Today is the opening of Watches & Wonders Shanghai, a new watch fair dedicated to the Chinese market. While the main idea for exposing brands is to display the watches introduced in April, some of them have decided to benefit from this physical and digital space to launch some new models. Part of them is […]
On an icy winter’s day, 175 years ago, 30-year-old entrepreneur Ferdinand Adolph Lange laid the cornerstone of his pocket watch workshop in the small town of Glashütte, Saxony. To celebrate this milestone in Lange’s watchmaking saga, A. Lange & Söhne presents the 1815 Thin Honeygold “Homage to F.A. Lange”. A straightforward two-hand watch in a […]
Frédérique Constant is, without doubt, one of the most impressive entrepreneurial success stories in the recent history of the watch industry. Created in the late 1980s, the Geneva-based brand gained international recognition by manufacturing elegant, classic watches at reasonable prices, even demonstrating a certain mechanical savoir-faire with in-house movements and complications – such as a […]
Jacob Arabo has a flair for showmanship. Over the years, the founder of Jacob & Co. has shaped a company like no other in the watchmaking industry, with a truly unique vision. His brand creates spectacular timepieces, technically and visually. The way these statement watches stage complications has become something of a brand signature… Talking […]
If you’re into watches, you certainly have noticed that this year, Japan’s top watchmaker Grand Seiko is celebrating its 60th anniversary. As such, we’ve seen multiple new releases, most of them based on a dark blue colour for the dial and for certain elements of the habillage. Think about the Hi-Beat SBGH281, the elegant SBGW259 (recreation […]
After a rather controversial initial impression and some noise in the collecting community, Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet is now finding its way in both AP’s collections and in the heart of collectors. The brand is now working on expanding the range, adding some extravaganza and boldness, with for instance the greatly designed two-tone versions or […]
A couple of weeks ago, the MONOCHROME team visited Geneva Watch Days, which will probably be the only major watch fair for Europe this year. On this occasion, we visited brands, talked with their teams and, of course, saw some of the models recently introduced in the metal – and yes, after months of digital-only […]
The style of Saxon watchmaking is instantly recognisable and often results in very understated, elegant and restrained watches. Of course, there is more on offer, but if you look at what most brands offer, the core is simplified elegance on the outside with highly detailed mechanics on the inside. Moritz Grossmann follows the same design […]
Last week, we had the opportunity to visit what will certainly be the only major watch fair of the year in Europe, Geneva Watch Days, gathering 17 brands representing the whole spectrum of the industry. As the excitement generated by this event settles down, we take a look at four watches presented by independent watchmakers. […]
The 3rd of October is an important date for German citizens, probably the most important day in their recent history. On 3 October 1990, both sides of Germany (GDR and DDR, split since 1949) were reunited following the Fall of the Berlin Wall a year before. As a German watch manufacturer, reunification is important for […]