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Tudor Goes Monochrome for the Black Bay at Watches & Wonders 2024

Sometimes, less is more, and that can also apply to color. This year, Tudor is giving their successful Black Bay a monochrome treatment. With this, the brand is taking the next step in the evolution of the model, which started with its initial launch in 2012 and continued in 2016 with the introduction of the...

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Apr 10, 2024 by Martin Green

At Watches & Wonders 2024, Trilobe Raises the Bar with the Les Matinaux L’Heure Exquise

At Watches & Wonders this year, Trilobe is expanding its unique way of telling time with a complication— and a poetic one, at that. With the Les Matinaux L’Heure Exquise, a moon phase is added to the brand’s signature moving rings that tell time. This is quite a technical feat, as the dial of a...

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Apr 9, 2024 by Martin Green

Only Tourbillons: Spotlight on Purnell

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. While still prestigious, the tourbillon has also become somewhat of a staple. Every ambitious and self-respecting brand seems to have at least one in its collection. But what about a brand that makes only watches with tourbillons? For Purnell, this complication...

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Apr 7, 2024 by Martin Green

Hands-on with the Äonic Automat, An Innovative Jump Hour Watch from Germany

German watchmaking has quite a reputation to uphold, a fact not lost on new brands entering the scene. Äonic is based in Berlin and founded by Jörg Wichmann, who spent most of his career in design. He launched the international fashion fair ‘Panorama Berlin’ in 2011, but was before already active with ‘Berlinomat,’ a presentation...

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Mar 26, 2024 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: The Fun of the Less Expensive

In addition to a journalist, I am also a watch collector, and a fortunate one. Over the years, I had the privilege of being the custodian of some great watches. Combine that with being able to see the most outstanding new watches as being a WatchTime journalist, and you have a recipe to get very,...

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Mar 25, 2024 by Martin Green

An Interview with Thomas Fleming on His New Brand, Fleming

Thomas Fleming recently launched his new brand, on which my esteemed collegue Bilal Khan wrote an excellent hands-on article, which you can find here. For me, it was also an opportunity to dig deeper in the background story behind these watches, talking with Thomas about what motivated him, and what he would like to achieve...

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Mar 21, 2024 by Martin Green

What Happens When an Award-winning Architect Designs a Watch? The Lebond Souto Moura.

Lebond is an unusual brand for a number of reasons, but possibly chief among them for the reason that famous architects design each of their watches. Although it is not new to have an architect design a watch, making this element the core of a brand’s DNA certainly is. Founded by Asier Mateo— an architect...

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Mar 20, 2024 by Martin Green

In the Spotlight: Tudor Glamour Double Date

When talking about Tudor, conversations are usually aimed at the Black Bay, Pelagos, Ranger, or Royal collections, but the brand has more to show than these ranges alone. In the Glamour collection, Tudor offers an extensive array of watches with a sportive chic appearance. Among them the Glamour Double Date presents a particularly interesting proposition....

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Mar 19, 2024 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Watches & Wonders 2024 Preparations

While it is still a few weeks away, the preparations for Watches & Wonders 2024 have already started for me and the rest of the WatchTime team a short while ago. It is always a bit of a frenzy, not only making the necessary travel arrangements, but also planning all the appointments. Many brands also...

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Mar 18, 2024 by Martin Green

A Solid Entry: Hands-On with the Nomos Club Campus Endless Blue

Entry-level products often have to work harder to prove themselves– even when made by esteemed brands– with price to quality commonly questioned in this market. The sentiment is the same for the Nomos Club Campus; which may honestly be a bit by their own doing, as Nomos actively promotes its Club Campus as the gateway...

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Mar 14, 2024 by Martin Green

In The Spotlight: Blancpain Villeret Carrousel Répétition Minutes Chronographe Flyback

While these days it’s the Fifty Fathoms collection at Blancpain that garners the most attention, the brand has so much more to offer than its dive collection, alone. Among them, the beautiful Villeret collection is the embodiment of an elegant and timeless dress watch, but also houses a few very nice complex watches, such as...

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Feb 21, 2024 by Martin Green

In The Spotlight: Piaget Polo Emperador Skeleton Tourbillon

Some watches are simply statement pieces that stand out in every way. The Piaget Polo Emperador Skeleton Tourbillon is such a watch. Its diameter of 46.5mm is not something that you would expect from a posh brand like Piaget, mainly known for its exquisite ultra-slim dress watches. This watch has a different mission: to unapologetically...

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Feb 12, 2024 by Martin Green

Running on Ice: How Alpinist Simon Messner And Montblanc’s Laurent Lecamp Test the 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen During the Antarctic Ice Marathon

Many watches are created for the most demanding circumstances, yet they hardly find themselves in a situation where their qualities are actually utilized. For Montblanc, this was one reason to take the 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen through its paces on the Arctic. There, alpinist Simon Messner, son of Reinhold Messner, who crossed Antarctica on foot...

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Feb 6, 2024 by Martin Green

Talking the New Piaget Polo with CEO Benjamin Comar

With its 38mm case and ultra-slim automatic caliber 1200P1, is the new Polo the Piaget many have been waiting for. An homage to the original watch, introduced in the 1970s by Yves Piaget, which quickly became the timepiece to define the spirit of the time, it also marks the 150th anniversary of the company. We...

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Feb 5, 2024 by Martin Green

Dive with Elegance: TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300

Many brands that have quite the reputation when it comes to dive watches know how to make this type of timepiece both classy and capable. While most of them are destined to spend the vast majority of their wrist time on land or in shallow waters at best, it doesn’t mean that they can slack...

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Jan 23, 2024 by Martin Green

Hands-On with the CIGA Design Blue Planet – Gilding Version

A while back I flew over Greenland, and as I watched the snow-covered mountains below me, the sun hit them at just the right angle making everything look golden. It was a stunning sight, and this was also the first thought that came to me when I opened the box of the CIGA Design Blue...

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Jan 17, 2024 by Martin Green

In The Spotlight: Baume & Mercier Riviera 10720

The term icon is probably one of the most overrated words in watchmaking that is used the most. These days, it is even used in press releases of entirely new models by relatively new brands, making icons an honor you can bestow on yourself at a whim instead of being earned by merit and concurred...

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Jan 15, 2024 by Martin Green

In The Spotlight: Omega De Ville Prestige

When it comes to Omega, a lot of focus is on the Speedmaster and Seamaster. While these are rightly so amazing collections, for quite some time now, the Omega universe rests on four pillars, with the other two being the Constellation and the De Ville. Some see the De Ville, in particular, as the collection...

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Jan 8, 2024 by Martin Green

Oak & Oscar Olmsted FEW: A Watch That Makes You Want to Have a Drink

Oak & Oscar Founder Chase Fancher is not only really into watches, but also about good bourbon and whiskey. In fact, he used it even in the brand name, as ‘oak’ refers to the oak barrels these spirits get their character in. In case you were wondering, Oscar is the name of his dog, his...

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Jan 4, 2024 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: New Years Resolutions

Many people make them, but not all succeed in following through, as New Year’s Resolutions remain a tricky thing. They usually focus on taking up good habits and doing away with bad. Some might also affect your watch collection, as going more frequently to the gym (or to start going at all) can help you...

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Jan 3, 2024 by Martin Green

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