Introducing Classi, a connected strap that makes any watch feels smarter (but not looking like a Cupertino guy) - Monochrome Watches
Here’s the dilemma: you love watches, mechanical watches, with a classical or vintage look. On the other hand, you also love connected items and the concept of a smart watch is something you dug into, especially since the introduction of the Apple Watch. However, you don’t like it. You think it’s not going to fulfill your needs of mechanical / vintage / luxury timepieces (and you’d be right). You don’t want to wear two watches either and the solution found by Sinn is… weird. Well, Maintool, a young French startup, might have a solution for you, with a?discreet?connected strap that can be used on any kind of watch. Here’s Classi.The concept is simple. You have a watch, any kind of watch, classic, vintage, sporty, mechanical, tourbillon, cheap, ultra-expensive, ugly… whatever, you love it. Thus, an Apple Watch or a Samsung Gear is not an option. You definitely don’t want to wear these soulless digital objects, which are definitely goi

Omega De Ville Tourbillon Co-Axial Master Chronometer - Specs & Price
While you might know Omega for its iconic sports watches such as the Speedmaster or the Seamaster, or even for its elegant collections, the brand is rarely associated with Haute Horlogerie. But Omega can do high-end watchmaking and has proved it in the past with multiple achievements and handsome complicated watches. Today, the brand shows this expertise again in a truly superb manner. Meet the new Omega De Ville Tourbillon, with a centrally-mounted Co-Axial tourbillon, a Master Chronometer certification (antimagnetic) and a superbly decorated in-house movement.?Omega isn’t just about instrument watches. The brand has a long tradition of precision and, this might surprise some, has been involved in tourbillon watches for quite a white. Indeed, back in 1947, Omega presented the first-ever wristwatch tourbillon calibre, which participated in the precision competitions at three major European Observatories. These calibres obtained excellent results, even setting a record in Geneva i

SIHH 2015 - The Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication - Monochrome Watches
With such a long and illustrious history of watchmaking at the very highest end of the scale behind it, Jaeger-LeCoultre introduced the Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication a few years back, and with it set out to capture the presence of its most exotic pocket watches, which were the reserve of the elite in the 19th century. The fruit of this effort appeared in the form of this veritable showcase of haute horlogerie, minutely detailed, bristling with complications and magnificent in every way.?Jaeger-LeCoultre have once again pulled out all the stops and lifted the cover on the superb 2015 Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication.The 2015 Master Grande Tradition Grande Complication is quite simply breathtaking, and is testament to what can be achieved when big brand resources are available to plough into materials, machinery and man-hours. It is essentially created around the principles of sidereal time (an ancient scale devised by early astronomers in which

Laurent Lecamp, Montblanc's new Watch Division Director on Building a Brand and Being an Entrepreneur - Monochrome Watches
Today we’re talking to Laurent Lecamp, the new director of Montblanc’s watch division. He takes over from Davide Cerrato, who held this position for the past five years. We’ve had Davide Cerrato in front of our camera several times in these past years, explaining the intricate beauty of Montblanc’s ExoTourbillon and the beauty of hand-finishing at the maison’s ateliers in Villeret. Of course we were curious to hear from Mr Laurent Lecamp what his plans for Montblanc’s watch division are, but also why his name already rings a bell… hint: Indie brand Cyrus.The name Laurent Lecamp may sound familiar, to those who know the independent watch brand Cyrus. That’s at least how I met Laurent, probably some ten years ago at Salon Belles Montres in Paris, when he had just started his adventure in the world of watches. Laurent founded Cyrus together with his cousin, and while the brand might still be a niche player, like most Indie brands, it has bee

Interview - Adrian Bosshard and Alfredo H?berli on the new Rado Diastar
Rado just celebrated the 60th anniversary of their Diastar collection with the presentation of 4 new watches crafted from Ceramos, their high-tech composite material. The new models included an anniversary edition created with Swiss-Argentinian designer Alfredo H?berli. During the launch in Zurich, we sat down with the brand's CEO, Adrian Bosshard and Alfredo H?berli to discuss the genesis of this new collection.Rado CEO Adrian BosshardXavier Markl - MONOCHROME - Why was the launch of the Diastar back in 1962 so important for the brand?Adrian Bosshard, Rado CEO - Back then, the management of Rado had the dream of creating something never seen before in terms of features and design. There was a demand for scratch-resistant waterproof watches. Our engineers were able to meet these expectations and the Diastar was launched at the Basel fair in 1962. Ad - Scroll to continue with article