Longines 24-Hours Single Pusher Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
The Longines Heritage collection offers a great opportunity to own an affordable timepiece, that has many of the looks of important vintage timepieces, yet the reliability of a modern one. The new Longines 24-Hours Single Pusher Chronograph is clearly inspired by Longines’ longstanding history in dedicated pilot’s watches. Many of the Longines pilot watches from the Heritage collection have been covered by us before, however this is the first with a 24-hour dial.?Longines’ important role in the development of aviation watches is of important historical value and was of course covered extensively in our series about the History of the Pilot Watch (the very first pilot’s watch was however made by Cartier.) Especially the Longines Hour Angle Watch and the Weems Second-Setting Watch played an important role in the first days of aviation. Similarly, a large single pusher pocket watch chronograph, adapted to be worn on the wrist, also played an important historical ro

Expert talk - The Montblanc 2015 Novelties with Suzanne Wong, Revolution Asia - VIDEO - Monochrome-Watches
Montblanc was without a doubt the most productive brand of the 2015 edition of the SIHH (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie). This is partially due to the arrival, in 2013, of Jerome Lambert, the new CEO (ex-Jaeger-LeCoultre) who?came with many new ideas to integrate Montblanc’s watchmaking activities and become a?manufacture with serious timekeeping collections. After the interview our editor Frank had with him, it’s now time to have the opinion of watch experts about the?Montblanc 2015 Novelties, and today we start with the influent Suzanne Wong from Revolution Asia.Suzanne Wong is the editor-in-chief of the renown print magazine Revolution Asia,?and influent contributor of Revo-Online (the online portal of the magazine). Although Suzanne lives in Singapore, you have a good chance of seeing her in Switzerland, visiting watch fairs or one of her favourite brands. Saying that she knows about watches is kind of an?euphemism. That’s the reason why having the?ope

Buying Guide - MONOCHROME's Best Chronographs of 2022
The end of the year is near, so it’s time for the MONOCHROME team to sit down and look back at everything that happened in 2022… And there was a lot, with so many new watches launched, in all categories and in all price ranges. Today, we kick off a series of buying guides representing our selection of what we think are the best watches in their own category, starting with one of our all-time favourite functions, and probably one that so many watch enthusiasts appreciate; the chronograph. From accessible to high-end, classic to innovative, vintage or ultra-modern… Here are the best chronograph watches of 2022 according to the MONO’ team.With far more than 100 new models in the chronograph category listed on our website, it is a difficult task to list 5 or 6 models… We could have included the Gronefeld Gronograaf, the Tissot PRX Chronograph, the revamped Zenith Chronomaster Open, the handsome Vacheron Constantin Salmon QP or the new Habring2 Doppel38…

Hands-On: The Revised TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Date
Following a complete and welcomed overhaul of the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Automatic collection in 2021, last month the brand introduced its latest updated models in the series, with five new Aquaracer Professional 300 Date and three Aquaracer Professional 300 GMT versions, with captivating new dials, slightly reduced case sizes, and powered by the proprietary movements. We gladly share our hands-on experience and live images of the new Aquaracer Professional 300 Date watches.If you are familiar with the look of the Heuer 2000 series and Aquaracer (models' name since 2005) before the collection was revamped in 2021 providing new watches with a more refined appeal, the first thing you’ll notice is that the 2024 update brought in even more refinement. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The new TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300 Date models fe

We've compiled a list of watches sized below 40mm.
Watchmaking is very much a trend-driven industry, with, of course, a core selection of models, colours, sizes and materials standing the test of time. Colours come and go, sizes go up and down, and although new materials are regularly experimented with, the vast majority come in steel, with titanium, bronze and gold being the most popular alternatives. When it comes to the size of the watch, this is most often dictated by the movement, the intended purpose and its overall design. But, as these five watches will show you, the current trend for sizing a watch down to more compact dimensions results in some genuinely cool watches.Baltic Tricompax ChronographIn just a relatively short amount of time, Baltic has transcended the status of a microbrand and established itself as a name that’s most likely here to stay. Previously Baltic relied on Asian movements (no shame in that!) but recently upped its game as it presented the Baltic x Peter Auto Tricompax Special Edition racing set. Th