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Introducing – Oris Aquis Date Calibre 400, With the Br A couple of weeks ago, we covered the launch of the new Oris Calibre 400, a powerful automatic movement with a five-day power reserve, anti-magnetic c... 29-10-2020 19:39	Introducing – Ressence Type 5X, Inspired by the Automo Ressence really is in a class of its own on the watchmaking scene (even on the creative indie scene). Born in 2010, the brand redefined the way a mech... 29-10-2020 19:39	Introducing – The Delma Oceanmaster Tide Automatic Based in Lengnau, Delma has a long tradition of crafting dive watches. Think about the ultra-powerful Blue Shark III 4000m or the Antarctica watch. Th... 29-10-2020 19:39	Introducing – Kudoke 2 Grüner Wald Special Edition The small independent brand of Kudoke is getting some much-deserved traction and attention, especially after winning the Petite Aiguille at last year?... 28-10-2020 19:33
Introducing – H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Centre Seco Back in 2015 H. Moser & Cie created its first sports-styled watch made from a red gold case. The Pioneer Centre Seconds watch almost hit the spot for ... 28-10-2020 19:33	News – Berthoud Demonstrates the Impressive Chronometr As the Grand Prix D?Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) awards ceremony is fast approaching, the competition is heating up between nominated brands. One of th... 28-10-2020 19:33	Introducing – Bvlgari Aluminium Frecce Tricolori On the occasion of Geneva Watch Days, Bvlgari brought back one of its iconic designs, presenting a modern take of the late 1990s innovative, sporty wa... 27-10-2020 19:36	Hands-on – The Seiko Presage Sharp Edged Series The pandemic has not put a dent into Seikoâ€™s European offensive as the brand continues to deploy new models and countless dial variations with the s... 27-10-2020 19:36
Introducing – Bremont Broadsword Bronze Bremont, the English watchmaking brand founded by brothers Nick and Giles English in 2002, is renowned for its line-up of aviation and military-inspir... 27-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – URWERK UR-220 All Black This summer, URWERK announced the final edition of the iconic UR-210. Luckily it didn\'t take too long before the brand announced a successor of this ... 27-10-2020 19:36	Editorial – Second-Hand Can No Longer Be Ignored By Wa With the development of e-commerce and as the trend for vintage watches consolidates, the market for second-hand luxury watches is growing fast. A sur... 26-10-2020 19:40	Hands-on – Rado Golden Horse 1957 Limited Editions Most of us associate Rado with design-oriented watches and innovative materials, especially high-tech ceramic. Minimalist lines, sleek profiles and si... 26-10-2020 19:40
Introducing – TAG Heuer Formula 1 Senna Special Editio It wasn?t just Ayrton Senna?s perseverance or determination for speed and exhilaration on the racetrack that got him noticed. For 15 years and right u... 26-10-2020 19:40	Buying Guide – 5 Cool and Recently Launched Pilot̵ Military or pilotâ€™s watches have always been a great source of inspiration for brands, and the complication that probably makes the most sense in th... 25-10-2020 19:37	The Petrolhead Corner – The SSC Tuatara, The Newest &# Record are meant to be broken, but there comes a point when enough is enough really. The race between car manufacturers to produce the fastest product... 24-10-2020 19:40	Introducing – The MeisterSinger City Edition 2020 MeisterSinger is famous for its single-hand dials â€“ a modern interpretation of the most ancient of time displays â€“ and has separated itself from ... 23-10-2020 19:43
Introducing – The Hanhart 417 ES Reissue Pilot’s When discussing pilot chronographs, one canâ€™t overlook German manufactures, especially Hanhart, which has specialised in this field for several deca... 23-10-2020 19:43	Introducing – The Mido Belluna Royal Gent Collection Mido?s Belluna collection was launched back in 2008 offering affordable dress watches inspired by London?s Royal Albert Hall, one of the most legendar... 23-10-2020 19:43	Introducing – De Bethune DB28GS “Yellow Submarin De Bethune is a fascinating brand capable of mixing Haute Horlogerie, neo-futuristic designs and groundbreaking technological innovations into an enti... 22-10-2020 19:38	Introducing – The Bell & Ross BR 05 Chrono (Live As most of you might know, the history of Bell & Ross is mostly linked to military watches created for pilots and special forces. The brandâ€™s most e... 22-10-2020 19:38
Introducing – Chopard Mille Miglia 2020 Race Edition ( Originally scheduled to take place in mid-May but cancelled because of the pandemic, the Mille Miglia 2020 edition starts today. From 22 ? 25 October,... 22-10-2020 19:38	Introducing – Chopard Mille Miglia Lab One A new automatic tourbillon housed in a futuristic case inspired by high-performance race cars speeds full throttle into the Mille Miglia collection. A... 22-10-2020 19:38	Introducing – The American-Made RGM Model 222-RR, now RGM, the initials of Roland G. Murphy, is an atypical brand, being the only vertically integrated manufacture in the United States â€“ and by that we ... 22-10-2020 19:38	Women?s Watch Wednesday – Introducing the Armin Strom Today we bring glad tidings to women who appreciate mechanical watches with a certain dose of complexity. Armin Strom, the independent Swiss brand ren... 21-10-2020 19:38
Introducing – Zenith Chronomaster Revival Liberty Zenith celebrated an important milestone last year when the world?s first high-frequency automatic chronograph movement, the El Primero calibre, turne... 21-10-2020 19:38	Introducing – Seiko Prospex LX Line Limited Edition SN Seiko, and particularly its sports-oriented Prospex collection, if often associated with robust, reliable yet accessible watches. The upper-end of the... 21-10-2020 19:38	Hands-on – The Omega Speedmaster “Silver Snoopy Whenever Omega releases a new limited/special edition Speedmaster, you can be sure it will create noise in the collecting community. And if this watch... 20-10-2020 19:44	Introducing – The Massena LAB Uni-Racer As of now, the names Massena and Massena LAB should be familiar to you. William Massena is a watch collector and industry veteran who recently created... 20-10-2020 19:44
Introducing – Doxa SUB 200 C-Graph (Live Pics & P Although its history goes as far back as 1889, Doxa made a name for itself in the 1960s with its innovative and distinctive dive watches â€“ in partic... 20-10-2020 19:44	Event – Patek Philippe Rare Handcrafts 2020 Exhibition This year is not the easiest when it comes to travelling and attending events and exhibitions? but if you happen to be in Geneva early November, there... 20-10-2020 19:44	Introducing – Girard-Perregaux Laureato Absolute Cryst Born in the mid-1970s and relaunched a few years ago, the Laureato is GP?s answer to the growing market of the luxury sports watch. This classic watch... 19-10-2020 19:43	Introducing – The Panerai Radiomir Venti PAM02020, For The collecting community has always been strong with vintage sports watches. However, when it comes to Panerai, weâ€™re talking about one of the most ... 19-10-2020 19:43
Value Proposition – The New Alpina Startimer Pilot?s A Alpina?s history may be linked to the manufacture of sports watches, but over the last 50 years the Swiss brand, now part of the Citizen empire and re... 19-10-2020 19:43	Buying Guide – High-End Traveller’s Watches That We said it multiple times here, at MONOCHROME, but a travellerâ€™s watch, whether a simple GMT piece or a more complex world-timer, is a must-have for... 18-10-2020 19:37	The Petrolhead Corner – Vintage Meets EV revolution, w Returning readers of MONOCHROME might have picked up on a few hints and stories that have sparked, pun intended, this one. The EV revolution in the au... 17-10-2020 19:41	Introducing – De Bethune Maestri?Art DW5 Armilia Cempa While the COVID pandemic has completely disrupted the global watch fair calendar, a few events have been maintained, including the upcoming Salón Inte... 16-10-2020 19:35
The Collector's Series – Chris Cashion and his rather Each member of the MONOCHROME team has their favourites amongst the many brands and watches we share with all of you. And for me, one of the brands I ... 16-10-2020 19:35	Hands-on – Hamilton Khaki Aviation Converter Black � Flying still generates emotions and provokes a unique feeling of freedom and pilotâ€™s watches that evoke this high-altitude world are always on the r... 16-10-2020 19:35	Introducing – TAG Heuer Carrera Sport Chronograph 160 It?s been a celebratory year over at TAG Heuer as the brand fetes its grand 160th anniversary with a special emphasis on Jack Heuer?s iconic Carrera. ... 15-10-2020 19:33	Introducing – The New Oris Calibre 400, Developed In-H Oris unveils its new Calibre 400, a powerful automatic movement with a five-day power reserve and an impressive 10-year warranty. The mandates were fo... 15-10-2020 19:33
Introducing – IWC Pilot?s Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Ed Today, IWC Schaffhausen releases its Pilot?s Watch Chronograph TOP GUN Edition ?SFTI?. The watch â€“ an extension to the company?s Pilot?s Chronograph... 15-10-2020 19:33	Video – What Is Grand Seiko Coming To Do in Europe&quo Grand Seiko is a brand apart. As one of the few luxury watch brands from Japan â€“ and the only one with that level of production â€“ there is a lot ... 14-10-2020 19:37	Hands-on – The Original Minase Horizon Minase is a boutique watch manufacturer based in Akita Prefecture, in the north of Japan. Producing less than 500 pieces a year, it was founded in 200... 14-10-2020 19:37	Hands-on – The Longines Heritage Military Marine Natio Longines? highly successful Heritage collection welcomes another golden oldie. The latest model reporting for duty in the Heritage collection is the 5... 14-10-2020 19:37
Introducing – The Formex Reef Automatic Chronometer 30 Formex manufactures rugged watches that can keep up with the action and take a hit. Thus, it feels like a natural evolution to see the brand introduci... 14-10-2020 19:37	Introducing – Fortis Flieger F-43 Triple GMT (Live Pic First created in 1987, the Fortis Flieger is a reference for pilot watches and set the tone for all subsequent Fortis pilot models. This summer, the b... 13-10-2020 19:40	Introducing – MB&F Legacy Machine Perpetual EVO ( MB&F lands the Legacy Machine Perpetual, its most complicated watch to date, in a new habitat: everyday life on Earth. Renowned for its fleet of machi... 13-10-2020 19:40	Introducing – Grand Seiko Brings its Calibre 9SA5 in S While it has never been a secret that Grand Seiko was capable of crafting some of the finest and most precise luxury watches â€“ pieces that are clear... 13-10-2020 19:40
Introducing – The Rado True Square Automatic Collectio Rado launched the iconic square Ceramica in 1990, an all-ceramic watch with an integrated bracelet that ushered in the brand?s extensive use of the ma... 12-10-2020 19:42	Introducing – Chopard Alpine Eagle XL Chrono (Live Pic The Alpine Eagle collection is Chopard?s interpretation of the luxury sports watch, a genre that has never waned since it hit the market in 1972. Pres... 12-10-2020 19:42	Introducing – Black Dial and Steel Bracelet, Meet New Since late 2019, the Monaco, the square icon of motorsport watchmaking by TAG Heuer, isnâ€™t only one watch but a more complete collection based on tw... 12-10-2020 19:42	Buying Guide – Watches & Wonders Novelties That A Most of the new watches for 2020 have been launched online. That?s pretty different from any other year when Baselworld and SIHH (now Watches & Wonder... 11-10-2020 19:39
The Petrolhead Corner – The Incredible Story of The As The automotive world is full of the most amazing stories on rare, or even one-off cars from yesteryear being lost for ages and finally recovered. Usua... 10-10-2020 19:40	Value Proposition – Bangalore Watch Company Cover Driv Bangalore Watch Company is a burgeoning Indian brand that celebrates its country with watches that capture the history and spirit. Following the succe... 09-10-2020 19:44	The Collector's Series – @Watch_Time_It_Is and His Cus When you associate the words Japan and watchmaking, most enthusiasts will â€“ rightfully â€“ think Seiko or Grand Seiko. But that would oh-so reductiv... 09-10-2020 19:44	Introducing – Norqain Freedom 60 GMT & Freedom 60 Even though the brand is still young, Norqain appears as a brand to follow. Created in 2018 in Nidau, Switzerland, the brand has been unveiling multip... 09-10-2020 19:44
Introducing – The 2020 Aquastar Deepstar Re-Edition Sometimes, you secretly wish for something, knowing that it will probably never happenâ€¦ Dreaming is part of human nature after all. A few months ago... 09-10-2020 19:44	Hands-on – Ultra-Complex & Extravagant, the Jacob One might have thought that the precision of Haute Horlogerie could never harmonize with the uncertainty of games of chance" Well, Jacob & Co. merges ... 08-10-2020 19:42	Hands-on – Porsche Design Sport Chrono Sub Second, Ins Cars and watches have always been strongly connected. Same devotion to precision, same sense of details and style, same mechanical power (with less fu... 08-10-2020 19:42	Industry News – Horage Launches New K2 Micro-Rotor Mov Horage is an original company within the Swiss watch industry. Based in Biel, the small brand ended up developing their own k1 automatic caliber, desi... 08-10-2020 19:42
Introducing – The New Favre-Leuba Sky Chief Chronograp One of the oldest names in the Swiss watch industry, Favre-Leuba made its comeback a few years ago. The Solothurn-based manufacturer has released a se... 07-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – The Longines Legend Diver No-Date Poland Among the countless retro-styled watches created by Longines â€“ yes, there are a lot, and some are very desirable â€“ one holds a special place in th... 07-10-2020 19:36	Women?s Watch Wednesday – Frederique Constant Special Frederique Constant revisits three of its popular ladies? models to support the Pink Ribbon Foundation. October is breast cancer awareness month, and ... 07-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Grande Son With an ultra-thin perpetual calendar, an openworked tourbillon, a minute repeater Supersonnerie and more recently, a flying tourbillon chronograph, t... 06-10-2020 19:34
Hands-on – Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Landeron, wit Cuervo y Sobrinos creates wristwatches that combine Swiss craftsmanship with a style that nods to the brand?s Latin heritage. Today they revive one of... 06-10-2020 19:34	Introducing – Louis Erard Excellence Triptych, with Re The regulator dial used in original 18th-century master clocks has long been a style preference for many a watch collector, particularly those who lea... 06-10-2020 19:34	Video – Discovering the New Watches of Carl F. Buchere Recently, the MONOCHROME team visited Geneva Watch Days, the main horological event of this year in Europe with more than 15 brands presenting their n... 06-10-2020 19:34	In-Depth – How Snoopy Found his Way onto an Omega Spee At first, this might raise some questionsâ€¦ What can the link be between a comic character, a chronograph watch and a space agency" While the connect... 05-10-2020 19:41
Introducing – The Nomos Lambda 175 Years Watchmaking i 175 years ago Ferdinand Adolf Lange founded the first watchmaking workshop in Glashütte. This \'simple\' act by the namesake of one of today\'s top wa... 05-10-2020 19:41	Introducing – Alpina Startimer Pilot Heritage Automati Alpina flies back in time to capture the looks of yesteryear pilot watches with its latest Startimer Pilot Heritage. Limited to 1,883 pieces, the watc... 05-10-2020 19:41	Introducing – The Omega Speedmaster Silver Snoopy Awar In 1970, while astronauts were in full exploration of space and the Moon, some have to remind a now-iconic sentence â€œOkay, Houston, we?ve had a prob... 05-10-2020 19:41	The Petrolhead Corner – Turbine Power, Swapping Piston Here we are again, with part 2 of turbine power in cars in our weekly Petrolhead Corner. Our first instalment was dedicated to the early years of the ... 04-10-2020 19:32
Just Because – Reviewing a Cuckoo Clock (Because It?s Monochrome is all about watches, of course. The vast majority of what we cover are mechanical wristwatches, although every now and then we?ll highligh... 04-10-2020 19:32	Video – Review of the Carl F. Bucherer Patravi TravelT Today, in another of our MONOCHROME video reviews, weâ€™ll take a closer look at an impressive watch by Carl F. Bucherer, a timepiece that packs funct... 02-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – REC Watches RNR R.O.C.K.Fighter and Beac Where we usually only reference the link between the watch industry and the automotive world from time to time, we can always count on REC Watches to ... 02-10-2020 19:36	The Collector's Series – @Watch_Time_It_Is and his Chr Today, for another instalment of The Collector?s Series, we again leave the stage to one of the finest watch enthusiasts we have encountered, a man wi... 02-10-2020 19:36
Introducing – Seiko Prospex Diver 55th Anniversary SLA As already explained in previous articles, Seiko is celebrating this year the 55th Anniversary of its involvment in dive watches â€“ and when you know... 02-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – Norqain Adventure Sport Chrono NHLPA At the beginning of 2020, young independent brand Norqain announced it had entered a two-year partnership with the National Hockey League Players? Ass... 01-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronogra If you think about the Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph, apart from the classic steel and blue dial version, the one model that should immediately com... 01-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – The Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Mariner Mem The Polaris collection, Jaeger-LeCoultre?s take on the sporty-elegant watch, welcomes two new references, the Polaris Mariner Memovox and Polaris Mari... 01-10-2020 19:36
Introducing – Blancpain Bathyscaphe Chronograph Flybac Blancpain?s Bathyscaphe dive watch, the smaller version of the historic Fifty Fathoms, is an all-terrain companion with a resilient case and 300m wate... 01-10-2020 19:36	Introducing – The Tudor Royal Collection Tudor may be well known for its range of robust diver?s watches â€“ the Black Bay, Pelagos and vintage Submariner models to name just a few examples â... 30-09-2020 19:33	Introducing – Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Blancpain proposes a new version of its Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Day Date model, a retro-styled watch that wowed the crowds when it was presented at ... 30-09-2020 19:33	Introducing – Breguet Classique Double Tourbillon 5345 Breguet is one of the finest manufactures of the Swiss watch industry and, as the direct descendant of the inventor of the tourbillon regulator, the b... 29-09-2020 19:39
Hands-on – Oris Roberto Clemente Limited Edition For some years now, Oris has committed to becoming a watchmaker that can "Change for the Better" (the brand\'s new motto). In addition to create some ... 29-09-2020 19:39	Introducing – MeisterSinger & Mühle-Glashütte Tea For more than 40 years Germany was divided (1949-1990). On one side was the GDR (German Democratic Republic), part of the Eastern Block, under Russian... 28-09-2020 19:35	Video – Review of the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms Grande D One of the earliest dive watches ever created (back in 1953), the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms has since become an iconic sports watch. Revived by the bran... 28-09-2020 19:35	Review – Longines Heritage Classic Tuxedo Chronograph Weâ€™ve said it already and weâ€™ll probably say it again, but Longines is on fire when it comes to its â€œHeritageâ€ collection, with multiple hands... 28-09-2020 19:35
Buying Guide – 5 Cool Accessible Sports Watches Recent Yes, we know, we can sometimes be a bit snobbish at MONOCHROME. We canâ€™t help it, we love beautiful horology. We love high-end movements, complicati... 27-09-2020 19:30	The Petrolhead Corner – Turbine Power, Swapping Piston A while ago I featured the Howmet TX in an episode of The Petrolhead Corner. The Howmet TX is a turbine-powered Le Mans prototype from the 1970s, whic... 26-09-2020 19:29	Video – Exploring the 2020 Maurice Lacroix Pontos Coll The elegant proposition in the collection, and a now well-established line of watches for Maurice Lacroix, is the Pontos collection, which debuted in ... 25-09-2020 19:35	Introducing – Glashütte Original Alfred Helwig Tourbil Glashütte Original celebrates the 100th anniversary of Alfred Helwig?s sophisticated flying tourbillon. In true understated Glashütte Original style, ... 25-09-2020 19:35
The Collector's Series – Perry and his Nomos Tangente The attraction, the reasons that drive us towards a certain kind of watch, the lack of rationale behind the love for a timepiece? and then the hunt fo... 25-09-2020 19:35	Introducing – Jacob & Co. Twin Turbo Furious Buga Which watch do you imagine could match the most exclusive and most expensive car ever commissioned" Which watch could be on the wrist of the driver of... 24-09-2020 19:39	Introducing – The Chronoswiss SkelTec and Opus Chronog Chronoswiss is best known for its regulator watches, such as the Classic Regulator Manufacture or radical Flying Grand Regulator Open Gear ReSec, but ... 24-09-2020 19:39	Video – Review of the TAG Heuer Monaco Heuer 02 When you talk classics, icons of watchmaking, emblematic models, TAG Heuer has more than one model that fits the bill. There are, of course, the Carre... 24-09-2020 19:39
Introducing – Oris 57th Reno Air Races Limited Edition Oris is proving to be one of the most prolific watch brands in terms of novelties during this complicated year. Despite the cancellation of the Reno A... 24-09-2020 19:39	Introducing – Raketa Big Zero Malevich Watch (Live Pic Russian watch brand Raketa is back with another surprising watch inspired by Russian avant-garde artist Kazimir Malevich?s radical Black Square painti... 23-09-2020 19:36	Hands-on – Mido Ocean Star Decompression Timer 1961 Li Mido, a brand owned by the Swatch Group, is mostly known as a great competitor in the accessible luxury segment, with well-executed pieces offering gr... 23-09-2020 19:36	Introducing – Montblanc Star Legacy Exo Tourbillon Ske Perhaps one of the most significant milestones in Montblanc?s 114-year long history is its decision to take over the former Minerva production facilit... 23-09-2020 19:36

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