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Peer pressure

Peer pressure

Our contributor Martin Green shares some interesting thoughts on peer pressure. We are curious if you ever experienced this and how you handled it!  Does this sound familiar? Brand X just released a new model and you are blown away by it! You can already imagine how it looks on your wrist and can’t...
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High quality in steel – Ladies only!

High quality in steel – Ladies only!

The time that a small diameter watch with a row of diamonds was believed to be the perfect women’s watch is long gone. A growing number of women in the market for a high end watch are seriously interested in the movement. Quartz is no longer the obvious choice, and a mechanical movement can...
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The new URWERK UR-1001 Zeit Device – a pocket watch with perpetual calendar?

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The new URWERK UR-1001 Zeit Device – a pocket watch with perpetual calendar?

At this moment there are only teaser pictures, but they give a good indication of what URWERK’s newest timepiece will be… Let’s have a closer look! I guess most of Monochrome’s long-term readers will immediately recognize URWERK’s indication of time on the photo below. It shows much resemblance with the UR-203 or UR-202 White...
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Revue Thommen Classical 82 Round

Revue Thommen Classical 82 Round

Around some brands it is so quiet that you sometimes wonder if they still exist. For sure, Revue Thommen is such a brand. Why it ever got quiet around this brand is actually quite a mystery. Revue Thommen has a long history of manufacturing movements of which the latest one was introduced in 2006. This...
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Concord C1 Amethyst – something for the ladies?

Concord C1 Amethyst – something for the ladies?

There was a time when the difference between a men’s and a women’s watch was based mainly on size. Today it is not unlikely that the lovely lady you just held the door for at the restaurant wears a larger watch then you. In a way you can say that the watch industry went...
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Hermes Arceau Temps Suspendu

Hermes Arceau Temps Suspendu

Perhaps the most interesting complications are the ones similar to the iPad; you never knew you needed it before you got it. The Hermes Arceau Temps Suspendu has such a complication. Before we dive into this, lets look at the Hermes from a strictly aesthetic point of view. The watch features several asymmetrical design...
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