Press Release – IWC 2017 Da Vinci Collection: Creating Pure Beauty

As a prelude to SIHH 2017, IWC Schaffhausen has released new additions to its Da Vinci Collection. The Da Vinci Automatic 36 and the Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 were designed and built to suit the needs of women and these new additions also features a classic round case. The classic round profile can be traced back to 1985 when IWC first…

9 years ago

Press Release – IWC 2017 Da Vinci Collection: Creating Pure Beauty

As a prelude to SIHH 2017, IWC Schaffhausen has released new additions to its Da Vinci Collection. The Da Vinci Automatic 36 and the Da Vinci Automatic Moon Phase 36 were designed and built to suit the needs of women and these new additions also features a classic round case. The classic round profile can be traced back to 1985 when IWC first…

9 years ago

Announcement – Xavier Markl Joins Monochrome as Director of Business Development

End of last year we already announced that Tom Mulraney and Matthew Catellier strengthened our team, today we can report that Xavier Markl joins our team as Director of Business Development. You might be familiar with his name, as he wrote our Technical Perspective guides, with concise introductions to all things technical in wristwatches. Xavier isn’t new to the watch industry, as he has an already impressive career working for some of the most esteemed brands.

9 years ago

IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition Antoine De Saint Exupéry Hands-On

In collaboration with the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, Zenith released the tobacco brown-dialed IWC Pilot’s Watch Double Chronograph Edition “Antoine De Saint Exupéry” watch to honor the author of The Little Prince. Instantly recognizable as an IWC Pilot’s watch but with a subdued twist, it’s also the only rattrapante, aka double chronograph, in the pilot’s watch line.

9 years ago

Jaquet Droz Marks the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Rooster

Each year of the Chinese zodiac is represented by an animal – there are 12 animal symbols in total – and 2017 is the turn of the Rooster. For the occasion Jaquet Droz has announced four fowl-themed Petite Heure Minute limited editions from the Ateliers d’Arts collection, which is all about hand-decorated dials. All four are equipped with […]

9 years ago

Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20 GPS Watch

At CES 2017 in Las Vegas, Casio has just announced their second smartwatch, and it’s pretty cool. The Casio Pro Trek Smart WSD-F20 builds on the design of the WSD-F10 with an updated look but, more importantly, new and compelling functionality.

9 years ago

The Top 10 Vintage Seiko Watches You Should Buy Now

It’s the New Year and as many people put together resolution lists, we thought we’d do the same and kick off the year with a look at 10 Vintage Seiko watches you should buy right now. Our admiration for Seiko is pretty transparent – from its new releases that we anticipate each March at Basel […]

9 years ago

LIST: The 8 best watches of 2016 – under $1000

best-under1k-slider“What watch should I buy for ___ dollars?” is the almighty question we hear day in and day out. And while there’s no simple answer, we thought we’d point you in the right direction with a ‘best of’ hit list in every thousand dollar interval from one to five over the next few days. We can’t possibly hit every single watch in each segment, but our goal is simple — to give our fellow enthusiasts a healthy set of options that fit a wide range of tastes and budgets. With that in mind, let’s kick things off with eight of the best for under a grand. Seiko Turtle Reissue SRPA21K OK, so this guy’s a total no-brainer – a reissue of Seiko’s classic (and now quite collectable) 6309 series day-date divers. The originals were in production from roughly 1976 to ’88, and this past year saw countless fans shouting “Shut up and take my money” as the numerous variants of the Turtle reissue sold out, time and time again. The line includes something for everyone, including a gilt-dial variant, all black, all blue, a very cool grey made-for-the-Thailand-market  Zimbe Turtle, and of course this one, the limited-release SRPA21K PADI-partnership blue-dialled model with pepsi bezel.…

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9 years ago

Contrasting Metal: Three Powerful Two-Tone Watches

Steel and gold used in a single watch: some people love it, others cannot stand it. Some think it is the perfect combination of a casual look dressed up with gold, while others only see a watch in limbo. But no matter

9 years ago