- Watch Releases
Introducing – The Frederique Constant Classics Heart Beat Moonphase Date with New Blue Dial
The Heart Beat model with its exposed balance wheel at noon is tucked away in Frederique Constant’s Classic collection with its somewhat disparate offering. Available in a straightforward three-hand automatic and a more complicated moon…
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Introducing – The Updated MeisterSinger N°03 40mm
MeisterSinger is of course known for its single-handed approach to mechanical watchmaking, as it has been the core focus of the brand since its inception. To MeisterSinger, it’s not so much the exact minute and second that matters, yet…
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The Green Lacquered Dial That Completely Changes the Classic Patek Philippe 5270P
If you think of an ultra-classic, almost conservative but also emblematic watch of Patek Philippe (and don’t mention the Nautilus… today we’re talking high-end watchmaking), it would certainly take the shape of a Perpetual Calendar…
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Introducing Speake-Marin Enters the Integrated Bracelet Category with the New Ripples (Live Pics & Price)
The luxury sports watch with integrated bracelet is, without a doubt, the hottest watch category. Numerous brands have responded to the market’s insatiable demand, including several independent watchmakers. Among the latest creations in…
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Introducing Re-Imagining the Date Function with the New Armin Strom Orbit (Video, Live Pics & Price)
One of the reasons why independent watchmakers have been on the rise over the past years is that they practice their craft guided by passion and personal perspectives. Their creations are highly personal, technical, creative and…
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Introducing Ressence presents a Sleeker and Simpler Watch: Meet the Type 8
With just twelve years of experience under its belt, Ressence, the watch brand founded by Belgian industrial designer Benoît Mintiens has consolidated a unique and highly dynamic approach to displaying time. Ressence’s patented display…
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Buying Guide – When One isn’t Enough… Some of the Most Impressive Double Tourbillon Watches
The tourbillon is, without doubt, one of the most fascinating and most prestigious complications you can add to a watch. Invented by Abraham-Louis Breguet to counteract the effects of gravity on the regulating organ of mechanical…
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The Petrolhead Corner – Paying Tribute To The Iconic BMW E30 M3
Today we are taking it back to the 1980s. The age of acid-washed jeans, pastel-coloured blazers, shoulder pads and synthesizer music. While the fashion and music from back then is, questionable, to put it mildly, the racing was…
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Found – One of the Most Desirable Habring² Models, the Rare Monopusher Shellman
If you’re a recurring reader of MONOCHROME, you should very well be aware that we, as a team, have a thing for chronographs, and specifically, vintage-inspired chronographs manufactured by husband-and-wife duo Richard and Maria Habring….
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Recap – The Best Watches Introduced by FREDERIQUE CONSTANT in 2021
The beginning of a new year is also the perfect time to look back at what happened in the year that just ended. It allows remember all the great (and not so great) things that we might have now forgotten.…
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