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First look: The New Krayon Anywhere Parhelion, A Gem-Set Celebration of Light
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (473+ words) Monochrome Watches When sunlight passes through hexagonal ice crystals in high cold clouds, it produces luminous reflections that appear alongside the sun. The parhelion effect, together with Greenland’s shifting landscape of snow, ice and deep blue water, inspired the colours…...
Introducing: The Andersen Genève Communication 45 Returns in Platinum
7+ hour, 6+ min ago (743+ words) Talking about Svend Andersen and only focusing on the world time complication would be truly reductive of the man’s career. One of the most discreet and yet most revered watchmakers of the independent scene, a founding member of the AHCI,…...
First Look: The new Yema Navygraf Barracuda CMM.20 Limited Edition, Developed with the French Navy
13+ hour, 6+ min ago (547+ words) Monochrome Watches Yema seems to be focused on combining its historic dive watch designs with more sophisticated mechanics, especially since the arrival of the manufacture CMM.20 micro-rotor calibre. Following the Navygraf Slim CMM.20 and the Navygraf Pearl CMM.20, the French brand now introduces…...
Introducing: The Bulgari Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar Now Comes in Blue Titanium
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (502+ words) When Bulgari launched the Octo Finissimo Perpetual Calendar in 2021, it did what the Octo Finissimo line has done repeatedly over the past decade. It broke another record. At just 5.80mm thick, it became the world’s thinnest perpetual calendar wristwatch, a title…...
Introducing: The New Speake Marin Ripples Portobello, Inspired by London’s Colourful District
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (526+ words) Speake Marin introduced the Ripples in 2022, and with it, the independent brand entered the crowded luxury sports watch category with its own, slightly eccentric creation. The rounded-square La City case, the strongly textured dial, and the small seconds at 1:30 made…...
Five Of The Finest New Independent Watchmakers We've Recently Come Across
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (303+ words) If you’re anything like us, independent watchmaking will be on your watch radar pretty much all the time. We’ve never hidden the fact that we absolutely love the creative, experimental nature of small, indie watchmakers. Some have grown into industry…...
Introducing: Hublot’s Big Bang Sapphire Sky Blue Brings a Fresh Shade to the Meca-10
4+ day, 9+ hour ago (487+ words) Very few brands can create and machine sapphire like Hublot does, and it is a claim that proves itself time and again. It was in 2016 that Hublot first unveiled its sapphire Big Bang, followed by colourful interpretations, including the striking…...
Introducing: Panerai Unveils the new Submersible PAM01756
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (529+ words) While the Luminor and Radiomir are the two most emblematic collections of Panerai, both solidly rooted in the brand’s heritage and modelled after historical models, there’s a third collection that has increased its presence in recent years: the Submersible. The…...
Hands-On: The Engine-Inspired Display of the TAG Heuer Monaco Speed 12
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (977+ words) Based in France, Brice has a background in international finance. With a strong interest in watches that began with an old mechanical chronograph given to him at age 15, Brice joined the MONOCHROME team as a writer in late 2013. With his…...
Introducing: 1776 Atelier Celebrates Independence of the United States and Watchmaking with the Liberty 250
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (687+ words) Monochrome Watches The resurgence of watchmaking in the United States is real. But not through what it used to be in the past, when American watches were produced in large quantities on an industrial scale. Should we complain? Absolutely not....