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

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Tourbillon Chronograph 26622TI Review
Love it or hate it, call it a hype-collection, but the fact is that the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak (and all its offspring) remains one of the most desirable collections on the market. It is also by far the most important collection in Audemars Piguet's catalogue but the brand isn't simply resting on its laurels. Considering how much it has evolved from the original ref. 5402 presented in 1972, the signature DNA is still very much present. Two decades after first released, the Royal Oak received an update into the far more masculine Royal Oak Offshore, which caused a sensation yet again. Now, in 2021, we've had the fortune to spend some time with one of the latest and most complex models in the line-up, the (take a deep breath) Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Flyback Chronograph 26622TI.It takes a bit of time to wrap one's head around all the details of this very technical and complex iteration of the Royal Oak Offshore. It also marks a step into a new di

Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Tourbillon Openworked Two-Tone 2021
It might not have been the most complicated model in the 2019 inaugural line-up of Code 11.59, but it was certainly the most dramatic. With its openworked movement and contemporary architecture, Audemars Piguet's Tourbillon Openworked made its debut in pink gold with black bridges and plates followed by a two-tone pink and white gold model for the Only Watch 2019 charity auction. To show off its complex architecture, the latest Tourbillon Openworked repeats the Only Watch two-tone case formula but with different shades of grey to highlight the exposed movement.Multifaceted Two-Tone CasesAlthough Audemars Piguet does not have a tradition of two-tone cases - between 1882 and 1969, only eight models featured this combination - the contrast of two different metals is perfectly suited to highlight the dynamic architecture of Code 11.59 watches. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Introducing: The Hublot Big Bang Unico Ice Bang
This year, the Hublot Big Bang Unico is out to please a wider demographic. Issued in a bright orange ceramic case (and a slightly less eye-catching but no less unusual green ceramic variant), the counterpart of this extravagant model is the Big Bang Unico Ice Bang, which looks back over its shoulder to the first Ice Bang released in 2006. A limited edition of 100 pieces, the Big Bang Unico Ice Bang will be available exclusively online. In a departure from the transparent Kermit-green Big Bang Unico Saxem, the new Big Bang Unico Ice Bang tones down the colour palette and goes for a more contained and sober look.When the Big Bang erupted on the scene in 2005, it was the paragon of a loud, oversized, high-testosterone watch bristling with unusual combinations of materials. After almost two decades, it still has a powerful presence, but most of us have grown accustomed to its bold personality and almost expect each successive model to outdo the last one with more exaggerated colours and fa

5 of The Most Iconic Dive Watches You Can Buy in 2018 - Monochrome Watches
In the world of watches, there’s a puzzling but immense attraction of men for dive watches. Should it be the adventurous look? The toolish design, the masculine, sporty, robust attributes…? For multiple reasons, various examples of dive watches have become some of the most iconic timepieces ever created – even if nowadays most of them aren’t used for what they’ve been created at first (hello, desk divers!) While the market is crowded with such watches, here 5 dive watches that you can buy in 2018 and that truly deserve the “icon” title, as all of them have somehow created history.Note: this list is far from exhaustive. There are many more watches that could have been part of this selection. For this reason, feel free to add your favourites in the comment section, at the end of this article.Blancpain Fifty Fathoms MIL-SPECA selection focused on iconic dive watches has to include a Fifty Fathoms by Blancpain. For what reason, you’ll ask us?