Increased interest in independent watchmakers? - Monochrome Watches
Statistics of Monochrome show an increased search for independent watchmakers. Although it’s easy to find information online, it is difficult to see their watches yourself…. unless you’re close to one of the few boutiques selling watches from independent watchmakers.Before making the decision to buy a watch, most watch collectors like to see and feel a watch.?In most parts of the world it’s fairly easy to get a closer look at watches from brands with a large dealer network like , IWC, Cartier, TAG Heuer and Panerai. If you’re looking for watches from independent watchmakers it’s not so easy to find a dealer.If you live in Europe, a trip to watch-mekka Switzerland is of course the best option. Most independent watchmakers live and work in Switzerland and in most cities you’ll probably find several boutiques who represent these watchmakers. However if you’re not in the position to visit Switzerland, there are only a few dealers in the rest

Breaking Phillips Sells Paul Newman's Paul Newman Daytona for $17,752,500, Being The Most Expensive Wristwatch Ever Auctioned - Monochrome Watches
This is it… This is the big one. The watch that the entire collecting community was expecting to see surfacing one day has gone under the hammer. This watch, as auctioneer Aurel Bacs explained to us in this video interview, is not only a celebrity’s watch; it represents much more than that. It’s the very?watch that created an icon (the Paul Newman Daytona), the very watch that is, in fact, the reason why collecting steel sports watches is now so popular. Well, it’s official, Paul Newman’s Paul Newman Daytona has been sold just a few minutes ago, for a record price of over $17.7 Million, making it the most expensive wristwatch ever auctioned (and that’s with buyer’s premium).As a reminder (all prices including buyer’s fees) $3,717,906 – The most expensive Daytona ever auctioned – the?Oyster Paul Newman “The Legend” In Gold with Lemon dial, sold by Phillips at “Geneva Watch Auction: Five” on May 14th, 2

Found - A Rare Habring2 Monopusher Chronograph Japan Edition
If you’re a recurring reader of MONOCHROME, you should very well be aware that we, as a team, have a thing for chronographs, and specifically, vintage-inspired chronographs manufactured by?husband-and-wife duo Richard and Maria Habring. After all, this was the inspiration behind our very first Montre de Souscription, a sector dial monopusher with salmon colour… And since we’re definitely biased, there’s another watch that always resonates very loud at the redaction room, a rare and absolutely stunning model made exclusively for Habring2 long-term Japan retailer Shellman, the Monopusher with Breguet numerals and snail-shaped scales. We’ve already featured a black example on MONO and today, it’s a silver edition that makes it to the magazine. To us, typically a watch you should look at closely, and maybe add to your collection.?Habring2 is the kind of brand/watchmaker we love at MONOCHROME. Based in the small town of Volkermarkt, Austria (already somet

Introducing: The White Dial Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional
You've probably already seen that watch But up until today, it was not officially there. For decades, besides special and limited editions, the Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch in stainless steel has primarily flaunted a black dial watch. Yet, at an event hosted by Omega in November last year, Daniel Craig, whom we are more accustomed to seeing wearing a Seamaster when portraying James Bond, was spotted wearing something special An unprecedented version of the classic Moonwatch with a light-coloured dial. And no, this wasn't the silver dial of the Canopus Gold Moonwatch. It had to be steel. And here it is confirmed, with the introduction as part of the permanent collection of a lacquered white dial Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional.? A full-white dial Speedmaster Moonwatch isn't something that common. Look closely, and you won't find anything of the sort, at least in the standard collection. There have been some white dial special, commemorative, regional or l

We go hands-on with the robust and bold Tissot PRS 516 Chronograph
Tissot might be coming up for its 170th birthday next year, but it has always known how to keep pace with the times. As one of the first brands to court the exciting world of car racing in the late 1950s, Tissot and sporty chronographs have become natural allies. One of the brand's earliest watches inspired by the race track was the PR 516 of 1965; a novel steel sports watch with a perforated steel bracelet to simulate the holes found on the steering wheels of race cars. Earlier this year, Tissot revamped its PRS 516 Automatic Chronograph but didn't go down the vintage path. In a departure from the brand's Heritage collection with compelling remakes of vintage models, the PRS 516 is a thoroughly contemporary chronograph with a bold attitude, plenty of motorsport details and an aggressive price. Let's take a look at the black and blue versions of the PRS 516 Chronographs launched in March 2022 with a beefed-up Valjoux movement.Race TrackThe brand's first association with motorsports dat