Guido Terreni of Bvlgari on Cinemagia, The Brands Haute Horlogerie & Haute Joaillerie Collections - Monochrome Watches
Guido Terreni, Managing Director of the Bvlgari watch division, presents MONOCHROME some of the most striking and exclusive creations of the brand, including Bvlgari's most expensive watch to date or a collection of Monete Octo watches, featuring ancient Rome coins.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Thanks for having us at this Bvlgari Brand Event' in Capri. Can you tell our readers what Cinemagia?is all about?Guido Terreni?– The Brand Event' is our most important event we do every year. It is a showcase of the highest savoir-faire that we achieve in our high jewellery collection. We invite the most important customers of the brand to a very exclusive location, like this one in Capri. It is a private event, very exclusive and selective. We develop a high jewellery collection with a theme. This year, Cinemagia, in Italian the magic of cinema', is the theme. Bvlgari became internationally famous thanks to the Dolce Vita?era. In the 1950s and 1960s, Hollywood stars came to Rome, disco

IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 Edition Chinese New Year
The Portugieser collection is a pillar of IWC Schaffhausen, and for a good reason. The collection dates back to the 1930s when two gentlemen dealers from Portugal commissioned a watch for the local market. The result, reference 325, gave the name and paved the way for many beautiful timepieces with all sorts of complications. Two years ago, IWC offered a new take on the classic hours, minutes, and small seconds watch in the Portugieser collection, a compact Portugieser Automatic 40, in harmony with the universal trend of smaller case diameters, with several case materials and dial colour options. The new reference IW358315, also known as the IWC Portugieser Automatic 40 Edition Chinese New Year, complements this line with a new colour dial and a new – and fun – shape for the rotor.Watch editions dedicated to the Chinese New Year are widespread across the industry. Big and small brands rush to satisfy the critical market, offering themed animations in limited editions. IWC i

Interview with Lewis Hamilton about Formula 1, IWC Watches and what may be next
Just ahead of the French Grand Prix last weekend, I had the chance to sit down with two of the best drivers currently racing in Formula 1, both behind the wheel of the Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport W09: Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas. IWC is a major sponsor of team Mercedes, and both drivers wear gloves with the well-known Big Pilot’s Watch printed on them. So, as you can imagine, the interview steered onto the watch track and we can even tell you what watches both gentlemen might be designing one day with the brand First part, Lewis talks to MONOCHROME.Lewis Hamilton and Brice Goulard (Managing Editor) talking watches – Photo by Wolfgang WilhelmThe French GP was a blast for Lewis Hamilton who started in P1 and ended the race in P1 The perfect weekend for him. If the French GP was somewhat chaotic (many crashes but also lots of overtaking?¨C always good to see as a spectator), we can't say the same about Lewis's race, which was slightly smoother - and very successful.

The X-ONE H1 - A Pioneering Swiss-Made Mechanical Smartwatch, now Funding on Kickstarter - Monochrome Watches
Over the last few months, and even years, we've covered some pretty interesting start-up watch projects here on MONOCHROME. Advances in modern technology, combined with ready access to start-up capital via decentralised crowd-funding, have helped unlock the floodgates of innovation across multiple industries, injecting fresh blood and ideas. Today, we are pleased to bring you yet another one; the intriguing X-ONE H1 from Conex Watches, a Swiss-made mechanical smartwatch that packs some impressive functionality. Read on to learn more about this bold new timekeeper, including how you can get your hands on one for 50% off retail (for a limited time only, of course).When it comes to new technology, the luxury watch industry generally seems to follow the same trend. Initially, there are always a few pioneers who will trial the idea, be it a futuristic new case material, or the development of a more efficient movement component. Once it is shown to have real promise, widespread adoption of t

5 of The Most Iconic Dive Watches You Can Buy in 2018 - Monochrome Watches
In the world of watches, there’s a puzzling but immense attraction of men for dive watches. Should it be the adventurous look? The toolish design, the masculine, sporty, robust attributes…? For multiple reasons, various examples of dive watches have become some of the most iconic timepieces ever created – even if nowadays most of them aren’t used for what they’ve been created at first (hello, desk divers!) While the market is crowded with such watches, here 5 dive watches that you can buy in 2018 and that truly deserve the “icon” title, as all of them have somehow created history.Note: this list is far from exhaustive. There are many more watches that could have been part of this selection. For this reason, feel free to add your favourites in the comment section, at the end of this article.Blancpain Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPECA selection focused on iconic dive watches has to include a Fifty Fathoms by Blancpain. For what reason, you’ll ask us?