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Frank has been a watch aficionado for more than 10 years and started Monochrome in 2006, after being active on many watch forums. He has a special interest in Independent Watchmaking and Haute Horlogerie. The beautiful technique and finish is what makes his horological heart beat faster.

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Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono reviewed

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono reviewed

When Omega introduced the new Seamaster Planet Ocean with the new in-house caliber 9300 last year, this was something that really interested me. Omega was so kind to let me review this dive watch with impressive specifications and impressive dimensions.  

It takes...
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Lange und Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar – Apotheosis of the SIHH 2012

Lange und Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar – Apotheosis of the SIHH 2012

Because of an incredibly busy schedule I didn't have time to visit Lange und Söhne until the last day of the SIIH 2012. What I got to see wasn't simply amazing, it was so much more than amazing. For me it was the apotheosis of the fair.

The new Lange 1 Tourbillon Perpetual Calendar is...
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COMEX and the creation of the Rolex Sea-Dweller ref 1665

COMEX and the creation of the Rolex Sea-Dweller ref 1665

Fratellowatches recently posted about Henri Germain Delauze's passing away. He was the founder of COMEX, a professional dive company from France, who initiated the creation of dive watches that were able to descent to greater depths than ever before....

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Weekly Watch Photo – Greubel Forsey GMT

Weekly Watch Photo – Greubel Forsey GMT

Watch photographer Peter Chong is specialized in high-resolution photography and photo-stacking. When shooting a photo of the earth, those techniques can be helpful. Especially if it's the miniature earth in the Greubel Forsey GMT. 

When Greubel Forsey released the GMT, we could only show you...
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Glashütte Original Senator Observer 1911 Julius Assmann also in stainless steel

Glashütte Original Senator Observer 1911 Julius Assmann also in stainless steel

End of last year Glashütte Original launched the Senator Observer 1911 Julius Assmann, a limited edition in white gold and their first Baselworld 2012 novelty. Today they add two new versions of the Senator Observer in stainless steel.

Creating beautiful chronometers, is something Glashütte Original...
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URWERK UR-110 in Red Gold

URWERK UR-110 in Red Gold

In 2011 the URWERK UR-110 was awarded with the prize for Best Design Watch at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève . Recently they released a new version of the UR-110, now with a red gold top-case. Again a masterpiece of horological design.  

URWERK has...
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