Buying Guide - The 10 Best Chronograph Watches of 2020 (So Far)
The chronograph, one of our favourite features and one of the most complex types of movement around, continues to be one of the most popular and practical complications. Chronographs can be started, stopped and reset to measure short (or longer) intervals of time. Over the years, these were adapted and rethought into specialized tools. Being used in specific fields such as aviation, space exploration, military operations or motor racing contributed largely to forge their iconic character. Despite the situation, an array of new chronograph watches hit the market in 2020. Here are 10 models that particularly impressed us. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Audemars Piguet [Re]master01 Selfwinding ChronographDon't call it a vintage re-edition. This limited edition is a contemporary remastering of an elegant 1940s hand-wound chronograph, with a distinctive two-ton

Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater Carbon (Specs & Price)
The world's thinnest minute repeater is revisited in 2018 in a high-tech carbon case and bracelet. Upholding the record-breaking title of its 2016 titanium predecessor, this carbon model goes one step further in breaking with the aesthetics of traditional luxury minute repeaters proposing an edgy industrial look. Chosen as much for its stealth aesthetics as for its physical properties, the Carbon Thin Ply case offers surprising acoustic properties and weighs even less than the original. Lean as a coin but capable of producing such a rich, warm sound, minimalist styling but bristling with technology, rough on the surface but smooth to the touch, imposing and sculptural but feather-light… this watch challenges just about every expectation of a classic minute repeater with Bvlgari's hallmark Italian flair.The genesis of the Octo and Octo Finissimo legionsWhen Bulgari's Octo legion first marched on the watchmaking arena in 2012 it conquered the world with its virile octagonal aesthet

Baselworld 2013 - Bigger, Badder and more Bodacious - Monochrome Watches
In 2013, everything is bigger in Basel. From April 25 to May 2 of next year, the watch industry will gather at the center of its universe: Basel, Switzerland. This is when and where all the latest innovations will be shown, and visitors will be able to hold the newest models and walk past an encyclopedia of brands – all in a new expanded facility to house the excess.Baselworld is the horological cornucopia where too much is never enough. Marc A. Hayek, responsible for the top tier brands of the Swatch Group (Blancpain, Breguet and Jaquet Droz): “It is my favorite week of the year, I would say. I think it really is for all of the industry, and that is what I like about Basel.” Ad - Scroll to continue with article Baselworld started out as an inauspicious watch inclusion at the 1917 Schweizer Mustermesse Basel (MUBA).? It was not until 1931 that

Introducing Riskers Prolog I and Chapter I - Value Proposition Launching on Kickstarter (Hands-On, Specs & Price)
The watch industry is undergoing a transformation. Multiple young microbrands have popped up on the scene, relying on crowdfunding to launch their (interesting or not) projects. New on the scene is a brand named Riskers, a French venture with models inspired by trench military watches, modernized for the occasion. But what's special about Riskers, apart from the watches, is the people behind the project – and that says a lot about the current state of the industry. Let's have a look at the Riskers Prolog I and Chapter I.Behind this new French brand are people with quite some background. In fact, it is the result of former Richemont Group (owner of Cartier, JLC, IWC, Lange and many more) executives teaming up to launch a watch brand on Kickstarter! Clearly unconventional. Going by the name of Riskers, the company was co-founded by Pierre Guerrier, who worked as part of Richemont’s marketing services for Piaget, and serial entrepreneur, Thomas No?l. Several other ex-Richemont

Introducing: Roger Dubuis Excalibur Dragon Monotourbillon
It’s proving to be a bumper crop year for dragon-themed watches, and brands from all walks of life are deploying their creativity to create something inspiring for the upcoming Year of the Dragon. While it’s only natural to associate Roger Dubuis‘ Excalibur collection with the wonderfully over-the-top Arthurian-inspired Knights of the Round Table editions, it is also home to flamboyant skeletonised models with complications. The latest skeletonised model with a tourbillon complication is the Excalibur Dragon Monotourbillon, flaunting the figure of a sinuous dragon to mark the dawn of the Chinese Lunar New Year and the ascendance of the mighty dragon.Introduced in 2005, the Excalibur collection captures the extravagant personality of Roger Dubuis watches. As CEO Nicola Andreatta pointed out in an interview with MONOCHROME, the Excalibur was reshaped in 2021 to make it lighter, more contemporary and refined by eliminating some of the curves. As a fully integrated manufa