Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph 26703ST (specs & price) - Monochrome Watches
In terms of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, the choice is vast and you could easily find the right one. You’ll have the classical one (the 15400), the luxurious and slim one (our favorite here at Monochrome-Watches, the 15202ST) but you can also go for sportier ones, with the Offshore collection, that includes the recently renewed Chronographs and the Diver edition (also one of our favorites here). What about if you mix these two? What about a diving chronograph? It’s exactly what AP?is about to introduce with the new?Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph 26703ST – and be prepared, it is very, very colorful.Basically, with this new?Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver Chronograph 26703ST, the brand mixes two of its best-sellers, both in the Offshore collection: the chronograph and the diver. Two watches that are widely known, two watches that are icons in the world of horology. One is a pure tool for Divers (of course with a luxurious feel, AP obliged) a

Oris Chronoris Williams 40th Anniversary Limited Edition - Review (Specs & Price)
I always have a little bit of a tough time stomaching car, football club or otherwise branded Limited Edition or commemorative timepieces. Some try way too hard to get across what they are, other than a standard series watch with often little more than a few details that have nothing to do with watchmaking. Don't get me wrong, there are examples that come out just right in my book, and yes it is of course highly personal, as is everything when it comes to preferences. One of those watches that seems to hit the proverbial nail on the head for me is the recently introduced Oris Chronoris Williams 40th Anniversary Limited Edition.Like we explained in the Watches & Formula 1 series, the connection between watches and cars is a strong one, dating back to the earliest times of the sport where timekeeping was in its infancy. Over the years the technology progressed, and eventually, watches became obsolete when it came to tracking elapsed time in an official motor racing event. But that do

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

Ulysse Nardin Classico Paul David Nardin - Hands-On Review (Specs & Price)
This year, Ulysse Nardin is on a tear… After the impressive collection launched at the SIHH 2017, which showed more modern and refined designs, yet still “very Ulysse” in the style, we now have a succession of several rather surprising watches, all with a vintage-inspired theme. After the Diver Le Locle, a dive watch inspired by a 1960s timepiece, here is the?Ulysse Nardin Classico Paul David Nardin, this time taking inspiration from?a 1945 watch. And once again, the look is just superb.As with the Diver Le Locle, we have once again been surprised by?the?Classico Paul David Nardin… for a simple reason: vintage-oriented pieces are not typically?something the brand does. Of course, we all know about the foundations of Ulysse Nardin and the immense contribution it made to?marine chronometers, a rich heritage that?can still be seen today?in current collections and that is deeply integrated?in the DNA of the brand. However, when it comes to using the traditional code

Hands-On - Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38mm (Specs & Price)
Movie-themed watches aren’t very uncommon, but it’s another thing to just create a watch?inspired?by a movie instead of creating a watch?to be worn in a movie. Either by chance, like with the Seiko worn in Apocalypse Now, or intentionally like with the Hamilton Khaki Field Murph. Regardless of the scenario, it can launch a watch into stardom, for instance when Steve McQueen wore the Heuer Monaco on-screen in the movie Le Mans, or James Bond donning various Omega Seamaster watches. Often just a form of product placement if we’re honest, the watch itself can become a major character in the plot of a movie (again, James Bond and his Q-branch issued Seamasters), which is basically what happened when Hamilton made a watch for Christopher Nolan’s 2014 epic science-fiction movie Interstellar. The Hamilton Khaki Field Murph played a huge role and was launched in a 42mm size in 2019, and now returns in a more compact 38mm diameter!The Khaki Field Murph 42mm (left) and 38