Glashutte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon (Live Pics) - Monochrome Watches
Precision reaches new heights with the presentation of the Glashutte Original Senator Chronometer Tourbillon.? Inspired by the original mission of the tourbillon to improve rate precision, the Senator chronometer Tourbillon marries a flying tourbillon with a stop-seconds mechanism, a zero reset and a minute detent to ensure hyper-precise time setting. Certified as a chronometer by the German Calibration ?Service in Glashutte, the latest Senator model displays a beguiling dial with three-quarters of its surface area on show.PURSUIT OF PRECISIONWith the Senator Chronometer Tourbillon, Glashutte Original is determined to recover the original vocation of the tourbillon. The tourbillon was designed by Breguet in the 19th century to improve the rate precision of portable mechanical timepieces in the face of gravity. Hidden below deck, tourbillons were utilitarian contraptions. Today, the function of the tourbillon is largely negligible and is used often more as a display of watchmaking prowe

2020 Breitling Chronomat B01 42 "Rouleaux" Bracelet (Price)
The name “Chronomat” can refer to multiple watches at Breitling and holds a significant place in the brand’s history. Of course, the first watch to bear this name was a 1940 Chronograph, which was one of the first watches with a slide-rule bezel. However, for most watch enthusiasts the name Chronomat refers to an icon of the 1980s, to one of Breitling’s most powerful designs. And today, the brand is bringing it back with an eye-catching case, the signature Rouleaux bracelet and several limited editions, including the “Frecce Tricolori”. Meet the 2020 Breitling Chronomat B01 42 Collection.Quick ReminderBreilting’s history has a lot to do with pilot’s watches and chronographs. One of the most important watches in the entire brand’s lineage was created mid-20th century, as one of the earliest watches with a slide-rule bezel, a tool that helps pilots to perform calculations while flying. Following a 1940 patent for the design of a rotat

Introducing the Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama Limited Edition 238 - Monochrome-Watches
Montblanc had been quite active these past years, surprising watch-lovers with complicated timepieces priced to?highly competitive price levels. It had been the case first with a perpetual calendar costing less than 10.000 Euros but also with all sorts of complications, like a complete calendar, an annual calendar or a world-timer, making these interesting complications?accessible to collectors with a lower budget. Into the?Heritage Chronometrie collection, we recently reviewed?the Dual-Time, a watch that now comes in a limited edition for Watches & Wonders 2015, the?Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Dual Time Vasco da Gama Limited Edition 238.As we like?to remind you, having a second time-zone feature is extremely convenient, in an era of globalization, transnational meetings and frequent travels. It gives the opportunity to keep an eye on your home time when traveling or to be sure to be right on time when calling your colleagues working on the other side of the planet. Montblanc r

GIVE AWAY: Win Panerai book Orologeria - Monochrome Watches
Today we’re starting with a new gave-away action and again the rules are simple. Fill out the form, answer a few question, register to the newsletter and your name can be drawn from all participants to be the winner. For the coming two weeks you will have the chance to win Panerai’s new book (introduced last year) that comes in a hard protective cover. And all this… because we’re celebrating Monochrome’s 10th anniversary.?The book was kindly made available by Panerai, or at least by our local representation of the brand. This book, Orologeria, consists?five essays covering five different aspects of the identity of Panerai. Each essay is written by a different author, and combined these essays guide you through the history of the Florentine brand, with its strong roots in naval timepieces. We won’t ask much of you, only to answer a few simple questions. And the registration to our newsletter is done

Vacheron Constantin Metiers dArt The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Rat - Introducing
Chinese New Year kicks off on 25 January 2020 and according to the Chinese zodiac, this means we are entering the reign of the Year of the Rat (metal rat, to be precise) replacing the pig. The rat is the first animal in the Chinese Zodiac and is associated with many positive qualities such as intelligence, vitality, success, abundance and wealth. Once again, Vacheron Constantin commissions its talented team of artisans to create a special dial for the upcoming Year of the Rat. Two new creations in platinum or 18k pink gold, limited to just 12 models each, fete the arrival of the auspicious rat. Powered by the calibre 2460 G4, the dial has no hands and instead features four apertures for the day of the week, the date, the time and the minutes leaving centre stage to the animal star of the 2020 Chinese zodiac.Chinese folk art meets Metiers d'ArtThe tasteful representation of different animals in the Chinese Zodiac is becoming something of a tradition at Vacheron Constantin, so much so th