About

Monochrome is dedicated to fine watches. Haute Horlogerie, Independent Watchmaking and interesting vintage timepieces is what makes our hearts, here at Monochrome, beat faster. 

I started Monochrome  in 2006 with the purpose to share the most interesting watches and explain the beauty of highly complicated timepieces. After years of searching the internet for quality information, nice watches and reading and posting on the large watch forums, I wanted to make a selection of the most interesting watches of both the big brands and small independent watchmakers.

Independent watchmakers don’t have the same means to advertise and reach out to watch aficionados, like the big brands. So an important “raison d’être” of Monochrome is to give independent watchmakers the attention they deserve.

Another reason is to explain the many technical complex aspects of Haute Horlogerie and other complicated timepieces. When it comes to complicated timepieces, it seems that people expect that everyone understands the beauty of a constant force mechanism and knows exactly what a tourbillon does and how it works. Since not everyone knows every fine detail, I will make an effort to explain everything in a way that it becomes easy to understand.

Over the past 5 years Monochrome has grown to become one of the defining blogs and is read by watch aficionados from all over the world. Monochrome has a small team of passionate and knowledgable contributors and I’m happy to introduce them to you.

Frank Geelen

Founder and executive editor

C O N T R I B U T O R S

Martin Green - Watches… Martin was introduced in this fascinating world in his late teens when he postponed the purchase of a car in favor of his first Swiss watch. This was the beginning of the end, and before the year was over, he was collecting them. That is now more than a decade ago, in which Martin developed an even deeper love for watches and gained intimate knowledge of its universe. Time not only deepened but also broadened his interest in watches, which he expresses through his articles. Although his choice in subjects might be a bit eclectic at times, they all share the same basic principles; well made, high end and worth watching!

GEO  has been interested in watch for a long time and his passions for watches, has been a main factor in his life for more than 20 years now. He has a special interest for Cartier timepieces, especially those of the Collection Privee Cartier Paris, and for wrist watches with a different way to display time.

Dr.Watch has been a watch collector and enthusiast for more than 15 years. From the most basic mechanical (no quartz, please) watch up to the very high-end, it´s all fascinating. Hard to think of other hobbies that come close to the watch passion, but every decent Dr. likes to read a proper book from time to time and a bit of sports doesn´t hurt either.

Time 2 Tic is living in the Middle East and with a serious passion for watches. Besides watches he also loves diving and photography.