcomers, this 42mm chronograph is out to conquer men with its handsome physique and attractive price. Fitted with an in-house chronograph calibre and equipped with a tachymeter scale, the Polaris Chronograph brings a touch of racetrack dynamism to the line-up.The need for speedIt's not something a lot of us associate with the brand, but Jaeger-LeCoultre does have a legitimate stake in the world of motorsports and even sponsored the Passione Engadina classic car rally in 2017. The reason behind this alliance is historic and reverts to the start of the 20th century when Jaeger started manufacturing cockpit instruments for Alli