In watchmaking, who thinks innovative materials usually says high price. That’s somehow a rule. Look at recent watches with sapphire crystal cases. Most of them are over half a million CHF – even the cheapest one isn’t cheap… Same goes for complex ceramics, or watches associating different kind of solid, ultra-light or…
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One week ago, we introduced to you the first prototype of the TAG Heuer Autavia “Jochen Rindt” reedition, one of the first customer-designed watches made by the industry in a long time. That’s already a good news on its own, and this watch was not the only point of interest, as inside…
You see, here at Monochrome-Watches, we always praise the complexity of movements, we always emphasize on the amount of work done by watchmakers to assemble complications or to achieve a perfectly polished bevel, to finish an internal angle or to obtain black polishing – we even did a technical guide about it. We…
The Timeless Damasko DB Limited Edition watches are based on the popular Damasko DA36 watches but with some different colors and a vintage-style strap. A matching steel bracelet is also available. The Damasko Timeless DB1’s specially hardened steel case is 40mm wide and is highly resistant to magnetism. In typical…
First presented in 2013 to celebrate the 275th anniversary since the establishment of Pierre Jaquet Droz’s first workshop in 1738, the fascinating Charming Bird is now available in two new limited editions. The new models created by Jaquet Droz combine the best of its Ateliers d’Art: the Bird Repeater and…
Vallorbe-based Manufacture Royale presented a new interpretation of its Androgyne Royale model. Characterised by its unique, steampunk-inspired 52-part case with flexible lugs for enhanced wearability, the Androgyne Royale is built around a completely skeletonized hand-wound movement. The circular structure of the stainless steel case body creates an intentional contrast with…
The Porsche Design’s 1919 Datetimer Eternity collection is now enriched by a new model featuring a titanium case matched to a brown alligator strap. Measuring 42 mm x 11.92 mm, the case of the 1919 Datetimer Eternity Brown is inspired by the puristic clear lines and the functional aesthetics of…
In 2014, we wrote a “hands-on” sponsored post of the then new Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer Regulator released at Basel 2013. It was the first new Chronometer model to come out since the original debuted in 2009. At Baselworld this year, Glashütte Original came out with a new variant of…
While you may have your own associations between watch brands and sporting activities, Ulysse Nardin has become firmly cemented as tied in to the boating world – at least in my mind. No, they are not the only brand who is in the mix of competitive boat racing sponsorships, but…
Welcome to the latest installation in our Cost of Entry series, where we find the most affordable entry level pieces from some of the leading luxury watch brands. We previously looked at Rolex’s Oyster Perpetual watch, the Panerai Luminor PAM000 Base Logo watch, and the Hublot Classic Fusion Titanium as…