SIHH 2018 - Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet, On The New Collection
As we told you in our previous video, our main focus this year for SIHH 2018 will be videos. This is the best way to show you what is about to be launched and what the watches actually look like in the metal. Nothing works better than images and words, and to officially kick off our SIHH series of videos, we have?Fran?ois-Henry Bennahmias, CEO of Audemars Piguet, talking us through the brand new collection.This year, Audemars Piguet is certainly presenting one of its most complete collections ever. It is huge. The main focus of this year is, as we told you in our hands-on articles, is the 25th anniversary of the Offshore collection, which was launched in 1993 as a brand new concept, a bold and highly masculine luxury sports watch. The two main models we already showed you: the re-edtition of the very first model and a true bold concept, with a redefined tourbillon chronograph movement and a new case architecture.That’s not all, as?Audemars Piguet has a superb concept watch, the R

Buying Guide - 5 Of the Best Perpetual Calendar Watches Launched in 2019
Complications, when it comes to horology, are all the functions of a watch in addition to the display of the time. Complications are what make mechanical watches attractive – and indeed, horology might be the only place where we can enjoy complication upon complication. Regarding calendar indications, multiple functions have been created but nothing can beat the beauty of the perpetual calendar – a highly complex mechanism, one of the most coveted complications, that indicates the date, and corrects automatically for months with less than 31 days, as well as leap years. In short, once set, your watch will need a single adjustment every 100 years (as a secular year occurs – see more about calendar watches in our technical guide here). To celebrate the beauty of watchmaking, here are 5 of the best perpetual calendar watches introduced this year!Note: the following list is based on a consensus among the MONOCHROME redaction team. If you have other examples of recently la

Hands-On IWC Pilot Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG Petronas IW388108
We’ve talked multiple times about the connections between the world of cars and watches, and this couldn’t truer when it comes to motorsport and, specifically, F1. As we’ve seen here, all teams are partnering with a watch brand for the 2022 season. IWC has long been the partner of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One, having created multiple watches inspired by the world of Formula One, or dedicated to its pilots. This year, there’s a new pilot’s chronograph resulting from this IWC x AMG collaboration, but it’s a bit special, since it’s the first “team watch” that will be worn by?the staff, including designers, aerodynamicists, race engineers, strategists and mechanics. But no worries, as this new IWC Pilot's Watch Chronograph 41 Edition “Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team”?IW388108 is also available for a wider audience.?Up until now, the partnership between IWC and F1 team Mercedes-AMG Petronas has resulted in numerou

3 Questions to Guillaume Tetu, COO of Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry Co - Monochrome Watches
We caught up with Guillaume Tetu, COO of Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry Co (RLWJ) in Geneva a couple of weeks ahead of Watches and Wonders Miami 2018. He shares his vision for RLWJ's future as the brand will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, including a sneak preview of the new Ralph Lauren RL Automotive Skeleton Steel presented at Watches and Wonders.Before we talk about the ins-and-outs of this year, how was 2017?2017 has been a good year for RLWJ. With the introduction of new products to complete our latest women RL888 collection launched in 2016 (RL888 32mm/38mm Steel Snowfall Diamond Case, and RL888 32mm/38mm Steel Black Dial), we sustained the momentum and enlarged the offer to our clients. Ad - Scroll to continue with article RL888 Steel Snowfall Diamond CaseThe other great novelty comes from the men's 867 collection: 4 new timepieces have been cr

First Look: The New Rado True Round Open Heart Collection
Since the launch of the Diastar, the world’s first scratchproof watch made from ultra-resilient tungsten carbide in 1962, Rado has become a byword for high-tech materials, especially high-tech ceramic. In tune with the latest trend for skeletonisation, Rado has issued a host of openworked models, ranging from golden oldies like the Captain Cook and Diastar to more contemporary models like the True Square Open Heart. Four models of the brand’s True Round high-ceramic collection are the next in line for treatment and roll into surgery for an open-heart operation. Unlike its predecessors, the surgery is far less invasive, resulting in a dial that has not compromised legibility in the name of skeletonisation.?Four models, including a limited edition, represent the new True Round Open Heart sub-collection. All four models share a monobloc 50m water-resistant high-tech ceramic case with a diameter of 40mm and a thickness of 10.4mm. Ad - Scroll to continue with article