Modern TAG Heuer can be a tricky brand to categorise. Are they the makers of classic and timeless pieces like the Monaco and Carrera collections? Or are they a rather familiar mainstream brand acting in slightly too many areas? Depends on who you ask. I think it’s safe to say, though, that the recent collections […]
The classic Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda collection was designed years ago by Michel Parmigiani himself, and it is still one of the most elegant and distinctive high-end watches on the market. With the arrival of Guido Terreni as the CEO of Parmigiani Fleurier, the collection was expanded to become the Tonda PF. Now part of the […]
While today’s watchmakers offer a wide variety of timepieces without the hour and minute hands most of us are accustomed to, one collection of modern Haute Horlogerie stands out in particular. We are talking, of course, about the A. Lange & Söhne Zeitwerk, with its rather unique jumping digital time display. And since the brand […]
Countless technical solutions have been used over the years by watchmakers to improve the precision of a mechanical watch. Mechanical watches, in essence, will never be as precise as digital, quartz or electronic watches; there are forces at large that work against precision. For that reason, the search for utmost precision has been a field […]
There are not so many watchmakers that are able to celebrate their 200th anniversary. So is Bovet. Among the different events organized to mark this milestone anniversary, MONOCHROME was honoured to be invited to spend a day at Bovet’s headquarters, the Motiers Castle. There, we were able to discover their brand-new museum, to attend masterclasses […]