Introducing: The Breitling Navitimer 1 Automatic 38
The first ladies’ watch of Breitling’s Kern era would seem to have been engineered with men in mind, too.
Introducing: The Breitling Chronomat B01 Chronograph 44
Updated with a satin-brushed 44mm steel case, the new Chronomat B01 Chronograph 44 is a more subtle expression of Breitling’s rough and tumble pilot’s chronograph.
Introducing: The Parmigiani Fleurier Type 390 For The Bugatti Sport
A spectacular piece unique for a one-of-a-kind hypercar.
Baselworld 2018 – Breitling Introduces the Navitimer 1 Automatic 38 – And yes, that’s a 3-hander
We already knew that some changes were about to come at Breitling. We’ve seen it with the introduction of the Navitimer 8, a brand new collection that we explained to you in details. This new strategy will be deployed over all the collections and that includes the iconic Navitimer 1. Here is the first (and drastic) evolution, with the Navitimer 1 Automatic 38. It is small and mainly, it is a 3-hander…
News – On the Road to Baselworld 2018 – What You’ll See on MONOCHROME
Rolex, Omega, Patek Phillipe, Tudor, TAG Heuer and many more… Tomorrow, the 2018 edition of world’s largest watch fair, Baselworld, will open its doors. Hundreds of new watches will be revealed to members of the press, retailers and collectors. Even though the general consensus around the fair itself seems quite negative, the industry is in relatively good shape and this won’t prevent the MONOCHROME team to “veni, vidi, referi” – “go, see, report” live from the fair, with an incredibly large coverage. Baselworld is coming, and we are on the road to Switzerland
IN-DEPTH: Future classic? The Rolex Explorer II ref. 16570
Editor’s note: Today’s review is a little unusual on several accounts. Most significantly it’s of a watch that’s been discontinued for seven years. Given this fact, Bruce (of BLNR fame) has written a more personal, evocative piece, which makes sense as much ink has already been shed in tribute to the details and intricacies of this particular Rolex Explorer II. So why talk about it now? Well, I’m of the firm belief that the star of the Explorer II is on the rise — especially the polar version — so it’s the perfect time to shine a little light on it. Plus, you never know what we’ll see at Basel tomorrow … Back when I was shopping for my first Rolex, I was offered a ‘new old stock’ Explorer II 16570 by the local boutique at a decent discount. I brushed it off at the time due to a fixation with the Submariner (which ironically ended up as a Datejust) and also the limited knowledge that it was a past model and recently replaced by an improved 216570 in 42mm. Why in the world would I have bought that old 16570? It made no sense to me at the time.…
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Baselworld 2018: Follow Along With The Entire HODINKEE Team
This is going to be good.
Give-away – Dan Henry 1970 Automatic Diver 40mm
Although MONOCHROME has always been about high-end mechanical watches, we manage to find (and show to you) a nice value proposition from time to time. One brand that stands out from our ‘value proposition’ crowd is a watch that is A) very affordable and B) very cool and C) very well build. It’s the Dan …
Introducing: The Fifth Element – A Desktop Weather Station By MB&F And L’Epée 1839
For their latest collaboration the two brands have created a spaceship that tells the time, temperature, barometric pressure, and humidity.
Baselworld 2018 – MB&F Teams Up with L’Epée to Create The Fifth Element, A Unique “Horological Weather Station”
We were already aware that the folks at MB&F have the ability to surprise us. And guess what, they do it again. Their latest creation, made with clockmaker L’Epée, is actually not only a clock. “The Fifth Element”, as they name it, is an intergalactic horological weather station enabling accurate weather forecasting even when the power goes down. Four separate elements combine in a mothership to create an entity much larger than the sum of its parts: The Fifth Element. Intriguing, isn’t it?