Hands-On - Hermes Arceau Le Temps Voyageur Traveller's Watch
Like everything that Hermes does, the Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is a product of impeccable mechanical quality combined with the Maison’s singular dash of poetry. Who can forget the lyrical Arceau Le Temps Suspendu with its complication that literally suspends time on demand? For 2022, the elegant asymmetrical Arceau case hosts a travelling time complication developed for the brand by talented watchmaker Jean-Fran?ois Mojon. Presented in a 41mm platinum and black DLC-treated titanium case or a smaller 38mm steel case with a blue dial, the Arceau Le Temps Voyageur is one of the most surprising and animated interpretations of a dual time traveller’s watch, depicting time in motion.Equestrian inspirationThe asymmetric stirrup-shaped lugs and ‘galloping’ slanted Arabic numerals of the Arceau watch take us back to the origins of Hermes, which started life in 1837 as a producer of harnesses and saddles in Paris. Equestrian motifs have always been popular at Hermes, one

Horological Cyber-Warfare: Swiss Brands Targeting Piracy-Dials for Smartwatches - Monochrome Watches
Downloading movies and music without paying is illegal, and if you are caught you can be prosecuted for it. Download a Milgauss face for your gizmo? Hold on just a second! You could be next in line for the Swiss industry giants to take down a peg or two. Brands like Omega, Panerai, Mondaine and IWC are taking action against the latest phase of horo-theft: smartwatch-piracy.The global watch industry is an unusually large platform for piracy, as you probably all know. Hundreds of sites selling Bolex, Braitlin, EyeWC or Ublow have been taken down in the past, but they seem to surface again and again. Even more worrying, people are even rebadging a Cartier Rotonde to something called a Reef Tiger and try to pass it on as original designs, complete with a blue cabochon on the crown. And now we can add copyright infringing digital watch faces to the mix. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Calibre 11 - Vintage Heuer watches - Monochrome Watches
Calibre 11 is the first automatic chronograph and the name of a new weblog dedicated to Vintage Heuer watches. If you’re into vintage Heuer watches, you might want to check it out. Since my first ‘expensive’ watch, a vintage Heuer Autavia, i’m a huge fan of vintage Heuer watches. Especially their chronographs. The fact they made the first automatic chronograph ever, also adds to my admiration of these watches…. OK, they developed it together with Buren, Breitling and Dubois-Depraz. Although i must admit some of the Heuer dive watches aren’t bad either, i have a thing for chronographs. I ended up buying the diver’s version of the Heuer Autavia ??My vintage Heuer AutaviaUnfortunately my biggest love (in watches), the independent watchmakers, hardly make any chronograph. Of course there are a few… the MIH Watch of course and the Habring2 Chrono COS. Both beautiful chronographs and made by independent watchmakers. Ad - Scroll to co

Introducing: IWC Launches a Big Pilot Shock Absorber XPL for AMG's Toto Wolff
As we’re gearing up for the 2025 Formula One season, which has recently changed its official timekeeper, we’ve started to see some F1-dedicated watches being launched. IWC, the partner of Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, already warmed us up with a colourful take on its simplest Pilot’s Watch, the Mark XX AMG Team watch. Now, the brand looks at the opposite side of the spectrum with a Mercedes-AMG-themed version of its experimental Big Pilot, the Shock Absorber XPL reference IW356201 made with team principal Toto Wolff.?Before we dive into the topic of today’s limited edition watch, let’s quickly talk about the Big Pilot Shock Absorber XPL, as it is something special, which has been the topic of a great story on MONOCHROME. First presented in 2021 under the reference IW357201, the name of the watch says it all. This was the first model to be created by the brand's Experimental Engineering Team (hence the XPL in the name) and it was all about resista

Richard Mille RM 025 Tourbillon Chronograph Divers Watch - Too good for diving? - Monochrome Watches
Our new contributor Angus Davies got hands-on experience with the Richard Mille Tourbillon Chronograph Diver's Watch RM 025 and wonders if it’s too good for diving…I stood in the Richard Mille Boutique in the Hotel Kempinski adjacent Lake Geneva. My charming host Elio chatted to me about the wonderful timepieces on display whilst I sipped a delicious espresso. Watches and caffeine, a heady mix, guaranteed to make me hyperactive and over talkative. Ad - Scroll to continue with article Richard Mille are the revered brand which has won plaudits since it was founded in 2001. They have not followed the path of horological convention but trod on virgin snow, finding their own way to navigate the creation of high-end watches.Rafael Nadal's favourite watch brand has sought inspiration from Formula One. It has harnessed space-age materials and cutting edge te