WatchTime Blog

Welcome to WatchTime’s blog – the watch collector’s daily resource for the latest news on watches and the watch industry. Here, the WatchTime editorial team and other contributors from top watch blogs and online watch magazines post reviews of new watch models, news from the watch industry, reports from watch collector events, and much more.

Escapement Watch Review: The TAG Heuer Monaco 24 Calibre 36 Automatic Chronograph

In this article from my online magazine, Escapement, I offer you a review of the TAG Heuer Monaco 24 Calibre 36 Automatic Chronograph, a chronograph watch with a proud auto racing history.

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Jan 16, 2015 by Angus Davies

Monochrome Watch Review: Armin Strom Racing Gravity

Identity is a brand’s main objective. Look at a Rolex and you’ll recognize it at first glance. Same goes for a Ferrari or a Louis Vuitton bag. Even though its introduction is recent (2006), Armin Strom has forged for itself such an identity, boasting a coherent collection with clearly defined design cues. The Armin Strom Racing...

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Jan 16, 2015 by Brice Goulard

Escapement Watch Review: The Chopard LUC Tourbillon QF Fairmined

Earlier in 2014, Chopard announced that, for the first time, the company had used ‘Fairmined’ gold to create the Chopard L.U.C Tourbillon QF Fairmined. In this article from the online magazine Escapement, I review the watch, which also bears the symbol of the Fleurier Quality Foundation.

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Jan 15, 2015 by Angus Davies

The Charmex CX Swiss Military Watch That Broke a Scuba Diving Record

You have probably never heard of Charmex nor of Ahmed Gabr, but there are at least two reasons why both are worth knowing. In 2005, the Swiss watch company Charmex launched a massive dive watch capable of withstanding water pressures down to 12,000 feet. It was not only the most water-resistant (serially produced) mechanical dive...

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Jan 15, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Monochrome Watch Review: The Girard-Perregaux 1966 Dual Time

The 1966 Collection by Girard-Perregaux is defined by its clean, pure and refined design. We at Monochrome Watches have hailed its styling before, when we reviewed the 1966 Blue Dial and the more recent 41-mm edition. This collection also includes numerous complications, such as an Equation of Time and Annual Calendar, a full calendar and even a Minute Repeater. The only...

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Jan 15, 2015 by Brice Goulard

ESCAPEMENT Watch Review: Frédérique Constant Manufacture Worldtimer

Louis Cottier invented the world timer in 1931. The complication has long been the preserve of the most prestigious watch companies. There are, however, an increasing number of more accessible offerings entering the market. In this review from my online magazine, Escapement, I look at the relatively affordable Frédérique Constant Manufacture Worldtimer.

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Jan 14, 2015 by Angus Davies

Watch Insider: Exclusive Photos of the Hublot Classic Fusion Chronograph Pelé

During last year’s SIHH in Geneva, as part of its big 2014 World Cup push, Hublot launched its new chronograph watch made in cooperation with Brazilian soccer legend Pelé. Shortly afterward, I had the opportunity to snap some of the very first photos of this beautiful timepiece for my blog, Watch-Insider.com. Click here to see...

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Jan 13, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Watch Insider: Montblanc Goes Smart with the Montblanc e-Strap

Montblanc CEO Jérôme Lambert has given us a New Year’s gift. The Richemont Group brand has announced the TimeWalker Urban Speed e-Strap, a piece of wearable technology built into the strap of a watch. I think it’s a great idea. Why not use the huge real estate of the watch strap to display information coming...

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Jan 13, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Close-Up: Casio Pro Trek PRW3000-1

Casio has expanded its Pro Trek collection, designed for outdoors enthusiasts, with the introduction of the PRW3000-1. The Pro-Trek PRW3000-1 utilizes Casio’s Triple Sensor Version 3 Technology, which features a downsized direction sensor and pressure sensor for altimeter/barometer readings and thermometer, resulting in improved altitude readings and compass measurements, as well as a smaller case...

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Jan 12, 2015 by WatchTime

WatchTime.com’s Top 10 Watch Brand Videos

We’ve added a lot more videos to Watchtime.com over the past year, and many of you have noticed. The videos — most created and provided by some of the top watch brands — have become one of the most popular features on the site. Below, we count down your current favorite watch videos, ranked by...

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Jan 12, 2015 by WatchTime

Dive Watches 101: How Swatch Helped Rescue the Dive Watch

The quartz watch revolution (aka “quartz crisis”) of the 1970s affected not only the watch industry in general, but also, of course, the dive watch category within it. Considering the number of model launches, innovations and constant improvements to such watches in the 1960s and the first half of the ’70s, the ’80s and early...

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Jan 12, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Reviewing the A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up Down

Last year we at Monochrome Watches had the distinct pleasure of reviewing the A. Lange & Söhne Double Split, which boasts arguably the most beautiful chronograph movement on the market today. As a follow-up, we’re reviewing its little brother, the A. Lange & Söhne Datograph Up Down, which also has a stunning movement and features...

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Jan 11, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Monochrome Essentials: Reviewing the Patek Philippe Ref. 5496P-014 Perpetual Calendar Retrograde

2014 was the year of steel for Patek Philippe. Alongside the huge surprise of the sporty Annual Calendar Chronograph 5960/1, we at Monochrome Watches presented you, in an extensive hands-on article, the new Nautilus Travel Time Chronograph ref. 5990/1A, a complicated edition of the Gérald Genta-designed icon. However, even with this recent trend toward steel (which was...

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Jan 11, 2015 by Brice Goulard

Speake-Marin’s Spirit Wing Commander Goes Into the Wild

At Monochrome Watches, we believe watches are made to “live” — to be worn and to have their own story, visible through the marks that adorning their cases and straps. We love watches and always prefer seeing them on wrists rather than in display cases. Hence the thought behind our summer series showcasing watches worn...

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Jan 11, 2015 by Brice Goulard

4 New Vacheron Constantin Watches That Debuted at The Moscow Boutique

Vacheron Constantin in 2014 opened a new boutique in Moscow. As is the brand’s tradition when opening a new flagship store, new limited edition watches are being introduced to coincide with it. (For example, Vacheron inaugurated its Paris boutique with a series of very nice pink gold and guilloche-dial watches and with the very stylish 1972...

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Jan 11, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Monochrome Essentials: Introducing the Girard-Perregaux Traveller WW.TC Titanium DLC

Here at Monochrome Watches, we love world time watches. It’s probably the most useful complication in this modern day and age for savvy travellers, whether for business or leisure. Girard-Perregaux introduced the WW.TC – the initials stand for World Wide Time Control – in 2000, and last year the model got a major update, both...

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Jan 11, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Monochrome Essentials: Reviewing the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M GMT GoodPlanet

We review here the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m GMT Goodplanet watch, a special model with a navy-blue dial and bezel that was created as a tribute to the partnership between Omega and the GoodPlanet Foundation.

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Jan 11, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Fratello Classics: 5 Interesting Pre-Owned Watches Under $4,000

I wrote a Fratello Friday article on the things you need to consider when buying a pre-owned or vintage timepiece. I suggest that if you are not familiar with buying pre-owned watches, you read that article first to familiarize with the things you need to consider before buying a pre-owned watch… which is the subject...

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Jan 10, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Monochrome Essentials: Reviewing the Richard Mille RM 022 Aerodyne Dual Time Zone

What’s so special about a Richard Mille watch? We all know about the exclusivity (less than 3,000 pieces per year), the impeccable quality, and the celebrity ambassadors. But there are many more features that added up to the success of this highly exclusive watch brand: exclusive materials, astonishing finishing, distinctive complications, innovations and a unique...

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Jan 10, 2015 by Frank Geelen

A Look at New HYT H1 and HYT H2 Watches

HYT, the so-called “Hydro Mechanical Horologists,” introduced quite a few color variations at this year’s Baselworld watch fair. Both the H1 and the H2 collection have been expanded with various metals, with and without coating, used for the cases, and various colors of fluids to indicate the hours. Here are two that we’ve covered on...

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Jan 10, 2015 by Frank Geelen

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