Glashutte Original PanoGraph Fly-Back (Live Pics, Specs, Price)
With its asymmetric dials and large date windows, the Pano Collection has become a beacon of Glashutte Original's solid Saxon identity – the PanoMaticLunar and the PanoReserve are the best-known examples of this utterly Saxon sense of design and mechanics. First released in 2002, the PanoGraph stood out from the crowd with its novel chronograph totaliser that dispensed with the traditional layout of sub-counters and proved that not all chronographs have to be hard-core sports athletes. A triumph of aesthetics and mechanics, we revisit the PanoGraph today and discover how an iconic Pano can take a complication on board without sacrificing an iota of style.?OriginsWhen Glashutte Original was acquired by the Swatch Group in 2000, it needed to make a convincing mission statement. Fast on the heels of A. Lange & Sohne's in-house flyback chronograph - the Datograph (just revisited in this Lumen version) – Glashutte Original wowed the stage with its PanoRetroGraph, a highly co

Introducing The Stunning, Japan-Only Andersen Geneve Jumping Hours Rising Sun Edition
Japan is, without a doubt, a country of watchmaking culture. Not only is it one of the largest producers of watches alongside Switzerland, but it’s also home to many discerning collectors. Without surprise, a close relationship was formed between Andersen Geneve, the brand founded by AHCI member Svend Andersen, and the country of the rising sun. This gave birth, for example, to a 50-piece limited edition Voyage Worldtimer made in 2005 in collaboration with Mr Yoshi Isogai of the celebrated retailer Shellman. This year, Andersen Geneve again creates a 50-piece limited edition designed for its Japanese clientele, a splendid take on one of its signature models, the new Jumping Hours Rising Sun Edition.?Image by @les_artisans_1977While many will be familiar with his countless (and highly desirable) takes on the world time complication, Svend Andersen has masterminded many more watches over his long career. In 1995, Svend Andersen was commissioned to create a watch with jumping hours

Buying Guide - Best of Chronograph Watches for 2021
The nights are longer, the days are shorter and Christmas is around the corner… Yes, the end of the year is fast approaching and it means that we have to start looking back at what happened this year. 2021 has been a time for changes in the industry, which had to adapt following the pandemic, and everything entailed by the adoption of new business practices. But it’s also been a year for creativity. For this reason, and until the end of the year, we’ll look back at the best watches unveiled in each category, and we start today by looking at what we think were the best chronographs of 2021. All very different in style, price and complexity, but all featuring a stopwatch function…Editor’s note: this list reflects the preferences of MONOCHROME’s editorial team and results from an internal vote. This list is, of course, non-exhaustive and remains subjective. If there are other chronograph watches launched in 2021 that made an impression on you, feel free

Expert talk - The Montblanc 2015 Novelties with Anish Bhatt, Watch-Anish - VIDEO - Monochrome-Watches
A few days ago, we already sat down with Suzanne Wong from Revolution Asia to talk about the Montblanc 2015 novelties. Truly, this year was great for the German brand as they came with plenty of new watches for the?SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie). It’s always a pleasure to have the opinion of experts?about the watches that we loved and to hear?another point of view. Today, we’re interviewing a true star in the watchmaking industry, Mr. Anish Bhatt, the founder and man behind Watch-Anish. Here is his unique?view on (some of) the?Montblanc 2015 Novelties.Anish Bhatt could well be nicknamed Mr. One Million, as his Instagram account (@watchanish) counts that huge number of followers. Anish knows about watches, he knows what is cool and what pleases the wealthy collectors, and whatever people say about him, he found the right idea to catch people’s interest for?watches – superb photography mixing crazy timepieces,?elegant?lifestyle and dream luxury

Zenith Defy Classic Skeleton Range Rover Edition - Monochrome Watches
Today, Zenith, in creative partnership with Land Rover, introduces the Defy Classic Skeleton Range Rover Edition. Created specifically to celebrate the new Range Rover Evoque, it offers the distinctive, bold style of the Defy collection with some subtle design cues inspired directly by the car. Produced as a limited edition of just 200 pieces, we were fortunate to get our hands on one for a sneak preview. Here are our thoughts.For the past three years, Zenith and Land Rover have made an interesting and somewhat unique pairing. Watches and cars certainly go hand-in-hand, but the cars are usually of the high-power, sporting variety. Hence the name racing' watch. The Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon is a good - if rather extreme - example of this. The Zenith x Land Rover collaboration is different, however. More refined, more lifestyle-oriented. And definitely a lot more subtle. Ad - Scroll to continue with article