A. Lange & Sohne Zeitwerk Minute Repeater White Gold/Blue Dial (Price)
One of the most advanced watches of our day, A.Lange & Sohne’s Zeitwerk Minute Repeater is the only watch in the world to combine a jumping numeral display with a decimal minute repeater. Five years after its debut, the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater is revisited in 2020 in a 30-piece limited white gold edition with a blue dial.BackgroundThe first Zeitwerk model, introduced in 2009, featured two apertures for the jumping minutes and hours displayed horizontally. Its unusual digital format immediately captured the attention of watch enthusiasts for its legible and highly intuitive reading of the time from left to right. Revisited a year later with a smoked sapphire crystal to reveal the movement and nicknamed the Zeitwerk Lumen, a Zeitwerk Striking Time model was launched in 2011 offering quarter-hour strikes on demand.Seeing and Hearing SimultaneouslyHowever, the big news came in 2015 with the Zeitwerk Minute Repeater. The novelty here was the incorporation of a decimal repeater, a

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked Ceramic
Looking at the vast range of Royal Oak watches available, which goes from classic Selfwinding models to Grande Complications, the question of which are the most sought-after models arises.?Besides the Extra-Thin Jumbo watches, the full ceramic Royal Oak and the Double Balance Wheel Openworked are clearly very high in terms of desirability. So what if you were to combine both concepts? You’d end up with a stunning Audemars Piguet, the new Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked 41mm Black Ceramic, that we present to you today.This is the first time that the Royal Oak Double Balance Wheel Openworked is offered with a ceramic case and bracelet. Prior to this watch, full ceramic (case and bracelet) attire has been reserved for the Tourbillon Extra-Thin, the Perpetual Calendar – in black ceramic, in white ceramic and in black ceramic with openworked movement – and finally for the Tourbillon Chronograph Openworked. And while ceramic is a material often seen on the Royal O

Omega Seamaster Diver 300M "007 On?Her?Majestys?Secret Service" 50th Anniversary (Specs & Price)
Since the 1995 film Goldeneye, Omega has been James Bond’s official watch. In this film, actor Pierce Brosnan wore an Omega Seamaster 300M Professional Quartz, featuring a blue dial with the signature wave pattern. This model and all its modern iterations would earn the nickname the “Bond Watch” (see our Retrospective of the Entire Omega Seamaster x James Bond 007 History here). Based on the recently revamped Seamaster Diver 300M, Omega introduces a limited edition for diehard fans of 007 and celebrates the 50th anniversary of On?Her?Majesty's?Secret Service (1969).Omega x BondOmega and James Bond have been partners since Goldeneye (1995), and ever since then, the world’s most famous spy has since been wearing a Seamaster watch (or more than one) in every single movie. Some will say that it’s only product placement but in fact, it goes further than that because the watches play a huge role in the films as Bond’s main accessory – remember the me

Seiko Mechanical Automatic (SARB033) Fully Reviewed - Monochrome Watches
Affordable luxury… An oxymoron? Probably so, but we here at Monochrome know very well that such things exist.?Seiko has become the champion of this supposedly “made-up” category. Capability-wise, we all know the folks at Seikosha can easily rival their Swiss counterparts, and the Grand Seiko is a testament to that. But to make a timepiece equally good, without the price premium that comes with it… Impossible…? Let’s find out!?The dream timepiece for us collectors will always be the very best the industry could offer. The problem is…. that changes with every purchase, or sometimes every passing week. The phrase “you know you want it” kept plaguing our minds, a syndrome that we watch nerds cannot escape from. But what if our paradigms were to shift just as mine did? What if instead of looking for the very best, I look for a timepiece that hits the sweet spot and strikes the balance between quality and price? A piece that can be worn o

2021 Panerai Luminor Marina eSteel PAM01157 PAM01356 PAM01358
The Luminor and its Marina variation need no introduction anymore. It might well be the most emblematic watch produced by the Officine, recognisable thanks to its cushion-shaped case, its Safety Lock crown protection and sandwich dial. It has been around for decades and has barely changed since. Although the burly design won’t shock anybody anymore, today some new references join the collection. Not really new models, but cased in what the brand calls “an innovative metal“. Here’s the new Panerai Luminor Marina eSteel Collection – PAM01157, PAM01356 and PAM01358.Sustainable strategies and eco-friendliness are, for good reasons, becoming a normal thing in all industries. Cars are becoming electric, and clothes are more and more being produced from recycled materials. This trend has even started to invade the watchmaking industry with multiple initiatives related to the conservation of the oceans, or parts of watches – mostly straps and packaging ̵