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Four Sports Watches that are Great in Gold

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in June 2022. While stainless steel is, for many, the preferred material for luxury sports watches, gold still has its fans. In fact, after a decade or two of pink gold being on the rise, it is now yellow gold that is making a...

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Jul 5, 2024 by Martin Green

It’s Time – WatchTime New York 2024 Tickets On Sale Now!

After an incredible show in 2023, WatchTime New York, the premier collector’s event in North America, is set to return to Manhattan from October 18th to 20th, 2024. WatchTime New York 2024 promises to be even more spectacular, with the show marking the 25th anniversary of WatchTime and bringing together the world’s finest watchmakers, timepieces,...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Craftsmanship Meets Ingenuity in Chopard’s L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25

While color in all its shades was the order of the day at this year’s Watches and Wonders, there were also some sophisticated newcomers with black dials. Among them is Chopard’s L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25, an excellent jumping-hour complication that combines an ethical 18-carat white gold case with a pure black Grand Feu enamel dial...

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May 7, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Celebrating the Art of Chronograph: A. Lange & Söhne Launches Datograph Up/Down at Watches and Wonders 2024

It was 30 years ago that the Glashütte-based luxury watchmaker presented the first four timepieces since it had been re-founded – each with a bespoke movement that had been specially developed in-house, the Lange 1, the Arkade, the Saxonia, and the high-end complication Tourbillon Pour le Mérite, which featured a rare fusée-and-chain mechanism. The next...

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Apr 14, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Watches and Wonders 2024: Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Vacheron Constantin Patrimony

This year at Watches and Wonders 2024, Vacheron Constantin is celebrating a significant milestone – the 20th anniversary of its Patrimony collection. The Patrimony, a prime example of Geneva’s finest watchmaking, is renowned for its perfectly balanced and sophisticated simplicity. Its design, inspired by the mid-last century, has stood the test of time, embodying the...

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Apr 13, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Catching the Wind: Vacheron Constantin Introduces Overseas Tourbillon High Jewelry

The Overseas Collection represents Vacheron Constantin’s ideals of a modern-day luxury sports watch. Subtly reworked in 2016, it not only boasts a robust design— including various tool-free interchangeable straps— but also features a distinctive silhouette. The collection also, of course, features sophisticated in-house calibers, whose exceptional quality and finishing details are confirmed by the famed...

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Jan 5, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Showing at WatchTime New York 2023: Glashütte Original Senator Chronometer

WatchTime New York 2023 is only a short while away, with this years show set to welcome over thirty incredible brands to Manhattan’s iconic Gotham Hall. This multi-day watch collectors’ event, taking place from October 20th to 22nd, will bring brand presentations, leading industry panel discussions, and plenty of hands-on experiences, with tickets still available...

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Oct 9, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Surprise in Silicon: Ulysse Nardin Wows with Blast Free Wheel Marquetry at GWD 2023

Ulysse Nardin’s surprises once again with technological innovations and daring designs by introducing the new Blast Free Wheel Marquetry, presenting silicon as a material that is not only ultra-technical but also highly artistic. As a tribute to the movement of the iconic Freak, the first incorporating silicon in 2001, the UN-176 Manufacture caliber also reveals on...

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Aug 29, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Maritime Magnificence: Glashütte Original Sets Sail with New Senator Chronometer with Silver-Blue Dial

Developed in the 18th century, marine chronometers played a crucial role in shaping maritime history and enabling global exploration. Constructed to withstand the rigors of a seafaring environment, they counteracted the effects of a ship’s motion, temperature changes, and variations in atmospheric pressure. Before the technology’s invention, determining longitude at sea was a significant challenge,...

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Aug 17, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Eternally Classic: Breguet Wows with New Slim Classique Quantième Perpétuel 7327

The refined timepieces of the Breguet Classique line are all about accuracy and perfect readability. Stylistically inspired by the brand’s founder, they are distinguished by a wealth of fascinating technical and aesthetic details. The new Classique Quantième Perpétuel, offered in 39mm pink and white gold executions, is a beautiful example of this legacy. It is...

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Apr 21, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Cartier Unveils Grande Complication Pocket Watch

First seen at Watches and Wonders 2023, Cartier’s new Rotonde de Cartier Grande Complication lives up to its name with three grand complications: the skillfully skeletonized pocket watch combines a minute repeater, a flying tourbillon, and a perpetual calendar in a precious white gold case. Despite the technical complexity of the automatic 9506 caliber, which...

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Apr 10, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Watches and Wonders 2023: Patek Philippe Flies High With Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph

The Calatrava Pilot collection, designed in 2015 to re-create Patek Philippe’s pilot watches from the 1930s, now welcomes a chronograph function for the first time. The Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph (ref. 5924G-001) with a blue-gray sunburst dial and navy blue calfskin strap, and the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time Chronograph (ref. 5924G-010) with a khaki...

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Mar 31, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Piaget Launches Limited Altiplano Model to Honor the Chinese New Year

As a tribute to the cultural Chinese New Year’s festivities, Piaget‘s limited-edition Altiplano timepiece features this year’s zodiac animal, the water rabbit, in sophisticated Grand-Feu cloisonné enamel. The hare is said to bring hope and a long life. The tiny art work was created together with master enameler Anita Porchet and is limited to just...

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Jan 17, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Junghans Introduces Meister Fein Automatic Edition Erhard

Junghans commemorates the 200th birthday of its company founder, who was born in the Black Forest on Jan. 23, 1823, with two Meister Fein Automatic Edition Erhards. Limited to 200 pieces each, they are presented in a 39.5mm case in either white or yellow gold. The polished white dial carries the historic Junghans logo from...

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Jan 3, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Wanderlust: Introducing the Code 11.59 by Audemars Piguet Starwheel

Audemars Piguet is ending the watch year 2022 on a high note: The Swiss tradition manufacture from Le Brassus breathes new life into the “wandering hours,” a rare and ancient complication that dates back to the 17th century. Its clever mechanism displays the hours using a system of satellites that gravitate along a minute scale...

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Dec 2, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Breitling Honors its Founding Fathers With Three Premier Tourbillon Pieces in Precious Metal Cases

Breitling pays tribute to its founding fathers with a set of three Premier chronograph models featuring a tourbillon. Born in 1943, the Premier collection is a brainchild of Willy Breitling, then the CEO of the Swiss company. In contrast to the tool-watch style of most timepieces during WWII, particularly chronographs, he felt that it was...

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Nov 11, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Presenting the Ferdinand Berthoud Chronomètre FB 3SPC — When Curves Consort with Chronometry

Expanding into the third pillar of its Chronomètre collection, Ferdinand Berthoud introduces the all-new Chronomètre FB 3SPC. The new design follows up on the original FB1 and FB2 collections, both of which descend from Ferdinand Berthoud himself and his legacy of marine chronometers in the 18th century. The new FB3 continues this history of excellence...

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Oct 21, 2022 by WatchTime

Patek Philippe Releases New Nautilus 5811/1G in White Gold Succeeding the Discontinued 5711

Drum roll please: In addition to seven other new introductions, Patek Philippe today announced a new time-and-date Nautilus model as a part of the permanent collection. Compared to its predecessor, the legendary Ref. 5711 premiered in 1976, the Ref. 5811/1G-001 has an increased diameter of 41mm and a svelte height of 8.3mm. The sought-after luxury...

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Oct 18, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Timeless Elegance: Breguet Releases Classique Calendar 7337 in White and Pink Gold

With its exquisite timepieces, the Breguet Classique collection is synonymous with accuracy and aesthetic perfection. Now the time-honored Swiss manufacture launches a new family member that would have made Abraham-Louis Breguet proud: the Classique Calendar 7337, which blends purity and refinement in a notably contemporary fashion. The watch which is available in pink and white...

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Aug 30, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

From Space to Auction: Jacob & Co. Astronomia Tourbillon Bucherer BLUE

Not shy to feats— mechanical or otherwise— of grand proportion, Jacob & Co. this summer is highlighting its latest marvel in the Astronomia Tourbillon Bucherer BLUE. The new watch is a piece unique, being specially produced for the Rakia space mission, a special Israeli-led, four-person flight to and from the International Space Station that took...

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Jul 26, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Two Hearts Beating in Sync: Armin Strom Introduces The Next Generation of the Mirrored Force Resonance

With the Mirror Force Resonance in 2016, Armin Strom introduced a complex timepiece employing a very rare mechanical design, the principle of resonance. Its genuine caliber with manual winding features two balance wheels with independent energy sources and gear trains that oscillate in opposite directions at the same time, thereby considerably improving the precision rate...

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May 24, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler