If I’m being honest, the new Garrick S2 Central Seconds is not a watch I would normally go for. I know that’s a strange way to start a review but it’s the truth. For a start, it’s not really my style of watch. I prefer something a little more modern looking. Plus, I’ve handled and […]
For well over a decade Swedish craftsman Patrik Sjögren and Johan Gustafsson have been making watches, a curious blend of Damascus steel and Scandinavian heritage. Every creation in hand-forged steel features details inspired by Viking folklore and the natural beauty of Sweden’s landscape. Now, all that culminates in the Sarek Trollius, a fully engraved version […]
If you’re not already familiar with the name MING Watch, it seems you soon will be. The brand, launched in 2017 by celebrated watch photographer and all-around virtuoso, Ming Thein, has quickly built a global following. I was fortunate enough to catch up with him in Singapore recently, and I can tell you he has […]
It isn’t the first time we take a look at watchmaker Urban Jürgensen. If you’re frequent readers of MONOCHROME, you know how special the watches made by this manufacture of Haute Horlogerie are. On a collector’s side, there is a lot to love here, from the superbly elegant designs, the insane attention to details (those […]
When presented back in 2017, the MB&F HM7 Aquapod was a proper surprise… Like a shock, really. This watch, a jellyfish-inspired timepiece, with a diving bezel, a vertical movement with tourbillon, a decent water resistance and an organic design, looked like nothing else on the market. Bold, weird, spectacular, artistic, ugly… I’ve rarely experienced a watch […]
If watches tick discrete seconds, time is continuous. It flows. Literally. Reading time on an HYT watch is an original experience. Its watches propose an artistic, symbolic and somehow natural representation of the relentless nature of time. Death and the image of the skull are, in this context, not just a gimmick. It makes sense […]
In 2004, an Austrian couple, Maria and Richard Habring, embarked on a surprising but successful horological journey by creating their own brand named Habring². Fifteen years is a relatively short period of time but has proved enough to accomplish their goal: to become a true Austrian watch manufacture, respected and capable of producing great watches. […]
Piers Berry’s passion for watches came later in life but he’s been making up for lost time ever since. Founding British microbrand Pinion in 2013, Berry has used his considerable expertise in digital design to create a relatively simple product range that values clarity over complexity and gives meticulous attention to detail to every aspect […]
As the co-founder of independent British watch brand Garrick, and more recently The Watchmakers Club, David Brailsford is a busy man. Passionate about promoting collaboration amongst independent brands, he is a regular fixture on the British watchmaking scene. We managed to pin him down recently to learn more about how he got his start in […]
Les Artisans de Genève is a watchmaking workshop offering customisation services for private customers. The original aspect of their work is that they perform elaborate modifications. Do not expect them to go for the straightforward black-PVD coated case… Their collaboration with Juan Pablo Montoya already gave us an idea of their “in-depth” approach. Today, Les […]