Video - The New Baselworld 2018 Bvlgari Octo Watches Explained
After successively launching the thinnest tourbillon watch (the Octo Finissimo Tourbillon), the thinnest minute repeater watch (the?Octo Finissimo Minute Repeater) and, at that time, the thinnest automatic watch (the Octo Finissimo Automatic), we thought that the?Bvlgari Watches team was about to slow things down a bit, just to let us breathe. Wrong! For Baselworld 2018, we were left speechless again… Here are the Baselworld 2018?Bvlgari Octo Watches, fully explained by Guido Terreni (Managing Director of?Bvlgari Watches), including the new world record watch and the superb Sandblasted Trilogy.No need to go into details; last year’s Octo Finissimo Automatic was a blast. Even if in the meantime another watch stole the title for the thinnest automatic timepiece, this doesn’t detract from the beauty of this ultra-thin, ultra-bold and ultra-modern luxury sports watch – it has all the attributes to be in this category. For Baselworld 2018, this stand-alone piece beco

HIBAW! (Honey I Bought Another Watch!) - Monochrome Watches
Dads and Grads' season is over!? From now until December, if you want a new watch, you're going to have to buy it for yourself.? And, it's going to cost you MORE than you expected to pay! Better make it snappy 007! You don't want Moneypenny to find out!No, prices are not going up (that I know of).? This has nothing to do with the waxing and waning of the foreign exchange markets!? This has to do with the fact that without the pretense of a gift giving holiday' like a birthday or an anniversary; if you buy yourself a new watch (and let's face it - by virtue of the fact that you elect to read articles on Monochrome.nl - you probably have a list of watches 10-deep that you want to buy) you are going to have to get a gift for your wife or girlfriend or partner!Now for the age-old question: what to get her?? Another watch, or heaven forbid, a MATCHING watch is out of the question!? Some Manufactures produce fine ladies' jewelry - Audemars Piguet, Piaget and Montblanc to name but a few.? The

Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1.3-1 Sapphire Blue Chronometer / Introducing, Price
If the name dates back to the 18th century, Ferdinand Berthoud was resurrected only recently by Chopard’s Karl-Friedrich Scheufele and his team. While manifesting respect to the Berthoud legacy, the brand’s first creations offer a superb, modern take on this heritage. These watches have received a remarkable accolade from the watch community and industry: at the GPHG, the Oscars of watchmaking, Ferdinand Berthoud was awarded the prestigious Aiguille d'Or in 2016 and the Chronometry prize in 2019. On the occasion of the Dubai Watch Week, the brand introduces a new version of its impressive Chronometer featuring a unique combination of platinum, grey ceramic and a translucent blue dial. Meet the Ferdinand Berthoud FB 1.3-1 Sapphire Blue Chronometer. The FB 1.3-1 Sapphire Blue Chronometer is an elegant take on Ferdinand Berthoud's first contemporary creation. For the occasion, the signature 44mm octagonal case is presented in 950 platinum with ceramic in

Hands-On - Montblanc 1858 Geosphere WorldTime Watch (SIHH 2018)
It isn’t the first time that Montblanc surprises us with an original (and of course rather accessible) complicated watch. Indeed, we can easily recall the?Orbis Terrarum, which at EUR 5,500 was definitely impressive value for the money (we even compared it to much more expensive pieces here). For 2018, Montblanc does it again, with a new Double-Hemisphere, a sporty version of the WorldTime complication, with the original and vintage-inspired?1858 Geosphere… And we have it live, here on MONOCHROME.The name “Geosphere” might sound familiar to some. Indeed, this is not the first time that Montblanc has created a watch that displays the WorldTime complication with?two turning hemisphere globes. Yet, it was previously seen in the high-end Villeret?Tourbillon Cylindrique Geospheres NightSky… A superb and entirely hand-finished watch, with a price tag of EUR 275,000. Bringing the same concept, of course in a much simpler and rationalized way, is the?Montblanc 185

Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Self-Winding 36mm white gold Unisex Watch (Specs & Price)
Vacheron Constantin introduces its third iteration of the Patrimony Self-Winding 36mm, this time in white gold with an automatic movement. Designed to swing it both ways, the new model will certainly be well received by women who appreciate a mechanical movement and who prefer the timeless elegance of a classic, round case, and a simple, refined dial. Unlike so many women's watches that lure us with their sparkling gem-set surfaces and sugary motifs, Vacheron's Patrimony 36mm proposes a timepiece that might seem Calvinist in appearance, but which is full of appealing details that will win converts from all denominations. But first a quick word on unisex watches.The steady rise of unisex watchesTrends in the mechanical watch world tend to move at a rather more sedate pace than hi-tech products, but for horological trend spotters, there is no denying that, of late, there has been a noticeable reduction in case diameters. Not earth-shattering news for most mortals, but for watch aficionad