2+ hour, 30+ min ago  (487+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (202+ words) Under the closed back are restored vintage Valjoux 236 hand-wound chronograph movements, with a classic column wheel and horizontal clutch architecture. Worn on a Granite calf leather by Jean Rousseau, the production of the Naoya Hida NH TYPE7 A Chronograph is limited…...

21+ hour, 31+ min ago  (712+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...

1+ day, 31+ min ago  (411+ words) Monochrome Watches Independent watchmaker Vanguart presented its first timepiece, the impressive Black Hole Tourbillon, in 2021, followed by a "slightly more accessible design," the Orb Flying Tourbillon (2024). Despite its more approachable concept, this creation remains one of the more unconventional in…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (266+ words) The collection's two-part construction remains, with lateral "ears" framing the caseband, something borrowed from the Nautilus lineage, but rendered here with sharper, flatter planes. Finishing is classic: vertically satin-brushed surfaces contrast with polished bevels, allowing light to play on the…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (646+ 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…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (778+ words) Monochrome Watches When it launched in 2012, Frederique Constant's Worldtimer Manufacture made waves in the watch world. A complication usually found in far pricier watches, it delivered in-house world time functionality with an "accessible luxury" price tag. Not content to rest…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1120+ words) In Cartier's current collection, the name Santos refers to the related yet distinct collections. On one side is the Santos-Dumont, a thin, elegant, shaped watch that directly connects to the origins of the name, when Cartier created what was one…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (944+ words) Monochrome Watches Founded in 2017, Italian brand Venezianico has caught attention with its stylish, well-priced watches that often play around with materials and design. From pieces inspired by Venetian architecture to a recent Redentore with a guilloch" pattern depicting the Venetian…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (455+ words) Union Glash'tte continues to position itself in the segment of robust, fairly-priced mechanical chronographs with a distinctly modern look. The Belisar Chronograph Sport, introduced in 2024 as a more contemporary alternative within the Belisar collection, marked'a departure'from vintage cues. It now…...