Category: Novelty

Introducing – Oris El Hierro Limited Edition (live photos, specs & price)

If there’s one thing Oris is good at, it’s to create interesting and nicely designed limited editions, especially of dive watches. Well, it’s not that difficult when your base for these editions is the reliable, rugged, efficient but pretty affordable Aquis Date. We’ve seen for instance the Great Barrier Reef edition or the Carlos Coste version. This time, Oris teams up with the Spanish Institute of Oceanography, to create a volcano-inspired version, the (of-course) black and red Oris El Hierro Limited Edition.

8 years ago

Introducing the Ateliers deMonaco Admiral Chronograph Flyback Saphir

Ateliers deMonaco might not be the most famous company around. In fact, some of you might not know this watch manufacture (and yes, it is a manufacture and not just a watch brand). However, Ateliers deMonaco has solid basis and isn’t new in the game. Indeed, it was founded in 2008 and it is in fact the high-end brand behind Frederique Constant, sharing the same owners, the same facilities and also being used as a laboratory for future developments at FC. And their latest creation has some appeal. Here is the Ateliers deMonaco Admiral Chronograph Flyback Saphir.

8 years ago

Introducing – Swatch Sistem51 Irony, the automatic Swatch now in Steel (specs & price)

Remember in 2013, Swatch (the brand, not the Group) introduced a new watch that came like a blast, a watch in the vein of the affordable and fun idea of the brand, with an immense respect to the 1983 concept, but with a stupendous amount of innovation, as carrying in its plastic case the first automatic movement produced in-house by Swatch… and in a very specific industrial way. This was the Swatch Sistem51 (that we extensively reviewed and explained here). For those who are resistant to plastic cases, here is the new Swatch Sistem51 Irony, the automatic Swatch now in Steel.

8 years ago

Hands-on – Patek Philippe 5230 World Time, the evolution of an icon (live pics, specs & price)

World Timers are among Patek Philippe’s most popular complications, with a history spanning over almost 80 years (thanks to the collaboration with Cottier). A cult status confirmed at Phillips May 2016 auction, when a rare Patek 2523/1 from 1954 achieved US$ 2.5 million. At Baselworld 2016, Patek Philippe introduced two new models featuring this practical function, the 5930 World Time Chronograph and the 5230, replacing the now iconic reference 5130. Monochrome takes a closer look at this new take on an icon.

8 years ago