Hands-on - IWC Pilot's Watch Mark XVIII Top Gun Miramar - SIHH 2016 edition - Live Pics & Price - Monochrome Watches
You know us here, at Monochrome-Watches. We don’t like things when they are too?usual?or?too?classical. We love to look at things differently and to focus on originality. This why, when IWC introduced the new Pilot’s Watch collection at the 2016 edition of the SIHH, we choose to show you?the “Petit Prince” edition of the Big Pilot, rather than to go hands-on with the normal black edition, which will certainly be widely covered on other sides of the road. Well, here we go again, and rather than looking at the?normal black version of the?IWC Pilot’s Watch Mark XVIII, here is our hands-on with a rather?special edition, the military-inspired?Top Gun Miramar.In the actual Pilot’s Watch collection, you have the choice between two main editions: the large 46mm Big Pilot and the smaller, easier to worn (for some)?40mm Mark?XVIII. However, don’t look at the latter as just a smaller iteration of the military inspired pilot watches, as both have a militar

Smaller is Better? Case study with the 39.5mm Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m - Monochrome Watches
We can’t?hide the fact that, since 15 years, watches have drastically increased in terms of dimensions?– in thickness for sure, but mainly in diameter. It is now common to see a dress watch with a 41mm case and a dive watch with a 44mm diameter. This is kind of a norm nowadays. Or maybe it was…? More and more, we see watches being downsized. New generations of existing models are going smaller – not hugely, but slowly diameters are stagnating or even decreasing. Do I think that smaller is better? Yes. And to demonstrate this, let’s look at the?Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m in its new 39.5mm version.This year, just before Baselworld 2016, Omega announced a new collection for its?iconic dive watch, the?Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m – a rugged dive watch, with professional specifications, capable of being used and abused by proper divers. Because of this vocation, this watch was previously available in 42.5mm and 45.5mm cases, both relatively thick (o

Industry SIHH And Baselworld To Coordinate Their Dates From 2020
The rumour had been around for some time now, many were hoping for this to happen, and now it’s official. Baselworld and SIHH will coordinate their dates as of 2020. The two major trade shows of the watch industry will synchronize their calendars. The SIHH will be held from 26 to 29 April in Geneva, followed immediately by Baselworld from 30 April to 5 May in Basel. Better yet, the calendars have been synchronized until 2024.This sound decision – in view of the challenges that these events are facing – is announced just a few days ahead of SIHH 2019 that will soon be throwing its doors open with some 35 brands gearing up to unveil their latest models. In some ways, this means going back to normal'. For years, the Geneva and Basel fairs had been held one after the other in March-April until SIHH announced it would be organized in January. The news means that the watch industry professionals will no longer need to travel twice to Switzerland in a short period of time.Fa

Panerai PAM 00557 - Left Luminor 1950 3-Days 47mm - Monochrome Watches
When Panerai launched the PAM127 a.k.a. 1950 a.k.a. Fiddy, back in 2002, they could never have thought that this very model would cause so much. Collectors went crazy about it and three years later Angelo Bonati (Panerai's CEO) gave the green light for a left-hand version of the Fiddy (PAM 00217). Two years ago (2011) there was the PAM372 that won collector's hearts all over again, and at next year's SIHH they are going to introduce the lefty version of the PAM372, being the PAM 00557 Luminor 1950 3-Days 47mm. Not only a whole mouthful but also a whole “wristful.”As the name already reveals, the case is 47 mm in diameter. The crown and iconic crown protector are now positioned on the left side of the case, making it more easy for left-handed people to wind the watch and adjust the time. But you don't have to be a southpaw, to buy this lefty Luminor 1950 3-Days.When Panerai made the first watches for the Italian navy, mechanical wristwatches and other mechanical instruments

Studio Underd0g Takes To The Field With Its New 02 Series
The press release for the Studio Underd0g 02 Series field watch collection starts with the question of why horology can’t be a little bit more playful from time to time. It’s the exact question I ask myself every now and then and the reason I have a soft spot for quirky, oddball watches. Watches with a twist, a little surprise or even a good dose of humour. I immediately think of the funky Tissot Sideral or the colourful Club Campus by Nomos, or even the Endeavour QP Tutorial by H. Moser & Cie. Watches with a personality that puts a smile on your face every single time you gaze down to check the time. Studio Underd0g’s answer to this question is its fruity chronograph, such as the Strawberries & Cream. Now though, the British watchmaking outfit presents a completely new collection, called the 02 Series. And I can already tell you right now, it’s still all about having fun!Studio Underd0g looks to the past for inspiration for its new 02 Series, and the li