A. Lange & Sohne Lange 1 and Saxonia Collections with Blue Dials (Specs, Availability & Price)
Blue dials have been one of the major trends of the watch industry for the past 2 to 3 years. As we’ve often saad: “blue is the new black“. Yet, the exercise isn’t that simple. Blue is a complex colour and, while some watches with blue dials were noticeable, many others failed to nail the right dosage of enthusiasm.?A. Lange & Sohne, a brand known not to follow the trends, took its time to jump on the moving train, yet it now comes with such coloured dials on 4 emblematic watches: the Lange 1, the Lange 1 Daymatic, the Saxonia and the Saxonia Automatic – but beware, these won’t be available in large numbers, neither for a long period.At first, you might think that the addition of blue dials to the?A. Lange & Sohne collection is a real novelty. You might think, in a quite justified way, that blue dials are extremely rare at Lange, and indeed, the current collection doesn’t comprise a single blue dial watch. There are dozens of silvery-wh

The Sound of Time - An introduction to alarm, hour-strike, repeater, musical and other chiming watches - Monochrome Watches
You wish to see; listen. Hearing is a step towards vision Bernard de ClairvauxThe word clock comes from Middle Dutch clocke, itself deriving from late Latin clocca, meaning bell. The first mechanical clocks did not have faces but were solely striking timekeepers. The days were divided considering the chime of these bells, as mechanized timekeeping spread through Medieval Europe, during the 14th century. As timepieces became portable, the watch was born, at first carried in the pocket, then strapped to the wrist. The French word for watch montre also means to show. Our watches show the time on their dial. But beyond the regular tick-tock orchestrating their sophisticated mechanisms, some watches still make time audible. In this new?installment of A Technical Perspective, we’re going to look at?alarm, hour-strike, repeater, musical and other chiming watches, in other words, The Sound of Time.Alarm watches Modern versions of two of the most iconic alarm wristw

Tudor and its Heritage - The 1970s Chronographs and the Tudor Heritage Chrono - Monochrome Watches
As we’ve seen in our two first episodes of “Tudor and its Heritage“, the brand made an important move into sports watches in the middle of the 1950s, starting with the Submariners, followed by the Ranger. These vintage pieces formed the basis for the creation of two current watches, the Heritage Black Bay and the Heritage Ranger, which pay tribute to the rich past of Tudor Watches. However, there's another type of watch that we haven't explored yet, and in this field, Tudor has been very active: chronographs. Today, we are going to look at how, starting in 1970, the brand created some highly iconic and bold chronographs, which later inspired the super-cool Tudor Heritage Chrono.The modern definition of a vintage-inspired Chronograph by Tudor, the 70330N Heritage Chrono Ad - Scroll to continue with article Surprisingly, while many other sports-o

"The Monochrome Video Week" - Recapping Some Of Our Most-Viewed In-Depth Movies - Monochrome Watches
Today marks the final?day of?“The Monochrome Video Week”. We hope you have enjoyed watching?the in-depth movies presented this week. All of them have been filmed in our own style, by our own crew and feature subjects that we are truly passionate about;?haute-horlogerie finishing at Montblanc, 20 years of visionary?watchmaking at?URWERK, not to mention the inner-workings of two brands that are dear to our hearts, MCT Watches and Ateliers DeMonaco. Now it’s time for us to recap some of our most-viewed movies. From the conservative but oh so desirable world of A. Lange & Sohne, to an inside look at the?integrated manufacture of?Armin Strom and a headlong dive into the?creative world of MB&F and the MAD Gallery, here are five movies for the watch lovers.Montblanc –?The Patented ExoTourbillon explained by Davide CerratoIf you’ve ever wondered what a tourbillon actually?is?then this video is made for you. Follow Davide Cerrato,?Managing Director of the M

Ulysse Nardin Anchor Tourbillon Blue Enamel Dial (inc. price) - Monochrome Watches
After introducing a first prototype in 2014, demonstrating to the world the brand new innovation they created, Ulysse Nardin followed in early 2015 with an impressive commercial piece called the?Anchor Tourbillon, a visually very classical watch that integrates a splendid (and totally new) escapement module, a massive break after 200 years of Swiss anchor?escapement. Introduced first with a?conservative white?enamel dial, the?Ulysse Nardin Anchor Tourbillon comes back now with a superb blue dial, both engraved and enameled.The first edition of the?Ulysse Nardin Anchor Tourbillon?was quite surprising, as besides its superlative technical complexity, it was also a very traditional watch, with a simple round case, a calibre?finished and designed to look like a pocket watch movement and a white enamel dial contrasting with blued hands. Somehow, the definition?of an antique watch, right. For this end of 2015, the brand offers new variations to this innovative piece, new editions inspired by