This year, the manufacture Girard-Perregaux, known for its impressive tourbillons (under three bridges or working on several axis), its?minute repeaters but also for the iconic 1966 collection, is celebrating its 225th anniversary. As you might expect (this is the rule in the watchmaking industry), the brand will come with several special watches d.................. 2016-01-25 More

There are quite a few things to say about this new watch by Omega. Yes, indeed, it looks like most of the others?Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m, with the same style case, the same sort of hands and dial and the same diving capacity. However, 3 things are new and you can see it in its name:?Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m / Master Chronometer / 39.5m.................. 2016-01-25 More

The SIHH 2016 will be the edition of the Reverso, an icon at?Jaeger-LeCoultre, a watch that celebrates its 85th anniversary this year. We’ve seen several watches introduced already, like the Tribute editions or the new Classic versions – and the best is about to be introduced in Geneva. However, for those in a need for something differe.................. 2016-01-22 More

Towards the end of last year, Montblanc released a new collection: the Montblanc 1858 Collection. The Meisterstuck of this collection is the Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in pink gold (ref. 112637) that houses the beautiful calibre 16.29 movement from the brand’s Villeret collection. The new 1858 collection also includes another model.................. 2016-01-22 More

The news-storm from SIHH is in full effect, and quite literally, the renewal of the entire Big Pilot collection is BIG thing. After the limited edition IWC Big Pilot’s Heritage Watch 48 & 55 (inspired on the B-Uhr watches), there are also a bundle of new Chronographs in the collection. Of course a new Petit Prince, but also a new Spitfire.................. 2016-01-21 More

For this 2016 edition of the SIHH, the entire Pilot’s Watch collection of IWC is about to be renewed, with first some highly cool vintage inspired editions but also the classics: the Big Pilot’s Watch and the new Mark XVIII for instance. However, IWC isn’t just about to refresh some known models but they are also?about to launch a.................. 2016-01-21 More

Now that the SIHH?is opened, we have already seen the main novelties of IWC, Jaeger, Lange and Vacheron for example. However, we shouldn't forget another brand, which despite being the most exclusive one also creates interesting and well-priced timepieces. Usually playing on the classical side, this year Baume & Mercier goes bold and sporty. Af.................. 2016-01-21 More

Last year Montblanc introduced the Heritage Spirit Orbis Terrarum and that was the brand’s first?worldtimer. It was an instant succes, and received so much positive comments from both collectors and laymen. This year the brand not only celebrates their 110th anniversary, but also the 10th anniversary of the 4810 collection that was introduced.................. 2016-01-21 More

The moon has always played an important role in people's lives, whether it is related to tides, ceremonies, harvesting or tracking time. The moon-phase complication is one of the traditional complications, dating back to pocket watches. The Saxonia family already includes an Annual Calendar with Moonphase and a brand new collection launched in 2015.................. 2016-01-20 More

Jaeger-LeCoultre already proved that they are capable of?housing a Gyrotourbillon in a dress watch. But it was a big watch, measuring 55mm by 36mm. The platinum case added to the weight. At the 85th birthday of the Reverso they have taken the combination to the next level by trimming width and thickness by 30%. Here is the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Reve.................. 2016-01-20 More

Montblanc has been coming with an extremely strong offering, this year again, and during the fair they literary are the talk of the ‘town’. The high-end complication, like the ExoTourbillon Slim and the limited editions with hand-painted dials, the Tourbillon Cylindrique Pocket Watch 110 Years and the 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter?are awe.................. 2016-01-20 More

The Richard Lange Jumping Seconds watch is yet another exemplary achievement of the watchmakers from Glashutte. The watch is all about precision and innovation but also about history and heritage. The 39.9mm timepiece will be produced in platinum and is limited to 100 pieces. It combines a display of seconds in strict one-second intervals with some.................. 2016-01-19 More

Today we’re going to show you yet another spectacular piece that Montblanc created to celebrate their 110th anniversary. The brand with German roots and Swiss made timepieces shows?its?prowess in the world of high-end watches again. Yesterday we showed you one of the most affordable, if not THE most affordable, tourbillon watch in the world o.................. 2016-01-19 More

In the new Overseas Collection, Vacheron introduced the highly desirable ultra-thin edition of the Vacheron Constantin Overseas. This watch clearly brings back VC where it deserves to be, in the top 3 of the luxury sports watches. However, there’s a major issue with the ultra-thin edition: it is rather expensive and not every collector will h.................. 2016-01-19 More

We all know the Datograph, THE most iconic chronograph?of?A. Lange & Sohne – and clearly, one of the most desirable chronographs of the actual production (if not one?most desirable watches?of the actual production). We also know the more complicated edition, the Datograph Perpetual, that the brand renewed last year, with its stunning grey.................. 2016-01-18 More

In terms of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the choice is vast and you could easily find the right one. You’ll have the classical one (the 15400), the luxurious and slim one (our favorite here at Monochrome-Watches, the 15202ST) but you can also go for sportier ones, with the Offshore collection, that includes the recently renewed Chronographs and.................. 2016-01-18 More

It’s already 14 years ago since IWC revived the now iconic Big Pilot’s Watch and this year they treat us on a new and improved version: the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch IW500912. Moreover, IWC also launches three more Big Pilot’s Watch models, being the Big Pilot’s Watch Spitfire (ref. IW500917) in 18k red gold, the Big Pilot.................. 2016-01-18 More

It is an undeniable fact that the IWC Mark (Mk) is one of the most important military/aviation watches ever created. What started as a life saving tool watch for the navigators and flying officers of the British RAF transformed, as all mechanical watches have, into an elegant wristwatch, which in parallel keeps all the qualities of its ancestors. I.................. 2016-01-18 More

This year Montblanc celebrates the 110th anniversary of the Maison, and they have worked on something rather exceptional to highlight this year. To understand the gravity of this we have to look at last year’s novelty, the Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie ExoTourbillon Minute Chronograph. It featured the very clever and patented ExoTourbillon .................. 2016-01-18 More

Here we are, 2016 has just started and the new horological year too, meaning that the SIHH 2016 is about to open its doors and to reveal the novelties of?Richemont Group brands. This year for the very first time the SIHH also gives the floor to several independent watchmakers. Known as the?Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie, the SIHH will b.................. 2016-01-16 More

Today we’re going to have a look at two style icons, and one of them is a quartz watch! You know us, we hardly ever focus on timepieces with a quartz regulator, however this is one that shows in a very novel way that there are many possibilities in the design of a wrist watch. In the final months of 2015 Seiko re-issued one of its iconic quar.................. 2016-01-15 More

Abarth, the customization department of Fiat that some of you may know for the funky 1970s cars and numeral victories in rally, is about to launch a new limited edition of its fastest, funniest car, the?Abarth 595 Competition resulting here from a partnership with TAG Heuer. This?Abarth 595 Competizione by TAG Heuer features a specific matte grey w.................. 2016-01-13 More

From time to time, we set our selection-mode to another level, far from our actual posh, high-end standards, with a “value proposition” watch that we think deserves to be featured, for its great design, for its great quality / pleasure / price ratio or because we simply like it. It is the case with the new?Stowa Flieger Blue Limited Edi.................. 2016-01-13 More

Collaborations between luxury goods companies is nothing new. This is particularly true when it comes to the watch world. From a marketing standpoint, you can see the obvious collaborative opportunity between a watchmaker and a class-leading automotive company. When the opportunity came up to discuss (among other things) why a collector valued the .................. 2016-01-12 More

A few months ago, we introduced to you the?Frederique Constant Manufacture Classics Moonphase. Usually, this brand isn’t matching with our “standards” (because, you know us, we love high-end watches). We’ve nothing against the brand but our editorial choice is to have a focus on more complex and lavishly finished timepieces................... 2016-01-11 More

I bet you still remember the Oris Divers Sixty-Five, the?charming vintage-inspired diver’s watch that the brand introduced early last year. Today we’re introducing a watch that was inspired on the Divers Sixty-Five: the same shaped case, crown, domed sapphire crystal, however it’s 2 mm larger! And instead of a steel case with cera.................. 2016-01-11 More

I know, that’s quite a title to start with, and of course I will explain why I make?such a bold statement. I’m curious to find out if you agree – that is, after reading my review. Manufacture Contemporaine du Temps, or short MCT, introduced the Sequential One in 2009 and it is still in the collection. In the world of high-end watc.................. 2016-01-08 More

After several reviews of their watches, you should know what HYT is and that the timepieces they produce are highly technical, bold and modern. Whatever we talk about the H1, the H2, the H3 or the H4, they are all very far from being called vintage-oriented, traditional or retro. Recently, we’ve seen evolutions of several editions from the?Hy.................. 2016-01-07 More

The definition of Irish Alzheimer's is when all you can remember are your grudges. Some people just won't let things go; they develop a grudge and carry it around morning, noon and night. It seems that in their own tongue-in-cheek way, H. Moser & Cie (the present-day David of the watch industry) is about to cast a few stones jewels at Goliath! .................. 2016-01-07 More

When you think Chronograph (voluntarily with a capital?C), you probably?have in?mind a Daytona, a Speedmaster, racing cars, space exploration, timing sports competitions… In other words, you think sports watches. However, chronograph watches can be elegant, small, restrained and wearable with a suit – and here I mean that there are chro.................. 2016-01-06 More

In terms of icons, the Omega Speedmaster is definitely a big one. If not the most iconic watch ever, it can easily be categorized as one of the 5 watches to know (and to own if you’re a collector). Of course, everyone knows about the “Moonwatch”, the Speedmaster Professional, the one that has been worn on the Moon by Buzz Aldrin a.................. 2016-01-05 More

My daily job, as the associate editor of Monochrome-Watches, is to inform you about new watches, to share the industry news and to review timepieces that we believe worthwhile. Meaning: I’m a watch journalist. However, this also means (for me, at least) that I’m a watch enthusiast and a collector my-self. On the scale of desire for watc.................. 2016-01-04 More

Every year, the show is the same for IWC at the SIHH: renewing an entire collection of watches, with plenty of new models.?Last year was the?Portugieser, 2014 was the Aquatimer (that will also have some new models this year), 2013 the?Ingenieur?and 2012 the?Pilot watches. The 4 main collections of the brand have now been updated, so it’s time.................. 2016-01-04 More

For the launch of the Anonimo Militare Chrono Marine Van Dutch, we went to a pleasant place called Cannes, in the very south of France. There, we learned what this new watch is about, what the reason was for the partnership with Van Dutch yachts and how it has influenced the design of their iconic watch for this particular reference. So, let's have.................. 2015-12-30 More

A German piece of engineering needs to do what it is designed for and it needs to do that well. It will most likely be a perfect blend of functionality, aesthetics and it will sport a certain degree of inconspicuous innovation. Porsche Design is as German as it can get, with a couple of firsts in watchmaking, which helped in gaining validity in the.................. 2015-12-29 More

Oris is well known for creating high-quality watches with classical but pleasant design, all with an interesting price tag. Of course, we’re not talking about dream machines but the watches Oris produces are clearly to be considered for anyone seeking for a solid, well designed and reliable mechanical watch. Many collections exist, including .................. 2015-12-28 More

Yesterday, we showed you our Top 7 Chronographs of 2015, a category that we believe to be one of the most important of them all… “One of”, yes because there’s a second one that must be regarded as pretty damn important, first because this category certainly represents the largest portion of sales for most brands and also bec.................. 2015-12-22 More

When I'm speaking to a collector and you glance down to see their watch proudly sports the scuffs and scratches of daily wear, it gently warms the soul. Not only do you know that the owner, more often than not, chooses that watch, but you know it has a story associated with it. As a watch geek, your mission is to try to extract those stories. In ma.................. 2015-12-22 More

After?presenting you?our top 5 dress watches of 2015 and our Top 5 accessible watches of 2015, it is time now to look at certainly one of the most important categories of them all, simply because most of us love the chronographs. Of course, only a very few will use them as it should be but who cares, chronographs are cool, complicated and this year.................. 2015-12-21 More

This year was busy for?TAG Heuer, that changed its strategy, changed its CEO (welcoming Mister Jean-Claude Biver), introduced rather impressive pieces like this?Carrera Calibre Heuer 01 but also played on the vintage trend with this?Carrera Calibre 18 Chronograph Telemeter (that really is vintage looking, with a small diameter and bombe dial). In f.................. 2015-12-18 More