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1 week ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Robin Nooy |Denis Peshkov |Brice Goulard |Nina Scally
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Plenty of people consider mechanical watches an art, and to an extent, I consider myself one of them. I do hold the conviction that, in the end, a watch is a tool to tell time, but every so often, I can appreciate when a watch pairs its time-telling capabilities with something expressive. And when the press details about Moritz Grossmann’s latest watch came in, I was pleasantly surprised by the dials.
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1 week ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Denis Peshkov |Robin Nooy |Rebecca Doulton |Nina Scally
Cosmic Green, Funky Blue, Swiss Mad Red, Citrus Green… Indie brand H. Moser & Cie. is no stranger to bold, expressive colour. These vibrant hues have graced the dials of the Pioneer Centre Seconds series, alongside Arctic Blue and Blue Lagoon.
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3 weeks ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton |Xavier Markl |Brice Goulard |Nina Scally
Sometimes, moving forward means going back to recover the good things from the past. That appears to be the case at Schwarz Etienne, a small, independent brand from La Chaux-de-Fonds that wants to raise its profile and become better known on the watch scene. Founded in 1902, the brand is now in the hands of CEO Florian Brossard. Keen to exploit Schwarz Etienne’s high level of vertical integration, the brand’s full potential is about to be unleashed.
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1 month ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Robin Nooy |Frank Geelen |Brice Goulard |Nina Scally
It’s almost “Lights out, and away we go!” for the 2025 Formula 1 season, as this weekend it all kicks off Down Under. The 20 best drivers in the world will be chasing glory once more over the course of 24 races. Will Max Verstappen make it five in a row? Will Lando Norris clinch his first? Will Lewis Hamilton get Ferrari back on top and claim his eighth? Will any of the rookies win a race?
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1 month ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Brice Goulard |Xavier Markl |Nina Scally |Robin Nooy
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1 month ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Brice Goulard |Xavier Markl |Nina Scally
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. The Maurice Lacroix Aikon collection needs little introduction. One of the first accessible takes on the concept of 1970s-inspired sporty-elegant watches with integrated bracelets, the collection launched in 2017-18 has expanded to incredible levels to integrate classic time-and-date watches, chronographs, ceramic models, openworked watches and even sportier Venturer editions.
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2 months ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Denis Peshkov |Nina Scally |Brice Goulard |Rebecca Doulton
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. The Glashütte-based brand introduced the Campus line to its Club collection in 2017 with a clear goal: to appeal to a younger generation, particularly graduates. Over the past few years, the Club Campus series has grown, adding fresh, playful colours while maintaining the same good technical foundation.
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2 months ago | 
monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton |Brice Goulard |Roberta Naas |Nina Scally
Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Abraham-Louis Breguet was the leading watchmaker of his day and enjoyed the patronage of France’s royalty and aristocracy. Among the names on his VIP list was Caroline Murat, aka the Reine de Naples, Napoleon Bonaparte’s youngest sister, who was a keen collector of Breguet’s horological marvels.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton |Brice Goulard |Roberta Naas |Nina Scally
Watch season officially opens with the LVMH Watch Week 2025. Originally scheduled to take place in Los Angeles from January 21 to 24, the devastating wildfires have led to the cancellation of the physical event. However, the launches are underway from LVMH’s stable of brands, including Bulgari, which comes with exciting news about its new, more versatile and practical Lady Solotempo BVS100 mechanical automatic calibre fitted inside the iconic Serpenti Seduttori and Serpenti Tubogas references.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
themodestman.com | Nina Scally
Are you looking for the best cheap automatic watch? We have 16 solid options under $200 (or thereabouts). Let’s check them out. Listen, watch collecting must start somewhere. And while we’d all love a bank balance that can cover everything from a TAG to a Patek, that’s not the reality. The reality is that the grail watch awaits those who know how to work their way up the horological ladder. And the first rung to that ladder is the best affordable automatic watch under $200. That’s where I can help.
