Review of the Nomos Lambda 39mm - The Luxurious Gold Nomos in a smaller size (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
When you think “Nomos Glashutte“, what you probably have in your mind are rather small, clean watches inspired by Bauhaus (a German school of art, mixing modernism and simplicity) like the Nomos Ahoi?and the Nomos Tangente. Recently, the brand gained even more affection from us with the introduction of both complicated watches (see the Nomos Zurich Weltzeit) and fully in-house movements (with the Minimatik and?the new Calibre DUW 3001). What was not really expected from the brand however was some luxurious, gold, dress watches – but they did it (and they did it well) with the Lux and the Lambda. The latter comes now in an?even more elegant edition: Review of the Nomos Lambda 39mm – The Luxurious Gold Nomos in a smaller size.BackgroundIn the recent years, Nomos have been quite active. First, they’ve been moving to (almost) fully-in-house movements – and frankly not the worst ones, like for instance this automatic world-timer calibre that can be found

Buying Guide - Best of Perpetual Calendar of 2021 by MONOCHROME
As we’re getting closer and closer to the end of the year 2021, we continue our series of buying guides looking at the best watches of the year per category. We’ve already looked at the best chronographs, the best of independent watchmaking, the best traveller’s watches and more. And today, we take a closer look at one of our favourite complications, the perpetual calendar. A must-have for high-end watchmakers, and one of the most classic haute horlogerie complications, this year we’ve some particularly attractive perpetual calendar watches being released. And here are our top 5 models equipped with this complex type of display.?Editor's note: this list reflects the preferences of MONCHROME's editorial team and results from an internal vote. This list is, of course, non-exhaustive and remains subjective. If there are other watches equipped with a perpetual calendar launched in 2021 that made an impression on you, feel free to share your thoughts with us in the c

Hands-on - Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter, in steel with a blue dial (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
Let’s rewind the tape… In late 2015, Montblanc introduced to us a watch (a superb, exquisite, fascinating watch… sometimes words are hard to find) that we simply loved: the?Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter, with Villeret monopusher movement. Seriously, having a watch of this quality, with a movement comping from?vintage chronographs, with finishing to die for, with such a great design for a price of €30k, that was a bargain. Well, there’s even better now, as the?Montblanc 1858 Chronograph Tachymeter is also available in steel, with a great blue dial and for a price even lower. The best possible deal for a high-end chronograph? Possibly.When Montblanc showed us this?1858 Chronograph Tachymeter in pink gold with a dark grey dial, we’ve been quite enthusiastic, to say the least. As watch journalists, we always tend to keep things objective and, well, professional. However, before being watch journalists, we were all watch collectors and aficionados. We c

News: Ra¨²l Pages Wins the 2024 Louis Vuitton Watch Prize
Introduced last year as a project, the Louis Vuitton Watch Prize for Independent Creatives has to be seen as one of the most interesting recent initiatives in the field of independent and high-end watchmaking. Even though backed up by the world's largest luxury conglomerates, the LV Watch Prize aims to become a biennial prize that celebrates the creative talent, savoir-faire and audacity of the independent watchmaking industry, to support and encourage artisans and entrepreneurs and accompany future generations. Following the announcement in December of the five finalists and jury members, it is now time to reveal the winner of the mentorship, in the name of Ra¨²l Pages and his RP1 Regulateura Detente watch.?It might sound surprising at first to talk about an independent watchmaking initiative backed up by a group of the size of Louis Vuitton. Nevertheless, the intentions of the head of watches at LV are clear. Things have drastically changed for the Maison's watch division with the arr

Pre SIHH 2012 - Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionalle 14-Days Tourbillon - Monochrome Watches
Vacheron Constantin launches a new Patrimony Traditionelle Tourbillon with 14 days of power reserve and it meets the new Geneva Hallmark standards. A beautiful classic timepiece with a new designed tourbillon movement, caliber 2260.?We’re still a few months away from the SIHH 2012, but pre SIHH novelties are already being released. This is the exiting period for watch collectors and aficionados. Vacheron Constantin’s first pre SIHH release is entirely different from their latest release, the Patrimony Contemporaine Small Model, but again very elegant and one that collectors have been waiting for… Ad - Scroll to continue with article After the release of the Saint Gervais,?Vacheron Constantin’s way to celebrate its 250th anniversary with a 4 barrel movement and 250 hours of power reserve, caliber 2250, many collectors have been waiting for