In tune with the season, Laurent Ferrier launches an ‘autumn-inspired’ version of his well-known Galet Annual Calendar School Piece. Created for retailer Boutique Montres Prestige in Geneva, the watch, in a 40mm steel case with an opaline salmon-coloured dial, is a limited edition of just five pieces. And well, it looks really good.
Time and time only… When Blancpain introduced the new Villeret Ultraplate 6605 at Time To Move, we called it “the most understated of all Blancpain watches“, in a very positive way. Essential, elegant, restrained and at the same greatly executed, this watch was a pleasant surprise. Well, after the steel and red gold models, it […]
The Bovet 19Thirty Fleurier is one of the simpler models in the brand’s universe of ultra-refined, ultra-ornamented timepieces. First presented in steel in 2015, with a relatively ‘simple’ dial and straightforward functions – by Bovet’s standards… – the 19Thirty pays homage to the 1930s when pocket watches migrated to the wrist. The latest model to […]
We are always happy at MONOCHROME to see new independent brands launching. While most of the recently-launched brands were more on the entry-level side of the watchmaking scene, we can’t hide our love for hand-made movements, focus on chronometry and high-end decorations. So, it is with much pleasure that we’re today taking our first look at a new independent watchmaker named Tulloch and its inaugural creation, a superbly crafted regulator with impressive movement. Meet the Tulloch T-01 First Edition Regulator.
Last year, German manufacturer Moritz Grossmann, one of Glashütte’s best representatives, presented its very personal vision of an automatic watch, the Hamatic. Impressive, mechanically fascinating but still a prototype, the watch needed a few more months to be perfected. But here is the final version of the Moritz Grossmann Hamatic, now without cut-outs on the […]
Just a month after we celebrated the Art Blakey Jazz edition by Oris, the brand from Hölstein introduces another, just as nice, jazz-inspired dressy piece in the same collection. This James Morrison edition really makes it quite hard for us to keep up with all these novelties, so let’s see if the Oris James Morrison […]
Somewhere in between the bold Bauhaus interpretation of the Regulator with Alain Silberstein and the more classic regulator configuration in the brand’s Excellence collection lies this collaboration with Eric Giroud. First presented at Baselworld 2019 – and the first collaboration piece with an external designer – Eric Giroud’s redesigned Excellence Regulator marks a new direction […]
Watches capable of indicating the time in all the official 24 time zones of the world usually come with a first-class price tag. Faithful to its philosophy of ‘accessible luxury’, Frederique Constant’s steel Worldtimer retails at an economy class price of under EUR 3,500. First launched in 2012, the Worldtimer is one of the brand’s […]
They say some things were just better back in the day. Classic cars, classic movies, pinball vs. PlayStation… Perhaps the same sentiment can apply to watches. It’s no secret that vintage-inspired lines are exploding among brands, from Longines’ Avigation BigEye to Blancpain’s Fifty Fathoms, and the right mix of retro styling with contemporary engineering can […]
If you are a regular reader of MONOCHROME, you might be familiar with Atelier Wen. A young, cross-cultural brand born from the association of French and Chinese designers. Together, they conceived the idea of creating a Chinese-inspired brand. Their timepieces eschew traditional codes to provide their own cool offbeat take on modern Chinese chic. Watches […]