Horage is an original company within the Swiss watch industry. Based in Biel, the small brand ended up developing their own k1 automatic caliber, designed with the objective to be an efficient and reliable movement built on industrial production standards, but also deliver the flexibility in complications and decoration of a “manufacture” movement. At their […]
Among the countless retro-styled watches created by Longines – yes, there are a lot, and some are very desirable – one holds a special place in the heart of vintage dive watch enthusiasts, a watch that has been around for more than a decade now: the Legend Diver. Inspired by a 1960s compressor-style model, it […]
One of the oldest names in the Swiss watch industry, Favre-Leuba made its comeback a few years ago. The Solothurn-based manufacturer has released a series of cool, sturdy mechanical watches for activewear, featuring unique built-in functions such as a depth-gauge for the Bathy or an altimeter for the Bivouac. After a few months at the […]
Frederique Constant revisits three of its popular ladies’ models to support the Pink Ribbon Foundation. October is breast cancer awareness month, and for every Pink Ribbon watch sold during October 2020, 10% of the proceeds will go to a local charity involved in research to find a cure. Three watches have been singled out for […]
Cuervo y Sobrinos creates wristwatches that combine Swiss craftsmanship with a style that nods to the brand’s Latin heritage. Today they revive one of their historical models and they do this by using the exact same movement as the original timepiece, a hand-wound Landeron chronograph calibre 248 that has been completely refinished and refurbished. Let’s […]
Recently, the MONOCHROME team visited Geneva Watch Days, the main horological event of this year in Europe with more than 15 brands presenting their novelties. From independent watchmakers to established brands, we were able to discover most of the new watches for 2020. Participating in the event was Carl F. Bucherer, the Lucerne-based watchmaker, which […]
The regulator dial used in original 18th-century master clocks has long been a style preference for many a watch collector, particularly those who lean more towards traditional-looking wristwatches over contemporary designs. Louis Erard’s new trio of watches – the Excellence Triptych – introduces this timekeeping concept to its modern audiences by adding another regulator watch […]
With an ultra-thin perpetual calendar, an openworked tourbillon, a minute repeater Supersonnerie and more recently, a flying tourbillon chronograph, the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet wasn’t short of complications… But the latest addition in the range goes a step further with a movement that features what’s probably the highest complication of them all, a grande […]
Often misquoted but never forgotten, Jack Swigert’s terse communication with the NASA Mission Control Center, “Okay, Houston, we’ve had a problem here”, is the stuff of legend. Following the explosion of an oxygen tank and the consequent drop in voltage in the command and service modules, the space odyssey of Apollo 13 could have very […]
Alpina flies back in time to capture the looks of yesteryear pilot watches with its latest Startimer Pilot Heritage. Limited to 1,883 pieces, the watch replicates the large diameter of Alpina’s early pilot watches complete with a hunter caseback. Like all Alpina’s watches, the price/quality ratio is hard to beat. Let’s have a closer look […]