It’s always at least interesting for watch enthusiasts to witness new releases and unexpected collaborations from Hublot. Their latest brings visionary street artist Tristan Eaton to the helm for what the brand calls an “homage to one of the world’s most iconic cities.” The result is the Hublot Classic Fusion Aerofusion Concrete Jungle watch, a tribute to New York City.
Today is the Oman National Day – bet many of you did not know that. But it’s true – the day marks Oman’s independence from Portugal in 1650, and is celebrated by way of a two-day break and several state-organized events, including parades, fireworks, camel races, you name it. Being that it’s Oman National Day, I was reminded of some photos I had taken not long ago – actually the day Alfredo Paramico came by the office to film an interview about owning the now $11 million steel 1518. The photos are of two Daytonas, both of which belong to Alfredo, and both of which were made for his Majesty Qaboos Bin Said of Oman. They are indeed, two of the most rare, expensive, and patently absurd Daytonas on planet earth – and we have them next to each other.
Mastering speed and design for a quarter of a century The Klondike Chronograph, the twenty fifth anniversary edition of Delma’s heritage collection, was designed to make men’s hearts beat just a little bit faster. This collection highlight from the traditional Swiss brand Delma has been created with attention to detail and the highest level of […]
This week, Bring A Loupe focuses on very different chronographs, from a 1940s Longines 13ZN to an Omega Flightmaster with a tropical Mk1 dial. Speaking of dials, you will also find here a yellow gold Datejust with a rare malachite dial, and an interesting Universal Genève Tri-Compax, although its bezel appears problematic, to say the least. And we’ve also found a full-set original Zenith El Primero reference G381, in yellow gold.
The inside scoop on famed race car driver Tom Kristensen.
Often described as “celebrated” in auction catalogues, Jean-Pierre Hagmann is arguably the most famous maker of watch cases, or boîtier in industry parlance, of the late 20th century. Guided by his principle of “simple is better but quality is important”, Mr Hagmann is one of the few component makers in Swiss watchmaking who has become a marquee name in his own […]
At Baselworld 2016, Doxa introduced its 50th Anniversary Sub300 model, a great dive watch with unquestionable pedigree. So we, at Monochrome, eagerly waited for a prototype to arrive at the HQ for a review. Once a black-dial Sharkhunter variant received, we immediately put it to its paces comparing, debating and discussing about it. That is the purpose of this article: make you understand how important and cool this watch is. However, before I proceed with my assessment, I feel that a short overview of the history of the company is needed to put things into a proper perspective.
We were at the global launch event (Singapore edition) when at exactly 8pm local time, news of the new Tudor LHD Pelagos was released. We released some of the first live photographs on our instagram (@deployant) and our Facebook page. We also published a first reactions piece, based on the Press Release late in the evening. We now replace that…
As of now, you should know that we are celebrating this year our 10th anniversary. For this reason, we are organizing several give aways. After our latest contest, where you had the opportunity to win a Garrick Leather Watch Pouch, this week we have a new one for you, and not just for one of the participants, but 4 of you will have the opportunity to win a very cool MCT Watches Leather Watch Roll. MCT Watches is one of the main actors of the “indie” watchmakers, and this is why we also want your opinion about this rather special watchmaking universe.
Tudor Pelagos LHD Yesterday, Tudor invited us for a lunch in Amsterdam. We understood that it had to do with a new introduction, but had no clue about what to expect. Exactly at 1pm, Tudor unveiled their latest, the Tudor Pelagos LHD. LHD stands for Left Hand Drive, for left-handed divers, meaning that the winding […]