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Introducing: The Seiko Presage Enamel Collection, A Quartet Of Elegant Everyday Watches

Seiko’s Presage collection is one of the best kept secrets in watchmaking. While Grand Seiko and Prospex get the attention, Presage continues quietly delivering incredible value and beautiful styles without batting an eye. Today Seiko has announced a new addition to the Presage collection, a set of four simple watches each bearing a hand-made enamel dial with elegant Roman numerals. Let’s take a closer look at these new watches and what they bring to the table.

The Horological Society Of New York Heads West With Traveling Education Classes In Seattle And Silicon Valley

This weekend, the Horological Society of New York (HSNY) is headed to Chicago to kick off its 2017 traveling education tour, followed by a visit to Philadelphia the next weekend. We love teaching these classes! The moment balances begin to oscillate after a complete disassembly and reassembly brings a smile to everyone’s face. Next up on HSNY’s tour: Seattle and Silicon Valley.

Rolex Submariner ‘Big Crown’ Tropical Dial Ref. 6538 Watch With A Long History (And A James Bond 007 Connection)

Pre-owned Rolex exchange website Bob’s Watches receives numerous Rolex watches, many of which come with powerful stories. In this series, owner of Bob’s Watches Paul Altieri will share real stories about real Rolex watches and discuss what makes both the read more…

Celebrating 20 Years Of The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Chronograph

Audemars Piguet presented a new Royal Oak Chronograph collection at the SIHH 2017.
Let’s have a look:

Van Cleef & Arpels Pierre Arpels: An Intertwined History

Many of the great marques in the history of watchmaking were driven by prominent figures who ended up with a watch named after them. Such was the case for both Louis Cartier and Pierre Arpels. Both were born into jewelry and watch dynasties and both made prominent marks on the histories of their respective houses. How else are they intertwined?

TUDOR BASELWORLD 2017 – Predictions For The Novelties That Tudor Could Launch In 2017

It has become a recurring game for us here, at Monochrome-Watches. In the same way we just shared with you our predictions for sister-brand Rolex, we’ll show what we expect to see from Tudor at Baselworld 2017. Just like previous years (see here and here), this article is pure imagination-based and is nothing official. Yet, the watches we’ll show you don’t come out of the blue and are well-thought propositions. After a year 2016 mainly based on the Heritage Black Bay (Black Bay Bronze, Black Bay 36, Black Bay Dark, Black Bay Manufacture), we think it’s time for Tudor to move in other directions, to look at other collections and to explore new territories. Thus, as you’ll see, here is our dark and travel-oriented Tudor Baselworld 2017 collection.

Introducing: The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean PyeongChang 2018 Limited Edition, Starting The Countdown Until The Winter Olympics

I know if feels like just yesterday we were watch spotting at the 2016 Rio Olympics, but believe it or not, the 2018 Winter Olympics are almost upon us! Omega has started the one-year countdown until the commencement, released the Seamaster Planet Ocean PyeongChang 2018 Limited Edition to commemorate the occasion. Omega has been the official timer of the Olympics since 1932 and continues to innovate in the arts of high-speed and high-intensity timing, and I am sure the Winter Olympics will give us another chance to see Omega push the envelop. But, for now, this new Seamaster.

Bring a Loupe: An Elegant Mido Multi-Centerchrono, A Military-Issued Heuer Autavia 73463, An Overlooked Cartier Tank Arrondie, A Full-Set Rolex GMT, And More

This week we have a diverse selection of vintage watches, not organized around any particular theme; rather, each has some striking feature that makes it stand out. There is a Mido Multi-Centerchrono, rarely seen in its stainless steel/pink gold configuration, and also a Cartier Tank Arrondie, a best-seller in the 1970s. There is also a military Heuer Autavia reference 73463 plus a full-set Rolex GMT-Master reference 1675. This is your Bring A Loupe for February 10, 2017.

Review: Vacheron Constantin Métiers d’Art Corpernicus Celestial Spheres

Man’s fascination with the stars and its affect on our lives have been ongoing since the dawn of civilization. But being able to track the movement of the firmaments on one’s wristwatch is a special luxury reserved for the special few. Vacheron Constantin have been at the frontiers of making watches…

Seiko Presage ‘Unlimited’ Enamel Watches For 2017

Seiko Presage is shaping up to be a big hit for the Japanese watch maker, as watch fans around the world are keen on the classic good looks, quality mechanical movements, and fair pricing of this retro-homage watch collection.