Watch Features

Welcome to WatchTime’s watch features section. Here you will find watch feature stories, watch reports, interesting watch technology coverage, interviews with watch brands, background articles about watches, watch brands and technical stories.

New Pilot’s Watches from Hamilton, Stowa and Laco

The pilot’s watch is one of the most successful genres of all timepieces. It owes its popularity to its distinctive design and outstanding functionality. Its popular instrumental look is the result of more than a century of history as a technical aid on board of aircrafts. Although aviator watches have been improved and technically upgraded...

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Jun 21, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

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

Up Close With the Grand Seiko Hi-Beat 36,000 GMT 44GS 55th Anniversary

This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. A white, finely structured dial, faceted hands, applied indexes and an almost entirely polished case: these features are familiar in elegant dress watches that look good but do little else than show the time. What happens if a watch manufacturer wants...

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Jun 21, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Sponsored: Playful and Elegant, Meet Gerald Charles’ Novel, Gem-Set Maestro Timepieces

As first seen at Watches & Wonders 2024 this past spring, Gerald Charles unveiled its latest gem-set novelties as part of the brand’s Maestro 8.0 Squelette, Maestro 2.0 Ultra-Thin, and Maestro 2.0 GC Sport series. Now these new additions are hitting the market, with each highlighting the refined Maison’s commitment to blending artistic creativity in...

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Jun 20, 2024 by WatchTime

Seiko Dives Down Deep with Two New Prospex Marinemasters

Seiko’s first diver’s watch, launched in 1965, shows that a successful design can literally make waves. Water-resistant to what was then a very respectable 150 meters and focused entirely on functionality, the 62MAS also went down in history as Japan’s first diver’s watch. Since then, its large dial with prominent rectangular markers and grooved bezel...

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Jun 20, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Titanium Trio: Citizen Unveils All-New Forza Collection

Citizen expands its integrated bracelet offering with the debut of the Forza collection, which comprises of three models: a three-hand timepiece with weekday and date indication and a chronograph powered by Eco-Drive movements, as well as an automatic time-only model. Each comes in three color ways with beautifully textured and luminescent dials and is crafted...

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Jun 20, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Steel Meets Gold in Omega’s Latest Speedmaster Professional Moonwatches

Omega has once again captured the essence of sophistication and performance with the introduction of its new two-tone Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch models. Unveiled by acclaimed actor Barry Keoghan, who has recently joined the brand’s circle of friends, these timepieces combine the iconic legacy of the Speedmaster with a contemporary twist in a magnificent color scheme....

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Jun 19, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

The Lasting Influence of The Nineties

This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. A look back at the decade that saw an industry recover from crisis and steady itself at the cusp of a new millennium. Jurassic Park is the biggest movie in the country, wide-legged jeans are everywhere and the masses are going...

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Jun 18, 2024 by Bilal Khan

A Growing Watchmaker: Porsche Design Announces New Manufactory Building

Porsche Design has acquired a building in Grenchen, Switzerland to house its new watchmaking facility— marking a significant milestone in its long-term commitment as a watchmaker. With this expansion, the German lifestyle brand aims to consolidate its position as a leading watch manufacturer, offering exceptional and individually configurable timepieces that embody the unique DNA of...

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Jun 18, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Frederique Constant Unveils Classic Moonphase Date Manufacture in 18K Gold LE

Frederique Constant unveils the most exclusive version to-date of its Classic Moonphase Date Manufacture, now launching the model in a solid 18-carat rose gold case. To underline its exclusivity, the model is limited to 150 numbered pieces. At the heart of the Classic Moonphase Date Manufacture is the brand-new FC-716 manufacture movement, which comes with...

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Jun 17, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

One of a Kind: Six Watches Made From Proprietary Gold Alloys

What’s even more exclusive than yellow, white or rose gold? A gold alloy that’s only available from a single brand. Here are six watches made of unique gold alloys from the WatchTime Archives. Lime Gold (Montblanc)Montblanc relies on its own gold color, which has a green shimmer and is therefore named “Lime Gold.” It debuted...

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Jun 16, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

Green Rambles: For the Love of Watches, Buy a Loupe

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in May 2022. There are several accessories that I believe a (starting) watch collector would benefit from, but one of the first purchases should be, in my opinion, a good quality loupe. In watchmaking, details matter, and getting up close and personal with them...

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Jun 16, 2024 by Martin Green

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Transitional Solutions: Six Watches with Gradient Dials

All of a sudden, they’re everywhere — watches with colorful gradient dials that transition from a pale hue in the center to a dark one at the periphery. In this excerpt from our upcoming WatchTime Design Issue 2020, on sale October 29, we offer you some highlights.

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Jun 15, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

TAG Heuer Accelerates with Carrera Chronograph x Porsche 963

Celebrating the spirit of innovation and charisma of racing, TAG Heuer and Porsche continue to collaborate. The latest timepiece to emerge from a partnership on and off the track that dates back to the 1950s is the Carrera Chronograph x Porsche 963, a self-winding chronograph with a cool skeletonized dial layout, a “tubular” carbon bezel...

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Jun 14, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Bold, Bright, and Uniquely Triumph: Breitling Hits the Road with Chronomat B01 42 Triumph

Breitling and Triumph Motorcycles unveil their third collaboration that brings together the spirit of motorcycling and the world of watches. In 2024, the Chronomat, one of the Swiss brand best known timepieces, takes center stage. Launched in 1984, at the height of the thin quartz watch, Breitling made a bold bet on an impressively proportioned mechanical...

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Jun 14, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Hands-On with the Bremont Terra Nova 40.5 Turning Bezel Power Reserve

Bremont has been making quite some waves in recent months. Not even a year on board, an industry veteran and the brand’s new CEO Davide Cerrato is setting a novel and steady course. This all came together at this year’s edition of Watches & Wonders, in which Bremont participated for the first time. The size...

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Jun 13, 2024 by Martin Green

Union Glashütte Launches Belisar Chronograph Silvretta Classic 2024

Summer time, racing time: Union Glashütte launches a limited edition of the Belisar chronograph on the occasion of the Silvretta Classic, which takes place in Montafon, Austria from July 4 to 5. This year, the automatic chronograph is presented with a copper-brown dial whose sunburst finish creates a stunning play of light depending on the...

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Jun 12, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Precision Landing: Three New Omega X Swatch MoonSwatches Focus on Planet Earth

It’s official, after teasing a closed turquoise case on social media for the last few days, Swatch and Omega today revealed its contents. The Bioceramic MoonSwatch collection welcomes three new members clad in three novel colorways. Unlike the previous editions, these quartz chronographs reflect natural phenomena on Earth. Hence their names: Mission on Earth –...

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Jun 11, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Hands-On: Three Months with the G-Shock Full Metal Red Ion GMWB5000RD-4

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2021. The G-Shock Full Metal collection, since its launch in 2018, has been a major hit among both media and consumers. The collection has grown substantially since that debut and now includes a wide variety of steel- and titanium-cased timepieces, with colors including...

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Jun 11, 2024 by Caleb Anderson

Hands-On Debut: The Redesigned Louis Vuitton Escale Collection

Following the major revamp of the Tambour last year, Louis Vuitton has just released their newly redesigned Escale in time for the collection’s 10th anniversary. The previous generation of the Escale was, for many of us, defined by the colorful and hand painted Worldtime watch that debuted in 2014 as one of the first few...

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Jun 11, 2024 by Bilal Khan

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