Ophion OPH 786 (Specs & Price)
For its first endeavour, the fledgeling brand Ophion surprised us with a nicely designed watch equipped with an interesting hand-wound movement. This first model, the OPH 960, was probably lacking a bit of personality and personalisation – standard looking movement, plain dial… With its new watch, the OPH 786, Ophion sets the bar much, much higher.? With a convincing design, a great looking movement and multiple details that you usually find in a different price range, Ophion has resorted to several well-thought-out tricks to keep the watch at an affordable price. Let’s look at this 18th-century inspired watch in detail.The story of Ophion watches starts in a country where watchmaking is not a renowned speciality: Spain. Certainly, watches are not produced there (they are assembled in Germany) but this is where Miguel Morales Ribas, the founder, comes from. Driven by his passion for watchmaking, he decided to create his own brand with affordability and a quality/price

Introducing: The Gubelin Ipsomatic, Designed by Architect Santiago Calatrava
If you’re into watches, then the name Gubelin should sound familiar –? you’ll probably first think about double-signed vintage Patek Philippe watches, once retailed by this house. Indeed, Gubelin is, first and foremost, a jeweller and watch retailer which has been in the business for over 150 years in Switzerland. Today, Gubelin returns to making watches under its own name, bringing back a historical name – the Ipsomatic – with a watch that’s been designed by world-famous architect Santiago Calatrava and powered by vintage automatic movements. A fine watch with expressive design, let’s discover it.?A vintage, circa 1950s Gubelin Ipso Matic watch – image by thisiswatchable.comGubelin was created in 1854 and has been one of the most respected Swiss watch retailers ever since. As explained by our colleagues at Swiss Watch Magazine, “the name Ipsomatic' refers to a legendary model of the same name from the 1950s and 1960s by Gubelin wit

Panerai Radiomir Logo 3 Days Acciaio PAM00753 & Radiomir Black Seal Logo 3 Days Acciaio PAM00754 - Specs & Price
A couple of years ago, when the idea of buying a Panerai crossed your mind, you knew that a minimum of 6K would be required. Quite a hefty price for what were, after all, simple tool watches. Yet, it seems that a new strategy is taking shape at the “Officine”. After introducing new and affordable Luminor Base and Marina at the SIHH 2018, the brand is applying the same concept to the?Radiomir watches, creating its new entry-level offer: the Radiomir Logo 3 Days PAM00753 and the Radiomir Black Seal Logo 3 Days PAM00754. Back to basics and back to realistic prices – indeed, you can now have a new Panerai for less than EUR 4,000.A new strategy for PaneraiEven though Panerai is still one of the major actors in the industry, we can’t deny that the brand’s strategy?for the past four or five years has been rather difficult to understand: dozens of limited editions, highly priced watches, complex movements, new references with almost no differences to previous ones

SIHH 2015 - Roger Dubuis Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon - Hands-on with Live photos - Monochrome Watches
For 2015, Roger Dubuis focusses heavily on skeletonization, as becomes apparent with the introduction of the Excalibur Spider Double Flying Tourbillon. Every single watch prior to these new releases has been produced according to the strict specifications of the Poin?on de Geneve, and the new models are no exception. The Spider offers exceptional Horological techniques, with a superb contemporary design.The new Astral Gateway, as Roger Dubuis has been teasing through a series of videos leading up to SIHH 2015, consists of several extensively skeletonized timepieces within the Excalibur collection. We already showed you the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Skeleton Automatic, featuring a skeletonized micro-rotor. The Excalibur Spider Skeleton Double Flying Tourbillon goes a step or two beyond that, in terms of aesthetics and complexity. Ad - Scroll to continue with article

Interview: Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Tissot, on the success of PRX and the new PRC 100 Solar
Founded in 1853, Le Locle, Switzerland, Tissot is renowned for delivering quality Swiss-made watches at truly competitive prices. Sylvain Dolla took the helm of the brand in 2020, after leading Hamilton, bringing fresh energy to the brand – most notably, with the successful launch of the PRX, which has now grown into a complete, coherent collection. The debut of the new PRC 100 Solar provided the perfect opportunity to dive into all things Tissot.Xavier Markl, MONOCHROME – Sylvain, thanks for having us! You have been the CEO of Tissot since 2020. What has been your agenda to support the development and transformation of the brand? Ad - Scroll to continue with article Sylvain Dolla, CEO of Tissot – Well, first of all, Tissot was founded in 1853 and is stronger than people. You need to understand the brand from the inside rather than arrive with