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Introducing the Jaeger-LeCoultre Grande Reverso Ultra-Thin 1931 Green dial Special Edition London Flagship Boutique (Specs & Price) - Monochrome-Watches

The Reverso, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s emblematic model, has a strong link with Britain.?The creation itself of the Reverso finds it roots in?UK, as this watch was created by Polo players that wanted?to protect the dial and the glass of their watches. How could it be more British than that? In order to celebrate the opening of its new flagship boutique in London, Jaeger-LeCoultre is about to introd...

2015-06-16

Introducing the Oris Audi Sport Limited Edition II Chronograph (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches

Just after the release by?TAG Heuer of?its Carrera Nismo Calibre 16 Chronograph,?it's time for another manufacture, also known for their collection of watches inspired by racing cars, to announce a new timepiece, and the?prolonged?partnership with one of the teams engaged at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Here is the?Oris Audi Sport Limited Edition II Chronograph that celebrates the second year of the l...

2015-06-15

Introducing the Chopard Superfast Chrono Porsche 919 Jacky Ickx Edition (including live photos & price) - Monochrome-Watches

And the winner is Porsche. Well, if we focus on cars engaged at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, there's no question anymore. Porsche is the clear winner of the 2015 edition of the legendary race, with their cars finishing 1st?and 2nd positions, in front of Audi Sport. However, in the race of watches celebrating a partnership with one of the Le Mans teams, we have a new competitor, just after the TAG Heue...

2015-06-15

Ulysse Nardin Hannibal Minute Repeater Tourbillon - Hands-on review of a 725.000 CHF watch (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches

What a complicated piece of haute horlogerie… This?Ulysse Nardin Hannibal combines no less than a tourbillon, a very complicated minute repeater, automatons, a distinctive dial material, superb finishes and the use of Metiers d’Arts techniques. With this timepiece, Ulysse Nardin achieved quite a prowess: combining a?Westminster Repeater (meaning certainly the most complicated type of c...

2015-06-12

Hands-on review of the Oris Divers Sixty Five (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches

What makes a watch cool? Difficult question that might lead to multiple answers and many more questions, each different considering who’s answering the question. Defining the coolness (or the attraction, to use a more grammatically correct?word) of a watch is all about subjective attributes, led by personal tastes, personal needs or personal budget. However, sometimes?a watch appears to be c...

2015-06-11

Introducing the TAG Heuer Carrera NISMO Calibre 16 Day-Date Chronograph Special Edition (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches

When you think about racing cars and car-oriented chronographs, you should?have only a restricted amount of watches?in mind. If you think now?about the 24 Hours of Le Mans, you certainly only have one single brand in mind: TAG Heuer – mainly?because of the Heuer Monaco worn by Steve McQueen during the movie Le Mans. For 2015, TAG Heuer partners with the Nissan / Nismo Team and the result of ...

2015-06-11

Introducing the Jaeger-LeCoultre Duometre Unique Travel Time with hand-engraved dial (Specs & Price) - Monochrome-Watches

What is there to say about the Jaeger-LeCoultre?Duometre Unique Travel Time except that it is one of the best traveller’s watches created recently. There are several categories of timepieces that can indicate two timezones, starting from classical?traveler GMT watches to office GMT watches and proper world-timers. However, only a?handful?of them have a?second timezone adjustable to-the-minut...

2015-06-09

Introducing the AkriviA Heure Minute Tourbillon Stainless Steel with hand-made dial - Monochrome-Watches

It’s not often that we see a brand coming to the market with their first watch that comprises both a tourbillon and a monopusher chronograph, with a fully hand-finished in-house movement – but it’s exactly what AkriviA did with this watch. Because it’s seems difficult?to develop?an even more complicated watch (especially for a small and young brand), Akrivia is now coming w...

2015-06-05

The Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial Chronometer now on Leather strap (live pics, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches

The?Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial Chronometer is?possibly one of the most coveted pieces from Baselworld’s previous edition. It was such a?desired?timepiece that we tried to guess its looks and specifications and the final result was highly regarded?by both the industry and the collectors – something that we confirmed?when reviewing this watch during a whole summer. The?Seamaster...

2015-06-04

Introducing the Panerai Radiomir 1940 3 Days Ceramica 48mm PAM00577 (specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches

Choosing a Panerai means going through a huge catalogue, this comprises multiple editions, complications and a varied price range. It can go from a massive chronograph (the Mare Nostrum PAM00603), to a tourbillon watch with GMT function (the?Panerai Radiomir 1940 Tourbillon GMT Oro Rosso) or super cool editions with a vintage Minerva movement (the Panerai Radiomir Platino and Oro Rosso or the?Pane...

2015-06-04

Introducing the Porsche Design Chronotimer Series 1 - Timeless Timepieces in Titanium - Monochrome-Watches

Porsche Design is not your average designer studio. They have produced under the guidance of the great Butzi Porsche some of the most iconic and in parallel groundbreaking timepieces in history. Chronographs in Black?had always been part of Porsche's DNA a legacy derived from the racing-car creations encompassing of course the form follows function principle. In order to keep the spirit alive, Por...

2015-06-03

Hands-on with the Moritz Grossmann Tefnut (live photos, specs & price) - Monochrome-Watches

When it comes to German Watchmaking, you probably have two main ideas in mind. The first one is military watches. The second one is something we love more here at Monochrome-Watches: classical high-end?watches. Germany has a long tradition of creating?timing instruments, especially in the city of Glashutte, with names like A. Lange & Sohne, Nomos or Glashutte Original. A fourth manufacture exi...

2015-06-01

Business - Analysis of the Swiss watchmaking industry in 2014 - Monochrome-Watches

The?Swiss watchmaking industry is known to be a dream factory. If you’re a collector and a frequent reader of Monochrome-Watches, you certainly know what we mean by that. However, Swiss manufactures are also (actually mainly) businesses, with a unique goal: selling watches, achieving a worldwide recognition and creating value. In order to understand a bit more about this industry that we too...

2015-06-01

Back to basics: the Patek Philippe Ref 5370 Split-Seconds Chronograph - REVIEW with live photos, specs & price - Monochrome-Watches

Sometimes, it happens that Patek Philippe acts… differently. Recently, they came with the?Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524, an unusual (from Patek’s standards) pilot watch or with the Ref. 5960/1A, a sporty steel annual calendar chronograph with coloured accents. They also came with the Nautilus, a now classic watch that wasn’t so classic after all (back in 1976 of course). ...

2015-05-29

Omega celebrates its dedication to space with a visit to NASA - Monochrome-Watches

Since 1969, Omega is?recognized as the official supplier of NASA and of the ‘Moonwatch‘, a trusted partner in space exploration. The Speedy is and will remain a myth, the first watch that went on the moon, as it has accompanied astronauts on all six lunar landings, solidifying its reputation as the integral link between Omega Watches?and NASA. To celebrate this unique partnership, Omeg...

2015-05-26

Introducing the Richard Mille RM 27-02 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal (updated with price) - Monochrome-Watches

There are sports watches and watches made for sport, meaning watches that are designed to be worn when practicing extreme sports. Whether they are?strapped on the wrist of a F1 driver, on the wrist of a golf player?or on the wrist of a super-fast sprinter (and here too), watches created by Richard Mille can resist to all kind of difficult situations. These prestigious ambassadors?are RM’s ha...

2015-05-25

Forza Ferrari, Forza Hublot - Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Speciale Ceramic (live photos, specs and price) - Monochrome-Watches

While Hublot celebrates 10 years of the iconic Big Bang line with a series of 10 unique Haute Joaillerie Big Bang Unico creations priced at 1 million USD each, they are also releasing a new Big Bang Ferrari Speciale model which is definitely more suited for everyday wear. Available in two editions, black ceramic with red, white and blue details, or grey ceramic with grey and white details, it pays...

2015-05-22

Introducing the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Laptimer Michael Schumacher (Specs & Price) - Monochrome-Watches

The Royal Oak Concept is a playfield for Audemars Piguet. The brand from Le Brassus uses this watch for their most complicated and most innovative movements. They recently introduced their own interpretation of what could be the best minute repeater;?Royal Oak Concept RD1 Acoustic Research Minute Repeater. Now it’s time to move to another complication, the chronograph – and the watch t...

2015-05-21

Introducing the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m ETNZ for the 35th America's Cup - Monochrome-Watches

The family of dive watches by Omega is wide, as it includes the both robust and elegant Planet Ocean 600m, the superlative Ploprof 1200m or the vintage-inspired 300 Master Chronometer. Those 3 are the high-end propositions but?the range is also composed of a more affordable and professionally oriented tool-watch, the Seamaster Diver 300m. This legend that exists for ages is now the field for a new...

2015-05-21

Introducing the Vacheron Constantin Overseas now in UltraMarine Blue Limited Editions - Specs & Price - Monochrome-Watches

‘Blue is the new black’… For approximately 2 to 3 years now, we’ve seen many watches?launched?with a blue dial, watches from every brand, every price range and for every use. Blue is indeed a big trend (we’re not complaining) but this colour doesn’t fit every timepieces. However, there is one that we know to be superb with this tint: the Vacheron Constantin Over...

2015-05-20

A. Lange & Sohne 1815 Chronograph - Hands-on with specs & price - Monochrome Watches

In the past years we have reviewed, what we consider to be the very best and most beautiful, among chronographs. I’m talking about the A. Lange & Sohne Double Split and Datograph. Although these two chronographs are relatively ‘young’, they?are already well-known, and beloved, among collectors. Their design is iconic –?something that this German brand seems to be very g...

2015-05-19

Opinion: What to think about the Tudor North Flag - Hands-on review with specs & price - Monochrome-Watches

You’ve probably seen this one all around the internet, right after its introduction during Baselworld 2015. Clearly, the Tudor North Flag was one of the main novelties for the / Tudor Group but we chose to wait before discussing it. Why? The reason is simple: this watch is important as it represents a real turning point for the brand?(new movement, new design) also this watch underlines it...

2015-05-18

Introducing the Montblanc Heritage Chronometrie Ultra Slim - Hands-on with an Attractive and Affordable Dress Watch (Photos, Specs and Price) - Monochrome Watches

When we think of a classic dress watch, the first brands that come to mind are Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin and Jaeger-LeCoultre. There are of course more watch brands with classic dress watches in their collection, however not many of these watches share all the features of a classic dress watch: small, slim, two hands (hour and minute), manually wound movement, and preferably executed in ...

2015-05-18

An in-depth analysis of the Ulysse Nardin Anchor Tourbillon - Live photos, specs & price - Monochrome-Watches

Here is something you might not know: Ulysse Nardin is one of the major innovators of the market. You’d probably think the manufacture does great marine chronometers or funny erotic watches. However, there is much more to see in the R&D office of Ulysse Nardin: the use of silicon for an escapement wheel for the very first time,?the first test of a diamond balance spring or?the first manu...

2015-05-13

Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Automatic & Chopard Mille Miglia GTS Power Control - hands-on with live photos & price - Monochrome-Watches

Since 1988, Chopard is the?official timekeeper and sponsor of the Mille Miglia,?an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy and that?has been reborn as a race for classic and vintage cars since 1977. To celebrate this partnership, Chopard?has created a collection of watches that became the brand’s sports watches range. For Baselworld 2015, a new collections that includes the?Chopar...

2015-05-08

Introducing the Roger Dubuis Excalibur Knights of the Round Table II - specs & price - Monochrome-Watches

The manufacture Roger Dubuis is known to be anti-conformist - a surprising fact given the brand is owned by the large and usually very conservative Richmond Group. The watches made by Dubuis are usually bold, complicated and unique.?In 2013, they came with a superb example of their independent spirit, the?Roger Dubuis Excalibur Automatic Limited Edition - Knights of the Round Table. This year ther...

2015-05-08

Andersen Geneve Tempus Terrae - a special edition to commemorate Louis Cottier's WorldTime watch - Specs & price - Monochrome-Watches

There a few watches that are as?practical as a world timer, a watch able to give you in a single look at the dial the time of all the main cities around the world (and your local time too). In a world of growing globalization, these timepieces are now seen as extremely useful – but this was not the case when invented. This complication is credited to the famous watchmaker Louis Cottier with ...

2015-05-07

Expert talk - The Montblanc 2015 Novelties with Ben Clymer from Hodinkee - VIDEO - Monochrome Watches

A few weeks ago we showed you the Expert Talk videos with Suzanne Wong, editor-in-chief of Revolution Asia, and Instagram powerhouse Anish Bhatt a.k.a. Watchanish. It’s always great to discuss new timepieces with fellow watch experts and today it’s time to show you the third video that we recorded during the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) earlier?this year. I’m...

2015-05-06

IWC Also Joins the Smart Device Race with IWC Connect - UPDATED - Monochrome Watches

When opening my mailbox this morning, a new press release from IWC just came in. After opening that press release, the one and only thought I had was “WHY?”. Well, the BIG news is that IWC is also going to join the connected / smart watch race. They choose to do that with a ‘connected device’ that has been baptized IWC Connect, which will be integrated into the straps of IW...

2015-05-05