The latest watch in the very appealing Hermès Cut collection is more than just a jump from 36mm to 39mm, as it adds the ability to “suspend time” (Le temps Suspendu) with a complication first seen in the 2011 Arceau collection. At the press of a button, the hour and minute hands move into a […]
The Chief Executive Officer of TAG Heuer says the brand is taking a prudent approach to producing new timepieces linked to its return as the official timekeeping sponsor of Formula 1. Antoine Pin, who took over the top job in September last year, expressed optimism that the decade-long, multi-brand, sponsorship deal struck by parent LVMH and worth an estimated $100 million annually, will drive new customers to the watchmaker known for its sporty offerings and historic link to motor sports. But
At the opening of the Watches and Wonders 2025 salon, Rolex presented quite a lot of new models, starting with the all-important Land-Dweller collection, as well as a new white gold and ceramic dial GMT-Master II Sprite and a fantastic new metal bracelet (named Settimo) for the 1908 collection. There was also a new, bold […]
Last fall, Michael Tay and the retailer The Hour Glass put together what was likely history's largest community event dedicated to independent watchmaking. IAMWATCH, held in Singapore, featured a who's who of indie masters and rising stars. The likes of Max Büsser, Kari Voutilainen, Rexhep Rexhepi, Rémy Cools, Petermann-Bedat, Jean-Claude Biver, and more held casual appointments with fans and clients and took part in several talks about the world of independent watchmaking.From left, Raúl Pagè
The introduction of the Tudor Black Bay 58 with a new burgundy dial and bezel was an "aha" moment for me that closed the loop on an exciting moment early in my watch writing career. But more importantly, it was a nice bookend to an idea that Tudor had 30 or so years ago but never quite fully executed. That idea is below.A Tudor Submariner prototype from the 1990s with a burgundy sunburst dial and burgundy bezel.This prototype from the Tudor archive has floated around the collector's space for
Unveiled at Watches and Wonders 2025, the 1816 Chronograph blends a modern integrated bracelet design with more traditional elements drawn from Louis Moinet‘s classic repertoire, in particular from the fascinating and remarkable Compteur de Tierces, one of the precursors of the modern chronograph. Powered by an appealing, traditional hand-wound chronograph movement, this new Louis Moinet […]
At Watches and Wonders 2025, the world’s biggest horological trade fair running till Apr 7, 2025 in Geneva, the Italian luxury brand has reclaimed its crown in ultra-thin watchmaking with the ...
this is officially the most complicated mechanical wristwatch ever made. In watchmaking, a complication is any feature beyond basic timekeeping—like a moon phase display or a perpetual calendar.
Swiss company Vacheron Constantin has unveiled what is now considered the most sophisticated mechanical wristwatch in history, Azernews reports.
Cartier's custom watch program, known as NSO, will end - at least in the way that we know it - as the vaunted French brand restructures how it makes unique timepieces for top clients. Cartier's new Chief Executive Officer, Louis Ferla, who grew Vacheron Constantin into a $1 billion brand and among the top four marques presenting at Watches and Wonders in Geneva last week, has asked Cartier executives to re-examine and rework the program that allows top clients to order custom-designed pieces.
Watches and Wonders 2025 is about to close its doors and it’s time for Team MONOCHROME to fly back home after one of the most intense weeks of the year. We’ve seen hundreds of watches, if not thousands, published way over a hundred articles, took several thousands of photos and published over a dozen videos […]
Swiss watchmaker Vacheron Constantin’s latest timepiece is not just packed with novel features — it is, officially, the most complicated mechanical wristwatch ever produced. In horology ...
This year at Watches and Wonders 2025, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s emblematic Reverso, a timeless timepiece dating back to 1931 – as we explained in this in-depth article – will have its moment. Indeed, the brand is focusing entirely on its icon, and with some handsome new releases. In 2023, the slimmer pink gold Reverso Tribute Monoface Small […]
Perrelet’s flagship Turbine, with its mesmerising 12-blade turbine spinning to reveal glimpses of the lower dial, returns with a sporty chronograph complication. Bold and contemporary, the new generation of Turbine Chrono Neo in lightweight titanium cases relies on an elegant, highly legible display of elapsed times using two central chronograph hands. The three new Turbine […]
Hublot pulls out all the stops for the 20th-anniversary celebrations of its iconic Big Bang with a one-of-a-kind “Materials & High Complications” set composed of five unique pieces. Flaunting tourbillons, chronographs and minute repeaters – and in one case, a combination of all three – this unique set traces the material innovation and high-end complications […]
In 1990, the Brazilian Formula 1 champion Ayrton Senna was at the peak of his career when he found himself in a tense interview with former driver and broadcaster Jackie Stewart. During the heated conversation, Stewart aggressively pressed Senna on his tendency toward mid-race collisions, highlighting the controversial Japanese Grand Prix win over his rival Alain Prost, who (arguably), as a result of Senna's driving, suffered a crash that cost Prost the race. Throughout the interview, Senna pu
When Rolex launched the Sky-Dweller in 2012, a gaggle of press assembled outside of the Rolex booth at Baselworld. Beautifully merchandised in the window were various Submariners and a taller, clearly more important, stand covered by a silk cap. Exactly at the pre-ordained time, on the first day of the show, the silk was ceremoniously removed, unveiling the Sky-Dweller — "the most complicated Rolex in a generation," as Ben put it back then.The last time Rolex launched a whole new model, silk c
With its long-winded name, IWC’s new watch can best be described as the more complex brother of a Performance Chronograph released in 2023 for four-wheeled pilots. Equipped with the brand’s innovative perpetual calendar movement and its uncommon digital display, the Performance Chronograph IW388801 comes with a dashing black and golden colour scheme. Presented in 2023, […]
A couple of years ago, IWC introduced a Big Pilot’s watch with a device developed by the brand’s Experimental Engineering Division to protect the movement from extreme shocks. Not any only shock, mind you, but acceleration forces in excess of 30,000Gs (akin to the speed of a battleship shell) that no pilot could survive. Today’s […]
Sports watches are sort of the last thing you think of when it comes to the German brand A. Lange & Söhne. Yet despite what many people thought when the first design was unveiled in 2019, the Odysseus has carved out a substantial presence within the brand's collection, with a number of wild novelties that keep playing with the model outside of the classic and still highly sought-after steel version.This year, Lange comes out with a very limited Odysseus in Honeygold, in a run of 100 pieces
