The Refined Honeygold Edition of The A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater
A. Lange & Sohne's Zeitwerk Minute Repeater is an extraordinary, highly original watch that perfectly captures the personality of this grand Saxon brand. As the only mechanical wristwatch to combine a jumping numerals display with a decimal minute repeater, the Zeitwerk is visually and acoustically exceptional. Following the first platinum Zeitwerk Minute Repeater of 2015 and the white gold model of 2020, the brand releases a limited edition of 30 Zeitwerk Minute Repeaters crafted in warm Honeygold.HoneygoldHoneygold is a top-secret alloy developed for Lange in 2010. Its unique colour, which looks like liquid honey, is reserved for Lange's most exclusive timepieces. Harder than platinum and other gold alloys - and therefore much more challenging to shape and finish - Honeygold has an extremely subtle and elegant tone. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Ins

IWC Big Pilots Watch Shock Absorber XPL IW357201
The military background of the IWC pilot watch needs little introduction. On the occasion of Watches & Wonders 2021, the Schaffhausen-based manufacturer unveils the Big Pilot's Watch Shock Absorber XPL. The first model to be created by the brand's “Experimental Engineering Team” is all about resistance to extreme shocks… as it is able to withstand shocks in excess of 30,000G! And it is not just a concept, as it will be available in (very) limited production.Housed in a 44mm Ceratanium case – the brand's high-tech titanium and ceramic compound, combining the advantages of ceramic (scratch-resistant) and titanium (lightweight) – this development is based on a patented SPRIN-g PROTECT system that shields the movement from impacts. If this is not the first example of a spring-mounted movement, the performances communicated by IWC and verified by the Cavendish Laboratory and the University of Cambridge are truly impressive, with a shock resistance in excess

Recap - MONOCHROME's Best Technical Articles of 2022
As many of you should be able to spend some quiet time with family and beloved ones, it is a moment of the year when it’s also good to look back at what happened over the past 12 months. And it’s also the right moment to relax and take the time for longer reads. Here at MONOCHROME, we always try to bring you the most complete explanations possible when it comes to watchmaking and technical innovations. Collecting watches and being passionate about watches also means understanding how a watch works. So, it is time to increase your knowledge as we look back at our 5 Best technical articles of 2022.?The Current State of silicon in the watchmaking industryWe start with a very important topic for the end of 2022: the silicon hairspring. Well, you might tell us that this is ancient news since silicon has been used in watchmaking since the early 2000s. Brands like Omega, or Patek Philippe are very familiar with this material, revolutionising traditional watchmaking. Yet, this is

A Closer Look At The Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze 79250BM, One Of 2016 Main Highlights (Review with Video, Specs & Price) - Monochrome Watches
This year, at Baselworld 2016, you won’t be surprised to know that the attention was again mainly focused on the Group booth ( and Tudor Watches). Of course, the Daytona Ceramic Bezel was on?everyone’s?lips (well, it’s a and it’s a Daytona, that’s no?surprise) but the other big eye catcher there was on the other side?of the booth, in the black?and red rooms of Tudor Watches. Even if based on the already existing Heritage Black Bay, this year’s highlight for Tudor made some noise – some loving it at first sight, some being skeptical before seeing it (hello, that’s us…) and some already screaming?scandal (like always…). We had time to digest the thing and it’s now our turn?to have a closer look at the?Tudor Heritage Black Bay Bronze 79250BM, a watch less familiar than you’d expect in a glance.When, a few hours before Baselworld’s official opening, we received the first 3D renderings and the specs sheet abo

Hands-On - Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute to Piet Mondriaan (Specs & Price)
The Reverso certainly is the most iconic watch of Jaeger-LeCoultre. Of course, most of us know its long and rich history, with its roots linked to British polo players asking for a protected watch and its subsequent?creation in 1931. There’s one thing that this particular construction allowed: personalisation. Today, the back of this classical?Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso is a field of expression to celebrate a double centenary: the birth 100 years ago of Dutch art school De Stijl (think Piet Mondrian) and of Dutch retailer Steltman. Here is the specifically-adorned Reverso Tribute to Piet Mondrian.If alone the name “De Stijl” might not sound familiar to everyone, its main representative, Piet Mondrian, is certainly one of the most famous Dutch artists. And if this name still doesn’t do anything for you, a look at this selection of paintings should shine a light on the subject. Together with Theo van Doesburg and Gerrit Rietveld, Mondrian created one of the world's