Pre-SIHH 2018 - Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Military (Specs & Price)
Earlier this year, Ulysse Nardin launched a new watch that we here at MONOCHROME thought best represented the essence of the brand, the?Marine Torpilleur. Visually inspired by antique Marine Chronometers, powered by an in-house movement with silicon parts (UN were the first to equip a watch with that), this piece showed an overall pretty cool look immediately recognizable as UN and a very attractive price tag. Well, as the SIHH 2018 is slowly appearing, Ulysse Nardin has unveiled a new version of this watch, the?Marine Torpilleur Military. And while it is physically and technically (almost) the same watch, the look is something completely different.In June this year,?Ulysse Nardin unveiled the Marine Torpilleur, a well-thought-out facelift to reinvigorate the brand's emblematic Marine collection. Slightly simpler in design, with classical lugs, a thinner case and a reasonable diameter of 42mm, it didn’t forget all the beauty of the Marine collection, with a dial that was clearly

Introducing: Zenith El Primero Range Rover Special Edition - Price and Specs - Monochrome Watches
If you’re looking at the photo above, you could think that we’re about to show you a new Zenith model named “Range Rover”. Well, that isn’t exactly the case, however it’s not far besides the truth. Today Zenith launches the Zenith El Primero Range Rover Special Edition, and they do that together with British car brand Land Rover (the makers of the iconic Range Rover). This Special Edition underlines the intend for a long-term partnership between both esteemed brands, and to celebrate two icons that both saw the light of day for the first time in 1969: the El Primero and the Range Rover.?A concise history of the Zenith El Primero Ad - Scroll to continue with article The Zenith El Primero movement was revealed in?1969. It was at that time the first - or to be precise and not to engage long fights between collectors - one of the

Hands-on - The deliciously retro Nezumi Voiture VM1S.101
Today we are bringing your attention to a new brand for MONOCHROME Watches, a brand that has been around for over a decade but hasn’t solely focused on watches since it was founded. Late last year, we were contacted by Nezumi Studios, a Swedish watchmaking company that was celebrating its tenth anniversary. Named the Voiture, this sharp-looking retro chronograph is the first model in Nezumi’s portfolio to use a Swiss mechanical movement. While not entirely new as a design, it was previously powered by a Seiko mecha-quartz movement. Now that it has moved a step up the ladder, it was the perfect opportunity to go hands-on with one of Nezumi’s watches, in this case, the Voiture VM1S.101.The name Nezumi comes from the Japanese folk hero Nezumi Kozo. Stealing from wealthy Samurai to give to the poor, similar to Robin Hood, Nezumi Kozo met a gruesome death when he was arrested for his crimes. Nevertheless, upon learning what he did with his stolen fortunes, his story became

Patek Philippe Twenty~4 Automatic - A Woman's Review of Patek's Latest Creation (Specs & Price)
At the London event Patek Philippe hosted at the end of October, I was able to see the latest interpretation of the Twenty~4 in person and get a feel for what this new watch is all about. Much has changed from the original rectangular Twenty~4 collection, in fact, the only element that has survived the transition is the elegant articulated bracelet. With its round case and overdue upgrade to a mechanical automatic movement, the Twenty~4 collection fills the gap in the brand's repertoire for what Patek Philippe considers an everyday watch to accompany style-conscious women and self-confident women day in and day out.Women count at Patek PhilippeThankfully, women's watches have always enjoyed a prominent place in Patek Philippe's offerings, starting with the fact that the current head of watch creation is Sandrine Stern (who is also the wife of Patek’s President). Unlike other upmarket watch brands, Patek has set a precedent in the field for creating women's watch complications 

Introducing the HYT H4 Gotham - Specs and Price - Monochrome Watches
This year, the ultra-modern and innovative watch brand HYT has expanded the collection with the H3 (recently launched during Baselworld 2015), and now HYT come a with a fourth line, which?starts with the HYT H4 Gotham. HYT’s new timepiece is?a?perfect blend of ingredients that were already available and are now merged into this black and red futuristic timepiece. Let’s have a closer look at the sporty H4 Gotham.HYT's first was introduced only 3 years ago, in 2012, and was called the H1. It was the first timepiece ever (!!) to use fluids for indicating the hours, while the minutes are indicated by a classical minute hand on an off-center dial. The tube that contains the hour-indicating fluids surrounds the off-center minute dial and the main mechanics responsible for the movement of the fluids. These ingredients, the essentials of the brand, are of course also present in the new H4. And there are more design cues that we've seen before, however now they come together in a no