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1 week ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
I’ll make the inevitable Rolex comparison right up front. The Submariner is the iconic, always popular Rolex diver, while the technically superior Sea-Dweller (and its variants) take a bit of a back seat. In Omega’s world, the always popular Seamaster Diver 300M is comparable to the Submariner, while the Seamaster Planet Ocean is the technically superior diver that lives a bit in its shadow, just like the Sea-Dweller.
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1 week ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Maen, a relatively young brand from Sweden with Dutch roots, has combined two of its popular Manhattan models into a compact and sleek 37mm integrated sports watch that highlights the best of both collections.
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1 week ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
The latest Oris Aquis Date Relief is a reintroduction of the model with new dial and strap colours and the always cool steel bezel in relief. The Aquis Date Cherry (and others) in 43.5mm from a few years ago is very similar, but this follows the recent Aquis redesign and brings a new strap and dial elements. It has a bold presence at 43.5mm (from 41.5mm models) and a toned-down aesthetic that can be muted or a bit flashy depending on the configuration.
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2 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. The original Farer Aqua Compressor Endeavour from 2017 was a surprise from the small British brand. Not only did it have an impressive 300-metre water-resistance rating, but it was also a bona fide super compressor – its caseback compressed against a gasket as water pressure increased with depth, forming a tighter seal.
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2 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. MeisterSinger is famous for its portfolio of single-handed watches, and the latest 24H Enamel Edition is no exception, but a white enamel dial, single revolution every 24 hours and the ability to moonlight as a compass helps it really stand out. The philosophy of the brand is to slow down a bit and appreciate time at a more leisurely pace, not burdened by precise minutes and seconds.
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2 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Frederique Constant has partnered with British brand/carmaker Austin-Healey since 2004 and releases a Vintage Rally Healey model every two years, based on the legendary collaboration between the Austin Motor Company and driver/designer Donald Healey. For 2025, the watchmaker decided that three distinctive models were needed to really capture the spirit of the racecar legend. The new collection consists of one standard and two limited edition models, all focused on vintage Austin-Healey.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Hublot has a new Summer 2025 limited edition of the Big Bang Unico, and its orange case and sky blue bezel capture the theme perfectly. The collection is known for high-tech ceramic cases fused with interesting colours, such as orange and dark green, although more muted colours like Mint Green and Petrol Blue offer an understated vibe (not that the Big Bang can be considered understated).
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Beaubleu is a young brand founded in 2017, but it quickly established a unique style with circular hour, minute and seconds hands within a round case. Designed and assembled in Paris, the watches have a style that’s unmistakably Beaubleu.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Traditional dive watches have never waned in popularity, despite modern diving computers and even smart watches pushing them into technical obsolescence. The dawn of early divers in the 1950s is defined by two brands and two watches – the Rolex Submariner and the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms. State of the art at the time and able to withstand depths of 100 metres (91 metres or 50 fathoms for Blancpain), while a rotating diver’s bezel coordinated with the minute hand to track elapsed time underwater.
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1 month ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. We’ve covered independent Swiss watchmaker Horage many times in the past few years, including several of its in-house movements from automatics to micro-rotors to tourbillons. The latest Autark Tourbillon separates itself as it’s truly a rare feat in watchmaking, combining a micro-rotor and tourbillon within the in-house K-TMR calibre.
