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Weekly Watch Photo – Ressence

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Weekly Watch Photo – Ressence

We from Monochrome love beautiful photos showing gorgeous timepieces and the so-called lume-shot is one our favorite ways to show a watch. When we saw this lume-shot of a Ressence, it was immediately clear that this was the new Weekly Watch Photo. 

Ressence is an independent Belgian (!!) watch brand that made name and fame...
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MB&F Moonmachine – Max Busser and Stepan Sarpaneva join forces – LIVE photos

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MB&F Moonmachine – Max Busser and Stepan Sarpaneva join forces – LIVE photos

This is something that doesn't happen to often... Two of my favorite watch brands joined forces. Max Busser invited Stepan Sarpaneva to create his version of the MB&F Horological Machine 3 Frog, resulting in the Moonmachine!

Stepan Sarpaneva is well known for his signature moon phase/face. It featured on his Read More »

Hands on with the Maitre du Temps Chapter Three

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Hands on with the Maitre du Temps Chapter Three

For most of you Maître du Temps is already known. Steven Holzman's idea to put together a few of the very best watchmakers and let them create something astonishing, has already arrived at Chapter Three. This time the watchmakers are nobody less than Kari Voutilainen...
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Bubba Watson wins Golf Tournament wearing a Richard Mille RM038

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Bubba Watson wins Golf Tournament wearing a Richard Mille RM038

Now usually you won't see these kind of titles on Monochrome, however in this case I wanted to make an exception. The reason for this, is that withstanding the shocks and G-forces that a wrist watch endures during a game of golf, are 'pretty extreme'.

Of course we're happy for 33 year old Bubba Watson....
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Sarpaneva Korona K0 – the Ruler of Water

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Sarpaneva Korona K0 – the Ruler of Water

It's already two years ago since Stepan Sarpaneva showed his prototype dive watch for the first time. It was at Baselworld 2010 and in the mean time he has perfected the watch, called Korona K0 - the Ruler of Water.

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Weekly Watch Photo – Vianney Halter Antiqua Perpetual Calendar

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Weekly Watch Photo – Vianney Halter Antiqua Perpetual Calendar

After seeing Vianney Halter's magnificent April Fools joke, I just had to share some photos of one of the most beautiful timepieces of all times, the Antiqua Perpetual Calendar.

Not only Vianney Halter came up with a April Fools joke, the guys from Watchonista...
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