Interview - Talking Tokenization of Watches with Huber and VP Bank
I guess you're well aware that we, at MONOCHROME, are not enamoured by watches that comprise something else than gears, pinions, plates, bridges and springs. Nicely finished metallic parts, 100% mechanical. As soon as a battery (or worse) is involved, we're out. Now guess what our first response is to anything blockchain, tokenization and the likes Yet, here's an initiative that somehow sparked our interest, and out of curiosity, we decided to ask some questions before we arrive at our usual conclusion.Why? Well, the first thing that caught my attention was the mention of an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ref. 14802, with a salmon dial. Let's say that this one topped my personal wish list for many years, and actually, it still does (although, with current prices, it's far out of reach). Huber, a large retailer in Liechtenstein (and for those unfamiliar with Liechtenstein, it's a small principality, located between Switzerland and Austria), together with the VP Bank in Liechtenstein came up

Interview - Collector Patrick Getreide, Owner of the OAK Collection
Today will be a truly special installment of The Collector's Series. The kind of person and watch collection you'll see once in a lifetime Many people are collecting watches, but few of them have turned watch collecting into as much of an art as Patrick Getreide. The French businessman who started collecting four decades ago is not driven just for the sake of owning timepieces but by passion. We were lucky enough to meet him and take a look at his collection in Geneva a few days ago. Watch collectors are notoriously secretive, and their collections are rarely seen by anyone outside the collectors’ close circle. So it was a moment of sheer indulgence for us to take a look at so many exceptional timepieces gathered in the same place. The good news is that Patrick Getreide has made a selection of watches and will be exhibiting them at the Design Museum in London in May. And there is much to look forward to. The OAK collection – which stands for One of A

Celebrating 100 Years Of The Iconic Cartier Tank - Part 1, The First One, The 1917 Tank Normale - Monochrome Watches
If you were to ask your fellow watch-lovers what they thought was the ultimate, chic dress watch for men (or women), I would be confident in saying that the Cartier Tank – in one of its many variations – would feature very high on the list. Versatile, distinctive and instantly recognisable on the wrist, the Tank is, without doubt, one of the most unconventionally iconic watch designs of all time. So much so, in fact, that it's hard to believe the ageless Tank turns 100 this year. Today, we're looking back to where it all began, to celebrate not only everything the Tank has achieved for Cartier but also to try and understand what goes into making an icon.A Stroll Through HistoryThese days, the visual identity of the Cartier Tank is so well-known - and well-loved - that it's hard to imagine this classic wristwatch ever being a revolutionary force in luxury watch design, and indeed in the watch industry as a whole. And yet, that's exactly what it was. It helped change and shap

Only Watch 2017 - F.P.Journe Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante
After the unique Patek Philippe 5208T for Only Watch 2017 we’ve just introduced to?you, you might think that you’ve seen the best of the upcoming charity auction… but you’d be wrong, as?F.P.Journe will have a unique?Chronographe Monopoussoir Rattrapante (the first split-seconds he has ever created), with the usual tantalum / blue chrome combination. And that is quite something!For Only Watch 2015, F.P.Journe previously?proffered a visually stunning watch, the Tourbillon Souverain Bleu in tantalum. However, as beautiful this watch was, and even if it did reach an impressive CHF?550,000, it was not an entirely new watch per se,?but rather a visual update of an existing model. For 2017,?F.P.Journe goes much, much?further, as not only has he introduced a new and unique watch, but notably one which also features?an entirely new movement – and?when you know the genius behind this brand, then you have good reason to be?excited! Ad - Scroll to continue

Hands-On - Trilobe Les Matinaux Sunray Grey (Specs & Price)
The circular motion of hands has been widely adopted for multiple centuries now, in order to display the time. But if you are ready to look at things differently and twist conventions, there is latitude for creativity and a multitude of other ways to tell the time. When faced with buying his first serious mechanical watch, Gautier Massonneau could not find his heart desire among the current range of watches. The son of an architect and interior designer, with a background in banking/finance, the young French man soon embarked on the creation of his own watch and his own independent brand. The project was started in 2013 and the first watch was presented in 2018. Trilobe timepieces eschew traditional codes and instead provide their own offbeat take on mechanical watchmaking. The Dubai Watch Week was a perfect opportunity to go hands-on with the?Trilobe Les Matinaux Sunray Grey, the brand’s first creation.The first thing to catch your eye with the Trilobe Les Matinaux?(The Morning