Rebecca Doulton

6 days ago | monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton

Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. Renowned for its contemporary and minimalist designs, Ming, the indie watch brand founded by Malaysian photographer Ming Thein in 2017, has gone from strength to strength. Design is king at Ming, and a common design thread runs through all the collections, ranging from time-only to sophisticated chronographs and from world timers to dive watches.

6 days ago | monochrome-watches.com | Rebecca Doulton

Dr Ludwig Oechslin has a talent for simplifying complications. Using the Bauhaus principle of “less is more”, his Ochs & Junior brand tackles complications with ingenious solutions and as few components as possible. The latest GMT model, aka the Due Ore Mese, ups the complexity and power of the earlier Due Ore. Packing a date indication, running seconds and a power reserve gauge, the highlight of this model is the single hand displaying home and local time simultaneously.

1 week ago | monochrome-watches.com | Brice Goulard |Rebecca Doulton |Robin Nooy |Frank Geelen

Not all images were able to load for printing. Please close the print window and try again. A venerable German watch brand that was once the world’s largest watch and clock manufacturer by the early 20th century, Junghans is mainly known for its clean and attractive Max Bill collection as well as its elegant Meister range. There is, however, one collection that truly stands apart with its funky design and colours, a watch that couldn’t be more 1970s and yet feels totally up-to-date.

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.

1 week ago | monochrome-watches.com | Brice Goulard |Frank Geelen |Rebecca Doulton

First introduced in 1954 (and the first to be trademarked over 70 years ago), the Conquest collection is among the longest lived of the brand with the winged hourglass logo. In recent years, the name Conquest (without a suffix, since there’s also the Conquest Heritage and the HydroConquest) has become synonymous with modern versatility. This became even truer in 2023 when Longines revamped the collection entirely, making it its most versatile offering.