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.

FEATURE

Faces of Time: 8 Watches with Unusual Time Displays

Many watches show “only” the time. But there’s plenty of latitude for creativity, as we can see on display in this selection of eight unconventionally designed timepieces from eight innovative watch brands.

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Apr 4, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

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

Arnold & Son is Sailing the High Seas with the Longitude Titanium Collection

Luxury watches clad in titanium seem to have a strong momentum in 2024. Arnold & Son is the latest to introduce a timepiece made from this beneficial material, which is lightweight yet durable and comfortable to wear. Drawing on the brand’s long nautical history and its essential role in calculating longitude at sea, the Longitude...

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Apr 4, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Omega Establishes New Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute in the Laboratoire de Précision

Omega today announced the creation of a new chronometer testing institute, the Laboratoire de Précision, with two locations in Switzerland, one in Bienne and the other in Villeret. Similar to the COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres), which has been the number one institute for certifying chronometers for over 50 years, the Laboratoire de Précision...

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Apr 3, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Laco Takes Again to the Skies with Two New Hand-wound Pilot’s Watches

Kicking off the watch year 2024, German brand Laco presents four new editions of its pilot’s watches Ulm and Würzburg. Named after two German cities, they are available with two diameters, 39mm and 42.5mm, and a height of 9.0mm and 10.0mm respectively. Both feature a stainless steel case with a water-resistance rating of 100 meters,...

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Apr 3, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Will There be a Black Omega X Swatch Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to the Moonphase?

Just two weeks after the announcement of the Omega-collaborative Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to the Moonphase with a white case and dial, Swatch surprised with a new teaser campaign on Instagram featuring the famous beagle. In a short clip, Snoopy tries to blow out two candles on a cake. However, he only succeeds in blowing out...

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Apr 3, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Longines Updates the HydroConquest Line with Larger Executions

Last year, Longines introduced the HydroConquest with a GMT function. First premiered in 2007, this popular diver’s watch with a water-resistance rating of 300 meters offered for the first time the indication of two time zones. It was presented in four stainless-steel executions with a diameter of 41mm. Now, the Swiss brand with the winged...

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Apr 2, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Exploring Watch Shades of Red

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. A watch with a sunset on the dial? Oh yes, right here. Zenith brought it to market as the Defy Midnight Sunset. Surrounded by a diamond-studded bezel, the dial of this 36mm steel watch shines with gradient color ranging from...

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Apr 2, 2024 by Maria-Bettina Eich

Hands-On: Girard-Perregaux Debuts Laureato Chronograph Ti49

Girard-Perregaux is celebrating the 49th anniversary of the Laureato Chronograph with its first titanium version. Launched in 1975 as one of the great luxury sports watches with a bracelet, alongside the Audemars Piguets Royal Oak and the Patek Philippe Nautilus, to name a couple, the Laureato Chronograph has since become a permanent fixture in the...

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Apr 1, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

The Colors of Dolce Vita: Norqain Unveils News Shades for Freedom 60 Chrono 40mm

Color seems to be an even bigger trend in this year’s new watch models than in previous years. But it’s not just the stunning color ways – many brands are pulling out all the stops with creative hues, shades and nuances that often come with cool names reminiscent of places or cultural assets. Seiko, for...

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Apr 1, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

FEATURE

How Green is My Watch? How Watch Brands Are Embracing Sustainability

Sustainability is the topic of the hour. But how committed is the watch industry to ethical and ecological responsibility? We explore several interesting solutions in this feature from the WatchTime archives.

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Mar 31, 2024 by Maria-Bettina Eich

FEATURE

Double Time: Eight GMT Watches For Travelers at Work and Play

A second time zone can be shown in many ways, offering a wide range of options for watch designers. As the summer travel season winds down, we showcase some notable timepieces with second-time-zone (GMT) displays in this article from our 2019 Special Design Issue.

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Mar 31, 2024 by Jens Koch

Underwater Pathfinder: The Tudor Pelagos FXD

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Marcus Krüger. Tudor has revived its tradition as a supplier to French Navy combat swimmers with a tool watch that incorporates historical design elements while meeting the elite unit’s modern specifications for a navigation instrument. Since 1960, Tudor...

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Mar 30, 2024 by Jens Koch

Steel with a Smoky Blue Dial: Meet the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding 43 MM

One of the greatest joys for watch enthusiasts is observing the evolution and reissues of iconic models. A striking example is Audemars Piguet’s latest execution of the Royal Oak Offshore Selfwinding 43 mm. Premiered in 1993 as an offspring to the famous Royal Oak and nicknamed ‘The Beast’ due to its size and weight, the latest...

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Mar 29, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Pretty in Pink: Tudor Surprises with a New Execution of the Black Bay Chrono

In a surprising move just 12 days before Watches and Wonders 2024, Tudor yesterday announced the new Black Bay Chrono “Pink” which shines bright with a – well – pink dial. “A pink dial may seem unexpected at first, but going against the grain is part of Tudor’s core DNA,” the brand whose motto is...

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Mar 28, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

The Art of Calendar: Parmigiani Fleurier Stuns with Tonda PF Hijri Calendar

In 2011, Michel Parmigiani created the Hijri Calendar Table Clock after he was inspired by the restoration of a pocket watch that featured an Arabic calendar. This remarkable achievement was even topped when the genius watchmaker and restorer implemented the complex mechanism in a wristwatch as the Hijri Perpetual Calendar which earned him the 2020...

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Mar 28, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

The Spirit of Racing: Meet the Junghans 1972 Chronoscope Sports Edition 2024

Sports timekeeping has a long tradition at Junghans. It began in the 1920s with the first hand stopwatches and continued at many major sporting events in the 20th century, including car races, ski world cups, rowing and athletics competitions. Junghans even had its own department to develop sports timekeeping technology, which was then used at...

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Mar 28, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Breitling Launches New 41mm Navitimer GMT and a Limited Edition Cosmonaute

As part of the brand’s “140 Years of Firsts” birthday celebration campaign, Breitling just released a pair of new Navitimer watches and a limited edition reimagining of the iconic Cosmonaute, the first Swiss timepiece to go into space back in 1962. The smaller cases and cleaner dials of the post-2022 Navitimer have been a commercial...

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Mar 27, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Citizen Celebrates a Century of Watchmaking with a Limited Pocket Watch

In 1924, Citizen created its first-ever product: a pocket watch. It was given the name “Citizen” to express the idea of a watch that as many people as possible would be able to use and cherish for a long time. Inspired by that original philosophy and commemorating the anniversary, the Japanese watch manufacture now launches...

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Mar 27, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Retro Time: Tissot PRX Powermatic 80

This article was originally published in the July/August 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 traces its design origins to 1978, but this retro model also shows its best side in the day-to-day life of the 2020s. The dial and hands offer sufficient contrast, tapering links combine to create a supple...

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Mar 26, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Introducing the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Sketch (With Live Photos and Video)

Since the collection’s inception, Bulgari’s Octo Finissimo has set plenty of records in contemporary watchmaking. The story began in 2014, with the world’s slimmest tourbillon watch. By advancing the art of miniaturization, combined with a design approach unique to the brand, most notably the complex case construction which is reminiscent of Italian architecture, the collection...

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Mar 25, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

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