Introducing The AP Royal Oak Jumbo 16202BC Blue/White Gold
Following the release last year of an updated Royal Oak Jumbo Extra-Thin collection – the 16202ST, for the steel model – in the frame of the 50th anniversary of the brand’s iconic watch, Audemars Piguet is today releasing a new version that, visually, will feel familiar to fans of the model. If I say 14802PT…? Yes, this extremely rare version of the Royal Oak Jumbo Jubilee 20-year, made of platinum, in only 20 examples, with some of the examples featuring a grained blue Tuscan dial. Well, it’s somehow back, with the new Royal Oak Jumbo Ultra-Thin 16202BC, a boutique-exclusive white gold version with… a grained blue dial.?The inspiration, the 20th-anniversary Royal Oak Jumbo Jubilee 14802PT, in platinum with grained blue dial – image by Phillips WatchesLooking at the image of the 14802PT above, it is obvious where AP found the inspiration. The brand doesn’t hide its strategy with the new Jumbo 16202 collection, which pays tribute to histor

Ressence Type 2 e-Crown Concept - The First Self-Setting Mechanical Watch
Here, at MONOCHROME, we’re not huge fans of the smart-watches, to say the least. We cherish and celebrate watches in their purest (probably old-school) form: ME-CHA-NI-CAL! We love gears, pinions, hand-decoration, complications but also all the devoted people that work behind the scenes. Smart-watch, as tech objects, never ticked the boxes. However, we have to?keep up with the times and admit that in some cases, technology can be brilliant (we are, after all, a web medium). Today, Ressence launches the?Type 2 e-Crown Concept and they might have found the recipe to reconcile us with electronics…The crown, a mechanism to wind and to adjust watches, was invented by Adrien Philippe in 1842… and has been an unchallenged standard since!The crown certainly is one of the most important parts of a watch for the simple reason that it is the one with which we have most interactions. We use it, without thinking about it, to wind the movement or to adjust the time. It has become s

The 2021 Piaget Polo Date 36mm Collection (Live Pics)
Presented (not without debate) in 2016, the Piaget Polo has become the brand’s take on the sporty-chic watch. With a relaxed, casual attire and daily-wear capacities, it is still through and through a true Piaget. Based on a concept launched in 1979 by Yves G. Piaget, the watch was only available in larger cases mostly made for a masculine audience and even in a highly attractive Skeleton model. This year, the brand enlarges the collection with a? mid-size model for a more refined look or a feminine audience. Meet the new Piaget Polo Date 36mm Collection.Origins of the Piaget PoloThe creation of the Piaget Polo can be credited to Yves G. Piaget, the fourth generation of the Piaget dynasty, a man passionate about horses and equestrian events – which led the brand to sponsor the largest polo tournament in the world for six years and provided Yves Piaget with the perfect milieu to promote the Polo watch. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Nomos Tangente Neomatik 41 Update Midnight Blue - Monochrome Watches
However restrained the designs for Nomos might be, that doesn't mean the watches are any less interesting from a technical perspective. While it might not be to everyone's liking, the clean, Bauhaus-inspired watches are simple, elegant and more often than not, quite handsome to look at. And combining the design skills to determine when enough is enough with traditional watchmaking capabilities, Nomos has a pretty interesting range of watches on offer. A case in point is one of this year's novelties: the Nomos Tangente Neomatik 41 Update Midnight Blue.The Tangente Neomatik features all the elements of previous Nomos models but mixes in a little playful touch for a bit of diversity. Consider it a greatest hits album by your favourite band, with a new song included as a bonus. The latest iteration of the Tangente Neomatik was presented during this year's digital version of the Watches & Wonders fair. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle collection now in slate grey
Slate grey and pink gold is a combination that definitely works. Warm, contrasted and highly elegant, this is no surprises that a brand such as Vacheron Constantin, not shy?in creating elegant watches, already chose this color scheme in the past. Yet, today, they are pushing it a few steps further, as the?Traditionnelle Collection receives the slate grey / pink gold treatment on 6 of its models.All of these watches share common elements, which define the?Traditionnelle Collection: a round stepped case, slim bezel and fluted caseback; a railway-track minute circle, batons de Geneve applied hour-markers and Dauphine-type hands. Whether we talk about the simple manual-winding version of the uber-complex Traditionnelle calibre 2755, there’s a clear shared pedigree. These watches are “traditionnelles” in many ways, as highly classical, but not void of elegance… at all. This is now even truer with the new additions, showing a dark grey (named slate) dial with a warm a