Girard-Perregaux Laureato 42mm Pink Gold & Onyx Dial
It might come as a surprise to newcomers to the watch scene, but the Girard-Perregaux Laureato was one of the precursors of the luxury sports watch and appeared in 1975, just three years after Audemars Piguet's trailblazing Royal Oak. With its raised octagonal bezel, sleek lines, hobnail dial and integrated bracelet, the Laureato was Girard-Perregaux's interpretation of the luxury sports watch. In tune with the times, the Laureato was fitted with a slim, ultra-precise COSC-certified quartz movement. Following a period of hibernation, the Laureato was reanimated in 2016 with limited editions, followed by a fifth-generation line-up in 2017. Today the Laureato 42mm family expands with the arrival of a new model in a luxurious 18k pink gold case with a sleek black onyx dial and in-house automatic movement.GeometryThe Laureato is all about juxtaposing shapes inspired by its 1970s forefather. With everything from time-and-date to chronographs?and from perpetual calendars to the more robust L

Your Guide to Watches & Wonders Geneva 2022 and Watch Week Geneva
The moment watch aficionados, retailers and journalists have been waiting for Watches and Wonders Geneva will finally open its doors on 30 March 2022, for a complete week around horology. It will be the first physical edition of the event since 2019 and since , Patek Philippe, Chopard, Chanel and Tudor decided to leave Baselworld and then join the Geneva-based show. This exodus had put the nail in the coffin of the Basel fair. Industry shows matter; the watch industry needs live interaction and powerful events. Everything will happen in Geneva now. Besides Watches and Wonders, many brands will also exhibit their latest creations in Geneva. Following the pandemic, this physical edition of the event with its new format and its new exhibitors will be an interesting first with hopes that this shift of the centre of gravity to Geneva will be a constructive step for the watch industry.?MONOCHROME will, of course, be present in Geneva and will bring you live coverage of the event, as well as

The Omega Seamaster Ultra Deep and The Five Deeps Expedition - Monochrome Watches
In late August, extreme explorer Victor Vescovo achieved the culmination of his Five Deeps project becoming the first human to dive to the bottom of the deepest point of all five of the world's oceans. Not just once, but multiple times at each site. Joining him for each dive were three Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional models conceived specifically for this mission. One of the watches was attached to the robotic arm of the DSV Limiting Factor submarine when it made its world record dive of 10,928 metres in the Mariana Trench. And which, of course, returned to the surface completely intact and running smoothly.Following the successful completion of their near year-long exploration, Vescovo and his team docked DSSV Pressure Drop – the ship that had traversed more than 40,000 nautical miles/74,000 km over the past 11 months – in London. Officially they were there to present some of their initial findings at the Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in

Hands-on with the new IWC Big Pilots Watch Edition ¡®Le Petit Prince ref. IW500916 - Live pics & price - Monochrome Watches
This year, at the SIHH, IWC renewed entirely the Pilot’s Watch collection, including a new edition of the Mark (the Mark XVIII), some vintage-inspired super large editions, a redesigned?chronograph and a brand new watch, the Timezoner. There is?a clear evolution on all the watches, with a coherent design, including more historically relevant?dials. In all these novelties, we must not forget a watch that is certainly the most expected one, the classical / iconic iteration (choose the appropriate mention), in the name of the Big Pilot. To show it to you in the metal, we’ve decided to go hands-on with our favorite edition, the?IWC Big Pilot's Watch Edition Le Petit Prince' ref. IW500916.As we explained to you in our history of the pilot watches?and when introducing to you the 2016 editions of the Big Pilot, the?IWC Big Pilot's Watch is inspired by antique watches made for German pilots, timepieces that they used during WWII and that were named “Beobachtungsuhr”. As

Industry News: Chanel Takes a 25% Stake in Independent Watchmaker MB&F
Independent and creative high-end watchmaking is more than ever at the centre stage of the watch industry. The interest of collectors in such rare and exclusive watches, produced by small-scale companies and infused with the soul of their creators, has been on the rise for several years now. And as a consequence, large luxury groups have also started to show increasing interest in these companies, potentially highly profitable investments. Chanel, the French fashion powerhouse, has long been involved in indie watchmaking with minority stakes in Romain Gauthier (2011) and F.P. Journe (2018). It’s now time for MB&F to join its portfolio, and in return, for Max Busser and his friends to secure the future of the company.?In recent news, we have seen LVMH acquiring L’Epee 1839 (the clockmaker, close collaborator to MB&F, and responsible for most of the co-created clocks by the brand) but also reviving Daniel Roth, one of the most important names in independent watchmakin