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

New Raymond Weil with Jumping Hour complication - Monochrome Watches
Raymond Weil releases a new model in the Don Giovanni Cosi Grande collection, the Jumping Hour. Watches with jumping hours exist since 1830 but it took until 1921 before the first wrist watches with this complication was available.Raymond Weil is one of those watch brands that somehow does not get that much attention on the internet. While their availability in AD’s (at least in Western Europe) is much better that brands like , Jaeger LeCoultre or Omega that do get much online attention.Raymond Weil Don Giovanni Cosi Grande Jumping HourWell, for the internet community they don’t make it any easier, as their most prestigious collection has a name that takes ages to type… the Don Giovanni Cosi Grande collection. What’s in a name. The new jumping hour is a nice addition to this strictly mechanical collection, that also has a chronograph and dual time model. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Hands-On - Hermes Arceau Le Temps Voyageur Traveller's Watch
Like everything that Hermes does, the Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is a product of impeccable mechanical quality combined with the Maison’s singular dash of poetry. Who can forget the lyrical Arceau Le Temps Suspendu with its complication that literally suspends time on demand? For 2022, the elegant asymmetrical Arceau case hosts a travelling time complication developed for the brand by talented watchmaker Jean-Fran?ois Mojon. Presented in a 41mm platinum and black DLC-treated titanium case or a smaller 38mm steel case with a blue dial, the Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is one of the most surprising and animated interpretations of a dual time traveller’s watch, depicting time in motion.Equestrian inspirationThe asymmetric stirrup-shaped lugs and ‘galloping’ slanted Arabic numerals of the Arceau watch take us back to the origins of Hermes, which started life in 1837 as a producer of harnesses and saddles in Paris. Equestrian motifs have always been popular at Hermes, one

Increased interest in independent watchmakers? - Monochrome Watches
Statistics of Monochrome show an increased search for independent watchmakers. Although it’s easy to find information online, it is difficult to see their watches yourself…. unless you’re close to one of the few boutiques selling watches from independent watchmakers.Before making the decision to buy a watch, most watch collectors like to see and feel a watch.?In most parts of the world it’s fairly easy to get a closer look at watches from brands with a large dealer network like , IWC, Cartier, TAG Heuer and Panerai. If you’re looking for watches from independent watchmakers it’s not so easy to find a dealer.If you live in Europe, a trip to watch-mekka Switzerland is of course the best option. Most independent watchmakers live and work in Switzerland and in most cities you’ll probably find several boutiques who represent these watchmakers. However if you’re not in the position to visit Switzerland, there are only a few dealers in the rest

A Closer Look at the Ulysse Nardin Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon (Video, Live Photos, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
Right after Baselworld 2016, we shared?with you a video interview, where the CEO of Ulysse Nardin,?Patrik P. Hoffmann, was explaining the importance of the Marine Collection in the brand’s portfolio. Indeed, this collection is the best-seller of the brand and is, this year, celebrating its 20th anniversary. In this video, we already introduced to you the superb and complex commemorative watch, the?Ulysse Nardin Grand Deck Marine Tourbillon. It’s time for us now to have a closer look at this surprising watch, with a unique marine-oriented display.The actual Marine Collection by Ulysse Nardin is actually all about the DNA of the brand. Indeed, it looks at the roots of the manufacture, at a time when Nardin was creating?some of the best marine chronometers available, more than a century ago. The collection is still nowadays focused on precision, reliability and legibility, with a design that is clearly inspired by what makes a marine chronometer. Launched in 1996, this collect