Weekly Watch Photo - A. Lange & Sohne 2013 novelties - Monochrome Watches
A. Lange & Sohne is one of the most covered brands in Monochrome’s Weekly Watch Photo. No wonder, with the world’s most beautiful movements as featured in the A. Lange & Sohne Double Split,?exquisite?dials as the Zeitwerk Handwerkskunst?or stunning complications as in the Zeitwerk Striking Time.?And then consider that it is “just” 23 years ago since this brand?was resurrected after the reunification of East and West Germany. Just image what a spectacular job the people at A. Lange & Sohne have done, as in this short time they have become a dream brand of many watch aficionados. Ad - Scroll to continue with article This Grand Lange 1 in white gold is already a classic, despite its relatively young age. The (normal) Lange 1 has been in the Lange & Sohne collection since the beginning in 1990. That’s just 23 years ago,

A Complete Guide to the Regulating Organ - Monochrome Watches
The regulating organ of a watch is certainly amongst the most important parts. It is what defines the speed at which the watch will run – and because time is defined by rules, this speed has to be controlled with great care, in order to have the most accurate watch possible. The?regulating organ can take several forms, it can use several materials, it has been a field for innovations since watchmaking exists and overall, it is a crucial element of a watch. Here is a guide to understand the?regulating organ of a watch.The balance wheel and hairspring represent the regulating organ of the watch. The balance wheel works in conjunction with the escapement. The escapement gives impulses to the balance wheel. In return it is regulated by the balance. The oscillations of the balance wheel regulate the flow of time and is therefore critical for the accuracy of the watch. Each swing of the balance allows the gear train to advance a set amount. Its role is similar to that of a pendulum in

First Look: The Hublot Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon
From the brand with the most explosive named collection in watch history comes the loud, eye-popping Spirit of Big Bang Titanium Dragon. Upholding the brand’s preference for fusing disparate materials on board its bold, shaped cases, Hublot offered Chinese artist Chen Fenwan the Spirit of Big Bang as a blank canvas to exercise her creativity. Using the millenary Chinese art form of paper cutting, Chen Fenwan’s original paper design has been interpreted on the multi-layered dial and snaking marquetry bracelet that come to life with the dynamic forms of the dragon.In the Chinese Zodiac, 2024 marks the Year of the Dragon; to be precise, the Year of the Wood Dragon. Unlike the fire-breathing and destructive dragons of Western mythology, Chinese dragons were originally revered as imperial icons and are associated with wisdom, strength, prosperity and immortality. Another difference with Western dragons is the more snake-like contours of Eastern dragons’ bodies, known as lo

Hands-On Chopard L.U.C XPS 1860 in stainless steel - High-end made accessible - Monochrome Watches
It all began 20 years ago, when in-house and independent sourcing of movements were not yet in vogue across the watch industry. The presentation of a splendid micro-rotor movement manufactured in Fleurier, a watchmaking town of Val-de-Travers, gave birth to the Chopard L.U.C series, a highly respected collection among watch connoisseurs. This Chopard collection now celebrates its 20th anniversary, with the introduction of several models. Among these, the XPS 1860 houses the brand's original micro-rotor movement in a steel case and is definitely worth a close look.Back in the early 1990s, at a time when very few brands were manufacturing their own movements, Chopard – under the guidance of Karl-Fiedrich Scheufele – initiated a program to produce a movement of their own in Fleurier. In 1996, the brand proudly introduced the L.U.C 1860 watch, housing their first in-house movement, the calibre 1.96. This milestone gave birth to a remarkable collection of watches, embodying Chop

TAG Heuer Appoints Alec Monopoly As Art Provocateur & J.C. Biver explains us why
A few days ago, right from the Miami Contemporary Art week, TAG Heuer and its CEO, Jean-Claude Biver (also President of the LVMH Watch Division), announced the appointment of American street-artist Alec Monopoly as Art Provocateur for the Avant-Garde brand. Well, as you may have seen already (it was all over social medial feeds), some reacted quite?fiercely to this announcement, judging the collaboration rather irrelevant. However, we were there and we took the time to sit down with Mister Biver and Alec Monopoly, to understand what was behind this appointment. And we can tell you that first, it’s far from being a stupid idea, then it’s a real first in the industry and finally, it’s a great idea for an industry that faces a lack of creativity.Who’s Alec Monopoly? Alec is a famous street-artist (while usually a rather underground field of art, he is well-known, at least in this sector), born in New-York, now based in California and in his thirties – ps. don