A few weeks ago, we gave our thoughts on the possible Tudor 2014 novelties. We knew, within the team, that blue was the big crush for the aficionados of the brand and linked to the past of Tudor. We were craving for a blue Pelagos and instead, Tudor comes with a blue bezel Heritage Black Bay, a simple but really nice looking declination of the prev.................. 2014-03-27 More

That's the big one, the event of the year for us and for the watch lovers that you are: BASELWORLD. All the major brands, except the 15 of the SIHH, will be there, showing us their latest models. Patek Philippe, , Tudor, all Swatch Group brands -including Longines, Omega, Breguet and Glashutte Original- TAG Heuer and all the independents watchmake.................. 2014-03-24 More

Remember a few days ago, Omega was teasing us with pictures that looked like a re-issue of the Seamaster 300. We've played with Photoshop and gave you our thoughts on what it could look like. Today, Omega presented a video that shows a more precise image of the future model that will be presented coming Wednesday at Baselworld 2014. And we were clo.................. 2014-03-24 More

F.P. Journe A name that sounds good to our ears. Some might say he's a genius, some are in love with his watches, and some just don't get what is hidden behind those pink gold movements. What is sure is that this man creates feelings, good or not. Back in 2012, he presented the Chronometre Optimum as the quintessential of his researches on chronome.................. 2014-03-21 More

Forget waiting for PBS Antiques Roadshow to appraise the egg - it is worth millions. Here is what we know: the egg is the third of eight missing Russian Imperial Faberge eggs, having been authenticated by Kieran McCarthy who is an expert in Russian artifacts. In 1887, Alexander III gave the egg to his wife Empress Maria Feodorovna on Easter, and ma.................. 2014-03-21 More

Last year Oris already swept us off our feet, with the Aquis Depth Gauge, which features a depth gauge that is as simple as it is brilliant. This year Oris celebrates their 110th anniversary and they do it with the launch of a new in-house developed movement: Calibre 110. An new in-house developed hand-wound movement boosting 10 days of power reser.................. 2014-03-17 More

Two and a half years ago, the Swiss watch forum Horlogerie-Suisse.com joined forces with Alpina, to created a limited edition Startimer Pilot Manufacture, which was for sale exclusively through the forum. Now Horlogerie-Suisse.com and Habring2 joined forces and created a numbered limited edition of JUST FIVE PIECES of the Doppel 3 (that we just rev.................. 2014-03-14 More

Baselworld 2014 is really close and at Monochrome Watches headquarters we are all craving for the new models that will be presented. A few days ago, we've played with rumours about and Tudor and yesterday Omega posted an intriguing image on their Facebook page. So we've played with Photoshop again, and here is a preview of what we think what Omeg.................. 2014-03-14 More

“The best laid schemes of mice and men often go awry” I blame those kids at Fratellowatches.com, with their ‘Speedy Tuesday‘ presentations for corrupting my latest watch ‘scheme’! Once again in a turn fitting of an Ian Flemming novel, I found myself in London on a dreary, dark, cold day – minding my own bus.................. 2014-03-11 More

Most of the readers of Monochrome-Watches.com will be able to identify with this scenario: you buy a watch wear it for a bit. Along comes a character offering you (very nearly) what you paid for it. So out the door it goes. Regret sets in. Suddenly you find yourself trawling through internet auctions looking to get one just like it. I had this expe.................. 2014-03-10 More

Before and during the SIHH 2014, in January of this year, we showed you most of the new Montblanc timepieces. We owe you some good hands-on reports about the new pieces, especially of the Meisterstuck Heritage collection. During the SIHH we sat down with Ben Clymer, founder and executive editor from Hodinkee, to discuss the new Meisterstuck Heritag.................. 2014-03-07 More

A few days ago, we gave you our thoughts on what could be ’ offering of novelties at the upcoming Baselworld fair. Tudor, having been in the shadow of big brother for some decades, have been working on a rather successful come-back in the past years. While doesn’t dwell on the past, Tudor on the other hand did do that and resurrect.................. 2014-03-04 More

Yesterday we received a short message, saying that we should check out Pierce Brosnan’s Instagram account, so we did. And to our surprise we see that he (Brosnan) is showing off one of our favorite watches: a Speake-Marin Resilience. It’s of course great news that Pierce Brosnan, the man who played James Bond four times, has a great tas.................. 2014-03-03 More

Today we’re going to review a very special watch. It is a double chronograph, with a single-pusher chronograph function and an additional pusher for the split-seconds function. This alone sounds interesting, however if you consider that the watch is made by Habring2, and also consider that Richard Habring played a major role in developing IWC.................. 2014-02-28 More

The recent announcement of the revamped Speedmaster MkII from Omega seems to highlight a return to the company's glorious past- and rightly so, in my honest opinion, since Omega has a large number of design gems in its vaults. However, it was the introduction of the Z-33 spacemaster that made me want to dig some more and present to you the highly r.................. 2014-02-27 More

Pre-registration projects are booming actually and Kickstarter-like method seems to be the way to create a new brand. So does for example Vincent Plomb with the newly introduced VicenTerra Luna. Here is another of these projects presented by a French team, a 1930's inspired cushion case that features an old (but restored) movement. An interesting a.................. 2014-02-25 More

The Non-Plus-Ultra when it comes to perpetual calendars has always been the GMT +/- Perpetual from Ulysse Nardin, and developed by mastermind Ludwig Oechslin. It was the first perpetual calendar that allowed the time zones and date to be adjusted both forward and backward. While most other perpetual calendar watches had to be sent to the service ce.................. 2014-02-24 More

Some three years ago we first introduced you to VicenTerra, a new watch brand that launched their first timepiece, the VicenTerra GMT-3, via pre-registering. All GMT-3’s of the pre-registration, which were sold for 1/3th of the normal retail price, have been delivered and we’ve seen some photos of happy new owners on the web. Now VicenT.................. 2014-02-18 More

Fifteen years ago, in 1999, luxury brand Bvlgari bought Gerald Genta’s watch company and until this day they manufacture watches and introduce new watches, which are (heavily) inspired on Genta’s designs. Just like the Octo Automatic, which was introduced last year, and so is the new Octo Chrono that we can introduce to you today. A bol.................. 2014-02-13 More

Admit it, we all do it. Trying to find out what other people have strapped to their wrist while we are on the go, or at a party of some sort. Oogling, if you will. Perhaps the place to be oogling ones wrist, without coming across like a total creep, is a watch fair! During the recent storm of novelties coming out of the SIHH, we spotted a very spec.................. 2014-02-07 More

Since its launch in 2009, Longines’ Calibre L688.2 has become the engine for The Longines Column Wheel Chronograph collection. ?Longines, who invented the column wheel (1878) as well as the flyback function (1936), knows a thing or two about chronographs. ?The Calibre 13.33Z (1913), the famous Calibre 13ZN (1946) and the Calibre 30CH (1947) h.................. 2014-02-07 More

Recently Monochrome had the opportunity to sit down with Fabien Lamarche, the founder of Julien Coudray 1518. The brand is relatively new in the business of ultra high-end watchmaking, as their story began in 2007. This manufacture of Haute Horlogerie can boast the incorporation of some very distinctive features, such as movements made entirely of .................. 2014-02-05 More

Ever since the public viewed the first Carrera chronograph, affectionately named “the Panda” for its black and white color scheme, collectors have vied for possession. Named for the Carrera Panamericana Mexico Road Race, the Carrera was the first chronograph designed for motorsports, and race car drivers and enthusiasts responded. In 19.................. 2014-02-05 More

For many years Ulysse Nardin have been making one of the most convenient dual time zone watches in the market. Typically one of Ludwig Oechslin’s inventions, which makes it possible to adjust the second time zone and DATE both forward and backward! During Baselworld 2014 Ulysse Nardin will launch the newest version featuring their in-house mo.................. 2014-02-04 More

Who never dreamed of owning and playing with James Bond's watch (and incidentally, who didn't also dream of having the Bond girls but that's another story)? While searching for interesting things trifles to buy on Ebay, we've stumbled upon THE object to tickle our spy-kid minds: a true revival of the Cold War, a fascinating object that would have t.................. 2014-02-03 More

The GREAT Britain campaign is the most ambitious international marketing campaign for the United Kingdom ever. GREAT promotes the very best that Britain has to offer in order to encourage the world to visit, invest, do business with and study in the British Isles. Roger Smith, one of the world’s best watchmakers and a Brit, should of course b.................. 2014-01-30 More

Apart from the Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna we've presented you last Monday (see here) and the Grand Lange 1 Moon Phase that you have discovered through Frank's hands-on (see here), A. Lange & Sohne revealed more new timepieces at the 2014 edition of the SIHH. Monochrome-Watches looks back on the new models of the Saxonian brand, .................. 2014-01-28 More

In 2013, Tudor returned to the land of opportunity, the United States of America, which meant that the previous year’s release of the?Heritage Black Bay?became available to Yanks with an interest in watches with a historical design. Cheers resounded across the pond.The Black Bay is part of Tudor’s Heritage collection, which re-conceived.................. 2014-01-27 More

The Royal Oak is one of the most iconic watches in the industry. In 1972, Audemars Piguet decided to break the rules of luxury watches in presenting a steel and sports watch that was more expensive than a gold watch. The original design, by Gerald Genta, had been reinforced in 1993 when Audemars Piguet presented the so called ROO or Royal Oak Offsh.................. 2014-01-24 More

Omega introduces the new Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Ceramic. If Piper Kerman's book, Orange is the New Black, or Netflix's popular series adapted from the book, hadn't seared orange into the cultural consciousness, then Omega brings this orange world premiere of only eight pieces. After a slew of 2013 black watches from various companies, Omega'.................. 2014-01-24 More

In an industry where beauty and exclusivity can count as much, if not more than technical precision it's not uncommon to feel as though all of the life is being sucked out of the room once discussions begin to use words like torque' or inertia'. Think back to your days in school: did you sit with glee listening to lectures on the laws of Physics as.................. 2014-01-24 More

Montblanc’s Nicolas Rieussec collection can easily be called a classic by now. After 7 years it has become one of the most iconic Montblanc timepieces and I’m pretty sure that most people will immediately recognize the signature Montblanc style elements. This year Montblanc reveils the Homage to Nicolas Rieussec and it could well be the.................. 2014-01-22 More

Nearly as old as the art of horology itself, Vacheron Constantin cemented its position as the father of the barrel-shaped watches known as tonneau cases, an iconographic design feature that has stood the test of time for over a century and continues to be a sign of prestige. The “tonneau” Malte collection is without question one of Vach.................. 2014-01-22 More

After the presentation in 2013 of the Grand Complication and more recently of the Grand Lange 1 Moon-Phase, the 2014 edition of the SIHH is the time for A. Lange & Sohne to reveal another masterpiece, showing once again the expertise of the manufacture in complicated movements and innovation. The Richard Lange Perpetual Calendar Terraluna combi.................. 2014-01-20 More

Montblanc has an entirely new collection, called the Meisterstuck Heritage collection. A collection that can be recognized by its timeless, classic looks, and elegantly shaped lugs. The new Meisterstuck Heritage collection comprises four models: Date Automatic, Moonphase,? Perpertual Calendar and the Pulsograph. And all of the above come at an extr.................. 2014-01-20 More

SIHH 2014 is on fire and Officine Panerai is part of the game. The Italian brand just reveals a new series of vintage-inspired chronographs based on a wonderful Minerva movement. The Radiomir 1940 Chronograph will be available in three versions, platinum (PAM00518), red gold (PAM00519) and white gold (PAM00520). A new limited edition to inflame the.................. 2014-01-20 More

The season of the Swiss' shows is open. Frank and Robin are on their way to Geneva for the SIHH 2014 (Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie), and it's with an incredible enthusiasm that they will bring you fresh news, instant reports and live photos. This year, 16 of the most interesting and high-end brands, will present their new models. We w.................. 2014-01-18 More

With SIHH fast approaching, Panerai has released a teaser video for its 2014 Chrono Collection. ?Though we get a quick glimpse of the caseback, what is most intriguing is the day/date graphic for the beginning of SIHH, January 20. ?Does this mean that the new 2014 Chrono Collection will feature a day/date complication? ?If so, this complication wou.................. 2014-01-17 More

In the past years we could see various trends in the watch industry. Last year blue dials popped up at various watch barnds, which almost made it look like they agreed on doing the same. A trend we’re seeing for some time now, is recreating the inconic watches of the various brands and this has led to quite some interesting re-issues. The lat.................. 2014-01-16 More

From January to April, the world of watchmaking is beating at the rhythm of press releases, before SIHH and Baselworld. Yesterday, we've received from Omega an interesting piece of news, the presentation of the Speedmaster Mark II re-issue. At Monochrome's offices (not that far from Wayne Tower) this kicked-up more than just a little dust. It set o.................. 2014-01-15 More