The best stories from our Petrolhead Corner this year.
Our weekly episodic column known as the Petrolhead Corner started from the shared passion between several members of the MONOCHROME editorial team for all things car- and bike-related. We wanted to offer something else during the weekend, as a bit of a break from watches. This can be anything from classic cars and motorcycles to iconic drivers, restomods, or modern sports- and supercars. And with a new story coming at you every week, there’s plenty to look back on! So, just as we do with watches, we’ve gone over every instalment of the Petrolhead Corner to serve you up what we think are the coolest stories of the year!the lightweight Kamm 912CJust a couple of weeks ago we brought to you the Kamm 912C, a restomod from Hungary based on one of the most overlooked Porsche sportscars out there. Not a true 911 but a 912 instead (big difference!), this car was praised for its lower weight and better handling compared to its bigger and more popular brother. Once positioned to sit b

The Omega Seamaster Automatic 120m Chronograph (Ref.176.004) a.k.a. the Big Blue - Monochrome Watches
In this article we will examine an instrument that is so important that the life of its operator depends on it. The operator in question is a diver, submerging in a hostile environment either to make a living, or to hunt fish. No, it is not a big dive computer with a huge lcd screen that performs countless calculations per milisecond based on complex algorithms. This is Monochrome, so we are going to investigate a very unique instrument which is strictly mechanical: a watch. A diver’s chronograph watch to be more precise – the Omega Seamaster Automatic 120m Chronograph a.k.a. Big Blue.History of the Diving WatchThe history of the diving watch is intimately coupled, right from the start, with the human attempts to master and understand life underwater. Either in war or for recreational diving, whether in spearfishing or servicing oil rigs in the North Sea, the diving watch has been a timekeeping apparatus of utmost importance to the life of the diver in question. The first e

Watches and Espresso - Monochrome Watches
Last year Robert-Jan from Fratellowatches and Gerard from Horlogeplatform Nederland initiated an informal meeting of local watch enthousiasts. The idea was to make the Watches and Espresso meeting into a returning event in different locations in the neighborhood. Recently we met at a place near the sea, where it was very quiet due to the lousy weather. 8 Fellow watch enthousiasts joined to talk about watches, admire newly aquired watches and discuss the watch industry.TableshotOne of the things has become a returning topic is the size of watches and specifically the very large sized watches. I think most of us think that the BIG hype has gone far enough and it’s time to return to smaller sized watches.Personally i think large watch can be nice, but only for watches with a history of being big. Like the Panerai Luminor Marina and Radiomir models which have always been 45mm or 47mm large, which made sense for the purpuse they where designed for. Also the IWC Big Pilot has large anc

Introducing: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Novak Djokovic
In the world of tennis, Novak Djokovic stands as a true icon, a powerful player with a winning mindset, boasting an unmatched 24 Grand Slam singles titles and a reputation as one of the greatest athletes in history. A Hublot ambassador since 2021, Djokovic has been seen sporting a variety of the brand’s timepieces, including the vibrant and eye-catching Big Bang Unico Yellow Magic. Today, Hublot introduces the blue-toned Big Bang Unico Novak Djokovic in celebration of the synergy between the charismatic athlete and the brand, which also showcases Hublot’s mastery in developing innovative materials and solutions designed for peak performance.The Hublot Big Bang Unico Novak Djokovic has a 42mm diameter and 14.5mm thick matte blue case and bezel crafted from a recycled composite. This composite combines an epoxy resin base reinforced with quartz powder and glass veil, infused with fragments from Djokovic’s 25 HEAD rackets and 32 Lacoste shirts – 17 dark blue and 15

Introducing The Mighty Oris AquisPro 4000m (Live Pics & Price)
As we’ve seen in this article, recent years have brought us incredible developments in the field of deep diver’s watches – think about Omega and its Ultra-Deep Seamaster 6000m and ’s Deepsea Challenge RLX Titanium, a watch capable to withstand?the pressures at the deepest point on Earth. For many years already, Oris has demonstrated its capacity to create impressive instruments; watches created for a mission. Up until now, the brand’s most powerful model was the Oris AquisPro Date 1000m, a watch that our resident dive watch reviewer Derek named “one serious piece of dive gear.” And it does get even more serious now with Oris’?most water-resistant dive watch ever, the new and (objectively massive) AquisPro 4000m.? Let’s be real immediately, the AquisPro 4000m is a big watch that isn’t meant to be worn on a daily basis. Comfort and elegance were not part of the initial brief… It comes with an oversi