A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 Moon Phase 25th Anniversary - Round Six - Monochrome Watches
The never-ending birthday party of the Lange 1 receives its sixth celebratory watch, the Lange 1 Moon Phase 25th Anniversary. As the ambassador of the Saxon brand, the Lange 1 is being regaled with ten very special watches, unveiled one by one on a monthly basis until October 2019. Gift-wrapped in the same silver and blue colour scheme as the five preceding models, this is the second moon phase model in the anniversary line-up but with a twist.?Celebrating the quarter century of the Lange 1Like all the previous birthday presents, the Lange 1 Moon Phase is a limited edition watch (25 pieces) decked out in a white gold case with blue details on the dial and special decorative flourishes on the movement. The complete birthday package is comprised of 10 watches and kicked off with this classic Lange 1 with a hinged caseback, followed by Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase, the Little Lange 1, the Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar (the most complex model so far) and the Lange 1 Time Zone.This anni

Habring2 Chrono Felix Perpetual Salmon (Specs & Price)
Suppose you’re one of our loyal readers. In that case, you certainly know that we have a thing for salmon dial watches, chronographs in general – monopushers to be even more precise – classic designs of the 1940s and we have huge respect for the work of Austrian independent watchmakers Maria and Richard Habring (also known as Habring2). All of that led us to the creation of our first Montre de Souscription, a salmon sector dial monopusher by Habring2. So, the watch you’re about to see, the new?Chrono Felix Perpetual with a salmon dial, somehow tickled our interest… to say the least.The Chrono Felix Perpetual, according to Massena LAB’s visionEarlier this week, Massena LAB, the design studio founded by our friend William Massena, presented the Chrono Felix Perpetual LAB-CFP… No need to say, a stunning watch. This model is an evolution of Habring2 compact monopusher chronograph, the Chrono Felix, with its in-house movement now combined with a per

Buying Guide - Six New Watches Showing All Their Mechanics Dial Side
Despite the fact a carefully crafted full dial can be extremely satisfying to look at, there's something magical about seeing the inner mechanism of a watch. I remember when I first got into watches seeing a mechanical movement through a transparent caseback at least as rewarding as the front side of the watch. As my experience, and subsequent passion, grew bigger and bigger, the more I got intrigued by a watch's inner workings. The classical way of satisfying that hunger would be to dive into a fully-skeletonized watch, but there's another option as well. Instead of skeletonizing all the components of a movement and/or dial, you can also expose the mechanics by mounting them dial-side. With that in mind, here are six watches that do just that.Chopard L.U.C. Full Strike TourbillonDuring the recent Watches & Wonders event, Chopard unveiled a stunning trio of repeater watches. From complex to super-complex, to oh now you're just showing off complex, this trio epitomizes the brand's c

Introducing a new Kickstarter-like project, the Elie Watch by Olivier Jonquet - Monochrome Watches
Pre-registration projects are booming actually and Kickstarter-like method seems to be the way to create a new brand. So does for example Vincent Plomb with the newly introduced VicenTerra Luna. Here is another of these projects presented by a French team, a 1930's inspired cushion case that features an old (but restored) movement. An interesting approach of watchmaking that infuses some fresh air in a very conservative market - we present you the Elie Watch by Olivier Jonquet.Subscription projects are very popular in the entertainment industry, as for example launching new artists. But in the world of watchmaking, that's something quite new but that we, here at Monochrome Watches, are quite fond of. Creating a new brand without any previous track record is hard to imagine. This Kickstarter-like method allows the brand to raise funds before launching the product and it involves the clients in the project, and thus creating a strong link between them. And what is good for us here: it br

Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Manual-Winding Excellence Platine (Specs & Price)
Platinum is often seen as the king of materials – or at least the most exclusive metal you can imagine for a watch. With this in mind,?Vacheron Constantin created a collection dedicated to this precious metal in 2006 called “Collection Excellence Platine”. Exclusively composed of limited edition pieces, all of them share a unique monochromatic design enlightened by blue accents. This collection today receives a new member, a thin, restrained dress watch named the?Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Manual-Winding Excellence Platine.The?Collection Excellence Platine isn’t new at Vacheron Constantin but what is surprising is how consistent this range of watches has been over the years. A closer look at most of them –? for instance, the?Day-Date & Power Reserve model, the?Patrimony Hand-Wound or the?Traditionnelle Complete Calendar – reveals some common traits shared by all the watches. Here, platinum isn’t only used for the case but for almost