The Collector's Series - Peter Chong with his masterpiece, a Philippe Dufour Simplicity - Monochrome-Watches
When you speak to hardcore watch geeks, there is one name that consistently gets brought up in conversation.? Mr Philippe Dufour. There are very few owners of such watches and we're lucky enough to have one in the Collector's Series, in the name of Peter Chong, a true seasoned collector with certainly some of the most beautiful watches around. Peter founded Deployant with 2 other close friends in 2014 and runs the editorials. Last week we got to discuss what many would describe as their ultimate grail watch, the Philippe Dufour Simplicity.Peter Chong is a veteran watch collector. He has been an active commentator in the industry since the 1990. He founded the Lange Forum on Timezone.com in 1997, and continues to moderate the forum to this very day. He retired from an active commercial life in the aviation business in 2010 to write the book A. Lange & Sohne: The Pour le Merite Collection. The large coffee table book was published in 2011, and he decided to stay out of active commerc

In-Depth: Diving With The New Aquastar Model 60
Aquastar made a name for itself in the early 1960s as one of the first purveyors of purpose-built dive watches. Starting as a company that made watches and other maritime instruments, it became one of the most well-known watch brands for serious SCUBA divers and underwater professionals. It found a certain type of fame on the wrists of everyone from Jacques Cousteau’s team of explorers to US Navy Lieutenant Don Walsh, who wore an Aquastar while aboard the bathyscaphe Trieste for his pioneering journey to the bottom of Challenger Deep at a record-breaking depth of 10,911 metres (for the record, the Deep Sea Special was strapped outside, some Longines stopwatches were onboard, and Walsh was wearing an Aquastar). After a bit of a lull during the quartz crisis, Aquastar was revived in 2020 by none other than Rick Marei, the man famous for rejuvenating another esoteric dive watch brand, Doxa. Today, we take the brand’s latest creation underwater, the Aquastar Model 60, a tribu

Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0 Limited Edition - Hands-On Review, Price
The 1970s was a decade of revolutions. As far as watches are concerned, it is the period of the advent of the quartz watch, which had a major impact on the industry. If you are a fan of mechanical watches, you might think that it wasn't for the good Indeed, the popularity of the new, accurate quartz watches plunged the Swiss watch industry in a deep crisis. Still, quartz watches were a technological breakthrough, allowing to produce watches that were cheaper and more accurate than anything else before. It also gave birth to striking designs with new looks, forms and functionalities. Among these is the 1976 Girard-Perregaux Casquette and its driver-type LED display. Nearly half a century later, this emblematic creation is back. Meet the Girard-Perregaux Casquette 2.0.The race to develop quartz watchesThe 1960s and 1970s were an era of rapid advancements in technology and the advent of electronics sparked a revolution in watchmaking. The first electric wristwatch was presented in 1957 by

Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II (Specs & Price)
Oris’ motto is “Real watches for real people“… and it’s not just a marketing gimmick (which happens rather often in this luxury watches industry, to say the least). Don’t be surprised to see that Oris watches are worn by ambassadors that are just a bit further away from red carpets than most brand ambassadors. For instance, take a look at the Rega Altimeter, or the?El Hierro Limited Edition… For their latest creation, it’s with Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service (one of the world's most iconic aeromedical services) that Oris is teaming up with, to introduce a new watch, the?Oris Royal Flying Doctor Service Limited Edition II.“The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides emergency and primary healthcare services to people living in rural areas of Australia. It operates a fleet of more than 60 aircraft from bases around the country, including the Swiss Pilatus PC-12. It will shortly add long-range Pilatus PC-24 jets to its fleet.R

Weekly Watch Photo - Panerai PAM00418 Madrid Boutique Edition - Monochrome Watches
It’s Sunday, so it’s time for Monochrome’s Weekly Watch Photo. Today we bring you photos shot by?Marcus Behnke from the Watch Lounge, a German watch forum. We shared photos from Marcus before – check his photos of his SDDS here – and there’s much more to come. Today we’re enjoying Panerai’s Madrid Boutique Edition, the Panerai PAM 00418.?Panerai creates special limited editions for their boutiques around the world. This Madrid Boutique Edition is limited to 150 pieces and was released in 2010. The well known 44 mm case with iconic crown protector, is executed in stainless steel and it features an embossed ‘torpedo’ on the matte black dial. Inside ticks the uber-reliable ETA 6497/2, or caliber OP II as Panerai calls it after engraving the standard bridges with the brand name. Ad - Scroll to continue with article