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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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vintage Longines Legend Diver

vintage Longines Legend Diver

In the long, long wait for Longines to release the Legend Diver on the Dutch market i look for pictures and stories of happy owners of this beautiful watch. At Watchprosite i found a very interesting article about the vintage dive watch from Longines that has obviously inspired the designers to develop the new...
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Collection Privee Cartier Paris

Collection Privee Cartier Paris

Last week I had a drink with a friend of mine who is also highly interested in watches. He is actually an avid Cartier collector and knows a lot about this brand. On his own website he gives an extensive overview of the watches of the Cartier Paris Collection Privee (CPCP). If you need...
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Oeps i did it again…

Oeps i did it again…

I’ve been trying to buy a reasonably priced chronograph that is not covering my entire wrist. So after extensive searching i decided to go for the Gerard Perregaux Richeville. It has a reworked Lemania 1872 chronograph movement, which is the 2 register version of the movement which is used in the Omega Speedmaster. This...
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New Seiko Moving Design models out…

New Seiko Moving Design models out…

After posting about the Seiko Discus Burger (SCBS007) i really couldn’t resist anymore… and i bought one. If everything works out fine i’ll have it on my wrist by the end of the week. I’ll make sure to post some picture It looks like Seiko found out the Moving Design series are popular and...
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Book: the Watch

Book: the Watch

Last week a friend gave me a present; it’s a book called “The Watch”. In the book almost all major watch brands are represented in a few pages per brand. It gives a short overview of every brand with a peak into history and also shows some more recent models. This book is a...
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From Heuer to TAG Heuer

From Heuer to TAG Heuer

TAG Heuer has not always been ‘TAG Heuer’… it used to be just ‘Heuer’. Heuer was a succesfull company and they made a lot of very well known watches. Especially in the sixties and seventies they made watches that are very well known untill today. Just think of models like the Monaco, Autavia and...
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