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.

Hands-On Debut: Zenith Defy Skyline Skeleton

The popularity of last year’s Zenith Defy Skyline was somewhat unexpected, yet wholly unsurprising. An integrated bracelet sports watch with sleek octagonal bezel and unique 1/10th second counter is compelling enough but the level of finishing and accessible price point took the Defy Skyline to the next level. Now, for LVMH Watch Week 2023 we...

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Jan 10, 2023 by Bilal Khan

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

Green Rambles: Planting A Seed

About 25 years ago, I joined my mother in visiting a Christmas fair in Cologne, Germany. It was a dreadful day weather wise, with overcast, cold winds, and a nasty drizzle instead of more winter-appropriate snow. This weather soon persuaded us to go inside a large bookstore. Not a place I would usually venture into...

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Jan 9, 2023 by Martin Green

Why You Should Buy a Mechanical Watch (According to AI)

Often described as the next big thing on the Internet, ChatGPT (Generative Pre-trained Transformer), an incredibly sophisticated chatbot launched by OpenAI in November 2022, has been making headlines around the world. To some experts, a platform like ChatGPT not only represents one of the biggest threats to journalism, it might even have the potential to change...

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Jan 6, 2023 by Roger Ruegger

Traveling in Style With the Raymond Weil Freelancer GMT Worldtimer

Raymond Weil presents the new Freelancer GTM Worldtimer with world-time display including day and night hours and a date indication. Its case has a diameter of 40.5 mm and houses the exceptionally thin (4.1 mm high) automatic caliber RW3230, which features high-quality finishes and amasses a power reserve of 50 hours. Two variants are available: a...

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Jan 6, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Warming Up for the GP Ice Race 2023: Porsche Design Launches Limited Edition of Chronograph 1

Porsche Design is once again the official timing partner of the GP Ice Race in Zell am See, Austria, in January 2023. For the fourth new edition of the legendary ice race, the European design brand is presenting a special edition of its Chronograph 1 in a limited edition of 250 pieces. The focus in...

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Jan 4, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

2022 Year in Review: 6 Watches Under $1K

Concluding our annual tradition recapping some of the best stories of the year, today we look back at a handful of notable releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. We cover a wide range of brands and models on WatchTime, spanning across different complications, styles, and especially at differing price points. In today’s look...

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Jan 3, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

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

2022 Year in Review: 6 Charged Up Quartz Watches

Continuing our annual recap tradition, today we look back at a handful of innovative and impressive releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. Today we’re covering quartz watches, a category of timepieces not always top-of-mind, but one nonetheless worth its weight when it comes to making waves in the world of watches, especially in...

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Jan 2, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Editor’s Pick: The Most Memorable Watches From 2022

As the year winds to a close, our editors here at WatchTime are taking a look back at some of the most notable watches to catch our eyes in 2022. Watchmakers across the industry approached the year with vigor, experimenting with vibrant colors, innovative materials, and reaching new technical feats. While we reflect on the...

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Dec 30, 2022 by WatchTime

2022 Year in Review: 4 Notable Perpetual Calendars

Continuing our annual recap tradition, today we look back at more of the most exciting and innovative releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. Like many years, this one saw the debut of many fascinating, complication-equipped timepieces, from chronographs to alarm watches to GMTs and more. Today, we are highlighting the esteemed perpetual calendar...

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Dec 29, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

2022 Year in Review: 6 New Travel Watches

Once again continuing our annual yearly round up, today we look at more of the most exciting and innovative watch releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. And with travel truly back in action we’re recapping a collection of jet-setting travel watch companions to land on the year. Montblanc 1858 GMT Automatic Date While...

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Dec 28, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

2022 Year in Review: Flying High With 5 New Pilot Watches

Continuing our round up of some of the most important watches launched this year, today we look back at more exciting and innovative releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. Aviation is the theme for today’s recap with a host of memorable novelties on review today. So please fasten your seatbelts and place your...

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Dec 27, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

2022 Year in Review: Going Deep With Notable 5 Dive Watches

Continuing with our annual round-up, today we look back at some of the most exciting and innovative debuts that broke onto the scene in 2022. In spite of an ever-changing and increasingly volatile economy, the year saw the expansion of high-profile retailers, the launch of a host of notable timepieces, and the watch industry resumed...

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Dec 26, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

2022 Year in Review: 5 Tourbillons to Talk About

Keeping in line with our annual recap tradition, today we look back at a handful of innovative tourbillon releases that broke onto the scene in 2022. There is much debate amongst watch industry professionals regarding whether or not a tourbillon is considered a complication. Through today’s picks we’ll take a look at how impressive and...

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Dec 23, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

The “Bumper” is Back: Alpina Adds Two Limited Editions to Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufacture Collection

Alpina unveiled two new limited series of its Startimer Pilot Heritage Manufacture model, driven by the Swiss brand’s 6th manufacture movement that was introduced to the collection last year. Both are limited to 188 pieces each and feature retro-style dials, one in navy blue and one in a champagne colorway. The rear side is likewise...

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Dec 23, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

2022 Year in Review: 8 Elevated Pieces of Haute Horlogerie

Day two of our year in review, and today we’re looking at some of the most memorable watches to fall under the “haute horlogerie” category from the past three-sixty-five. A loose category primarily composed of the most luxurious, elegant, and / or avant-garde timepieces, 2022 saw an impressive expansion of offerings in the space. In this...

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Dec 22, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Seiko Celebrates its First Wristwatch With Limited Presage Model

Seiko will celebrate the 110th anniversary of the debut of its first wristwatch, the Laurel, with some special editions in 2023. The festivities will be kicked by the Seiko Watchmaking 110th Anniversary Seiko Presage Limited Edition, a faithful recreation inspired by the 1913 original that reflects both the shape and design of the Laurel in...

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Dec 22, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

2022 Year in Review: 8 Chronographs Ready for Action

Kicking off our annual tradition of recapping some of the most notable stories and watches from the year, today we’re talking about the watch world’s most common complication (after a simple date aperture, that is), in the chronograph. Equipping sports watches to formal pieces to everything in between, the chronograph is a complication as useful in...

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Dec 21, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Breitling Introduces Second Limited Top Time Deus Edition

Breitling and the Australian custom motorcycle and surf outfitter Deus Ex Machina have teamed up once again on a limited-edition Top Time Deus chronograph. It’s the second collaboration between the two brands, following their first watch release in 2021. Like its predecessor, the debutante’s design is inspired by the 1960s Top Time model, a favorite...

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Dec 21, 2022 by Sabine Zwettler

Four Holiday-Appropriate Watches to Finish the Year

As the year comes to an end, the holidays (quite literally) light up these dark times. The perfect time to spend with friends and family, and what better to complement that ugly Christmas sweater than with a beautiful watch? Here are four serious timepieces as not-so-serious suggestions for the Holidays. Doxa SUB 300T Whitepearl Based...

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Dec 20, 2022 by Martin Green

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