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Currents in the Air: Reviewing the Breitling Aviator 8 B01 C In the continuing retro wave, the Aviator 8 collection reinterprets Breitling?s early pilot watches without simply duplicating them. In this in-depth ... 29-11-2020 19:32	Buying Guide – MONOCHROME’s Favourite Chronograp As the end of the year is fast approaching, it was about time for MONOCHROMEâ€™s editorial team to sit around the (virtual) table and to have a look b ... 29-11-2020 19:32	Omega Speedmaster World Cup ? Quarter Final 4: ST1 Vs. Snoop The Group Stage is in the books. Itâ€™s time for the head-to-head contests to begin. Over the next two weeks, we will run two quarter-final match-ups ... 29-11-2020 19:32	Is It Now Possible To 3D-Print A Mechanical Watch Movement&q Written by Ashley Sandeman and edited by Ariel Adams The first time I saw a Star Trek replicator, I knew I had to have one. And high on the list of ob ... 29-11-2020 19:32
This Week In Watches: 28th November 2020 ? Laco, Nezumi, MB& And so we now move into the end of November, and towards December. The final month of what has been a somewhat unorthodox year, and indeed not what an ... 28-11-2020 19:34	Recent SUPERLATIVE Podcast Episodes On WatchGang’s Buy Each few weeks, Iâ€™ll help you get caught up on recent episodes of the still-new SUPERLATIVE Podcast, produced by aBlogtoWatch. For those new to SUPE ... 28-11-2020 19:34	Introducing the Archimede Doctor’s Watch I?ve always felt that there?s something charming and almost exotic about a watch with a pulsometer scale. Probably because of my age, and the watch ... 28-11-2020 19:34	MeisterSinger Revels in The Now With New Urban Day Date ?Edi Watches from Germanyâ€™s MeisterSinger are well known for their unorthodox manner of keeping time, and this fall the brand strives to change our view ... 28-11-2020 19:35
Omega Speedmaster World Cup ? Quarter Final 3: Ed White Vs. The Group Stage is in the books. Itâ€™s time for the head-to-head contests to begin. Over the next two weeks, we will run two quarter-final match-ups ... 28-11-2020 19:34	The Petrolhead Corner – A Water-Wrecked Ferrari Mondia Car related stories turn up in the most unusual places, in the most unusual ways. From all corners of the world, interesting stories are uncovered. Th ... 28-11-2020 19:35	CODE41 Launches The DAY41 Edition 2, A Unisex Watch In Two Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Since its inception, transparency has been at the core of CODE41?s brand philosophy ? an ethos ... 28-11-2020 19:34	Windup Watch Shop Recommendations from the Worn & Wound With the Holiday shopping season fully upon us, we thought it would be fun to ask the Worn & Wound editorial team for their recommendations from th ... 28-11-2020 19:34
The Richard Mille RM 71-02 Automatic Tourbillon Talisman col Richard Mille watches are synonymous with fashion breakthroughs and technical advancements in the world of horology, and with the latest RM 71-02 Aut ... 27-11-2020 19:36	Watch Review: Crude Gypsetter Crude Studio is a relatively new watch company whose atelier is based in Germany near the jewelry/watchmaking town of Pforzheim and whose founder live ... 27-11-2020 19:35	Introducing – The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Double Bal Looking at the vast range of Royal Oak watches available, which goes from classic Selfwinding models to a Grande Complication, what are arguably the m ... 27-11-2020 19:36	Oak & Oscar Introduce the Olmsted Matte, with a Sleek C Oak & Oscar have returned with a new sleek take on the already quite sleek Olmsted, their hit field watch introduced in the fall of 2019. The origi ... 27-11-2020 19:35
Rolex Submariner LV ? Dive Watches From Kermit To Starbucks When Rolex introduced the Submariner LV in 2003, it raised many eyebrows. The Rolex Submariner is one of the most iconic watches in the world. Meaning ... 27-11-2020 19:35	Introducing – Maurice Lacroix Aikon Label Noir, Ready The Aikon gets a sleek dark makeover by Geneva-based watch customiser Label Noir. As Maurice Lacroix? affordable take on the luxury sports watch since ... 27-11-2020 19:36	Longines Holiday Horology Gift Guide Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser With roots stretching back to 1832, Longines is a storied watch manufacturer that originally ga ... 27-11-2020 19:35	Black Friday 2020 at the Windup Watch Shop It?s time for our annual Black Friday â€“ Cyber Monday sale, and as with each year, this one is bigger than the last. Let?s start off with the big- ... 27-11-2020 19:35
Pre-Owned Picks ? 5 Watch Types For Under ?3,000 This week in Pre-Owned Picks, I am selecting five watches in five categories under the sum of ?3,000. My selecting process was straightforward. I filt ... 27-11-2020 19:35	Introducing – Baltic Aquascaphe GMT (Live Pics & The brainchild of Etienne Malec, a young Frenchman who has inherited his father?s passion for watches, Baltic has moved from a Kickstarter project to ... 27-11-2020 19:36	Black Friday Special: 30 Ladies’ Watches for the Holid In spite of the challenges of 2020, watch manufacturers introduced many outstanding timepieces designed especially for women during the year. Here we ... 27-11-2020 19:36	Up Close ? RADO Captain Cook Automatic Dive Watch In Bronze When Michael wrote his article on the 1962 RADO Captain Cook, I was intrigued. However, I am not that much a fan of buying vintage divers so I was hap ... 27-11-2020 19:35
Introducing – From an Akula Submarine to the Wrist, Th The economic dimension of the world?s political division during the cold war was paramount. Producing precise and reliable watches was essential and j ... 27-11-2020 19:36	Introducing the Merci x Hodinkee LMM-H01 Limited Edition Over the course of the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, there were a handful of new watch releases that came across our desks that we earmarked to discus ... 27-11-2020 19:35	The Watches Of My Heroes There are accounts on Instagram that do nothing but showing famous people wearing specific watches. Steve McQueen wearing a Rolex Submariner 5512, Tom ... 26-11-2020 19:54	UNBOXING - The B022 Rotary by Behrens Inventor Hello to all, For once we are not going to discover a super pricey watch; this is no fine watchmaking, but fun watchmaking!! And for those who have b ... 26-11-2020 19:54
Sponsored: G-SHOCK Upgrades MT-G Collection with the Ultra E This fall, G-SHOCK introduced the latest update to the luxury-focused MT-G series, unveiling the new MTGB2000D-1A just in time for the holidays. Like ... 26-11-2020 19:54	Hands-On Debut: Louis Erard x Vianney Halter Regulator Limit Following up the Louis Erard x Alain Silberstein Regulator watch comes the second major â€œcollaborationâ€ watch by Swiss watchmaker Louis Erard. Thi ... 26-11-2020 19:54	Introducing – Le Régulateur Louis Erard x Vianney Halt For the first time in his celebrated career, master watchmaker Vianney Halter designs a watch for the general public; Louis Erard?s successful Régulat ... 26-11-2020 19:55	Highlights from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair And just like that, the Virtual Windup Watch Fair has come to a close. Or has it" No, in fact, the Virtual Windup isn?t going anywhere. All of the ... 26-11-2020 19:54
Christmas Buying Guide: Accessories From Schofield Watch Com A couple of weeks back, I introduced the newest watch from one of my favorite brands. The Schofield Strange Lights was surely an early Christmas gift ... 26-11-2020 19:54	Introducing – IWC Big Pilot?s Watch Big Date Bucherer A little over two years ago, MONOCHROME covered the Portugieser Chronograph Classic Bucherer BLUE â€“ a red gold model with a blue dial, but other tha ... 26-11-2020 19:55	Carl F. Bucherer Expands Manero Flyback Options with New, S Carl F. Buchererâ€™s Manero Flyback is a chronograph that consistently garners attention despite its relative underdog status among the likes of cate ... 26-11-2020 19:54	Zelos Offers a Modern Take on Aviation History with the Skyr Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Though Zelos is known for creating watches most at home in the sea, the Singapore-based brand l ... 26-11-2020 19:54
Introducing – Hanhart Pioneer Mk II 80 Jahre Jubilaeum When it comes to historical pilotâ€™s chronographs, the name Hanhart canâ€™t be overlooked. The brand was indeed part of the firsts with the concept o ... 26-11-2020 19:55	Introducing The Unimatic x SpongeBob SquarePants II U1 Unimatic dips back into nautical nonsense with a pair of new SpongeBob SquarePants U1 dive watches dedicated to the cartoon character. The watches ... 26-11-2020 19:54	#TBT Vintage Watch Packaging Troubles I am a self-diagnosed vintage watch nerd. You can only imagine how many parcels, packages, and boxes I have received over the years. What you cannot i ... 26-11-2020 19:54	TAG Heuer Unveils Aquaracer Bamford Limited Edition Watch Both as a competitor in the entry level luxury diver market and as a member of the brand?s own catalog, the TAG Heuer Aquaracer exists as something of ... 26-11-2020 19:54
Introducing – TAG Heuer Aquaracer Bamford Limited Edit Collaborations between watch brands and external designers or watch customizers are a growing thing in the industry, the idea being to infused a diffe ... 26-11-2020 19:55	Video Interview: TJ McKnight of Zodiac Watches For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. Zodiac has been enjoying an incredible resurgence in recent years ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Circles of Time: Reviewing the A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Fifteen years after its introduction, the Lange 1 Time Zone from A. Lange & Söhne has been equipped with a new manufacture caliber. The time in two di ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Hands-On: Graham Chronofighter Vintage 25th Anniversary Limi Since Graham?s founding in 1995, the brand has been most identified by and associated with its Chronofighter and its immediately recognizable chronogr ... 25-11-2020 19:34
Watch On Your Wrist: Prize Bundles Announced! Itâ€™s been a long road to get to this point, but we are fast on the way to knowing the identity of our final finalist. With the last of five semi-fin ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Women?s Watch Wednesday – The Nomos Tetra Divine Spark To mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, German brand Nomos revisits its square watch with its Tetra Sympho ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Video Interview: Farer Co-Founder Paul Sweetenham For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. We?ve seen some amazing releases from Farer this year, from the GM ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Why I Bought A Pre-Owned Rolex Oysterdate Instead Of The One Rolex has a strange power over people. Despite my industry experience, I am not an exception to that rule. In fact, perhaps it is exactly because of t ... 25-11-2020 19:34
Hands-on – Longines Heritage Classic Tuxedo Small Seco Longines? archive is the envy of many watchmaking brands, a rich source of material to furnish the highly popular and ever-expanding Heritage collecti ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Wrist Game or Crying Shame: Omega Seamaster 120M 18K Welcome back to another round of Wrist Game or Crying Shame and this week we take a look at a gold Omega Seamaster 120M. But firstâ€¦ Last week, I dis ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Casio Announces G-Shock Utility Marble Series With its bright white color shot through with dramatic darker streaks, white marble has caught the eye of sculptors, architects, and the general popul ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Independent Watchmaking – De Rijke & Co Amalfi Se The story of how Dutch watchmaker Laurens de Rijke started his watch company is already a very interesting one. His take on the Driver?s Watch is rath ... 25-11-2020 19:34
Video Interview: Chase Fancher and Nathan Bobinchak of Oak & For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. Chicago based brand Oak & Oscar have solidified a strong following ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Hands-On With The Seiko Prospex PADI Monster SRPE27K1 Dive W The new Seiko Prospex PADI Monster SRPE27K1 is already quite a few months old. I know, I know It took us a while to feature the watch, but as the bard ... 25-11-2020 19:34	A Visit To The Pop-Up eBay Authentication Station In Los Ang Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser The â€œAuthentication Stationâ€ premise is simple. Mega-marketplace website eBay sets up a tem ... 25-11-2020 19:34	Introducing – Bell & Ross BR 03-92 White Camo While the brand recently focused part of its collections on more urban models, or on F1-related collaborations, Bell & Ross is first and foremost a pr ... 25-11-2020 19:34
Introducing – MB&F HM4 Kittyhawk – The Orig MB&F takes a walk down memory lane as two of its icons celebrate their tenth anniversary. Two weeks ago we witnessed the release of the HM3 FrogX, a s ... 24-11-2020 19:36	Your Speedmaster Stories #6 ? A Speedmaster Pre-Moon from &# We love those Speedmaster stories appearing in our mailboxes. This week on Speedy Tuesday, we have two more for you. One about a Speedmaster that help ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Junghans Goes Monochrome with the Max Bill Chronoscope and A Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Originally established in 1861, Junghans has been quietly producing outstanding watches in Germ ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Discovering The DuFa Freitaucher, A Bauhaus Inspired Dive Wa DuFa watches is proud to present their newest watch, the Freitaucher. Inspired by the Bauhaus school of design, their watches are minimal, function ... 24-11-2020 19:35
Omega Speedmaster World Cup ? Group Stage Results So FarR Hi and hello, sports fans! Welcome to the Omega Speedmaster World Cup! With all eight groups published and the voting in full swing, it?s time for a q ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Hands-On: Szanto Automatic Officer Classic Round & Coin Several years ago, American watch industry veteran Barry Cohen founded a new watch brand called Szanto. I got to know Barry while he was running Lumin ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Video Interview: Etienne Malec of Baltic Watches For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. Baltic has been serving up some seriously good watches this year a ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding Flying Tourbillon Debu Audemars Piguet can look back on a long history of high horology and sophisticated complications, and for its latest feat in this arena the manufactur ... 24-11-2020 19:35
Introducing – The Comeback of Airain, and the Type 20 If the concept of pilotâ€™s chronograph is today well-established, it bears its origins to a series of legendary watches. Think about the WWII Flieger ... 24-11-2020 19:36	Watch On Your Wrist" Fratello Instagram Contest 2020 ? We told you this would be fun. After four weeks of voting, you, the Fratelli, have selected the winning Instagram images that have made it through to ... 24-11-2020 19:35	MB&F Announces One Of A Kind HM4 Kittyhawk Watch Over its relatively short history, MB&F has built a sterling reputation among enthusiasts for both its innovative movement work and its audacious unor ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Introducing – The Ulysse Nardin Freak X “Qatar W Watch clubs are certainly a growing phenomenon, with more and more local initiatives to encourage collecting. Clubs are a great way to generate passio ... 24-11-2020 19:36
YEMA Leans On French Watchmaking Expertise For New In-House The French watchmakers at YEMA have been honing their craft since 1948 in Franche-Comté, the French region in the Jura mountains just a few miles a ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Introducing – The Rado Captain Cook Bronze, Now With B Since 2017, Rado has made its way through the market for the cool, vintage-oriented dive watch with a successful model, the Captain Cook. Often associ ... 24-11-2020 19:36	Opinion On The New Calibre 400 From An Oris Aquis Owner The end of October brought a flurry of news surrounding the new Calibre 400 Aquis. A lot of the usual press channels covered the details. But what was ... 24-11-2020 19:35	Zelos Adds the Slim Horizons 39mm to Their Growing Collectio It?s been an exciting year for Zelos. The small Singapore based brand founded by Elshan Tang launched their Mirage Tourbillon in June to great accl ... 23-11-2020 19:38
Hands-on – The Surprising Titanium Audemars Piguet Roy The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, in addition to being one of the most emblematic watches on the market, the watch that created the luxury sports watch c ... 23-11-2020 19:38	For the Love of the Hunt ? Why The Waiting Is The Best Part We all love watches here, otherwise, you wouldn?t be reading Fratello Watches, we love them because of their design, technology, mechanical marvels, o ... 23-11-2020 19:37	Fusion at 40: Hublot Celebrates Four Decades With a Re-Editi A gold watch on a rubber strap scarcely raises an eyebrow among the watch-aficionado set these days, but in 1980 the idea was wildly unconventional ? ... 23-11-2020 19:38	Video – 40mm or 42mm" We Compare The Two Longines Longines is a brand with impressive legitimacy when it comes to pilotâ€™s instruments. Think Charles Lindbergh for instance, or the chronographs deliv ... 23-11-2020 19:38
How Longines Mastered The Art Of Heritage-Inspired Watch Des When it comes to watch design, â€œvintageâ€ has been the magic word for quite some time. Call it a re-issue, a modern re-interpretation, or simply an ... 23-11-2020 19:37	Video Interview: VAER Watches Founders, Ryan Torres and Reag For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. VAER is a young brand based in California making fun, accessible w ... 23-11-2020 19:38	Genteel Handmade Releases New Straps In Seasonal Shades We last covered Genteel Handmade back in August this year. Since then, a whole season has passed. Summer made way for autumn and now, as we introduce ... 23-11-2020 19:37	Are You Not Entertained" Ulysse Nardin Blast Tourbillon The Ulysse Nardin Blast is a fresh collection from a 174-year-old manufacture. In recent years Ulysse Nardin has been especially courageous in pushing ... 23-11-2020 19:37
Hands-On With The Hamilton Khaki Field King If you are on the lookout for an affordable field watch, the chances are pretty solid that Hamiltonâ€™s name will be at the top of your shortlist. Wit ... 23-11-2020 19:37	Video Interview: Formex CEO Raphaël Granito For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. Formex have reestablished their brand this year with new branding ... 23-11-2020 19:38	Introducing – Two Steel Moritz Grossmann Power Reserve When you look at the vast collection offered by Moritz Grossmann, the impressive range of movements or the classic, typically German style of the watc ... 23-11-2020 19:38	Hands-On: TAG Heuer Formula One Senna 2020 Edition Automatic After his recent triumph in the 2020 championship, Lewis Hamiltonâ€™s name is the one on most peoplesâ€™ lips these days when it comes to Formula One. ... 23-11-2020 19:37
Linde Werdelin × Black Badger Oktopus Blue Sea I love my job. Seriously, it?s a very humbling position to be in where my employment affords me the chance to write about the things I love. Not a day ... 23-11-2020 19:37	Arnold & Son Unveils Limited-Edition Perpetual Moon Obs Obsidian may very well be one of the most evocative materials on earth. Its dark color is so iconic that the word ?obsidian? itself might as well be a ... 23-11-2020 19:37	Making An Impression With The BOLDR Odyssey Freediver BOLDR Supply Co.â€™s lineup of tough and adventure ready watches welcomes a new addition to the group ? the Odyssey Freediver. Inspired by the mini ... 22-11-2020 19:29	What We Can Learn From Watch Enthusiast Humor On Instagram Instagram for watch enthusiasts, collectors, and lovers of horology can provide many things ? including humor. For some watch lovers, Instagram is a p ... 22-11-2020 19:28
Buying Guide – 9 of The Best and Most Impressive Compl The end of the year is fast approaching, so it is time for MONOCHROME to take a look back on the watches we think should make our â€œbest ofâ€ lists ... 22-11-2020 19:29	Video Interview: Jörg Schauer of Stowa For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. A longtime favorite of our readers, Stowa has taken a measured app ... 22-11-2020 19:29	Jaeger-LeCoultre’s New Master Ultra Thin Unites a Tour It is a well-acknowledged fact that the Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin collection signifies the brandâ€™s unique ability to unite technical innova ... 22-11-2020 19:29	Video Interview: RT Custer of Vortic Watch Co. For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. Vortic has expanded their production capabilities in 2020, with an ... 22-11-2020 19:29
Omega Speedmaster World Cup ? Quarter Final 2: Tintin Vs. Al The Speedmaster World Cup Group Stage is in the books. Itâ€™s time for the head-to-head contests to begin. Over the next two weeks, we will run two qu ... 22-11-2020 19:28	Video Interview: Vivian Stauffer, CEO of Hamilton Watches For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. Hamilton once again entered the limelight this year with their inv ... 21-11-2020 19:30	Breitling Focuses on Sustainability with the New Superocean In the era of COVID-19, many watchmakers have needed to shift gears in their efforts. Unable to hold large-scale events or launch major public partner ... 21-11-2020 19:30	Hands-On: Citizen Eco-Drive Disney Donald Duck & Pixar Japanâ€™s Citizen watches is a fortunate group because it has one of the most valuable licensing agreements around ? with Disney and all of its brands ... 21-11-2020 19:30
Omega Speedmaster World Cup ? Quarter Final 1: Snoopy 2015 V The Group Stage is in the books. Itâ€™s time for the head-to-head contests to begin. Over the next two weeks, we will run two quarter-final match-ups ... 21-11-2020 19:30	Introducing – Rimowa Watch Case Approximately 99.9% of the articles we publish are stories are about watches. That\'s what\'s MONOCHROME is all about. However, recently I saw a watch ... 21-11-2020 19:31	Video Interview: Lauren and Lorenzo Ortega of Lorier For more content like this from the Virtual Windup Watch Fair, click here. We?re excited to bring you an exclusive interview with Lorier Fou ... 21-11-2020 19:30	MR PORTER New Blue Watches For Dawn, Noon & Nighttime Sponsored post presented on aBlogtoWatch by advertiser Blue watch dials are overwhelmingly the most popular color for 2020. But not all blues are crea ... 21-11-2020 19:30