Glashutte Original PanoMaticCalendar Annual Calendar Review
Probably the most emblematic and distinctive range of watches produced by the Saxon manufacture, the Pano collection has seen many different complications – power reserve, moon phase, retrograde chronograph or inverted movement to name a few – but never before the brand worked on a calendar watch. Things have changed recently, as Glashutte Original released the PanoMaticCalendar. And not only this watch features a new display and a new movement, but it’s also the first-ever annual calendar of the brand – and this is a complication we’ve always deeply appreciated here, at MONOCHROME. It’s time now for us to have a closer look at this elegant, complex yet surprisingly discreet new PanoMaticCalendar, in its non-limited red gold edition.?The best of mechanical ingenuity, the annual calendarBefore we go into the details about the PanoMaticCalendar, let’s dive into some technical reminders, specifically concerning the annual calendar. Calendar watche

Introducing: The Fully Luminous IWC Pilot's Watch Automatic 41 Black Aces
Founded in 1868 by Boston watchmaker Florentine Ariosto Jones, IWC Schaffhausen can look back at more than a century and a half of watchmaking history. More than half of that has involved watches made for aviation, whether military or commercial. Its first-ever pilot’s instrument was made in 1936, and ever since, the company has been dedicated to the world of aviation (even though it does much more than that). Through decades of technical innovation, its reputation for focused, reliable pilot’s watches is rivalled by few. Although the most basic and clean models among the various collections of instruments remain proper fan favourites, IWC also likes to play around with the aesthetics of its Pilot’s Watch collections, both in materials and colours, as well as complexity. Case in point: the new IWC Pilot’s Watch Automatic 41 Black Aces IW326905, which introduces the brand’s first fully luminous dial.?It’s a well-known fact that IWC has a deep-rooted c

Introducing The New Hublot Watches of the LVMH Watch Week 2021
Today, three of the LVMH watch brands – Bvlgari, Hublot and Zenith – are releasing part of their new collections for 2021. As part of the novelties presented by Hublot this year, we have new takes on the Big Bang, with classic or complex movements, playing on materials and colours, as well as a new women's watch. Let's get an overview of the 2021 Hublot watches.Big Bang Integral Ceramic in new ColoursThe trend for watches with integrated bracelets is showing no sign of abating. Following this trend, Hublot unveiled the Big Bang Integral last year at the LVMH Watch Week 2020. The model can be distinguished from other Big Bang watches by its three-link bracelet integrated into the 42mm case. Following the already existing black ceramic version, Hublot now launches the Big Bang Integral in three new ceramic colours; white, navy blue and grey. The watch is powered by the latest version of the in-house Unico column-wheel automatic chronograph. Qu

Just Because: Patek Philippe Discontinues the Nautilus Moonphase 5712A, and Some Predictions for its Future
Models come and go from brands’ portfolios. There’s nothing extraordinary in this, it’s just standard practice and lifecycle management. , for example, did it last year with the Yacht-Master II Regatta Chronograph (not necessarily a bad idea…) Patek Philippe is no stranger to this concept, as we’ve seen in the past – basically every year, the Geneva-based watchmaker cleans its collections. Yet, from time to time, some of these discontinuations make more noise than others… Remember in 2021 when Patek Philippe announced the end of the classic blue dial Nautilus 5711A…? It came as a shock. Of course, it was followed by a sought-after, short-produced green edition, later to make room for the 5811G in white gold. But still, it somehow hurt fans and collectors. Well, we’re here today with some bad news, as the other all-important steel Nautilus, the Moonphase 5712A, is reportedly discontinued (no more listed at patek.com). The end of an

JeanRichard Aquascope 'Hokusai' dial - Monochrome-Watches
Art and watchmaking are two worlds that have always been closely related. Brands often create events around painting exhibitions or music concerts. Some are even going a step further by integrating art IN the watches, such as Vacheron Constantin with its ‘Metiers d’Arts’ or Laurent Ferrier with painted dials on its Galet Secret. JeanRichard, in a lower price range, just introduced a nice example of art and watches combining, with the ‘Hokusai’ limited edition of its Aquascope.Katsushika Hokusai is a very famous Japanese painter of the 19th century; know for ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa‘ painting. This dismantled ocean representation is the theme used in a new limited edition by JeanRichard, with a dial engraved with waves. This new timepiece was conceived to celebrate the sesquicentennial of Swiss-Japanese relations in 2014 (FP Journe also did a limited edition to celebrate the French-Chinese relations). And to comply with the subject of this p