Watches buying-guide for Christmas 2014 - Monochrome-Watches
We all faced the dilemma of buying a new watch. Because Christmas 2014 is coming, we, at Monochrome, decided?to help you and to give you a few ideas of what could be the best watches to buy, depending on your budget and your tastes. Of course, watches are expensive toys and some of them are,?for most of you (and for us too),?dream-timepieces. However,?this selection is wide and will go from 150 euros to north of?150,000 euros. Here is the?Watches buying-guide for Christmas 2014 by Monochrome-Watches.For more details about the watches selected, click on the link to find a complete article with our thoughts.Watches under 3,000 euros Ad - Scroll to continue with article The toughest category for sure, where competition is the hardest. Of course, you can easily go for a used Omega, a simple TAG Heuer or a vintage Breitling. You can even find some second-hand es. Ho

Bvlgari Divina Mosaica Watches 2021 Collection
Bvlgari never does things by half measures. The latest trilogy of women's watches pays tribute to Bvlgari's longstanding fame as one of the world's most revered jewellery houses and its position as one of the most exciting and innovative watchmaking players on the scene today. In June 2021, Bvlgari unveiled Magnifica, the most valuable high jewellery collection it has produced in its 137 years of history. Now for the second edition of Geneva Watch Days, Bvlgari is out to wow women with these three incredible high jewellery Divina Mosaica watches.Roman Mosaic FloorsBvlgari is proud of its Roman roots and often takes design inspiration from the formidable architecture and decorative motifs of imperial Rome. The Divina Mosaica, as its name suggests, takes its elegant fan-shaped motifs on the dial from a particular mosaic design found in the ancient Baths of Caracalla. Initiated by emperor Septimus Severus in 206 AD and completed by his son Caracalla in 216, the luxurious Caracalla Baths w

Hands-On - IWC Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition "A Tribute to the 1st IWC Pilot's Watch" - Monochrome Watches
80 years ago (yes, already…), a brand named International Watch Co. launched a watch that will later become an icon and one emblematic collection. This watch was a “Special Watch For Pilots” and it was introduced to the world in 1936. Decades after, the spirit that the brand injected in this watch is still alive and the current?IWC Big Pilot’s Watch still represents the pinnacle of the aviator’s instrument. To celebrate the 80th anniversary of IWC’s dedication?to the pilot watch, the brand is about to launch a stunning limited edition, the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition “A Tribute to the 1st IWC Pilot’s Watch”, exclusively available in the Benelux and Scandinavian market (a very good occasion to travel to the Old Europe…).A short reminder about the IWC Pilot watchesThe inter-war period marked the pinnacle for the development of both military aviation and for all the instruments related to this field, in

The Auction Hammer: Elvis Presleys Omega Constellation - Monochrome Watches
It's Now or Never, or it will be at the Antiquorum sale of Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces in New York on December 11. If You're Lonesome that night you might want to take yourself downtown to Madison Avenue where among the highlights will be the rare sighting of a c.1960 Omega Constellation, which was once owned and worn by a king. And not just any old king either, we're talking about The King himself - Elvis Presley!Charlie Hodge, a successful musician himself, became a close friend of Presley during their time together when both were serving in the US Army. The two struck up a lasting chemistry between them, and their friendship would endure until the Legend's death, with Hodge a faithful and loyal aide and counsel, and even residing in Graceland for 16 years. Presley's Omega Constellation regularly drew admiring comments from his friend, and eventually Hodge was made a gift of the watch as a token of their bond.The Elvis Presley Omega Constellation features the Cal. 504 man

Tudor Black Bay P01 (Live Pics) - Monochrome Watches
Bearing the code name Commando', in 1967 Tudor embarked upon an ambitious project for the US Navy to replace the standard-issue Oyster Prince Submariner 7928 reference. Although it never got beyond the prototype stage – as Ref. 7016 was eventually adopted to replace the 7928 – archival information held by the brand has allowed Tudor to recreate the look and feel of this legendary tool watch. For Baselworld 2019, Tudor revisits this little-known chapter in its history and presents the Black Bay P01 (prototype 1). Housed in a robust 42mm steel case with a winding crown at 4 o'clock and water-resistance of 200m, the watch pays homage to the past but operates with a contemporary COSC-certified automatic manufacture movement.Project CommandoThis year Tudor digs into its archives and recreates a commercial version of a prototype from 1967. A long-time supplier of timepieces to global navies during the 1960s, Tudor received a set of technical requirements from the US Navy includin