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

Buying Guide - 10 Cool Chronographs of Baselworld 2018
After our Top Ten countdown of?the best Dive watches, the best GMT watches and the best Tourbillon watches of Baselworld 2018, it’s time to focus on one of the most important and popular categories:?chronographs. This edition of the Basel Watch Fair proved, yet again, that the chronograph can be morphed into any style: elegant, sporty, modern, vintage, affordable, exclusive. So here is our eclectic selection of the Ten coolest chronographs introduced at Baselworld 2018.Bell & Ross?BR 03-94 R.S.18 – The Most Racing-OrientedThe new year means a new Formula 1 season, and that means new Renault F1-inspired watches for Bell & Ross. After the R.S.16 and the R.S.17 watches, it’s now time for the R.S.18 collection. And what’s better than a chronograph to celebrate racing… The new?Bell & Ross?BR 03-94 R.S.18 is again a bold, colourful watch, with various F1 design elements (carbon fibre dial, Renault F1 yellow accents, tachymeter scale) but the concept

Recap: The Best Dive Watches of 2024
There’s hardly a category of watches that is as disputed as the diver. Every year, in all price ranges and all possible styles, we’re seeing hundreds of new dive watches released by watchmakers from all over the world. Choosing the best models in this segment of the watch industry is not an easy task and is always subject to long internal discussions. But the MONOCHROME team has made it, and we’ve come to an agreement… Here are what we think were the 5 Best Dive Watches of 2024, ranging from accessible to high-end – and the funny thing is that both are closely related.?Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 42mm TitaniumThe Blancpain Fifty Fathoms is, without a doubt, one of the most important dive watches ever. Created back in the mid-1950s and one of the first purpose-built modern dive watches, it’s long been one of our favourites – but we had our reservations concerning recent collections. They were either too big or perfectly designed and proportioned but

Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Celeste Q5273480 (Specs & Price)
While the focus has recently been on the sporty/elegant Polaris collection, we shouldn’t forget that the “Grande Maison” is also one of the best representatives of Haute Horlogerie. Jaeger-LeCoultre knows its watchmaking and its metiers d’art and the brand’s latest creation is a superb testimony of this expertise. Meet the new Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Tourbillon Celeste.Presented during the 76th edition of the Venice International Film Festival, this new high-end piece by Jaeger-LeCoultre showcases the brand’s watchmaking skills with undeniable charm. Complex, kinetic, but also poetic, this new piece takes advantage of recent creations when it comes to its design and finishing – such as the Master Grande Tradition Repetition Minutes Perpetuelle or the Gyrotourbillon Westminster Perpetuel. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Tudor Black Bay GMT One Master Chronometer Only Watch 2021
When Tudor donates a unique watch to the Only Watch charity auction, the biennial event aimed at raising funds for research on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, it is usually in teasing mode. In 2015,? a unique Tudor Black Bay with a black bezel was presented, which led to the 79220N. Two years later, Tudor created the lefty Black Bay Bronze with a khaki green bezel, and in 2019 a full black, ceramic Black Bay, which gave us the recent BB Ceramic. For this year's edition of the charity event, Tudor comes up with another potential teaser, the Tudor Black Bay GMT One for Only Watch 2021 – at least, regarding the movement…The one-off Black Bay GMT One donated for Only Watch 2021 has a rather unique look in more ways than one. Selecting the extremely popular Black Bay is a no-brainer for Tudor and continues the tradition that started back in 2015. This year's edition sees the Black Bay GMT in an aged steel case, bezel and bracelet. The entire watch has been given a patinated look, i