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Czapek presents the second special series created to mark the 10th anniversary of the brand's rebirth in 2015. Following on from the Antarctique Tourbillon launched in April, this new edition presents an exceptional interpretation of the house's sports watch with an integrated bracelet, characterized by a plique-à-jour enamel dial. Plique-à-jour is a complex and delicate […]

This year, Zenith celebrates its 160th anniversary, which has already been celebrated with the launch of several watches in a blue design. With this special collection, the brand expects an encore of its best watches or movements, including the return of the legendary Caliber 135. The story continues today with two very limited Defy Zero […]

Once the domain of high-end brands, the integrated sports watch genre is in full swing and the market is flooded with thousands of models, from decidedly affordable models like Tissot's PRX to AP's Royal Oak and everything in between. A somewhat unexpected move, as the latest player to take the plunge is Louis Erard, a […]

At MONOCHROME, various aspects of watches are often discussed. Size, materials, colors, etc. are checked regularly by the team. And they should be, because we love giving you our best possible view of watches. One thing that always comes up in these discussions is price. Do we think a watch is appropriate or too expensive? […]

About 30 years ago, car enthusiasts, journalists and collectors were amazed by performance figures in the five hundred or even six hundred range. Icons like the McLaren F1 and the Bugatti EB110 have set new standards with engines that each produce around 610 hp. Then, in 2005, the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 became the first production […]

Almost a decade after the Big Bang exploded onto the watch scene in 2005 – the epitome of an oversized, highly dynamic sports watch with an unusual fusion of materials – Hublot introduced the Spirit of Big Bang. As the name suggests, the new collection retained the “spirit” of its predecessor, but replaced the octagonal, […]

The global watch industry is valued in the tens of billions, yet for decades it has functioned through a fragmented web of dealers, collectors, auction houses, and marketplaces. While trust and personal relationships have traditionally held the system together, the trade has long been marked by inefficiencies, missed opportunities, and a lack of transparency. In […]

Kollokium, the collective collective founded by Manuel Emch, Barth Nussbaumer and Amr Sindi (The Horophile) in 2020, follows the debut series with a second, fundamentally different object. Project 02 pivots from Project 01's “Pin-Dial” language to a sculptural, topographic dial made of stacked plates housed in a slimmer monobloc case. The start of friends, family, […]

The Big Crown pointer date, which was borrowed from the first serial pilot guard in 1938, including the oversized crown and the indication of the pointer date. 1984 by General Manager Dr. Rolf Portmann reintroduced when Nostalgia could appear for mechanical watches with a dash of aviation history, the large crown -time date was largely […]

Hermès has a feel for fascinating case shapes with a dash of poetic license. The Cut Watch was launched in 2024 and designed by creative director Philippe Delhotal and is a stylish, versatile, unisex, sporty collection with a refined design and internal movement. The new Hermès added a touch of color and cut a sky […]