One of the oldest names in the Swiss watch industry, Favre-Leuba made its comeback a few years ago. The Solothurn-based manufacturer has released a series of cool, sturdy mechanical watches for activewear, featuring unique built-in functions such as a depth-gauge for the Bathy or an altimeter for the Bivouac. After a few months at the […]
Cuervo y Sobrinos creates wristwatches that combine Swiss craftsmanship with a style that nods to the brand’s Latin heritage. Today they revive one of their historical models and they do this by using the exact same movement as the original timepiece, a hand-wound Landeron chronograph calibre 248 that has been completely refinished and refurbished. Let’s […]
The regulator dial used in original 18th-century master clocks has long been a style preference for many a watch collector, particularly those who lean more towards traditional-looking wristwatches over contemporary designs. Louis Erard’s new trio of watches – the Excellence Triptych – introduces this timekeeping concept to its modern audiences by adding another regulator watch […]
Often misquoted but never forgotten, Jack Swigert’s terse communication with the NASA Mission Control Center, “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”, is the stuff of legend. Following the explosion of an oxygen tank and the consequent drop in voltage in the command and service modules, the space odyssey of Apollo 13 could have very […]
At first, this might raise some questions… What can the link be between a comic character, a chronograph watch and a space agency? While the connection between the last two should be quite familiar to most of you, watch enthusiasts (obviously), the presence of Snoopy in this 3-way equation is more questionable. Sure, Snoopy is […]
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 […]
At the beginning of 2020, young independent brand Norqain announced it had entered a two-year partnership with the National Hockey League Players’ Association (NHLPA). As a matter of fact, Norqain Board member, Stanley Cup winner and Swiss hockey legend Mark Streit, and Roman Josi, three-time NHL All-Star player, «Norris Trophy» winner and captain of the […]
If you think about the Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph, apart from the classic steel and blue dial version, the one model that should immediately come to mind is the tri-metal edition, a bold statement created in 1993, being one of the rare watches to use tantalum, combined with titanium and gold. The result, often nicknamed […]
Blancpain’s Bathyscaphe dive watch, the smaller version of the historic Fifty Fathoms, is an all-terrain companion with a resilient case and 300m water-resistance, which is also is equipped with a high-frequency flyback chronograph, combining the best for onshore and underwater activities. Today, it is revisited in matte black ceramic with green dial and bezel, a military […]
We’ve said it already and we’ll probably say it again, but Longines is on fire when it comes to its “Heritage” collection, with many handsome, highly desirable vintage-inspired watches launched in the past couple of years. Think about the Heritage Classic Sector Dial, the recently revamped Avigation Watch Type A-7 1935 or the Heritage Military […]