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For LVMH Watch Week 2026, Hublot expands its Classic Fusion line with Sage Green editions: a 33mm quartz, a 42mm automatic and a 45mm chronograph, introducing a soft pastel tone that combines sportiness and sophistication. Just like previous releases from Essential Gray and Taupe, these new references combine modern colors with a certain understated dressing. […]

The independent watch scene is not only important to MONOCHROME, but is also attracting the attention of an ever-growing number of people in the watch community. For us, and probably for many of you, it is the creative freedom, the attention to detail, the craftsmanship often on display that excites us. It catches our eye, […]

Technology has overshadowed some of the advancements of watch dial lume that have progressed for over a century. For example, the digits on Hamilton’s Pulsar P1 LED watch from the early 1970s were bright by the nature of the tech – light-emitting diodes. Timex introduced INDIGLO back in the early 1990s, which provides a bright, uniform […]

When it comes to finding some of the most affordable automatic watches on the market, at least from established and reputable brands, Citizen's offering is hard to beat. Whatever style you're looking for, the brand has something for you. Looking for a chic, sporty watch with 1980s flair? Tsuyosa is here for you. Want something […]

Armin Strom is known for his elaborately decorated, openworked manufacture movements, which are manufactured to very high standards, and entered the dress watch category in 2021 with the surprisingly understated Tribute 1 model. While the Tribute collection still bore most of the brand's attributes, be it in terms of design or technology, it was simpler, […]

The Lycée Edgar Faure in Morteau has produced an impressive wave of independent watchmakers who are emerging with fresh vision and craftsmanship. In recent years it has produced notable names such as Sylvain Pinaud, Théo Auffret, Rémy Cools, John-Mikaël Flaux, Cyril Brivet-Naudot, Thomas Aubert and Alexis Ramel-Sartori and many others. Today we turn our attention […]

To celebrate the upcoming Chinese Year of the Horse, which begins on February 17, 2026, Arnold & Son presents a limited edition of eight Perpetual Moon watches. Celebrating its sixth consecutive year of editions dedicated to Chinese New Year, Arnold & Son is dedicated to its captivating Perpetual Moon reference, presented in a 41.5mm red […]

Satellite hour displays are exciting because, aside from the lyrical sentiment, they represent a departure from the ordinary for most brands, with the exception of Urwerk, which has made them a trademark. They stand out from the core collections and reflect each brand's design, technical effort and specific interpretation of the wandering hour display. As […]

With temperatures dropping well below zero and our small country of the Netherlands struggling with a thick layer of snow this past week, you can always count on us to keep you warm. And snow, ice and cold influence daily life not only in our small living space, but also in many other parts of […]

At the dawn of mechanical time, hands weren’t a thing as bells would chime to signal an event or relay the hours. These giant mechanical bell towers were seen in Europe throughout the Middle Ages, with examples like the Salisbury Cathedral clock in the 14th century still functioning today (after restoration, of course). These early […]