Tissot PRX Chronograph Automatic - Introducing, Live Pics, Price
Tissot introduced the PRX Powermatic 80 integrated sports watch last year (following a quartz model) and it's been wildly popular in the affordable sports watch market. This is clearly one of the hottest trends at the moment with models like the Bell & Ross BR05, Citizen Caliber 0200 and Frederique Constant Highlife Worldtimer Manufacture positioned as accessible alternatives to heavyweights like the Royal Oak and Nautilus. The Powermatic 80 version brought a lot to the table for only EUR 650 (hence the popularity) and now the Tissot PRX Chronograph Automatic continues the winning strategy.?A LOOK BACK AT THE 1970sThe origins of the PRX collection go back to 1978 with an integrated sports watch powered by quartz - it was the heart of the quartz crisis, after all. It wasn't known as PRX at the time, but rather the Seastar. It was a time and date piece with a thin barrel-shaped case, substantial bezel and integrated bracelet with flat links. A handful of years later, Tissot registere

Video - The 2020 Bvlgari Aluminium Watch Collection Explained
Bringing back an icon of the 1990s… Today, Bvlgari reintroduces its famed Aluminium Watch, a sporty, accessible, superbly designed and very cool collection comprising three models – two time-and-date automatic and one automatic chronograph – presented in matte aluminium cases with contrasting black rubber bezel and bracelets. After the introducing article published yesterday on MONOCHROME, today we chat with Bvlgari’s CEO, Jean-Christophe Babin, to talk about the comeback of the Bvlgari Aluminium Watch in the permanent collection, why it was (and still is) an important model, and what are the updates the brand has made to this very, very cool collection.More details on the watch?at www.bulgari.com. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Richemont Appoints Jer?me Lambert as Group CEO and Reports a 25% Increase in Sales at 31/08/2018 - Monochrome Watches
Things are moving again at the Richemont Group, but this time in the right direction. After a few years of hesitation, with massive shake-ups at the head of most brands of the group and the resignation of Kern, and negative results (especially for the 2015-2017 period), the luxury powerhouse seems to be back on track. Today, two important announcements have been made by Richemont. First, a new CEO has been appointed. Second, at its annual general meeting, the Group reports a massive increase in sales (to be nuanced, though).The first piece of news to be released by the Richemont Group concerns the appointment of a new CEO, in the name of Mr Jer?me Lambert. Is this really new news? Not entirely, as Lambert has had an extensive career with the group and his new position feels like the natural development of this true child of the Richemont school.Jerome Lambert, newly appointed CEO of the Richemont Group, used to be CEO of JLC, then Montblanc and finally COO of the Group.After having led

First Look: The new Oris Divers Sixty-Five Calibre 400 38mm
The Oris Divers Sixty-Five resurfaced in 2015, fifty years after its inaugural splash. Leaning on the design cues of its ancestor, the revisited Divers Sixty-Five oozed vintage pedigree. Although the looks of the first models were faithful to their ancestor, the watch was built with contemporary materials and powered by an outsourced movement (Sellita). The Divers Sixty-Five collection soared in popularity and appeared with different case sizes and materials and a more contemporary face. However, the breakthrough came in 2022 when Oris fitted the Divers Sixty-Five with its in-house calibre 400. Oris has been listening closely to its customers, and its latest move is bound to please fans with its 38mm case, its calibre 400 movement and – wait for it – the elimination of the date window.The first model in the Divers Sixty-Five family to benefit from the brand's calibre 400 was a 40mm model with a date window at 6 o'clock and a 12-hour scale on the bezel. A few weeks ago, we c

Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Complete Calendar 4010T White Gold
The Traditionnelle collection by Vacheron Constantin is the most classic expression of watchmaking by the old Maison. And as such, it comprises pretty much all possible complications, ranging from simple time-only pieces up to tourbillons, perpetual calendars or even a grande complication. There’s one watch that sits right in the middle, with a mix of elegance and complexity, without falling in the ultra-high-end category, and that is the Traditionnelle Complete Calendar. Already available in full platinum (dial included) and in rose gold, this nicely balanced piece is now coming back in white gold, with an added dosage of modernity thanks to a slate grey dial.If you consider calendar watches, you have various levels. First is the classic time-and-date, then follows the so-called complete calendar and then the more complex annual and perpetual calendars – more details in our dedicated technical article here. The beauty of the complete or full calendar, as we see today with