Today, TAG Heuer launches a new Connected watch and we sat down with Frédéric Arnault, TAG Heuer’s Chief Strategy and Digital Officer, to talk about the new Connected Watch. How does it fit in the entire TAG Heuer line-up and what are the possibilities? One thing seems clear, TAG Heuer is able to use its […]
If you’ve followed the watch news in the past weeks, you should be familiar with the fact that the four brands owned by French luxury group LVMH were hosting their own “watch fair” in Dubai, the so-called LVMH Watch Week. Part of the show was devoted to Hublot, the flamboyant brand which is never short […]
If you follow watch industry news on a regular basis, you will have seen that last week the watchmaking division of the LVMH Group – TAG Heuer, Zenith and Hublot – as well as Bvlgari, were hosting their very own watch fair in Dubai, the LVMH Watch Week. We’ve presented most of the novelties to […]
It takes a certain man to wear a tourbillon watch. A tourbillon says: I know what I’m doing. It differentiates you from let’s say the more common watches. But what exactly does it say about a man who decides to make his own? Completely from scratch? Without much useful education? Without CNC machines? Without Switzerland […]
This story is slightly different from what you might expect from MONOCHROME. For example, we won’t mention any movement in the first 1,000 words. But then again, Michiel Holthinrichs isn’t your normal watchmaker. Somewhere close to a canal in the Dutch city of Delft, this man is making watches in a way the big Swiss […]
Giorgia Mondani was a professional tennis player in her teens, becoming one of the best 400 players in the world by age 18. She left that behind at 19 to finish her studies and ultimately interned at Swiss auction house Antiquorum. Her father, Guido Mondani, is a Rolex expert, famed author of Rolex books and […]
For the past 10+ years MONOCHROME has been about new watches and although the focus has pretty much always been on “new” – we always blended in a lot of history, technicalities and finishing – there was sometimes the odd story about a vintage watch. But that’s gonna change. Today we’re starting “The Vintage Corner”, […]
John van Steen, the managing partner of MeisterSinger, proudly calls their creations “the most valuable watches in the world”. But the philosophy behind this somewhat debatable statement is anything but arrogant. Meet the man who became Mr MeisterSinger by sheer humble thinking. And it’s all about one single hand to display the time. It’s a […]
Some stories are more fascinating than others. With most microbrands that are (successfully or not) launching, there’s very often the same pitch; at the beginning, a passion for watches and later the wish to create something that couldn’t be found on the market. We’ve heard that many times, true story or not. But with Dan […]
Three years ago, Dutch lady Erika started her own strap company, inspired by old-school Marine Nationale military straps – a great option for your vintage diver, your tool watches or your pilot chronograph. And while it’s « just » a strap, the Erika’s Original MN straps generated a lot of buzz becoming an instant hit […]