Designing Time with Creativity and Haute Horlogery: Part 2 - CABESTAN - Monochrome Watches
Yesterday we have shown you a magnificent timepiece, the 4N-MVT01 (see article here), a watch with a truly innovative display, consisting of 10 rotating discs. To continue this series of articles, we want to present you another striking way to display the time, here with drums integrated directly in the movement. The Cabestan Terra Luna offers not only a spectacular dial but also an outstanding piece of horological art, which we are proud to make you discover. Cabestan makes the Time rollCabestan is not a new actor in the market of Haute Horlogery. Whereas the CEO of the brand just changed a few months ago, the watchmaking team remains built around Eric Coudray, one of the geniuses of the industry, previously part of the Jaeger-LeCoultre team and inventor of the Gyrotourbillon! We are naming some serious references indeed and rightfully so, because the Cabestan Terra-Luna is an extremely impressive timepiece. It is a complicated and innovative timepiece with a very interesting way to d

Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Berluti - Hands-On (Specs & Price)
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, they used?patinated leather for both the straps as well as the dial?– creating what I personally found to be one of the most appealing creations from?the brand. Today, the same concept is applied on a chronograph, the?Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Berluti.I’m entirely aware that this Hublot x Berluti piece was a rather polarising?watch. A?bold creation, with a certain uniqueness and a very unusual refinement it was not to?everyone’s liking, as is often the case with Hublot, with some calling it irrelevant. In some ways?this is positive. At least, it proves that Hublot dares and doesn't create?conservative?objects to pl

IWC Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar Le Petit Prince Piece Unique in Platinum sells for 173,000 CHF - Monochrome Watches
Just last month we introduced two new Pilot Watches from IWC to you, the Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Le Petit Prince and the Pilot's Watch Mark XVII Edition Le Petit Prince. After an already staggering auction result earlier today, now IWC can announce a most impressive auction result. A unique version in platinum of the Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Le Petit Prince just sold for 173,000 Swiss Francs. This unique execution of the Big Pilot's Watch Perpetual Calendar Edition Le Petit Prince in platinum comes with a midnight blue dial. It has one of the coolest moon phase indications ever, period. Who wouldn’t love a watch with a moon phase featuring the little price standing on his little moon. Ad - Scroll to continue with article The unique watch was auctioned together with a limited reissue of the English first edition of The Little Prince

Omega Baselworld 2017 - Prediction for the Speedmaster 60th Anniversary
This year will be a very important year for Omega, as it will be the 60th anniversary of the iconic Speedmaster (1957 – 2017) – you know, the Moonwatch,?the watch that went on the Moon and that is flight qualified by NASA… As you can imagine, the question won’t be if?Omega will?launch?or not some dedicated watches, to commemorate this jubilee. They will, no debate! The big question is: what will they launch at Baselworld 2017? What could be the?Speedmaster 60th Anniversary? We, at Monochrome, couldn’t let such an opportunity to make predictions without an answer. And here is our vision for?the possible Omega?Speedmaster 60th Anniversary…?Note: this article is based on photoshop mockups, nothing comes officially from Omega. This is a?prediction, based on our imagination and expectations. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Th

Vacheron Constantin introduces 4 Limited Editions for Paris Boutique opening - Monochrome Watches
We have told you about the new Vacheron Constantin boutique in Paris when we showed you the stylish and sophisticated B&W photos they used for the portraits (click here) and when we brought the news of the?extremely stylish 1972 Prestige (click here to read our full story) that was introduced for the opening of the boutique.?Vacheron Constantin introduces four new limited-edition Patrimony Traditionnelle models?for the new Parisian boutique. The most outstanding model is?a one-of-a-kind version of the Patrimony Traditionnelle Calibre 2755 grand complication. But Vacheron Constantin celebrates their relationship with the city of lights rather exuberantly, as they also introduce a Patrimony Traditionnelle small seconds (limited edition of 75 pieces) and a Patrimony Traditionnelle small model diamond-set (also limited to 75 pieces). However the?model that immediately caught my attention is a 10-piece limited edition of the Patrimony Traditionnelle Chronograph! Ad - Scroll t