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For globetrotters who jump across time zones, a GMT watch or a more sophisticated world time watch is the most useful travel companion. Although cynics will counter this argument with a cell phone or smartwatch, there is nothing as reassuring and personal as your own travel watch. Thanks to Louis Cottier's ingenious solution in the […]

More of a complication than a watch category or style per se, the chronograph still features prominently in brands' portfolios. With the end of the year quickly approaching, it's time for the MONOCHROME team to pick their favorite watches of 2025, and that includes the best chronographs we've seen throughout the year. Of course, lots […]

By now the history of Dirty Dozen military watches is probably familiar to almost anyone who reads an article like this, but here's a quick overview for any latecomers. Over 80 years ago, as World War II raged, the British Ministry of Defense (MOD) recognized the need for a soldier's wristwatch that was more robust […]

Continuing last week's Just Because story with a selection of the most enticing backs, we're revisiting the theme to show you some more of the most beautiful movements we've seen on our year-round watch journey. We bring together watches from both indies and established brands for the pure joy of viewing the mechanics through a […]

If you’re not a big watch nerd like us, you likely don’t give a lot of thought to the glass covering watch dials. It’s not just a generic window and a bigger deal than you might think, as we’ll see in this instalment of the ABCs of Time. Some enthusiasts even demand one type over another, […]

Kari Voutilainen is one of the most respected names in independent watchmaking. Since founding his studio in the Swiss Jura in 2002, the Finnish-born genius has been creating timepieces that combine the best of traditional craftsmanship with true mechanical ingenuity. His watches will not be confused with anyone else's work, with elaborate guilloché dials, exceptional […]

For our fourth MONOCHROME Montre de Souscription, we are once again collaborating with the independent Austrian watchmaker Habring², a brand close to our hearts and with whom we created our first MdS watch. After the immediate success of the subscription clock 1a monopusher chronograph with a salmon-colored sector dial inspired by the 1940s, we remain […]

With companies like Elon Musk's SpaceX and Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin, space tourism is no longer the subject of science fiction novels. While Omega's Speedmaster Moonwatch dominated space history, others, like Fortis, made rugged tool watches for astronauts, cosmonauts and “novonauts” alike. With space-proven calibers, Fortis is launching a new series of four Stratoliner S-41 […]

As most of you may already know, Breguet celebrated its 250th anniversary this year. And this all-important brand, whose founder was instrumental in the development of modern watchmaking, has been releasing some pretty incredible models throughout the year. It started with a deceptively simple Souscription model that won the GPHG 2025, followed by a pair […]

TAG Heuer's relationship with Hiroshi Fujiwara, founder of Fragment Design and pioneer of Tokyo street culture, has become one of the most stylistically enduring collaborations in contemporary watchmaking. Their first joint venture in 2018 distilled the vintage Carrera in its purest form; The second, in 2020, reinterpreted the 1970s Autavia with a graphic, more eye-catching […]