The New Bulgari Serpenti Misteriosi And Monete Catene Secret Watches (Live Pics & Price) - Monochrome Watches
Among the six novelties Bulgari will unveil during Geneva Watch Days are four extraordinary high jewellery secret watches. The brand's famous mascot, the Serpenti, snakes back into the limelight decked out in gemstones and powered by the smallest mechanical movement on the market. Another iconic Bulgari design is the incorporation of ancient Roman coins into jewellery and watch designs, and the Roman brand releases two secret Monete Catene watches attached to the wrist with supple chain bracelets, also equipped with Bulgari's miniature Piccolissimo calibre BVL 100.Last year Bulgari had a treat for fans of the Serpenti and launched a collection of Serpenti Misteriosi high jewellery watches powered by the brand's tiny, weeny Piccolissimo mechanical movement. Taking advantage of the brand's formidable know-how in developing ultra-thin movements for the Octo Finissimo collection, the Piccolissimo calibre BVL 100 measures just 12.30mm across, is 2.50mm thick and weighs 1.30 grams. One of th

Buying Guide: Seven Appealing Watches, Each With a Different Winding System
When it comes to mechanical watchmaking, it’s common practice to split it down to the middle and group together manual winding watches on one end, and automatic ones on the other. But, as we will showcase in this Buying Guide, there’s a whole range of systems developed to provide energy to a watch. Sure, manual winding is the most historic way to do things, but over time some pretty interesting solutions have been introduced. So with that in mind, the Buying Guide goes technical again and looks at several different ways to wind your watch!Manual winding – grand seiko elegance sbgw301Manual wound watches are very common, but we have noticed that it’s becoming more of a “bragging right” for brands. One of the finest examples in recent months comes from Grand Seiko which is known as the Elegance Hand-Wound SBGW301. This dashing 37mm wide steel dress watch houses a manual wound movement, where rotating the crown transfers energy through the keyless works

Artisans de Geneve "Brooklyn Skeleton" Daytona Spike Lee Hands-On
The concept of customized watches is far from new and has been around for years – remember Karl Lagerfeld and his blackened RO in the 1970s… But beyond the easy task of applying a PVD coating on a case or adding diamonds on a bezel, some workshops have created more advanced programs to offer an exclusive service of watch modification for private customers. And among them is Artisans de Geneve. Known for pushing the concept as far as modifying the movement and decorating it in traditional haute horlogerie-style, it works only upon request of its customers – some with famous names – on their own watches. And the latest watch to see the light, a joint creation done per request of screenwriter, director and Oscar winner Spike Lee, is something that can’t remain unseen. Here’s the Artisans de Geneve “The Cool Hand Brooklyn Skeleton” for Spike Lee.Disclaimer: Artisans de Geneve is an independent company specialized in the personalization of tim

Faberge Visionnaire Chronograph, with Revolutionary Movement by Agenhor (And the Best Video To Explain It) - Monochrome Watches
When you think Faberge, you hardly think about?watches. And even more, you hardly imagine a hyper-innovative chronograph movement, which in some ways revolutionizes centuries of stop watches… However that is exactly what Faberge introduces today: a movement with a brand new display, a brand new architecture and a brand new clutch, solving many of the traditional chronograph issues. Faberge’s new timepieces is a chronograph that displays the elapsed hours, minutes and seconds centrally, with the passage of ‘normal’ hours and minutes around it. Please welcome the?Faberge Visionnaire Chronograph, with revolutionary movement by Agenhor (and we found the best possible video to explain it – thanks TheWatchesTV.)The?Faberge Visionnaire Chronograph as a watchWithout degrading all other chronographs, it must be said that legibility of the new Faberge Visionnaire Chronograph beats most, not every (!!), other chronograph. The reason for this is the way the elapsed ti

Hands-On: The Revamped Oris Aquis Chronograph
It’s been several years since we last saw an update to the Aquis Chronograph, making the recent release anticipated. Oris?introduced the previous 500m water-resistant version back in 2018, featuring a 45.5mm case and a 6-9-12 sub-register layout. Since then, the model has remained unchanged except for the 2019 Blue Whale, which was part of the Oris Ocean Trilogy limited-edition set. The latest Aquis Chronograph follows the brand’s approach of subtle yet thoughtful redesigns, as demonstrated earlier this year with the new Aquis Date. This new version comes in a slightly smaller case with an updated dial layout and refined features. It will likely appeal to fans of Oris’s contemporary diving line (as opposed to vintage-inspired Diver Sixty-Five) and sports watch enthusiasts.The new Oris Aquis Chronograph brings several updates, with the case size being one of the most notable. Now measuring 43.5mm in diameter and 51mm lug-to-lug, the multi-part stainless steel case feat