First Look: The new Chopard L.U.C Qualite Fleurier in Lucent Steel
A compact, elegant, and sublimely discreet L.U.C Qualite Fleurier heralds two firsts for Chopard. It is the first watch to receive the coveted seal since Chopard became the sole guardian of the Qualite Fleurier Foundation in 2022, and it is also the first watch of this elite family to be made in Lucent Steel.The Qualite Fleurier Certification was created in the early 2000s by three high-end Fleurier manufactures – Parmigiani Fleurier, Bovet and Chopard. It differs from the COSC or Geneva Seal because it evaluates the whole watch, from the quality of the finishing to the accuracy and from the assembly to the durability and reliability of a model. One of the most rigorous certifications in the industry, to obtain the Qualite Fleurier seal, the watch must have first passed the COSC chronometer certification, and the head of the watch (not including the bracelet or buckle) must be 100% Swiss-made. Following the withdrawal of three Maisons from its advisory board, Chopard became the s

Omega Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Award 50th Anniversary // Review
Whenever Omega releases a new limited/special edition Speedmaster, you can be sure it will create noise in the collecting community. And if this watch is related to Space exploration or one of the Apollo missions, this will only increase the interest of the aficionados – and rightfully so, since Omega still owns true legitimacy in this context and the Speedy is, without a doubt, one of the most emblematic watches ever. And if this new model bears a Snoopy, well, expect great enthusiasm from the crowd. A couple of weeks ago, Omega did just that, by presenting the Omega Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Award” 50th Anniversary. And today, we have it on the wrist and we tell you all about it.Today, we’ll focus on the watch only. If you’re still wondering what Snoopy is doing on the dial of a chronograph watch, we have you covered with an in-depth article explaining all about the Apollo 13 mission, the incident (“Okay, Houston, we've had a problem here“),

RGM Model 600 Chronograph for Pilots (Specs & Price)
RGM Watch Co. is the brand that brought legitimate watchmaking back to America, creating ground-up, in-house movements such as the tonneau-shaped Caliber 20, 801 Calibre and Pennsylvania Tourbillon. Other brands such as J.N. Shapiro and Weiss Watch Company have since produced American calibres, but CEO Roland Murphy started the revival in 1992, creating the company in Pennsylvania that bears his initials. Not all RGM watches have in-house calibres as some carry ETA automatics, allowing for more affordable entries in his portfolio. The latest model falls into this category, the RGM Model 600 Chronograph that sports an ETA/Valjoux 7753. It's a retro, military-style chronograph that fits in well with the brand's other pilot collections.This isn't RGM's first chronograph and the current Model 455 Classic Chronograph carries a similar price with a Valjoux 7750 automatic. Those models are throwbacks to the 1940s, while the new Model 600 Chronograph is modelled after military pilots watches f

On the Road to Baselworld 2018 - What Youll See on MONOCHROME - Monochrome Watches
, Omega, Patek Phillipe, Tudor, TAG Heuer and many more… Tomorrow, the 2018 edition of world’s largest watch fair, Baselworld, will open its doors. Hundreds of new watches will be revealed to members of the press, retailers and collectors. Even though the general consensus around the fair itself seems quite negative, the industry is in relatively good shape and this won’t prevent the MONOCHROME team to “veni, vidi, referi”?– “go, see, report” live from the fair, with an incredibly?large coverage. Baselworld is coming, and we are on the road to Switzerland.We know that this edition of the Basel Watch Fair will be into the limelight, as the show itself has been widely criticized. Expensive, outdated, old-school, unadapted to the current market and to new consumer behaviours… Baselworld has never been in such a position – and these bad feelings come from all parties: brands, retailers and press members. While in 2015 there were

DOXA Sub 300 Carbon Professional - Dive Watch Review (Specs & Price)
In the world of dive watches, you would be hard-pressed to find a brand with more history or pedigree than DOXA. From the 1930s all the way to the quartz crisis in the 1980s, they built a brand around a singular focus on the purpose-built tool watch, attracting the attention of both the superstars of the dive world and the everyday hobbyists alike. On the wrists of real-life explorers like Jacques Cousteau and his team, and even fictional heroes like Clive Cussler's Dirk Pitt, Doxa has become synonymous with diving. We are going beneath the waves, to some reefs in the Florida Keys with the latest release in the iconic Sub 300 line, the Sub 300 Carbon, to see how it lives up to this long and storied history. Read on.DOXA was founded in 1889 in the heart of one of Switzerland's major watchmaking areas, the Canton of Neuchatel, by Georges Ducommun of Le Locle. At the age of 12, Ducommun became an apprentice to a watch manufacturer, specializing in casing-up movements. After eight years of