A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Outsize Date (SIHH 2018) - Monochrome Watches
To me, one of the true marks of a great watch manufacturer is the ability to make interesting and desirable timepieces across a range of price points. Unfortunately, few brands seem to be able to achieve this with any consistency. There are exceptions of course, and A. Lange & Sohne is most certainly one of them. Proving my point is the new Saxonia Outsize Date, which was officially launched last month at SIHH 2018. We managed to spend a bit of hands-on time with the watch and can confirm it is as nice on the wrist as it looks in the photos.We've already written about the technical details of the Saxonia Outsize Date in an earlier article, which you can read here. We'll cover some of those details again briefly, but the main focus of this hands-on article is to give you an idea of what the watch is actually like in the metal. In terms of positioning, this watch is somewhat reminiscent of the Langematik Sax-O-Mat with Date, which existed in the Saxonia collection before the range wa

Top 5 Watches from Baselworld 2016 by Brice Goulard - Monochrome Watches
We told you, we had to take some time to properly think about our favorite watches of Baselworld 2016. We’ve seen over 1,000 new watches each and if most don’t deserve to be in our personal wish-list, some?could potentially enter our “hall of fame”. We had to digest Baselworld 2016 but it’s now time to look at what impressed us most. After our contributor Robin, here are the?Top 5 Watches from?Baselworld 2016 by Brice Goulard. It’s sometimes highly predictable, sometimes less. Monochrome-Watches is?eclectic and so are the members of the team.1 – Daytona 116500LN in steel with Cerachrom black bezel (white dial edition)The Daytona has always been one of my least favorite watches of the Crown’s catalogue, at least the modern one (since the new design launched on the ref. 16520 in 1987). I’ve always blamed the lack of contrast of the dial, I simply hated the polished bezel, I always thought this watch to be too shiny and since a few

The Record-Breaking 2023 Season Of The Formula 1 World Championship
I’m torn between considering the 2023 season of the Formula 1 World Championship good or bad for the sport. We saw utter dominance, where one team has won all but one race in the season, and specifically one driver declassing the entire field. And this to an extent we have never seen before and are likely never to see again. But what does that mean heading forward? Is it good or bad for F1 and its popularity down the line? I have no idea and I lack a crystal ball to predict the impact, but I can say this; the drivers behind?Max Verstappen gave us some really intense battles, and witnessing the level of perfection Max delivered race after race was unbelievable in its own right. And with that in mind, after 22 races all across the globe, it’s time to look back at the 2023 Formula 1 season.The class of 2023.It’s impossible to deny the impressive performance of both the Max Verstappen and the Red Bull team, but behind the sheer dominance there was tons of drama and excite

Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Mechanical Chronograph SRQ035 & SRQ037
While most of us have in mind Seiko‘s impressive background in the field of watches made for divers, the Japanese brand has far more to offer, especially when it comes to chronographs. I’m sure we don’t need to remind you that Seiko was one of the earliest manufacturers to build an automatic chronograph?in 1969. And it was also the first brand to launch a chronograph on Japanese soil. Today, with this new series of automatic chronograph watches, Seiko pays tribute to its background in sports timing with watches inspired by high-precision equipment of the 1960s. Meet the new Seiko Prospex Speedtimer Mechanical Chronograph SRQ035 & SRQ037 watches.Seiko and chronographsThis might not be the most famous part of the brand’s history, but as Seiko explains: “In the 1960s, Seiko announced itself on the international sports timing stage with a whole new generation of high-precision equipment that was enthusiastically endorsed by many international sports federa

Buying Guide: Six Cool, Practical And Accessible Summer Watches
With summer just around the corner, it’s that time of the year again when we start planning our much-awaited sunkissed break from work. Part of the joy for many is figuring out where to go, what to do and, as the watch lovers we are, what to wear on your wrist! And with that in the back of our minds, we have gone through our recent archives to select some perfect summer-ready options! We’ve grouped six models; the first up are two downright performance bargains, followed by two pure divers and two travel-ready watches. All this at prices well below EUR 1,500!Citizen Tsuyosa Automatic – eur 299We start the list with one of the most surprising and genuinely affordable watches in recent times, the very cool Citizen Tsuyosa Automatic. Available in a number of colours, it radiates a luxury sports watch vibe at a bargain price. Coming in at just EUR 299, it offers incredible value for money. You can opt for a?classical black dial, which is a no-brainer choice, or go bold an