Weekly Watch Photo - Lange und Sohne 1815 - Monochrome Watches
At Monochrome we really enjoy beautiful photographed watches and many of these pictures are made by watch collectors who are also passionate about photography. Today it’s Jocke’s A. Lange und Sohne 1815.?More and more watch aficionados with a passion for photography share gorgeous photos they shot from they collection. Just think of the Watch Photographer, Martin Wilmsen,?and?Peter Chong?who are all doing an amazing job! Somehow the real watch aficionados know how and what parts/angles of a watch to show on a photo. These are the photos that really appeal to other watch enthusiasts. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Jocke was one of the first?watch?aficionados making the most gorgeous photos of his watch collection. Lately he made photos of his A. Lange und Sohne 1815. Jocke shows the beautiful contrast between the solid silver (argente) dial and

First Look: Malachite or MoP for the Latest Bulgari Lucea Models
While not many of us can pull off one of Bulgari's spectacular high jewellery watches like those presented in the Garden of Eden collection with opulent gemstone flowers winding up the arm, take heart because there are other women's collections designed for everyday wear. One of these is the best-selling Lucea collection launched by Bulgari in 2014. Celebrating its tenth anniversary, Lucea gets a stylish makeover just in time for the LVMH Watch Week.From the Latin lux' for light, Lucea is a collection of round watches with fascinating details like the bright pink cabochon-cut stone crown set with a diamond that belies the hand of Bulgari's master designer, Fabrizio Buonamassa. Benefitting from the subtle design tweaks for its tenth anniversary, the case has been refined, and the V-shaped links of the slinky bracelet have been softened and rounded. The idea behind the remodelling of the bracelet was to capture the sensuality of the Serpenti and the flexibility of the fluid links of the

Weekly Watch Photo - Cartier Tank Cintree - Monochrome Watches
The Cartier forum @ Revo-Online keeps coming with very interesting stories about Cartier’s overwhelming history of wrist watches. And in the mean time they add a load of historical information and gorgeous photos…Like the new story about the evolution from the Cartier Tank Cintree to the new Tank Americaine Flying Tourbillon. Cartier first released a Cintree in 1921 and it’s a very elegant and slim wrist watch. The Cintree was available in several variations throughout the past 90 years, but has never been produced in large numbers, hence they are very sought-after. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Moderator GEO describes how and why the design evolved from the sleek and elegant Cintree to the Tank Americaine. This model was released in 1989 and produced in larger numbers. While maintaining much of the Cintree-DNA, the Tank Americaine had a

Trintec Zulu-03 Altimeter - Full Review of the first aircraft instrument watch (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
The recent anniversary of the Bell & Ross BR01 collection, which came to light some 10 years ago, led me to a question that I couldn't answer immediately. The square Bell & Ross might be iconic at this moment in time, but is it the first aircraft instrument inspired watch? The question would slip to the back of my mind as life continued, but as luck would have it, an answer recently emerged: the Trintec Zulu-03 Altimeter.Before we head deeper into what's what, I have to point out the obvious here. The Trintec watches are in no ways comparable in terms of watchmaking and finishing to the Bell & Ross watches. Yes, they come with automatic movements, and yes are directly inspired by aircraft instruments but they are a) not Swiss Made and b) not in the same price bracket by far as the Parisian counterpart. Speaking in terms of watchmaking, it isn't something we tend to cover on Monochrome but there is a story here that is worth investigating. Ad - Scroll to continue

SwatchPAY! Will Make Watches Useful Again - Opinion
Here, at MONOCHROME, we adore watches. Mechanical, high-end watches, hand-finished. We're not really the right platform to write about smartwatches, or even quartz watches – this is our editorial choice, and we'll stick to that. But last week, Swatch introduced SwatchPAY!, and that is a big innovation. I actually believe that this new introduction could, in fact, change how a new generation looks at watches. Do you agree?About two and a half years ago, I spoke to Peter Stas, CEO of Frederique Constant. They had just released their Horological Smartwatch and we talked about the usability of smartwatches. I argued that smartwatches needed more functionalities that would make everyday life easier. Like adding an NFC – or Near Field Communication – chip for contactless payments. This chip is about a square millimetre small and is also implemented in your bank card, allowing you to do contactless payments. Stas nodded, and had his answer ready, as he always has: “I k