In Partnership – Inside the World of Universal Genève with Collector Matthew Fisher
Collector Matt Fisher invites us into his world of rare Universal Genève watches
Hands-on – The Surprisingly Attainable Horage Autark Tourbillon
We’ve covered independent Swiss watchmaker Horage many times in the past few years, including several of its in-house movements from automatics to micro-rotors to tourbillons. The latest Autark Tourbillon separates itself as it’s truly a rare feat in watchmaking, combining a micro-rotor and tourbillon within the in-house K-TMR calibre. It’s all wrapped in Grade 5 […]
Happenings: The National Association Of Watch And Clock Collectors National Convention Comes To York, Pennsylvania On June 19-22, 2025
With a wide variety of events, talks, and a boatload of rare watches and clocks.
The Collector’s Series – An Italian Collector on His Bespoke OISA 1937 Watch, Marking the Return of Movements Made in Italy
It’s something we’ve told over and over again. Watchmaking isn’t only Swiss. Watchmaking is global and has, historically, been present all over the world. Surely, with industrialisation and the effects of the Quartz crisis, three giant hubs have emerged: Switzerland for high-end watches, Japan with its immense conglomerates and China, the silent factory… Italy surely […]
11 of the best Gérald Genta designs for other brands
The legendary designer reportedly penned over 100,000 watches… Here are 11 of the best.
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23 years and 6 months with the Rolex Daytona
The Rolex Daytona 126500 might be the best the legendary watch has ever been – but as Tom explains, it was definitely worth the wait.
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Introducing – The Monceau Model 01 Revives A Historic Swiss Name
We all know that there are tons of brands that are dormant or defunct that are deserving of a revival, and a number of those are actually being brought back through passion and perseverance. One brand to add to that list is Monceau, a once-respected Swiss watchmaking name now in the hands of Simon Ryan. […]
Cauny teams up with legendary architect Tadao Ando to give ‘Apple watch’ a whole new meaning
The historic Swiss brand teams up with one of Japan’s most acclaimed architects on a playful, design-forward quartz watch.
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How The Armoury’s Mark Cho Started Crafting Solid 18k Gold Bracelets For Cartier Collectors
The Armoury and Drake’s owner brings his eye for aesthetics to watchmaking, crafting bespoke gold bracelets inspired by Cartier’s heritage.
Hands-on – A Personal Take on the Tudor Black Bay Pro Polar, From a Fan of the Explorer II
Here, at MONOCHROME, we write about watches. That’s our job. However, before that became what we do on a daily basis, we all shared a sheer passion for watches, with, of course, our personal preferences. Our founder, Frank, is well known to be a fan of independent watchmakers and monochromatic watches (obviously…) I, for instance, […]