The A. Lange & Sohne Grand Complication marks the Beginning of a New Era for the Brand - Monochrome Watches
A Grand Complication is, exactly as the name indicates, a GRAND complication. Not many brands can say that they have a Grand Complication in the collection and when counting there are really just a few of the oldest and most admirable watch brands that do. Of course there are the three ‘Grande Dames’ of the Haute Horlogerie, Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Audemars Piguet.Also brands like Blancpain, Breguet, IWC and Jaeger-LeCoultre are among the few who have at least one Grand Complication in the collection. Since this year, A. Lange & Sohne introduced their first Grand Complication that is also the most complicated German watch ever created. Ad - Scroll to continue with article But what is a Grand Complication? Well, in horology the word “complication” refer to any feature beyond the simple display of hours, minutes and seco

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500 Silver Dial (Price)
The watch that launched the luxury sports watch category and kept Audemars Piguet afloat through thick and thin since 1972 was fittingly named after a 1916 Royal Navy battleship, the HMS Royal Oak. Without delving into its genesis and well-documented history, suffice it to say that the Audemars Piguet’s flagship Royal Oak has been interpreted in countless guises over the years. The Ref. 15500, a 41mm model of the RO with an upgraded in-house movement was introduced in 2019 and designed to replace the former Ref. 15400 that had been around since 2012. Offered with blue, grey and black dials, the latest iteration of Ref. 15000 now comes with a classic silver-toned dial. Combined with the steel case, the silver dial contributes to its solid monochrome look.The blue dial version of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 41mm 15500ST, introduced in 2019 – also with black and dark grey dials.Background Ref. 15500STLargely eclipsed by the launch of AP's polarising CODE 11.59 co

5 Cool Finds - 5 Robust and Bold Sports Luxury Chronographs to consider - Monochrome Watches
To follow with last week’s article, we continue our 5 Cool Finds selections, still with our trustful partner?Chronext. We already explained to you all about this London-based?online marketplace for buying, selling, and servicing of luxury watches - and here, online goes together with the same?security and service as any high-end boutique. What about the 5 Cool Finds? Simple: 5 watches, not new, not vintage, most of the time young-timers (that we believe are?the new trend) that we selected for you. Today, we go?for something highly masculine: a selection of 5 cool, luxurious and robust sports chronographs?that will definitely look great on the beach, on a boat, on a racing track or for your most active passions.The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore certainly is the best definition of a robust luxury chronograph Ad - Scroll to continue with article This wee

Could this be the thinnest mechanical watch in the world? Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Squelette (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches
This article wasn’t supposed to start like that. We thought we would?be in front of a?new?iteration of an ultra-thin Jaeger-LeCoultre – a nice one for sure but different just because it was featuring a?skeletonized movement. Thus, our article would have been turning around describing you the nicely opened and engraved bridges and the?enameling work done on the dial. However we, at?Monochrome-Watches, like to be precise – and them came the surprise. This?Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Squelette is said to be 3.6mm height, making it possibly the?thinnest mechanical watch in the world. We had to investigate!Basically, this new?Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra-Thin Squelette is the openworked and enameled edition of a very subtle and elegant watch that we reviewed a few months ago, the Master Ultra-Thin 1907, a timepiece that our editor-in-chief praised for its understated presence, its overall comfort and of course, for the technical achievement it represents. At the ti

Hands-On - Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020 Paneristi 20th Anniversary
The collecting community has always been drawn to vintage sports watches. However, when it comes to Panerai, we’re talking about one of the most active and authoritative web communities existing. They even have a name – the Paneristi – and a website dedicated to their passion – paneristi.com. Active, passionate owners who can also be quite critical… Tough love, they say. This community is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and, as a tribute to them, Panerai thought it would be nice to treat them to something they’d like. So here’s the Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020, made especially to mark the 20 years of Paneristi.com.As you can imagine, this watch couldn’t only be an internal project. The community had to be invited into the creation process in order for the watch not only to make sense, but also to please the Paneristi. The PAM02020 “Venti” (Italian for twenty) is the result of a joint creation process between the