Introducing: Unique, Stiking Code 11.59 Grande Sonnerie Models for AP's 150th Anniversary
As you probably know by now, Audemars Piguet is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. Last week, the Le Brassus-based brand released an array of new watches, predominantly focused on a new, clever and technically advanced perpetual calendar movement getting rid of recessed correctors (it is far more complex than you might imagine…) But that was not all, as the brand will do many special 150-year models throughout the year, such as what we’ll be looking at today: five unique editions of the mighty complex Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Grande Sonnerie Carillon Supersonnerie, either in highly technical styles or, on the contrary, using striking stones.?This striking version of the Code 11.59, equipped with one of the grails of watchmaking – a grande sonnerie movement – was first released in 2020 with dials made by renowned enamel artist Anita Porchet with a paillonne decor. We have explored this watch in full detail, including a long movie here, showing ever

Interview - Guy Bove On The New TAG Heuer Watches for 2022
Guy Bove has been the Creative Director of TAG Heuer for some three years now after working for several brands, including Breitling, the Chopard group and IWC… We took the opportunity of his presence at Watches and Wonders 2022 to sit down with him and learn more about the brand's latest creations.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Guy, thanks for having us. What is the underlying theme for TAG Heuer at Watches and Wonders 2022? How is it translated into the brand's novelties? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Guy Bove, Creative Director of TAG Heuer – For 2022, we are working on three themes. One is innovation, one is quality, and the third is durability. In general, when you look at each model, you'll tend to see all three themes innovation on materials or on technology, quality where, hopefully, you'll notice that we are really working on creatin

Book Time For A Change, Discovering Vintage Enicar
Last December, Martijn van der Ven published the book Time For A Change, Discovering Vintage Enicar. Although he launched his book without the help of a publisher, it has turned out to be a beautiful and well-researched endeavour. Not only does it describe the rise and fall of this remarkable watch company, but it also features great adverts of the time, the people behind the brand and the difficult times the watch industry had to endure during the quartz crisis. It is, therefore, more than a watch book. We spoke to Van der Ven to find out just what sort of book is this?Flipping through the pages of Time For A Change, Discovering Vintage Enicar is indeed a journey through time. Enicar was founded by Ariste Racine in 1913 in the famous watchmaker’s town La Chaux-de-Fonds. Like most watch brands from that time and place, growth was assured in the first decade. At its heyday, it owned two factories, in Lengnau and Oensingen. Together, they produced some 800,000 wristwatches per year

Introducing: The Sleeker yet Colourful Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 40mm
Alongside the green and terracotta Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403 housed in a 40mm case with a sleek, polished bezel instead of the classic coin-edge design, Oris also introduces a trio of new, simpler versions of its emblematic watch. And while these lack the high-performance Calibre 403 movement and replace it with a Sellita engine, these Oris Big Crown Pointer Date models make up for it with vibrant dial colours and new bracelets at a more accessible price point. Like the Calibre 403 variant, the new Oris Big Crown Pointer Date watches feature a 40mm stainless steel case with a 47.5mm lug-to-lug measurement and 50m water resistance. The case is 12mm thick, with an oversized screw-in crown and a double-domed sapphire crystal with AR coating to protect the dial. Around the back, a screwed-down display caseback – this time with mineral glass instead of sapphire – reveals the movement within. Importantly, the signature fluted bezel of most models i

Hands-On - The TAG Heuer Monaco Purple Dial Limited Edition (Opinion)
There’s no denying that?the new TAG Heuer Monaco Purple Dial is bold and polarising. It creates strong and partial emotions. It’s far from making unanimity, it’s far from the classic codes of sports watches. It is pretty special, period. We introduced the watch about a week ago, and when our editor Erik wrote his article, he remained pretty neutral. It is indeed hard to judge a watch of this kind only on press images and 3D renderings. But now, we had the chance to get our hands on an example of the Purple Monaco… and it’s time to answer the question; has TAG Heuer gone too far this time, or has it created a super-cool watch for a niche audience? Let’s find out.?The most classic edition of the TAG Heuer Monaco, with its blue panda dial.First of all, rest assured. If you are on the market for something more classic, less polarising, and more in line with the usual style you expect from such a watch, the Monaco is still available as part of the permane