Montblanc synonym with luxury fountain pins and expanded his portfolio around clocks in 1997, with the aesthetics inspired by the famous Meisterstein pens. Montblanc intended the observation of the certificates from watchmakers and acquired the legendary Minerva Manufaktur in 2007 and published the Nicolas RieeusSec chronograph. The Nicolas Rieeussec was driven with the first in […]
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If you are a returning reader of Monochrome or when you have seen our video reviews on YouTube, you will probably know that we will tend to stay quite neutral. Why? Because we believe that they are wise enough to make their own judgment … but today I am, to say the least, be a […]
They say that black is slim, and it is no different with clocks. Black watches often look more compact when they are side by side with their non -black objects. But the game has a different side than just beating the color black and calling it a day. The use of black as a styling […]
After Ferrari's historical third victory in Le Mans last week there was much more to speak than pure racing tracks. While the occurring action of the 2025 edition of the legendary French endurance race was exciting from the start to finish, there was off-track action that attracted our attention caused by fuel! Of course there […]
Today we will talk about one of the discrete and yet most worshiped watchmakers of the independent scene, Svend Andersen. Andersen was born in Denmark in 1942. Later he moved to Switzerland and worked for Gübelin, where he had the chance to repair some of the original Worldtime watches, with the mechanism of Louis Cottier […]
The conquest collection offers a special place in the history of Longines. It was Longines' first collection that was provided as a trademark – in 1954 with the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. This was a central moment for longines as an organization of models by collecting increased product identification. Since then the name […]
How many integrated sports watches are on the market? A lot, really a lot. But in addition to the mainstream brands, each of which offers their own attitude to the concept with the rolex with the rural dweller, IWC with the engineer, Tissot with the PRX, to name just-is there no space for more niche, […]
Since the introduction of the first production model of the brand, the Resence of Type 1 has fully focused on its orbital display, which indicates the time on slim, contemporary, almost minimalist way without hands. The introduction of type 8, the most focused model of the brand, only strengthened this feeling with a dial with […]
Laaureato, published by Girard-Perregaux in 1975, was one of the forerunners of the luxury sports guard. The Laureato was redesigned for the fifth time in 2016 and 2017 and is now the best -selling collection of the brand. The classic 42 mm-time-and-datum model is returning this summer with a fascinating gray-grandaemaema dial for a noble […]
It’s more or less a cliché by now, but this year’s Le Mans race didn’t feel like an endurance race, but a mad dash to the line instead! From the get-go, there was a full-on battle between the Hypercars, LMP2s and LMGT3s. Cadillac locked out the front row during the Hyperpole, to many people’s surprise. […]
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