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6 days ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
The Milgauss is an unusual model in Rolex’s lineup and certainly a niche offering, generally classified as a watch for scientists. It didn’t have the cool factor of racecars, jets, and James Bond, and, like many models in their early years, tended to sit on shelves, attracting scant interest. The Daytona was also a rather hard seller early on, so that’s not an indictment of the model itself, but it did lack a more mainstream audience given its unique focus.
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1 week ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton |Xavier Markl |Erik Slaven |Robin Nooy
Delma’s Shell Star dive watch combines the groove of its 1970s ancestor with modern specifications. A rugged 500m water-resistant diving companion, the latest Shell Star models feature a new complication with a Big Date window at noon and on-trend gradient dials. Delma’s first dive watch surfaced in 1969 with the Periscope, followed by the more professional Shell Star and Quattro in 1975, both of which endure to this day in the brand’s collection.
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1 week ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Brice Goulard |Rebecca Doulton |Erik Slaven |Robin Nooy
Founded in 1951, only one year after the creation of the Orient Watch Company and owned since 2001 by Seiko Epson, Orient Star is the higher-end collection of the Japanese watchmaker, which celebrates this year its 75th anniversary. This year, the brand expands its contemporary collection with two new colours for the Layered Skeleton model, a classic of its portfolio.
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2 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Erik Slaven
The latest watch in the very appealing Hermès Cut collection is more than just a jump from 36mm to 39mm, as it adds the ability to “suspend time” (Le temps Suspendu) with a complication first seen in the 2011 Arceau collection. At the press of a button, the hour and minute hands move into a V shape surrounding the 12 o’clock numeral, removing the distraction of time.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton |Erik Slaven |Brice Goulard |Robin Nooy
Twenty-five years ago, Chanel launched the J12 in black ceramic. Although brands like Rado and IWC had already produced ceramic watches, Chanel’s watch transformed ceramic into a precious material. An immediate hit, another unique facet of the watch was its unisex appeal. Designed by Chanel’s former artistic director Jacques Hélleu, the sleek, dark, sporty J12 was followed up with an all-white ceramic J12 in 2003.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Denis Peshkov |Brice Goulard |Rebecca Doulton |Erik Slaven
Alongside the green and terracotta Big Crown Pointer Date Calibre 403 housed in a 40mm case with a sleek, polished bezel instead of the classic coin-edge design, Oris also introduces a trio of new, simpler versions of its emblematic watch. And while these lack the high-performance Calibre 403 movement and replace it with a Sellita engine, these Oris Big Crown Pointer Date models make up for it with vibrant dial colours and new bracelets at a more accessible price point.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Denis Peshkov |Erik Slaven |Rebecca Doulton |Brice Goulard
Introduced in 2018, the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere series brought a unique world-time complication to the forefront, featuring two rotating globes depicting the northern and southern hemispheres. Designed with a distinctive vintage tool-watch aesthetic, it was Montblanc’s answer to the ultimate explorer’s timepiece – a rugged and reliable companion for mountaineering and outdoor adventures.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton |Erik Slaven |Brice Goulard
Anyone familiar with Moser’s concept watches knows that ‘concept’, in Moser’s vocabulary, means maximum minimalism: no logos, no indices, no inscriptions…just the bare essentials. Moser is also intimately associated with beautiful dials and has shown how traditional métiers d’art, like Grand Feu enamel, can create strikingly contemporary dials.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Denis Peshkov |Robin Nooy |Rebecca Doulton |Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Alpina celebrated the brand´s 140th anniversary in 2023 by launching a new Heritage collection. Until now, the collection comprised the round-shaped Automatic, the Carrée Automatic, the Diver 300 Heritage model, and a funky Startimer Pilot with bumper movement. This year for Watches and Wonders, Alpina added a manually wound model to the line-up, a compact, good-looking three-hander named Tropic-Proof.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Denis Peshkov |Rebecca Doulton |Brice Goulard |Erik Slaven
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. The Big Crown Pointer Date, an important piece in the history of Oris since 1938, has lived through various iterations over the years, evolving with the times to introduce changes and improvements but always faithful to the spirit of the original.
