For as long as I can remember, watch brands, and a few in particular, have been involved in Formula 1 motor sport. This is not surprising of course, in the fast-paced world of Formula 1, timing is everything. In recent times, one relationship has proven particularly fruitful: Red Bull Racing and Tag Heuer. Last?month we were invited to visit the Re.................. 2017-06-14 More

After colourful street artist collaborations from Richard Mille and?TAG Heuer, independent high-end brand Manufacture Royale has now unveiled?its own street art-inspired model. The Manufacture Royale ADN Street Art Collection stands out for?its unique architecture, like the rest of the ADN collection, and now adds a dose of colour, ‘dressing .................. 2017-06-14 More

The SIHH welcomes new brands; it is now official, the next edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), taking place January 15th to 18th in Geneva, will welcome 4 new brands. This includes power house Hermes and three smaller independent watch?brands, which will expose in the dedicated ‘Indie corner’, the Carre des.................. 2017-06-13 More

It's an age-old recipe; a name from the past to cement your future. A watch company goes bust due to some crisis, lays dormant for a good number of years, and is eventually resurrected with passion and a large sum of money. Most?never make it past the drawing board, some actually make it to prototyping and a few eventually produce actual watches. W.................. 2017-06-13 More

Sprung to life: who manufactures Hairsprings? An industry perspective on this key component whose production is still shrouded in secrecy – Barely one centimeter in diameter, the hairspring is the beating heart of a watch movement. It is a strategic component in several respects. Manufacturing hairsprings is a complex process and the whole Sw.................. 2017-06-12 More

Mare Nostrum, “Our Sea” in latin. It’s a term that invariably brings to mind a?rare and exclusive model for?Panerai collectors. Indeed, back in the early days of the Florentine?manufacture, a chronograph was?created, one that is so rare it has become a legend. Based on this concept?and on the few pieces of documentation available .................. 2017-06-09 More

The 1815 Chronograph by A. Lange & Sohne might just be the best definition of a chronograph, in its purest form. While the icon remains the Datograph Up/Down, it features several additional complications, such as the?large date and the power reserve. The 1815 is as pure as you can imagine. Back in 2015, the German manufacture updated the model?.................. 2017-06-08 More

Must see! The Singer Reimagined Track1 is the type of watch that makes you stop in your tracks. It's beautiful, sharp, inspired and powered by a mind-blowing chronograph movement. Today, we're taking a closer look at how Singer Reimagined is rebirthing the sports chronograph, elevating it to a whole new level - just like Singer Vehicle Design and h.................. 2017-06-08 More

Here comes?another Marine watch from Ulysse Nardin… That’s what we thought at first when we saw this latest model, and there’s nothing bad about?that. The Marine collection is pretty interesting. However, this new?Ulysse Nardin Marine 1846 is different, in the details at least, and it’s the?details that make all the differen.................. 2017-06-06 More

Gentlemen, one of the main issues we, as watch aficionados, face nowadays is that we often find our?watches strapped on lovely feminine wrists rather than on our?own. And despite the fact that we intrinsically?love it (but will never?admit?it), there has to be a solution that works for?both our beloved ladies and ourselves. What if finally, we have.................. 2017-06-06 More

At SIHH 2017, some new Master Ultra-Thin watches went almost unnoticed, lost in the shadows?of the?cool Master Control with Sector Dial, which?stole the show. However, the old Maison was not short of watches to feed the 2017 catalogue. Today, we take a look at 4 unapologetically elegant watches with classic style and functions, the Jaeger-LeCoultre.................. 2017-06-05 More

Today we are taking a closer look at the Metiers d'Art Villes Lumieres collection – and one model in particular – which once again sees Vacheron Constantin flexing its creative muscles. Available exclusively from Vacheron Constantin boutiques, the collection is comprised of four references, three of which are dedicated to Paris, Geneva .................. 2017-06-04 More

The story of the brand Ophion shouldn’t be new to you, in case you’re a frequent reader of Monochrome. Indeed, we introduced it to you, and we even gave away one of their first watches, the OPH 960. However, don’t be fooled by the youngness of the brand, as less than 2 years after their first iteration, a new watch is coming ̵.................. 2017-06-02 More

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of its?partner Mercedes-AMG, IWC unveils a new edition of the Ingenieur Chronograph Sport, which?was introduced in March of this year. The new version?comes in a titanium case, with new hour and?5-minute markers, and its magnetic field protection has been styled to look like a?brake disc! Let’s have a look at.................. 2017-05-30 More

David Beckham, one of the world’s most famous football players (for our American readers: that’s what you guys would call soccer) and style icons, will be Tudor’s new brand ambassador and ambassador for the #Borntodare campaign. Now that’s something we didn’t expect. The man who has everything, who married Posh Spice, .................. 2017-05-30 More

Citizen, that other Japanese watch brand, is about the introduce its?very first tourbillon watch. Yes, you read it correctly, this is not a typo. The Citizen Tourbillon Y01 will be launched next month, and will be exclusively available (and made for) the 300th anniversary of department store chain Daimaru. An interesting detail is that the watch, a.................. 2017-05-30 More

Legend has it that at the beginning of the 20th century, Louis Cartier designed a wristwatch for aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont because of the inconvenience of using a pocket watch while flying. The Santos was one of the earliest wristwatches and the first pilot watch. Born out of practicality, the watches intended for pilots have evolved -.................. 2017-05-28 More

The Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix kick off the unofficial start to?summer in?the French Riviera. This week-end Audemars Piguet unveiled a new, limited edition, Royal Oak Offshore to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Le Byblos. Together with its night club, Les Caves du Roy, the iconic Saint-Tropez Hotel has contributed to the inter.................. 2017-05-27 More

TAG Heuer celebrates the 30th anniversary of Ayrton Senna’s first victory?at the Monaco Grand Prix, releasing three special edition watches in tribute to the legendary Brazilian driver. In his brilliant, way-too-short career, Ayrton Senna roared to three world championships, 41 victories and 65 pole positions and is still regarded as one of, .................. 2017-05-27 More

Here’s the start of a story that I didn’t expect to publish on Monochrome, ever! It’s about a watch with a movement that is equipped with a quartz crystal. Wait… talking about quartz? On Monochrome? Well, I wouldn’t say that I’ve turned to the dark side, however visiting Seiko in Japan last year has opened my eye.................. 2017-05-26 More

Until you have it on your wrist it's hard to appreciate just how thin the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater really is. Introduced back in 2016, it measures a mere 6.85mm thick cased up, with the complicated movement inside accounting for only 3.12mm of that. By way of comparison, a British one pound coin is 3.15mm thick! As interesting a model.................. 2017-05-25 More

German watches are distinctively unique. Their design is influenced by the Bauhaus philosophy with a minimalist approach and the idea that form follows function. Great emphasis is placed on simplicity, symmetry, clarity and practicality. The craftsmanship involved is superb, sharp and distinctive, and it can easily stand toe-to-toe with the best of.................. 2017-05-21 More

The other day at the Zenith manufacture we had the chance to meet Julien Tornare, the brand's new CEO. We showed up for a press conference, and Jean-Claude Biver walked in with some additional news about the brand’s future. After the press conference we had the chance to sit down with Julien Tornare and talk about the brand’s future. An.................. 2017-05-20 More

Every brand, at least those with a historical background, has?its own hallmarks, those unmistakable signs that create its?DNA, helping people to quickly identify a watch from a certain brand. For some, it is the shape of the case or a hand, for others it could be the complication used. For one brand, Urban Jurgensen, these are small details, howeve.................. 2017-05-18 More

Last month I had the distinct privilege of?attending the 60th anniversary celebrations of the Omega Speedmaster. While I am usually rather skeptical about anniversaries of watches, I have no problem whatsoever with celebrating the 60th anniversary of the first watch on the moon. As part of the celebrations, two gentlemen who were present during the.................. 2017-05-17 More

While Oris?might be famous for its dive watches, such as the Aquis or the hype Divers Sixty Five, there’s another collection in the catalogue that is far from lacking interest; the?Artelier range. Offering?the same overall quality at?an affordable price as the rest of the watches produced by the brand, the Artelier collection is a?more elegan.................. 2017-05-17 More

Last year, at Baselworld 2016, Hublot demonstrated once again its?concept of “fusion“, its unique approach to blending?different materials, many of which are not usually associated with watches, that result in some?interesting combinations. The brainchild of a partnership between the watchmaker and Berluti, the famous Parisian shoemaker.................. 2017-05-16 More

Rough, cold, with a unique character and surprisingly fascinating… that is how I would describe the?contrasting country that is Finland. Funnily enough, it’s also how I would describe?the new?S.U.F. Helsinki Vetehinen, the brand's first dive watch. A Finnish watch made by Finnish watchmaker Stepan Sarpaneva, who loves to play?with the e.................. 2017-05-15 More

You hear it every year: blue is the new black. With its timeless qualities, blue stands out but lends itself perfectly to elegant occasions. We have picked 5 dress watches of 2017, outside of the mainstream brands, to help you find a blue that speaks to your style.Ulysse Nardin Classico ManufactureUnveiled at SIHH 2017, the Classico Manufacture hig.................. 2017-05-13 More

Cars, it seems, are an?everlasting source of inspiration for watches. Many of the big brands feel the need to join forces with racing teams, car manufacturers or people of the industry to create dedicated watches highlighting the parallels between the two industries. And, in all fairness, some of these become highly desirable! Smaller brands tend t.................. 2017-05-11 More

The IWC Portugieser Chronograph Classic was introduced in the middle of 2013 with little fanfare, long after the madness of the SIHH had subsided. The underlying idea was a more technical (new movement) but highly faithful take on a watch that has become a cornerstone in the collection (the design is heavily based on the Portugieser's DNA). For 201.................. 2017-05-10 More

The Louis Moinet Memoris Red Eclipse' is an integrated, automatic, inverted mono-pusher chronograph with column-wheel. It was first presented in a limited edition at Baselworld 2016 to celebrate the bi-centenary of the Compteur de Tierce (1816-2016) by Louis Moinet. This complex chronograph, with all its mechanics visible on the dial, is now availa.................. 2017-05-09 More

What an unexpected but refreshing surprise… Clearly, dress watches are not Omega’s specialty – chronographs and dive watches are. In terms of elegant and dress timepieces, the brand’s offer usually comes up short. However, Omega has decided to prove us wrong, with an extremely elegant, perfectly proportioned and true-to-the-.................. 2017-05-07 More

You may or may not be planning a deep dive over the summer. It doesn’t really matter. You do not need to be a diver to love these high-performing, utilitarian dive watches. They make great daily wearers too and as summer is fast approaching, we have picked 10 new dive watches for 2017, with choices to suit every pocket and taste. In short, th.................. 2017-05-06 More

Over the last few years, we have reviewed quite a few brands and their manufactures. From the largest ones, for instance those owned by groups like Swatch Group, Richemont or LVMH, to the smallest ateliers of independent watchmakers. Recently, we had the opportunity to visit another type of manufacture, one that is not part of a brand but rather a .................. 2017-05-05 More

Please welcome the BBBBB… Yes, 5 B’s for a new model that will definitely create some buzz (again). Three of these B’s are already known, they refer to the Black Bay Bronze. Add to that a fourth B, for Blue, the color used by a certain Maison for its special editions, plus a fifth a final B for another Maison,?Bucherer. So there y.................. 2017-05-04 More

The?Vacheron Constantin Quai de l'Ile is a watch with surprising contrasts. Made by one of the most prestigious names in?the industry, but crafted in steel. Designed in a sporty, urban way but featuring a “Hallmark of Geneva” movement. Bearing a name synonymous with dream watches but rather accessible. This superb surprise is now availa.................. 2017-05-03 More

We, watch journalists, are privileged, as we get to see all the novelties of the year to come at Baselworld. Of course, we try hard to cover these watches in this magazine, so you can have an instant and extensive view on the new watches that exhibitors have to show. However, nothing is worth a live view and a touch-and-feel experience. And that.................. 2017-05-02 More

Last week I had the privilege of attending the 60th anniversary festivities that Omega organized for the Speedmaster. The event, and everything around it, was nothing short of being absolutely awesome. Watches and anniversaries always stir up some emotions, and one could question whether the watches that are often discussed in this way, actually ar.................. 2017-05-01 More

Anonimo is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, marking the date that Dino Zei and Federico Massacesi used the remains of the famous Florentine origins of Panerai to build a new brand following their move to Switzerland. The focus was to offer robust, nautical inspired watches with Italian design as their core. Over the years, the brand that.................. 2017-05-01 More