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The ABCs of Time – Unconventional Ways Watches Can Relay Time Without Traditional Hands
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (1736+ words) 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…...
The Petrolhead Corner – Is The Encor Series 1 The Coolest Restomod Ever?
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (1368+ words) In the ever-increasing world of restomods, remasters, continuation cars and so on, some projects raise the question of why it hadn't been done before. By now, we're well familiar with the slew of Porsches from Singer, Nardone, Tuthill, KAMM and…...
Introducing – The Toka, Finnish Indie Watchmaking Duo Kortela Valta’s Next Chapter
3+ day, 20+ hour ago (768+ words) The life of an independent watchmaker, or a duo in this case, is hardly ever easy. Roope Kortela and Rene Valta, who you might know from the portrait we produced about a year ago, are pulling the covers off their…...
Portrait – Founded Out Of Passion, ZLTD Watches Offers Something Different and Refreshing
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (639+ words) Robin, MONOCHROME Watches "Kenny, everything started with you going down the watchmaking rabbit hole on YouTube. What triggered you into learning the actual craft? To better appreciate the craft, I had a crazy idea one day: starting my own watch…...
First Look – Vyntage Horology Launches Strata, a Sleek Emirati Integrated Sports Watch with Swiss Micro-Rotor
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (529+ words) Vyntage Horology is the brand created by the Seddiqi family, long regarded as the most influential retailers in the Gulf; Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons has just celebrated 75 years in business. They are also organisers of Dubai Watch Week, which has become…...
First Look – The New Tonneau-Shaped Seiko Presage Classic Series SPB537 with Enamel Dial
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (603+ words) It has been a while since we last saw a tonneau-shaped Seiko Presage" The last to surface on MONOCHROME was the Presage Enamel SPB049 from 2017, a quietly unusual model that stood apart from the round, conservative silhouettes that dominate Seiko's classical…...
Hands-on – Experiencing the Moritz Grossmann Perpetual Calendar
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (709+ words) Forgive the lyrical tone, but to encounter a Moritz Grossmann watch is to feel time transformed into form and substance. These are timepieces that are great to look at and study in detail with a loupe, but also wonderful to…...
Hands-on – A Closer Look at the Breguet Classique Tourbillon Sidéral 7255
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (654+ words) Unveiled on 26 June 2025, a nod to the date Abraham-Louis Breguet secured a patent for his gravity-defying tourbillon (26 June 1801), the Tourbillon Sid'ral 7255 takes his groundbreaking regulator on a fascinating ride through time and space. Released for the brand's 250th anniversary celebrations, the…...
Introducing – The TAG Heuer Carrera Chronograph Year of the Fire Horse
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (465+ words) As a freelance journalist specialising in watches and jewellery, Rebecca Doulton began writing for the Financial Times in Mexico City in the early 1980s. Formerly the web editor of Tiempo de Relojes website, and watch editor of The Jewellery Editor, Rebecca…...
Hands-on – The MIH Gaïa Series III, and Why this Watch Matters
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (264+ words) The Mus'e International d'Horlogerie (MIH) in La Chaux-de-Fonds hides within the city, half-submerged in concrete and silence. Inside, time seems to slow down. Light comes through narrow skylights; part museum, part cathedral, it was built into the rock to guard…...