Vanguart Black Hole Tourbillon (Specs & Price)
If you’re a recurring reader of MONOCHROME, you might know that we have a soft spot for independent and bold watchmaking. We enjoy watches made by small teams, watches that break the norm and display the creativity and soul of the people behind these timepieces. So when such a new watchmaker surfaces, we jump at the chance to look at it with a fresh mind and wide-open eyes. Today, we present Vanguart Watches, a new indie watchmaker with modern designs and complex mechanisms, and its first creation, the impressive Black Hole Tourbillon watch.The team behind Vanguart WatchesThis new brand was founded by four men: Thierry Fisher, Jeremy Frelechox, Axel Leuenberger and Mehmet Korutu?rk. Axel Leuenberger, the CEO with experience at APRP (Audemars Piguet Renaud Papi), is behind the conception of the watch. Thierry Fisher is the creative director. Jeremy Frelechox is the CTO and has 15 years of experience at APRP and six years at Girard-Perregaux. And finally, Mehmet Korutu?rk, Chairman

Buying Guide - Our Favourite Watches of 2021... So Far
Certainly, we’re only halfway through February, so it’s a bit too early to call the best watches of the year… just a bit! However, it’s only been two months and brands have presented more than just minor models. In fact, following several months of slow launch calendars, most of the watch manufactures have woken up and some very important models have been introduced in recent weeks. Some of them are truly crucial while others are updates of best-sellers. And, believe us, there’s more to come in the following months, with no fewer than 38 brands participating in Watches & Wonders in April (and that includes , Patek, Tudor, IWC and many more). But before that, we’ll take a look at five watches that really caught our attention in 2021.?Note: to discover all the new models introduced in 2021, check this dedicated section of the website.?Bvlgari Octo Finissimo S Steel Silvered DialThe Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Automatic is a watch that needs no introduc

Last IWC BP Perpetual Toto Wolff To Be Auctioned by Bonhams
Here’s a new IWC… Well, we’re a bit exaggerating the “novelty” effect since this watch, a new and bold edition of the Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar in Ceratanium with a smoked sapphire dial revealing parts of the movement and Petronas Green accents, isn’t really available anymore. Surprisingly, IWC starts to communicate about this 100-piece limited edition while also claiming that it’s not available anymore. Disappointing, since it looks quite stunning (not discreet, but quite impressive). Well, there’s one last chance to get your hands on the last available piece (number 50/100), which is now under auction for Ignite Charity by Bonhams. Let’s discover more about the hardly accessible IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “Toto Wolff x Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team” reference IW503607.Toto Wolff, Team Principal & CEO of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, wearing the new IW503607With this watch

Buying Guide - 5 Of The Coolest Dive Watches Launched in 2020
Even though the flow of new models launched on the market is certainly less intense this year than in the past, some important watches have made their debut. And among these releases, we’ve seen numerous dive watches – a perennial of the industry that never loses its appeal. We’ve decided to list some of the new diver’s watches that made an impression on us… five serious models from five serious brands. Conservative choices? Maybe, but these are, without a doubt, some of the coolest too.?Doxa SUB 300 CollectionDespite having created some controversy in the collecting community (mainly due to the resemblance with past limited editions), we can’t hide the cool factor of a vintage-inspired, historically relevant Dox’. The new SUB 300 is simply the piece to get if you want to wear a Doxa dive watch. This new model, inspired by the original 1967 SUB 300, features the brand’s slim case, a domed sapphire crystal, original dial layout and hands,

Introducing The Ochs und Junior Ochs Line Day/Night
When you think about astronomical watches, timekeepers that are capable of displaying complex indications related to the position of the moon, the sun, the length of days or the equation of time, you might have in mind watches with fairly loaded dials and an array of star-inspired textures. There’s surely nothing wrong with that, but it is far from being Ludwig Oechslin's approach to watchmaking. The pope of simplification does things in a fairly different way and the Ochs und Junior Ochs Line Day/Night, a complex astronomical timepiece that’s now available from the standard collection, boasts more complexity than you’d imagine. A true watchmaking sleeper!Like with almost all watches produced by indie watchmaker Ochs und Junior, this new Ochs Line Day/Night is the best definition of deceptively simple. At first, it might appear as just a time-only watch with a date and a set of additional complications, maybe a moon phase display. Not a big deal, you might think? But