Buying Guide: The World of Complicated Chronographs
Dive watches, pilot watches or luxury sports watches are some of the most popular types of watches, but when it comes to complications, the chronograph probably reigns supreme. However, even in the field of chronograph watches, there are a lot of differences to be found! With that in mind, we go beyond simple manual and automatic chronographs and dissect seven complex ways to measure elapsed time.MONOPUSheR – Cartier Tortue monopoussoir chronographWe start things simple, in looks at least, with the monopoussoir?or monopusher chronograph. The name is pretty self-explanatory, as a monopusher chronograph uses a single button to start, stop and reset the chronograph function. We’ve gone for the lovely Cartier Tortue Monopusher, modelled after one of the most coveted vintage watches from the Collection Privee Cartier Paris collection. The calibre 1928 MC follows the shape of the case beautifully, and the watch is worn on an alligator leather strap (as it should be). Available in

Montblanc Vintage Pulsographe for Only Watch 2011 - Monochrome Watches
Montblanc’s Vintage Pulsographe is one of the most beautiful new releases of this year. Classic, stylish and with a movement that is so beautiful it makes every watch collector’s heart beat faster. There are not many watches with a movement of this beauty. Of course the Lange und Sohne Datograph and Double Split both have absolutely gorgeous movements, but the Montblanc Vintage Pulsographe has also one of the most beautiful chronograph movements in the world. For Only Watch 2011 Montblanc created this piece unique. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Above is the Vintage Pulsographe piece unique for Only Watch 2011. The case is made of 18 carat red gold, measures 39.5 mm in diameter and is 12.1 mm thick. The domed sapphire crystal protects the white ‘Grand Feu’ enamel dial with blue Arabic hour markers and wording. The red scale on the o

Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Chronograph SRQ039J1 Blue Dial Hands-On
Seiko expands its Prospex Speedtimer chronograph series with a new blue panda-style dial with contrasting black sub-dials. Introduced in 2021, the Prospex Speedtimer celebrates Seiko's contribution to sports timing with a fusion of design details and mechanical features of stopwatches and wristwatch chronographs produced in the 1960s. The case and dial, for example, pick up on specific design features and the impeccable legibility of Seiko's handheld stopwatches and its manual-winding Crown Chronograph 5179 wristwatch of 1964. Honouring the sophisticated automatic chronograph movement of Seiko's legendary calibre 6139 of 1969, the Prospex Speedtimers are powered by the calibre 8R46 with a vertical clutch and column wheel. Here’s the new Seiko Prospex Speedtimer SRQ039J1.The race against timeAlthough we tend to remember 1969 as the year when America won the space race and landed a man on the Moon, there was another race between Swiss watch manufactures to develop the first automat

Interview: Production, Future Generations and Sustainability... Talking to Karl-Friedrich Scheufele of Chopard
The roots of Chopard trace back to 1860 when Louis Ulysse Chopard founded his company in Sonvilier, Switzerland. The Scheufele family took over the company in the 1960s. Under their stewardship, Chopard experienced a renaissance and evolved from a traditional watchmaking company into a globally renowned luxury brand. Chopard is a vertically integrated, family-owned company, hence with the entrepreneurial latitude to drive its development with a long-term perspective. As the 2024 edition of Watches and Wonders Geneva is fast approaching, we had the opportunity to sit down with Chopard's Co-President Karl-Friedrich Scheufele to discuss all things Chopard.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Mr. Scheufele thanks for having us. Chopard is a Watchmaker and a Jeweller. How do these two businesses complement each other?Karl Friedrich Scheufele, Co-President of Chopard?– Indeed, these two activities complement each other. What people often do not realize is that before 1985 Chopard only made

First Look: The Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Openface 270th-Anniversary Editions
Not all of Vacheron Constantin's 270th-anniversary pieces are steeped in classicism. The three Traditionnelle Openface models are refreshingly contemporary, offering a view of the modern architecture of their calibres. While the complications differ from model to model, the new trilogy shares openworked dials, a special guilloche pattern designed to mark the anniversary and luxurious platinum cases with stepped lugs, fluting and a slender bezel. The Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date, powered by a new in-house movement, the Tourbillon Retrograde Date and the Complete Calendar Openface references are each limited editions of 370 individually numbered pieces.Having mentioned the contemporary spirit of the Openface dials, it might come as a surprise to learn that Vacheron had an openworked model in its archives, in the form of a pocket watch with an astronomical calendar produced in 1918. Almost 100 years later, the concept was revisited with the Traditionnelle Twin Beat Perpet