Watch Features

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Mido Releases Multifort Powermatic with Golden Looks

In the 1950s, Mido gave its most powerful caliber the attractive name “Powerwind”. In 2022, the Swiss brand revived this bestseller from yesteryear in the Multifort line as the Multifort Powermatic. Naturally, the contemporary collection boasts cutting-edge technology, currently driven by the Swatch Group Powermatic 80 caliber. Featuring the Nivachron balance spring, this automatic movement...

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Nov 27, 2023 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

Delightful and Dressy: Meet the Limited Nomos Glashütte Tangente Rose Gold Neomatik 175 Years of Watchmaking Glashütte

For 30 years, Nomos Glashütte’s Tangente has been a textbook example for the beauty of simplicity and that a decent design works with a variety of colors and twists. The latest version of the Bauhaus and Deutscher Werkbund inspired three-hand timepiece, which is distinguished by five Arabic numerals and a bold small seconds sub-dial at 6 o’clock,...

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Nov 21, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Hands-On Debut: Chopard Alpine Eagle Summit Collection

Released at Dubai Watch Week 2023 is the new Chopard Alpine Eagle Summit collection. Perhaps the most elaborate and exquisitely finished iterations of Chopard’s integrated sport watch collection to date, the Alpine Eagle Summit collection consists of four precious metal models with gem-set bezels. All done in a 41mm wide case that measures 9.7mm thick...

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Nov 20, 2023 by Bilal Khan

Precision Meets Artistry in Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Latest Reverso Tribute Enamel Pieces

Jaeger-LeCoultre’s iconic Reverso is one of the most famous wristwatches ever. This deeply elegant, Art Deco-inspired classic made its debut in 1931 – surprisingly as one of the first specialized “tool” watches robust enough to resist the challenges of polo – features a reversible case that has remained its hallmark to this day. With its...

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Nov 20, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Lift-Off: 6 Watches (Other Than the Omega Speedmaster) That Went to Space

In 1957, the first artificial satellite named Sputnik 1 was launched into space by the Soviet Union, triggering a race among nations. For security reasons, astronauts always carried a wristwatch with them. These six timepieces played a unique role in this conquest of space.

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Nov 19, 2023 by Jens Koch

Hands-On Debut: H. Moser & Cie Streamliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel

Just released by H. Moser & Cie at Dubai Watch Week is the new Streamliner Small Seconds Blue Enamel watch. Taking Moser’s highly successful integrated sport watch and adding an all-new movement, the SSBE wears smaller than the standard Streamliner and adds a stunning blue dial that might make for the sleekest iteration yet. All...

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Nov 16, 2023 by Bilal Khan

Longines Legend Diver Surfaces with New Design and Size

The Longines Legend Diver, a modern re-issue of a super-compressor divers’ watch the brand first introduced in 1959, made its modern re-debut in 2007 in a 42-mm stainless steel case. In 2017, Longines introduced a bronze execution with a beautiful gradient green dial with the same diameter and a new movement, the caliber L883.3 with 65...

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Nov 16, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

The Next Touchdown: Meet the Zenith Chronomaster Sport Aaron Rodgers Limited Edition

Zenith and Aaron Rodgers have collaborated on a special edition of the Chronomaster Sport. Launched at the start of this month, the Chronomaster Sport Aaron Rodgers Edition is a deeply personal take of the legendary quarterback on his favorite Zenith timepiece in a gorgeous green color way. Water-resistant to 100 meters, the special edition is...

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Nov 15, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Hands-On Debut: MB&F HM11 Architect Watch

Just released by MB&F is one of the most innovative and creatively novel watches seen in recent years with the new Horological Machine Nº11 Architect. Inspired by founder Maximilian Büsser’s love for experimental architecture from the 1960s, the HM11 reimagines the watch case as a house albeit one with with the signature MB&F twist. Directly...

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Nov 15, 2023 by Bilal Khan

FEATURE

Flying Ace: Tracing the History of the IWC Big Pilot’s Watch

IWC's Big Pilot’s Watch became an instant classic when it was re-released in 2002. But its history stretches much further back in time. In this feature from the WatchTime archives, we explore the Big Pilot and its many evolutions over the decades.

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Nov 14, 2023 by Jens Koch

It’s Ladies’ Night: Accutron Teams Up with Le Kool Champagne for Vintage Duo

How “kool” is that?! Accutron announced a new partnership with Le Kool Champagne, established by Robert Kool Bell, leader and co-founder of Kool & The Gang, the legendary American R&B, soul, and funk band, for an exciting series of retro-style ladies’ watches. Known across multiple generations for their iconic songs such as “Ladies’ Night,” “Jungle...

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Nov 14, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Into the Abyss – The Delma Blue Shark IV

The new Blue Shark IV transcends its superb predecessors with an unimaginable water resistance to 5000 meters. This impeccable divers’ watch incites curiosity and exudes strength. As the fourth iteration of DELMA’s renowned deep-sea diver, it embraces the coveted Blue Shark design while integrating elevated durability and subtle enhancements. At 3,000-6,000 meters below the ocean’s...

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Nov 13, 2023 by WatchTime

Patek Philippe Honors Philippe Stern with Minute Repeater Alarm Wristwatch

How do you treat your father for a milestone birthday? Well, if you happen to lead the world’s most prestigious watch manufacture which has flourished under his reign and are the patron of a team with outstanding watchmakers, engineers, and artisans that posses an unparalleled technical prowess you might consider a bespoke watch. Well, in...

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Nov 13, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

WATCH REVIEW

Into the Blue: Reviewing the Rolex Deepsea D-Blue

When writer, director, and adventurer James Cameron reached the beginning of the “deep sea” at a depth of 1,000 meters on March 26, 2012, safely inside his submersible craft Deepsea Challenger, all the remaining light disappeared. But at that point, he hadn’t yet completed one-tenth of his journey. At 10,908 meters, he landed softly on...

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Nov 13, 2023 by Jens Koch

A. Lange & Söhne’s Latest Zeitwerk Minute Repeater Chimes the Time in Refined Honeygold

A. Lange & Söhne’s Zeitwerk Minute Repeater, first introduced in platinum in 2015, offers an interesting and innovative play on this traditional haute-horlogerie complication whose intricate mechanism audibly presents the time upon request. Departing from conventional quarter-hour chimes, this masterpiece uniquely sounds in ten-minute intervals, aligning precisely with its unmatched mechanical-digital time display of the...

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Nov 13, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Introducing the Yema Superman Bronze CMM.10 Limited Edition

After 3 years of development, the French watchmaker YEMA presents its new 3-hand Manufacture caliber with modern architecture featuring chronometric precision, 70-hour power reserve and high resistance to magnetic fields and shocks via the new Superman Bronze CMM.10 Limited Edition. In line with the brand’s crowdfunding approach to finance their Manufacture calibers R&D, on November...

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Nov 10, 2023 by WatchTime

The Watch “Oscars” Are In: All the Winners of the GPHG 2023

Renowned as the “Oscars of watchmaking,” the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG) award ceremony is the most prestigious event of the Swiss watch industry, where top-tier watchmakers showcase their finest timepieces. In the 2023 edition of this illustrious event, 90 watches and clocks competed for prestigious prizes across 15 categories, encompassing ladies’, men’s, calendar...

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Nov 10, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Green Rambles: The Trouble with Trends

Trends can be a blessing and a curse at the same time. In the world of watches, it surprisingly pays off when you are slightly conservative. Yet— as in any industry— only a select few have the privilege to march to the beat of their own drum, which means that trends need to be followed...

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Nov 10, 2023 by Martin Green

Sponsored: As if it Couldn’t Get Better, Oceaneva Unveils a 1250M Titanium GMT

Oceaneva is swiftly rising to the forefront of the luxury timepiece industry, outperforming more established names in terms of specs, price and value proposition. The brand has recently launched a Titanium GMT on pre-sale for an astonishing $349. To label this as extraordinary would be an understatement. The new Oceaneva Titanium GMT series showcases unique...

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Nov 9, 2023 by WatchTime

H. Moser & Cie. Delights with Endeavour Chinese Calendar Limited Edition

The Chinese calendar is as technically demanding as the perpetual calendar, because it combines the elements of the solar and lunar cycles. With the Endeavour Chinese Calendar Limited Edition, H. Moser & Cie. has succeeded in harmoniously combining such complex celestial phenomena and their various displays in a single watch. Developed in collaboration with its...

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Nov 9, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

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