Today, we’re back with our Collector’s Series column, where we leave the stage to a collector, sharing his views on one of his watches. And what a watch this is! The ultimate customization partners, this is how we could summarize this piece that results from the collaboration between BCHH and Andersen Genève. Today’s collector, Jonathan […]
We’re back today with a new instalment of our Collector’s Series column, where we leave the stage to an owner and his beloved watch. For a relatively unknown reason, Breitling has rarely been seen in the series, but we’re about to change this… And with a pretty impressive model. Today, we’ll be talking with Timerider27, […]
If you’re following our Collector’s Series column, the name of the man who’s about to share his story should be familiar. Tom, also known as Wtt1975 on Instagram, has many passions. On one side, he’s a company owner involved in car-related things – something that deserves to be in our Petrolhead series. And on the […]
It is 2023, and we’re back with a new instalment of the Collector’s Series, a column where we let watch aficionados talk about their passion for a specific watch. Today we’re talking to Tom, also known as Wtt1975 on Instagram. He is a 47-year-old Dutch company owner with a wide range of interests, including a […]
Ever wonder who actually owns a watch like this? One collector, who is a friend with a passion for independent watchmaking, actually does. He prefers to remain anonymous for the safety of himself and his family, but he goes by @winewhiskywatches on Instagram. This will be our second interview about an Armin Strom timepiece in […]
I’ve known Łukasz (@lukaszdoskocz on Instagram) for many years, and he is what you can call a friend. He’s also a true watch buddy, passionate, opinionated too, and a very cool man with whom I have shared a beer (or more) on many occasions after a long, exhausting day running around Baselworld (writing this makes […]
Thor Svaboe (here on Instagram) comes from Norway but his choices for watches are nothing cold as his country. Thor has a day job as a sales manager, but his heart and soul lie in his position as an Independent Editor for Time+Tide Watches. From his home close to Oslo he takes on a discovery tour uncovering his passion for the independent Dutch brand Holthinrichs Watches from the city of Delft. His bespoke Ornament model is one of his big loves. And today we discuss what makes this watch so special to him – and it goes far beyond the fact that it was its 50th-anniversary watch and that it includes some highly personal engravings on the movement side.
For the first time in our Collector’s Series we talk about a Grand Seiko and we do this with Austria-based collector who can be found as @so.frech on Instagram. Grand used to be JDM (Japan Domestic Market) only and only opened up to customers from outside Japan since 2010. Although it’s not a young brand, for people outside Japan, Grand Seiko remained unknown. By now the brand is pretty well established among its peers and here on MONOCHROME we are always highly enthusiastic when we’re talking about Grand Seiko. And not only because of the Zaratsu polishing technique – an ancient method to polished Samurai swords – that results is stupendously good finished cases and hands. We will be talking with @so.frech about his Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGA083.
Today I’m talking with a long-time friend about his H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer with a striking blue dial; Andrew McUtchen. You might know him as the co-founder of Time+Tide, but also co-founder of the Fatherhood, and he’s what I’d call a true watch buddy. After a career at GQ Australia, he was crazy enough to try and make a living as a watch blogger (we have something in common here…) and he loves to wear his beloved H. Moser & Cie Pioneer Centre Seconds Midnight Blue Dial on a custom Kudu strap. According to the Aussie, H. Moser & Cie. is “sizzle and steak. And fries. And a funny waiter, too!” No clue what he means by that, but let’s find out.
Today we’re talking with someone who bought an MB&F. And while MB&F is already pretty much ‘out there’ with their designs (remember the drop-dead-gorgeous LM1 owned by @winewhiskeywatches), today’s collector got one of the most unusual designs in the world of watches. Today’s collector was not necessarily a long-time watch collector, but he has an eye for the unusual, for the creative side. His name is Todd Searle and his business card states “Creator at Large”. He’s both an author, a content creator and a sales professional. For Todd, it had to be the MB&F Horological Machine HM7 from the first glance. Let’s find out what it was that attracted this collector from Chicago, Illinois, in this bold watch.