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Introducing – Girard-Perregaux Laureato Skeleton ̶ For its 2019 collection, Girard-Perregaux introduced an original â€œEarth to Skyâ€ theme, which has been implemented on both existing pieces (like th... 19-04-2019 19:38	Hands-on – Oris Aquis GMT Date ? A Rugged SUV for Glob The Oris stand was buzzing at Baselworld 2019. The brand?s high-performance dive watches were the stars of the show with a surprising and very cool it... 19-04-2019 19:38	Introducing – Grand Seiko Spring Drive Chronograph SBG Nobody questions that Japanese engineering is among the best in the world. Driven by precision, attention to details and cutting-edge technology, it c... 18-04-2019 19:52	Hands-on – Rolex Datejust 36 Steel Rolesor Ref. 126234 During Baselworld 2019, Rolex presented a steel version of the classic Datejust 36 â€“ well, the Steel/Rolesor version with white gold bezel to be pre... 18-04-2019 19:52
Review – Longines Heritage Military – the RAF Re In the past few years, Longines has been quite successful in re-editing some of its most glorious vintage watches. This includes, of course, the Legen... 17-04-2019 19:45	Introducing – Bovet Virtuoso V with “Lavish Red& Bovetâ€™s prodigious Virtuoso V gets a sumptuous red guilloché dial. Given its two-faced nature, the red guilloché is featured on both sides of the mo... 17-04-2019 19:45	Hands-on – Bell & Ross BR V2-94 Bellytanker Bronz It isnâ€™t the first time weâ€™ve seen a â€œBellytankerâ€ watch by Bell & Ross â€“ see here; nor is it the first time weâ€™re in front of a bronze-ca... 16-04-2019 19:48	Introducing – Oris Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph Buche It was just a matter of time before the regular stainless steel version of the Oris Divers Sixty-Five Chronograph would make its debut. We knew it aft... 16-04-2019 19:48
Introducing – Blancpain Villeret Quantieme Perpetuel B Classicism, elegance and traditional design are the keywords when it comes to Blancpainâ€™s Villeret collection. Mostly available with gold cases (whi... 15-04-2019 19:43	Hands-on – A. Lange & Söhne Langematik Perpetual A.Lange & Söhne?s classic Langematik Perpetual comes of age and is regaled with a refined honey gold suit and some decorative touches on the dial. Whe... 15-04-2019 19:43	Industry News – Breitling to Leave Baselworld 2020, Tu Baselworld has been through difficult times recently, accumulating critics and seeing more than half of the exposing brands leaving the show. The main... 14-04-2019 19:44	Buying Guide – 5 of the Coolest Chronographs of Baselw The chronograph is, without doubt, one of the most popular complications. A complex, purposeful piece of engineering, it is a must-have for watch afic... 14-04-2019 19:44
Value Proposition – Delma Cayman Automatic – an Delma, the independent Swiss watch brand founded in the 1920s made a name for itself with its robust deep dive watches. The latest â€˜ultimate diversâ... 13-04-2019 19:42	Introducing – Chronoswiss Flying Grand Regulator Open Founded in the 1980s, Chronoswiss made a name for itself with its regulator watches, with their characteristic separate time indications inspired by t... 12-04-2019 19:45	Independent Watchmaking – Machiel Hulsman Redefines &# Iâ€™m thrilled to announce this news. Machiel Hulsman, former IT consultant turned watchmaker, has created the very first entirely handmade wristwatch... 12-04-2019 19:45	In-Depth – Patek Philippe Calatrava Weekly Calendar 52 Like a good thriller, the Calatrava Weekly Calendar 5212A is packed with subtle clues that offer us a glimpse into the strategies of its maker. More c... 11-04-2019 19:43
Hands-on – Zenith Defy El Primero Double Tourbillon High-frequency chronographs have long been part of Zenithâ€™s identity. It all started in 1969 when Zenith introduced one of the best and most accurat... 11-04-2019 19:43	Introducing – Girard-Perregaux La Esmeralda Tourbillon If thereâ€™s one thing that sums up Girard-Perregaux it would be (to me, at least) the tourbillon under three gold bridges. The Laureato or the 1966 c... 11-04-2019 19:43	Introducing – The Longines HydroConquest now in Full B Standing out with its clean and pragmatic lines, the Longines HydroConquest was introduced over 10 years ago as part of the brand?s sports collection.... 10-04-2019 19:44	Industry News – LVMH Reports Growth For Q1 2019, Inclu The worldâ€™s largest luxury group LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy) is the first of the major groups to report its quarterly sales for 2019 â€“ a go... 10-04-2019 19:44
Hands-on – Klepcys Vertical Tourbillon from Cyrus Watc This is the Klepcys Vertical Tourbillon from independent Swiss Manufacture Cyrus Watches. It was unveiled at Baselworld last year and was without a do... 09-04-2019 19:43	Hands-on – Vertex MP45 MonoPusher Chronograph The luxury watch industry is somewhat of a confusing and unpredictable place at the moment. You have the Swiss and German giants behaving even more co... 09-04-2019 19:43	Hands-on – Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Metrographe Rose When Parmigiani Fleurier launched the Tonda Metrographe (this version) in 2014, it wasnâ€™t love at first sight. Although there was a lot to like abou... 08-04-2019 19:45	Review – Carl F. Bucherer Heritage BiCompax Annual Carl F. Bucherer dips into its archives and breathes new life into a 1956 bi-compax chronograph with the release of the Heritage BiCompax Annual. Prod... 08-04-2019 19:45
Buying Guide – 10 of the Coolest Dive Watches of Basel Dive watches are one the most popular categories in the watch world and, without surprises, Baselworld wrapped up with plenty of new models to sate af... 07-04-2019 19:46	Hands-on – Oris Divers Sixty-Five Bi-Colour Steel-and- We often hear that trends are an endlessly repetitive cycle. They come, they go and then they come back again. And, like or not, watchmaking cannot es... 05-04-2019 19:39	Hands-on – The New Sumo, the 2019 Seiko Prospex Diver Seikoâ€™s reputation in terms of dive watches isâ€¦ indisputable! The Japanese brand certainly has one of the largest collection of diving instruments... 05-04-2019 19:39	Introducing – Armin Strom Skeleton Pure Carbon – While Armin Stromâ€˜s main focus of the last two years has been on Resonance (see here or here), the brand has much more to show than just this impres... 04-04-2019 19:43
Hands-on – H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Flying Hours H. Moser & Cie. released the Endeavour Flying Hours in 2018, offering a refreshing and contemporary take on a planetary display and the brand?s first ... 04-04-2019 19:43	Value Proposition – EZA Watches Airfighter Blue (Hands Whatâ€™s very difficult to do after an initial success is to replicate it. We see it in movies (a sequel is almost never as good as the original) and ... 03-04-2019 19:46	Interview – Luc Pettavino About Only Watch 2019 The eighth edition of the biennial fundraiser for research on Muscular Dystrophy will take place on Saturday 9 November 2019 in Geneva, where unique t... 03-04-2019 19:46	Hands-on – De Bethune DB28 Yellow Tones – Mellow In a radical departure from De Bethune?s hallmark heat-blued titanium colour palette, the DB28 surprised us at Basel 2019 with its two-tone golden sui... 03-04-2019 19:46
Hands-on – The Tutima Patria Now in Steel with Blue En Tutima is known first and foremost for its sporty and robust tool watches, in particular, pilot or aviation-influenced timepieces powered by Swiss wor... 02-04-2019 19:43	Hands-on – Seiko Presage Arita Porcelain Dial SPB093 Regular visitors to MONOCHROME already know that we?re big fans of the incredible work that comes out of Seiko. Few, if any, brands can match the Japa... 02-04-2019 19:43	Introducing – Seiko Presage “Senbei” Rice Japan is a country of deeply entrenched traditions and culture. Seiko, Japanâ€™s main watchmaker, has long capitalized on its origins to create watche... 01-04-2019 19:38	In-Depth – Patek Philippe Alarm Travel Time 5520P In 2015, Patek Philippe stunned the luxury watch community with the unveiling of the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Ref. 5524. Polarising in its design, ... 01-04-2019 19:38
Hands-on – The Rolex GMT-Master II Batman 126710BLNR & While the big one for Rolex this year was the introduction of the new Yacht-Master 42 â€“ not such big news in itself, since it is really the evolutio... 31-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Best of Show, including a Plethora o Baselworld 2019 has come to an end. As always, it has been a rather packed event, despite a strange impression with the absence of Swatch Group?s bran... 30-03-2019 19:41	Video – The Watches Introduced by Frederique Constant Since its creation 30 years ago, Frederique Constant has been a proponent of â€œaccessible luxuryâ€, with well-executed watches at reasonable prices.... 29-03-2019 19:47	Hands-on – MeisterSinger Vintago – the One-Hande German brand MeisterSinger is known for single-hand watches and with few exceptions (this one, too), its entire portfolio reflects that. It has made t... 29-03-2019 19:47
Video – The new Porsche Design 2019 Watches, Including Form follows functionâ€¦ This credo has always been part of Porsche Designâ€™s DNA and this yearâ€™s novelties still bear this spirit. While some migh... 29-03-2019 19:47	Hands-on – Tudor Black Bay Bronze Grey Dial 79250BA &# In the face of the relatively â€˜conservativeâ€™ panorama that reigned over Baselworld 2019, journalists and aficionados eagerly awaited for the embar... 28-03-2019 19:42	Video – The Oris Watches of Baselworld 2019 Explained Thereâ€™s no denying that Oris is good at creating tool watches. Last yearâ€™s theme for the brand was clearly the pilotâ€™s watch, with several very ... 28-03-2019 19:42	Hands-on – Greubel Forsey GMT Quadruple Tourbillon Take two of the best of Greubel Forsey wristwatches, merge them into one and you have their latest creation, the GMT Quadruple Tourbillon. Like always... 27-03-2019 19:42
Introducing – The Casually Chic Slim d?Hermès Titane This year Hermès introduces a more casual offering to its popular Slim d?Hermès collection. Presented for the first time in an ultra-thin, grade 2 tit... 27-03-2019 19:42	Hands-on – Piaget Polo S Green Dial Limited Edition The new Piaget Polo S Green Dial Limited Edition is one of those watches that surprises me; not just because of its striking colour, but because Piage... 26-03-2019 19:41	Baselworld 2019 – Bell & Ross x Renault F1 R.S.19 While the main plate at Bell & Ross is still military/pilotâ€™s watches â€“ as weâ€™ve seen with the new MA-1 and some other novelties presented recen... 26-03-2019 19:41	Baselworld 2019 – Oris Clean Ocean Limited Edition Oris continues to ride the bandwagon of environmental conservation and has recently partnered with Pacific Garbage Screening, a pioneering German orga... 26-03-2019 19:41
Baselworld 2019 – Oris Great Barrier Reef III Limited Protecting the oceans, as well as water (and everything living in it) in general, has become a recurring goal for Oris, with frequent launches of limi... 25-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – De Bethune DB21 Maxichrono Re-editio First introduced in 2006 in the elegant DB21 case, relaunched in 2014 in a more modern DB28 case, the De Bethune Maxichrono was and still is one of th... 25-03-2019 19:42	Introducing – A. Lange & Söhne Little Lange 1 Edi At the start of the year, A. Lange & Söhne announced that 2019 would be dedicated to celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Lange 1. A total of 10 an... 25-03-2019 19:42	Video – The Zenith Watches of Baselworld 2019 Explaine This year is the 50th anniversary of one of the most iconic movements ever created (if not the most well-known movement of the entire industry), the Z... 25-03-2019 19:42
Baselworld 2019 – Introducing the new Tutima Flieger Tutima was founded in 1927 by Dr Ernst Kurtz, the director of Uhren-Rohwerke-Fabrik (UROFA) and the Uhrenfabrik Glashütte AG (UFAG). His best movement... 25-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Schwarz-Etienne Ode To The Seventies If Schwarz-Etienne is renowned for its production of great watchmaking classics, the brand also regularly releases highly creative métiers d?art timep... 24-03-2019 19:43	Baselworld 2019 – Carl F. Bucherer Patravi ScubaTec Bl The latest member of the Patravi ScubaTec dive family offers the performance attributes of a professional dive watch and supports a good cause at the ... 24-03-2019 19:43	Baselworld 2019 – H. Moser & Cie. Endeavour Conce The â€œConceptâ€ concept by H. Moser & Cie. has been widely used recently, with watches devoid logos, markers or indexes (not even the Swiss-made men... 24-03-2019 19:43
Video – The New Bvlgari Watches of Baselworld 2019, In Bvlgari Watches never ceases to impressâ€¦ Whether they create ultra-thin, record-breaking watches or ultra-feminine watches inspired by the Italian c... 24-03-2019 19:43	Baselworld 2019 – Urban Jürgensen?s Luxury Sports Watc Urban Jürgensen is known for crafting some of the most refined dress watches. However, just a few weeks ago, the independent Swiss/Danish watchmaker e... 24-03-2019 19:43	Baselworld 2019 – Czapek Faubourg de Cracovie Chronogr Panda dials are favourites among watch aficionados. The racing-inspired timepieces with white or silver dial and contrasting black sub-dials became en... 23-03-2019 19:41	Baselworld 2019 – Zenith Launches 3 New Limited Editio Zenith kicked off 2019 in a superb manner celebrating the 50th anniversary of its iconic chronograph movement, the El Primero. For once, the celebrati... 23-03-2019 19:41
Baselworld 2019 – The Retro-Styled Carl F. Bucherer Ma Last year, at Baselworld 2018, Carl F. Bucherer introduced a new, slightly modified version of its Manero Flyback. By changing the dial and the strap,... 23-03-2019 19:41	Baselworld 2019 – Arnold & Son Nebula 38mm – The vogue for smaller watch case sizes has sent a clear message to watchmakers who are re-editing their most popular timepieces in more contained, cla... 23-03-2019 19:41	Baselworld 2019 – Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 1L After the inaugural tourbillon model (deployed in various editions here, here or here) and the recent addition of a complex regulator version, Ferdina... 23-03-2019 19:41	Baselworld 2019 – Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Ceramic Autom Debuted in 2014, the Bvlgari Octo Finissimo collection has emerged as one of the most striking watch designs of the past years. It allowed Bvlgari to ... 22-03-2019 19:39
Baselworld 2019 – Seiko’s New Sports Collection, Since the introduction in 1965 of its first professional diverâ€™s watch, the 62MAS, Seikoâ€™s reputation in the field of sports/tool watches cannot b... 22-03-2019 19:39	Baselworld 2019 – A Personal Take on the Truly Unexpec As we reported right after the opening of Baselworld 2019, Rolex has introduced a two-tone, Yellow Rolesor version of the Sea-Dweller 43mm, under the ... 22-03-2019 19:39	Baselworld 2019 – Chronoswiss Flying Regulator Night a Chronoswiss is almost synonymous with regulators, embracing this old-school dial display with separate registers for the hands since 1987. The brand r... 22-03-2019 19:39	Baselworld 2019 – Carl F. Bucherer Heritage Chrono BiC If Carl F. Bucherer is nowadays mainly known for its pioneering use of the Peripheral rotor - see our in-depth article here - the brand has more to of... 22-03-2019 19:39
Baselworld 2019 – Grand Seiko Adds Hand-Wound Spring D In 1999, after over two decades of development and multiple prototypes created, Spring Drive was launched at Baselworld and has come to be recognized ... 22-03-2019 19:39	Baselworld 2019 – Montres Karsten Frässdorf Spirograph If you are a regular reader of MONOCHROME, then you are no doubt already familiar with Karsten Frässdorf. After working behind the scene for several b... 22-03-2019 19:39	Baselworld 2019 – Frederique Constant Slimline Power R Frederique Constant is a relatively young watch brand of 31 years but has just added a 28th in-house movement to its range with the new Slimline Power... 21-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Grand Seiko Spring Drive Sport Colle Twenty years ago, the luxury branch of Seiko, named Grand Seiko and now a company in its own right, unveiled a technology that would make history. Wit... 21-03-2019 19:42
Baselworld 2019 – Bell & Ross BR 03-92 MA-1 Few brands have watches that are instantly recognizable as their own. The Bell & Ross BR series won?t be mistaken for any other brand. Developed in 20... 21-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Ressence Type 5 Night Blue Ressence likes to do things like no other in the watchmaking industry... Its approach is both modern, technical and unique, and yet lots of traditiona... 21-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer UTC ?If you analyze the function of an object, its form often becomes obvious,? was the credo of Professor Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (founder of Porsche... 21-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – MeisterSinger Launches Bronze Editio MeisterSinger specializes in unique, single-hand watches and its entire portfolio reflects that ? none have a minute or seconds hand (well, there?s th... 21-03-2019 19:42
Baselworld 2019 – Seiko 1970 Diver?s Re-Creation Limit Following the recipe used on the recreation of the 62MAS, with the 2017 reference SLA017, and the recreation of the 1968 Hi-Beat Diver, with the refer... 21-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Chopard L.U.C XP Navy Blue Chopard updates the wardrobe of the L.U.C XP with an on-trend blue dial and a blue Merino wool strap. Although it is the simplest, most Spartan member... 21-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Tudor Black Bay Chrono S&G, now When Tudor first introduced its Black Bay Chrono model in 2017, there was a hullabaloo about incorporating chronograph functions on board a 200m water... 21-03-2019 19:42	Baselworld 2019 – Citizen Unveils its New Eco-Drive Ca Citizen was founded in 1918 and to celebrate its 100th anniversary the Japanese manufacturer unveils 3 limited edition watches named after its new Cal... 20-03-2019 19:44
Baselworld 2019 – Tudor Black Bay P01 (Live Pics) Bearing the code name ?Commando?, in 1967 Tudor embarked upon an ambitious project for the US Navy to replace the standard-issue Oyster Prince Submari... 20-03-2019 19:44	Baselworld 2019 – TAG Heuer Autavia Isograph Chronomet The name Autavia first appeared during the 1930s, on dashboard instruments made by Heuer. The name was born from the contraction of ?AUTomobile? and ?... 20-03-2019 19:44	Baselworld 2019 – Zenith Defy Inventor – The Rev More than three centuries after the invention of the sprung balance (by Hooke/Huygens), the oscillator is back in the limelight. Exploring new frontie... 20-03-2019 19:44	Baselworld 2019 – Rolex Sea-Dweller 43mm Yellow Roleso Rolex diver?s watches engineered for deep sea exploration are cult. The latest iteration of the Sea-Dweller was presented at Baselworld 2017 and was o... 20-03-2019 19:44
Baselworld 2019 – Bvlgari Octo Finissimo Chronograph G With no fewer than four world record for thinness under its belt, we thought that Bvlgari was going to settle down and enjoy its recognition as the ul... 20-03-2019 19:44	Baselworld 2019 – Oris Aquis GMT Date The Oris Aquis is the cornerstone of the brand; a robust, no-nonsense, well-executed and well-positioned diverâ€™s watch that perfectly sums up what t... 20-03-2019 19:44	Baselworld 2019 – Rolex Yacht-Master 42 ref. 226659 &# Rolex has its habitsâ€¦ Baselworld always means an array of small novelties (different dials, different colors or different materials on existing watc... 20-03-2019 19:44	Baselworld 2019 – The Updated Rolex GMT-Master II R Last year, the star of the show at the Basel watch fair was the new Rolex GMT-Master II Pepsi (blue-and-red) bezel and Jubilee bracelet, in steel, und... 20-03-2019 19:44
Baselworld 2019 – The new Chopard L.U.C Quattro As part of its Baselworld 2019 collection, Chopard presents the latest livery for its L.U.C Quattro. Still equipped with its formidable, ultra-slim, f... 20-03-2019 19:44	Introducing – Panerai Submersible Bronzo PAM00968 (Liv Although bronze cases have become almost mainstream these days, there is one brand they will always be most associated with: Panerai. It seems fitting... 19-03-2019 19:41	Hands-on – Parmigiani Fleurier Kalpagraphe Chronometer The Kalpa collection was originally introduced by Parmigiani Fleurier in 2001. It is one of the most recognizable models of the brand with its distinc... 18-03-2019 19:36	Baselworld 2019 – Patek Philippe Annual Calendar Regul While the Calatrava collection mostly comprises simple, 3-hand watches (automatic or not, with or without date), it barely features complications... E... 18-03-2019 19:36
Hands-on – The Updated Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra T When you think of an elegant and discreet watch, with a certain old-school dandy feel, the Master collection by Jaeger-LeCoultre won\'t disappoint. We... 18-03-2019 19:36	Value Proposition – BOLDR Globetrotter GMT (Review) To say there?s a sea of microbrands out there pushing dive watches would be an understatement. The Marnaut Dark Surge 300m Series, UNDONE Aqua and Far... 17-03-2019 19:38	Introducing – Maurice Lacroix Aikon Venturer Automatic The Maurice Lacroix Aikon has been around for a couple of years in various guises. This sporty model is an attractive package, to be considered as an ... 16-03-2019 19:34	Video – Understanding the Concept behind the Innovativ Armin Strom was already known for their fascinating juxtaposition of modern skeletonization and traditional Haute-Horlogerie finishing. Something that... 16-03-2019 19:34
Introducing – Panerai Luminor Marina with Metal Bracel For the first time in its history, Panerai, the Italian brand well-known for its iconic shaped diverâ€™s watches, is introducing two new models with a... 15-03-2019 19:51	Value Proposition – Dutch Brand Fromanteel Launches th Dutch brand Fromanteel is expanding their range of automatic watches, the Pendulum being their first mechanical model, followed by the recently introd... 15-03-2019 19:51	Introducing – Delma Blue Shark III, Now With 4,000m Wa Delma might not be the most famous of brands, but it has history and credibility when it comes to dive watches and launched its first dive watch in 19... 15-03-2019 19:51	Introducing – Garrick S2 Central Seconds Despite the looming threat of Brexit, weak retail sales growth, and an underlying sense of doom and gloom in the UK, specialist artisan brands are sti... 15-03-2019 19:51

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