New Releases · 01 Jan 2023
The MR-G Gassan collaboration embodies a distinctive direction for high-end G-SHOCK: borrowing an entire craft process rather than attaching a famous name to a familiar watch. Developed with Japa
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Casio official
Independent Watchmakers · 10 Nov 2022
A unique 38mm commission uses guilloché and a co-axial escapement with deliberate restraint.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 28 Oct 2022
An integrated strap and an exposed torque indication distinguish this artisanal tourbillon.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
News · 04 Aug 2022
Merkur’s Pierre Paulin Sector Salmon has a 38mm steel case, salmon-toned sector dial, blued hands and hand-wound mechanical movement at an unusually accessible price.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Merkur / Pierre Paulin official original product listing, created 4 August 2022; current watchmerkur catalogue checked October 2026
Independent Watchmakers · 01 Aug 2022
Green ceramic, gilt details and a COSC-certified GMT movement give the configurable Reef a warmer travelling identity.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Formex
New Releases · 07 Jul 2022
Yellow-gold PVD, a champagne dial and compact proportions turn the quartz PRX into an unapologetic tribute to 1970s glamour.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: GQ; Tissot
Independent Watchmakers · 06 Jul 2022
A wide titanium architecture replaces the usual vertical stack of a mechanical watch.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 06 Jul 2022
A visible speed regulator controls the reset of the Dutch maker’s first chronograph.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
New Releases · 27 Apr 2022
The 39 mm AIKON exposes its automatic movement beneath a transparent dial while retaining sapphire crystals and 200-metre water resistance.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME; current specifications verified with Maurice Lacroix
Independent Watchmakers · 20 Apr 2022
A restrained titanium case acts as a viewing chamber for an unusually complex time-only movement.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
Independent Watchmakers · 24 Mar 2022
The 42.9 mm titanium Type 8 turns the brand's complex orbital mechanics into a deliberately sparse two-indication dial.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Ressence TYPE 8 official specification; The Watch Pages (24 March 2022); Hypebeast (March 2022)
New Releases · 13 Mar 2022
The Series Z design uses an openworked movement, curved tonneau frame and contrasting finishes to turn mechanics into the dial.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: CIGA Design official product catalogue
New Releases · 28 Feb 2022
A striped salmon dial and elongated octagonal bezel make this compact automatic a distinctive integrated-bracelet design.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MAEN Watches official product page
Independent Watchmakers · 07 Feb 2022
Black-polished steel and sculptural hands define a restrained Japanese dress watch.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: MONOCHROME
New Releases · 07 Dec 2021
The Oris Rectangular combines a 25.5-by-38-millimetre steel case, blue dial and automatic calibre in an accessible Art Deco-inspired package.
Chronolume digest · 1 min readSource: Oris official product page