Incredible, only eleven years have passed since Bulgari contested his first gladiator in the arena of the ultra -thin watches. The Octo Finisimo Tourbillon from 2014 from 2014 was astonished by the world with its shaving thin, record-breaking 1.95 mm tourbillon movement, but also conquered the hearts of many with its seductive Italian look. With […]

What if you want to see a mechanical movement as much as possible without affecting the practicality of an automatic? The simplest answer is of course the micro-rotor automatic. This integrates a small diaper into the movement without hiding it from the point of view. It also challenges the manufacturers to bend their watchmaking muscles […]

Cars and watches seem to fit perfectly, a match in heaven, as they say. Historically, there has always been a deep connection between the two, since the timing in motorsports is essential. So it is only natural that brands research this in many ways. Auto-themed watches are not unusual because brands often meet partnerships with […]

Last year marked the 85th anniversary of one of IWC Schaffhausen‘s most important collections, the Portugieser. Originally created in the late 1930s, the story of this wristwatch series begins with a special request from two Portuguese wholesalers, Rodrigues and Teixeira. They approached IWC with a simple but ambitious goal: to create a wristwatch with the […]

Some watches immediately attract their attention and their interest, while others never go into attention. Others may be a bait and a switch: they love it at first, but when they get it into their hands, the love relationship is short -lived. Some time ago I made it mechanically with a Hamilton Khaki field. Loved […]

From now on, you will surely know everything there is about the latest Rolex collection, a watch that made great noise during your presentation at Watches & Wonders 2025, the country resident. The collection was both visually and mechanically (mostly mechanically) a fairly hot discussion topic with shared opinions in the Watch community. We spoke […]

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 […]

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 […]