Much to our joy, talented independent watchmaker Romain Gauthier equipped his wonderfully asymmetric C by Romain Gauthier luxury sports watch with an integrated titanium bracelet at the end of last year. His impeccable creation just got prettier; please welcome the next edition of C by Romain Gauthier in titanium, worn on a titanium bracelet, powered […]
I’ve always seen Japan as the other place for fine watchmaking. But for many years, it has mostly been about large companies and mainstream production. Yet, in recent years, we’ve seen the rise of an independent watchmaking scene in Japan, with names such as Kikuchi Nakagawa, Hajime Asaoka or his other venture, Kurono Tokyo. Another […]
If you look at the collection of watches offered by independent watchmaker URWERK, there are certainly some bold and visually striking watches. Colourful accents, sci-fi-inspired cases, and displays unique to the watchmaking world. But the brand has also demonstrated more than once – specifically with its UR-100 collection – its ability to play on the […]
If you are in the market for a Konstantin Chaykin Wristmon watch – the ones with the funny faces and spinning eyes – but don’t have a spare 15k euros in your pocket, the news from Louis Erard is going to put a smile on your face today. For the brand’s latest collaboration watch, Louis […]
The German single-handed watch manufacturer MeisterSinger was founded in 2001 and revolves around a more relaxed take on the passing of time. Instead of relying on hours, minutes and seconds hands to indicate time, MeisterSinger strips this back to the essentials only, with just one single hand. This simplified display dates back to the earliest […]
Every now and then we have the pleasure of discovering something exciting, doing some digging, asking some questions and eventually presenting a new watch or watchmaker to you. It’s often through the blessing of Social Media we uncover some of the most interesting stuff from around the world. And today is one of those days, […]
The watch we are about to present today is the new variant of the upgraded 2022 Mirrored Force Resonance, first launched in 2016. It comes to market only a few months after the Armin Strom Mirrored Force Resonance Manufacture Edition Blue, with dial colour and the strap offered as the only difference between the two. […]
It’s no secret that the MONOCHROME editorial Team loves independent watchmakers, as it’s one of the very reasons we exist in the first place. Although we often gravitate towards the better-known names like Dufour, Voutilainen, Moser and MB&F, there’s a host of indies waiting to be discovered. In a quest to bring you new and […]
To kick things off, this will be a very personal story, and yes, it is about a mechanical watch. When I first got into watchmaking, I knew very little about the history of the industry or the different regions in the world that dominate it. My knowledge came from magazines, movies and TV shows, billboards […]
The Streamliner collection marked H. Moser & Cie‘s incursion into the luxury sports watch segment in 2020, represented by an impressive Flyback Chronograph. With its fluid and sophisticated design, the Streamliner is a far cry from the usual suspects dominating the upper echelons of luxury sports watches. Now a fully-fledged collection, Streamliners range from straightforward […]