1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (264+ words) This new edition is immediately recognisable as part of the DC1 collection. The asymmetrical case, the inclined flying tourbillon, the off-centred time display and, of course, the retractable "Magic Crown" at 6 o'clock all survive unchanged. It's the transition to platinum, along…...

4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (761+ words) An industry expert and our Swiss Editor, Xavier Markl became hooked on mechanical watches when he started working for Cartier and then Girard-Perregaux. A subject, which was initially a professional necessity, developed into a horological obsession. Unable to ignore the…...

7+ hour, 31+ min ago  (642+ 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…...

3+ day, 31+ min ago  (620+ words) Kross Studio has never been about conventional watchmaking, whether through its openworked designs or collaborations tied to everything from Star Wars to Batman. Last year, the Geneva-based brand introduced the MT1 Tourbillon, a manually wound tourbillon with a smooth lug-less case,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (950+ words) Teaming up with independent watchmaker wizard Stephen Mc Donnell in 2015 catapulted MB&F into the rarefied domain of haute horlogerie. Mc Donnell's extraordinary, award-winning LM Perpetual marked a before-and-after in the genre. A fully integrated 581-component calibre, the complication is…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago  (866+ words) In the past few years, Union Glash'tte, the sister brand of the more high-end Glash'tte Original manufacture, has strongly focused on connecting its watches with car-related events and car-inspired designs. Take, for example, the Limited Edition Sachsen Classic 2025, the Noramis…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago  (229+ words) One of the most important phases of instrument flying is entering a holding pattern, and most of us have experienced this when travelling by air. These aerial waiting loops are used around airports when aircraft cannot immediately proceed with an…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago  (399+ 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…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (835+ 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…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (988+ words) Monochrome Watches What is Ressence if not one of the most recognisable identities in independent watchmaking? From the crownless Type 3 (check out the recent Type 3 Marc Newson) to the oil-filled Type 5, Ressence founder Beno't Mintiens has consistently challenged the conventional…...