Recently, the MONOCHROME team visited Geneva Watch Days, the main horological event of this year in Europe with more than 15 brands presenting their novelties. From independent watchmakers to established brands, we were able to discover most of the new watches for 2020. Participating in the event was Carl F. Bucherer, the Lucerne-based watchmaker, which […]
Today, in another of our MONOCHROME video reviews, we’ll take a closer look at the impressive Patravi TravelTec watch by Carl F. Bucherer, a timepiece that packs a host of useful functions. This watch upped the antes in the GMT arena when it was introduced in 2005, with a movement capable of displaying three time […]
The summer is almost over. Amid the virus-fuelled uncertainty, new watch launches have been massively disrupted, but September remains a strategic time of the year to introduce new products… The past weeks have seen a slew of new watches, and we have picked up five, noticeable sports watches presented recently. Let’s dive right in… hoping […]
The brand Carl F. Bucherer was born in Lucerne in 1888 and is proud of its rich history. But it’s the recent evolution of the manufacture that engages our interest here, and the impressive technical developments advanced by the brand. The brand has become the master of peripheral technology, used first and foremost for automatic […]
Most of us associate the Manero collection with men’s watches and Carl F. Bucherer’s trademark peripheral technology For women’s watches, CFB has the Pathos and Alacria families with complex case structures in precious metals and mostly quartz movements, basically sophisticated jewellery watches designed for special occasions and not for everyday wear and tear. Last year, the […]
The Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelTec is a watch with a name that says it all. It is made to travel and it is by far one of the most technical watches of its kind. Three time zones, a chronograph, COSC certification, a modern look and an infinity of details all around make it hyper […]
Launched in 2016, the Manero Flyback has become a classic for Carl F. Bucherer and almost a collection within the collection. Indeed, the watch is available in multiple variants, from luxurious gold editions to racing-oriented models or a casual ice-blue version. The success of this watch is easy to understand… it is beautifully designed, slightly […]
The annual calendar is a relatively young ‘complication’ and was first used in a wristwatch by Patek Philippe in 1996. It’s the less complicated sibling of the perpetual calendar and only requires one calendar adjustment every year. Today we’re looking at the ‘less complicated’ combination of a calendar mechanism and a chronograph. So not the esteemed combination of a perpetual calendar and a chronograph, but the combination of an annual calendar and a chronograph and there are actually only a handful combining these two complications.
Originally launched in 2013, the Patravi ScubaTec is Carl F. Bucherer’s vision of a dive watch. And it packs everything you can expect from a luxury dive watch, being fully-equipped for deep-dives up to 500m. Following the special-edition ‘Black Manta’, the Lucerne-based manufacturer has recently launched a cool black and silver edition. Let’s take a […]
If you ask me, you’ll know that I have a soft spot for vintage chronographs. Without surprise, the cool retro vibes of the Carl F. Bucherer Manero Flyback immediately caught my eye, since the watch was launched in 2016. This elegant and well-executed chronograph, which also features an advanced automatic movement, now comes in a […]