As a regular reader of MONOCHROME, you will know already that each year, Swiss watch manufacturer IWC focuses on a specific collection. Last year, it was the brand’s legendary Pilot’s Watch series, with a number of cool variations introduced to the market. Here’s a video overview of the highlights from IWC’s CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr shot […]
Bold, technical, complex… There are multiple adjectives that can be used to describe a Linde Werdelin Spidolite, but conformist is certainly not one of them. Since the creation of the brand and after multiple developments, LW remains consistent in its design, defined by originally shaped cases and aggressive lines. The Spidolite, a watch inspired by […]
For many fans of the IWC Portugieser Chronograph, today’s news is big news: not only is this iconic chronograph now equipped with an in-house calibre, you can finally see the movement through the transparent caseback. To be precise, this is not the first time this manufacture movement has appeared inside a Portugieser Chronograph. In 2018, […]
While it now benefits from a positive aura outside of its native Japan, Grand Seiko has a longer history than many might expect. In the late 1950s, a small team of Seiko’s finest watchmakers came together with a very simple yet ambitious aim: the goal was to create the very best watch of which they […]
Back at the SIHH 2019 last year, Montblanc introduced a brand new collection of classic, slightly retro watches named “Heritage”. Elegant, well-designed, available with desirable salmon dials, it was available from a simple 3-hander, to a surprising (and well-priced) Monopusher Chrono… And two limited but really attractive versions, a perpetual calendar or a Minerva chronograph. […]
Back at the SIHH 2019 last year, Montblanc introduced “Heritage”, a brand new collection of classic, slightly retro watches. Elegant, well-designed, available with desirable salmon dials, it was available from a simple 3-hander, to a surprising (and well-priced) Monopusher Chrono… And two limited but really attractive versions, a perpetual calendar or a Minerva chronograph. Now […]
When you think about the brand Oris, you might picture a robust dive watch, functional and utilitarian, with a nice no-nonsense design and a relatively accessible price tag. You might also think of actions to save the planet, as this has become a recurring theme for the brand. What you couldn’t expect is a full […]
The Octo Finissimo Automatic needs no introduction. Since its launch in 2017, it has established its place on the market and became an indubitable member of the Luxury Sports Watch category. Modern, bold, monochromatic, ultra-ultra-thin, mechanically impressive and with its very own identity (something rare in this category). Now that this watch is well established, […]
In what has to be the slowest month on record in terms of watch novelties, Bovet breaks the silence with a brand new timepiece, the Dimier Récital 29, and a slightly more decorated version of the Fleurier 19Thirty. Housed in 42mm stainless steel cases with hand-wound movements and formidable power reserves, there can be no […]
For once, a watch is given a name that makes sense! The Laureato Absolute is a study in light: thanks to the titanium structural elements of the case, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Light is lightweight, and thanks to its sapphire crystal case, light penetrates and illuminates the skeletonised movement. A limited-edition of 88 pieces, this […]