Christmas Buying Guide - Our Top 5 Accessible Watches of 2015 - Monochrome Watches
After our first Christmas Buying Guide focused on our Top 5 Dress Watches of 2015, it’s time to go back on earth and to talk about real people’s watches. Let’s be honest, most of us can’t afford these sumptuous watches priced over 30,000 Euros (and more). Lucky those who can, really! However,?we have to keep in mind that a watch is a huge investment and this is the raison d’¨ºtre of this new Christmas Buying Guide, that this time will look at our?Top 5 Accessible Watches of 2015, with watches from 629 Euros to 4,950 Euros (we said accessible, not cheap and of course you’re at Monochrome, meaning that it will only be mechanical timepieces).Seiko Prospex Automatic Diver 200m Baby Tuna' 4R36?in blue?(ref.?SRP653K1)Entering the Prospex family means a lot for Seiko addicts. Prospex, which stands for “professional specifications“, is synonym of beautifully crafted watches, strong resistance, use of high-quality materials and a strong focus on th

Chopard Redlines with the New Superfast Collection - Monochrome Watches
Anyone who has hit the RPM limiter while pressed back into a bucket seat, anyone who has done the pedal dance of heel and toe, anyone who snapped the rear end, Z rated tires screaming and the muffler thundering, anyone who has done these things knows what it means to go fast.Chopard knows what it means to go Superfast. As ubiquitous as racing legends Prost, Senna, or Schumacher are to the sport of Formula One, Chopard aspires to be to auto racing in general and takes top spot on the podium, champagne spewing in victory as they introduce a new Classic Racing line with three models, the Superfast Auto, Chrono and Power Control. Sleek, sophisticated and sporty, the Superfast line recalls motorsports at every turn (see our weekly watch photo). Made to dominate Spa-Francorchamps' Eau Rouge turn in the rain or attend such daydreams, the Superfast watches unite the thrill of racing with the art of horology. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Calibre Heuer?02 Automatic Chronograph
Following its first collaboration watch with Fragment Design’s Hiroshi Fujiwara, a well-known name of the streetwear community, TAG Heuer renews its partnership and the two names create another limited edition watch with sleek, modern design and minimalist dial. But this time, this watch isn’t based on an existing Carrera model; instead, it introduces a new concept for TAG that takes us back to 1970s motor racing-inspired watches! Meet the new TAG Heuer x Fragment Design Calibre Heuer 02 Automatic Chronograph.Hiroshi Fujiwara is the founder of Fragment Design, a multidisciplinary label created in 2003. He has since collaborated with some of the biggest and most renowned names in fashion, design and art. He collaborated with TAG Heuer in 2019 to create a very handsome Carrera watch with a black dial and a vintage-inspired shape and design, which we introduced to you here. Today, the “Godfather of Streetwear” once again brings his touch to a chronograph watch, but

Industry Only Watch Charity Auction Returns in 2021
Only Watch is a unique initiative created by Luc Pettavino. This charity timepiece auction held every two years brings together the biggest names of the industry to benefit research on muscular dystrophy. The ninth edition of this charity auction, Only Watch 2021, will take place on Saturday, 6 November 2021. Unique timepieces created by over 50 of the world's best watchmakers will be offered to raise funds.?Every two years since 2007, Only Watch auctions unique timepieces to raise funds for a good cause: research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Under the Patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, Only Watch was founded and is organised by Luc Pettavino, President of the Association Monegasque Contre les Myopathies.?This charitable initiative brings together the biggest names of the industry. With over EUR 70 million raised since 2005, Only Watch has not only become a highly respectable charity auction, but also an important event in the international horological cal

A Personal Insight To Why I Bought the Union Glashutte 1893 Johannes Durrstein
I’m very fortunate (and spoilt, in a way) to handle hundreds of watches every year working for MONOCHROME Watches. To the point that I almost have to admit it’s not that easy to be impressed anymore, but it does happen from time to time. Of course, it’s not that difficult to be amazed by very complex and exquisitely finished watches, but I have to take a certain budget into account when it concerns my own collecting adventures. But when I first stepped into the Union Glashutte manufacture about a year ago, I did not expect to be swept off my feet. The reason for this unexpected love-at-first-sight moment? The handsome 1893 Johannes Durrstein Edition Power Reserve, which I wrote about first in 2022. Seeing it in person made me pull the trigger on this one, which was far from planned, given I had a wedding to pay for shortly after that. Despite all this, and since I now own one, I wanted to revisit the 1893 Johannes Durrstein Edition Power Reserve for my own – and