Christmas Buying Guide - Our Top 5 Accessible Watches of 2015 - Monochrome Watches
After our first Christmas Buying Guide focused on our Top 5 Dress Watches of 2015, it’s time to go back on earth and to talk about real people’s watches. Let’s be honest, most of us can’t afford these sumptuous watches priced over 30,000 Euros (and more). Lucky those who can, really! However,?we have to keep in mind that a watch is a huge investment and this is the raison d’¨ºtre of this new Christmas Buying Guide, that this time will look at our?Top 5 Accessible Watches of 2015, with watches from 629 Euros to 4,950 Euros (we said accessible, not cheap and of course you’re at Monochrome, meaning that it will only be mechanical timepieces).Seiko Prospex Automatic Diver 200m Baby Tuna' 4R36?in blue?(ref.?SRP653K1)Entering the Prospex family means a lot for Seiko addicts. Prospex, which stands for “professional specifications“, is synonym of beautifully crafted watches, strong resistance, use of high-quality materials and a strong focus on th

LVMH reports 10% revenue growth over the first 9 months of 2018 - Monochrome Watches
LVMH, owner of watch brands like Bvlgari, Hublot, TAG Heuer and Zenith, released its report covering the first nine months of 2018 and things are looking good. After reporting already strong figures for the first half year, the trend is continuing, and the revenue growth over the first nine months is 10%, and the watches and jewellery division recorded an 8% growth. The organic growth is of +11% providing positive signs for the luxury industry.With revenues of EUR 3.0 billion, the watches and jewellery division recorded an 8% growth (reported) or 14% (organic). The organic growth of the division was of +11% over Q3, compared to +16% over the first semester. The press release mentions the excellent performance of Bvlgari. A few days ago, organizational changes were announced for the watch division. As Jean-Claude Biver stepped down from his operational role, Stephane Bianchi was named CEO of the division. Frederic Arnault was appointed Head of Strategy and Digital at TAG Heuer.These res

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m 41mm (Specs & Price)
The Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m is arguably one of the better value, all-round, entry-level watches available on the market today. It's also most likely flying completely under your radar. In the collection since 2003, it received a subtle visual refresh last year, along with an in-house movement in the form of the Master Chronometer calibre 8900. Striking the balance between everyday wear and elegant dress watch, the Aqua Terra is the perfect choice for those people looking for one watch for all occasions. Read our detailed review below to find out what makes this model so attractive. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Pitched as an entry-level' model, the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m delivers a surprising amount of bang for your buck. It may not carry the same level of prestige as say the Datejust 41 in Oystersteel, but it also costs approximately 3

Caviar Makes an Interesting Addition to your iPhone (Sort Of) - A Skeletonized Watch Movement on your Phone Case - Monochrome Watches
The Omega Point is a theory - not a retail location. It is succinctly postulated by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin by the notion that everything that rises must converge.? Those of us old enough to remember the way that mechanical watchmaking had to pull itself up out of the wreckage of the quartz-age are also well aware of how mechanical watchmaking has to fight for relevance on the manifold fronts presented by the digital age. In a time when you use a phone to take a picture, why not use a phone to tell time too? Now, we have connected watches that look like watches (sort of) but act like smartphones. Perhaps the currents lifting both the digital revolution and the mechanical revolution are putting them on a collision course? TAG Heuer produced a series of Android-based phones. Ulysse Nardin produced a phone powered by a mechanical oscillator. Why even Kari Voutilainen produced a series of dials (just dials mind you - not functioning watches) for some random Chinese smartphone maker (no,

Baume & Mercier introduce the Clifton Chronograph - Monochrome Watches
Although it’s still a few months until the 2014 edition of the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), where Baume & Mercier (among others) usuaully introduce their new models, they have just introduced a new chronograph in the Clifton collection. A very nice, elegant yet manly, balanced, contemporary chronograph. Judging on the looks and specs, I believe that it has everything to become a very popular model, that is, if the price is right.The looks are coherent with the other Clifton models, which we showed you here and here, while the Clifton 1830 is the more “deluxe edition” with a slightly more refined case design. Yet still all very much aligned, design-wise. Or as Baume & Mercier state in their press release: “An absolute concentration of power and urban chic“, a catchy line that resonates for a long time and it seems to match very well with the new Clifton Chronograph. Ad - Scroll to continue with article