What is a color? The perception we have of a reflection of light on a surface. What is black, as perceived by human eye? It is the opposite of color. Black is an achromatic color, literally a color without hue. Black is a surface that reflects or emits only very low light and that…
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I’s impressive to think just how many different niches watches have evolved to fill. Divers, world timers, perpetual calendars, simple dress watches and everything in between are out there in abundance, providing utility and choice for all tastes. The watch we have here today, however, probably wins the award for…
The fine line between simplification and minimalism is one of the most difficult distinctions to understand. Minimalism, over the past few decades, has become a catch-all term for any number of pared-down designs and aesthetics. But it’s certainly possible to simplify the look and production of an item without creating…
Wind-Up Watch Fair, opening its doors at 11am on Oct 21st inside of Chelsea Market in NYC. We’re incredibly excited for this year’s fair, as we have 30 brands from around the world attending, many with things to sell, many with new watches you haven’t seen in person before and…
The first of those models – the SBGX089 – was a limited edition of 500 pieces with a yellow hand and some different colors on the black dial while the Grand Seiko SBGX089, SBGX091, and SBGX093 collection of watches was released in around 2012,Seiko produced this “enthusiasts’ version” of its…
When A. Lange & Söhne is mentioned, it is easy to dream. It is easy to dream because of names like Datograph, Zeitwerk or Double-Split. These watches can be found on so many watch collectors’ wish-list (and not only Lange aficionados), and for extremely good reasons, as clearly, they are…
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…
For Bonneville Speed Week, SevenFriday is launching a limited-edition watch decorated with details that recall some of the iconic parts of hot rod cars. The SevenFriday P3C/01 Hot Rod watch stands out in a crowded field of car- and racing-inspired watches due to a combination of good design and the fact that…
As the watch world prepares for the release of the new products introduced at Baselworld 2015, we revisit my year-end “Top 10” lists for 2014, all originally posted on my blog, Watch-Insider.com. We have already looked at my favorite chronograph watches. This time, the focus is on last year’s top…
Kickstarter is a popular platform for seeking funding of new products. Occasionally we find interesting watch propositions that we cover . The Jubileon project immediately got our attention, as the watch has an interesting (and appealing) design and a mechanical movement. It is the brainchild of two mechanical engineers who are…