Watch Features

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A. Lange & Söhne Unveils Odysseus Chronograph at Watches and Wonders

With the Odysseus Chronograph introduced at this year’s Watches and Wonders, A. Lange & Söhne opens a new chapter in the history of its youngest watch family that premiered in 2019. Combining sporty elegance with sophisticated haute-horlogerie elements, it was the first of the Glashütte-based manufactory’s regularly produced stainless steel watches. It offers water resistance...

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Mar 28, 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

Carl F. Bucherer Releases Six New Manero Peripheral Executions With Cool Colors

In time for spring, Carl F. Bucherer has refreshed its Manero Peripheral collection. The understated dress watch is distinguished by an understated design with a snailed subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock. Now the sleek model is available with circle brushed dials in blue, black, white, brown, and green. Each has a contrasting black sub...

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Mar 24, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Fine Watchmaking Meets Street Art: The Glashütte Original PanoInverse Limited Edition

This year’s PanoInverse Limited Edition from Glashütte Original impresses with a very unexpected design, bringing street art and fine Glashütte watchmaking together. Its movement, which is shown on the dial side, serves as a canvas for filigreed skyscrapers on the front and back. The detail is magnificent and evokes a stroll through the city, with...

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Mar 23, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Black and Gold Encounter Nautical Style: Ebel 1911

First introduced in 1986, the Ebel 1911 has long been a reference among Swiss luxury sports watches. The latest execution, the Marine Edition, features a black galvanized and luminescent dial with indexes and hands in yellow gold. The watch face is framed by a unidirectional rotating bezel made of black aluminum. The steel case has...

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Mar 23, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Swatch Tresor Magique: For When You Crave Precious Metal

People able to obtain the latest MoonSwatch are, without a doubt, lucky. They were at the right place, at the right time. While we can debate if paying a $25 premium for a different hand is worth it, I have seen worse deals. It is also a very good looking Swatch, but with the hype...

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Mar 22, 2023 by Martin Green

Hands-On Debut: Longines Adds a Flyback Chronograph to the Spirit Collection

Longines’ history-steeped Spirit collection gets further expanded by a flyback chronograph. A first in the squadron of pilot’s watches that was first introduced three years ago, the Longines Spirit Flyback comes in a 42-mm and 100-meter water-resistant stainless steel case and is available with a black or blue sunray dial. Distinguished by a clean style,...

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Mar 22, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

Breitling Introduces Top Time B01 Ford Thunderbird

Breitling’s automotive racing team welcomes its newest member: the Top Time B01 Ford Thunderbird. It is the fourth model to join the 1960s-inspired Top Time Classic Cars collection. With its prominent tail fin, rock-solid construction, and luxury features, the Ford Thunderbird, first unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 1954, made automotive history. The convertible...

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Mar 21, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Green Rambles: Why I Dislike Safe-Queens

Recently a befriended trader showed me a Rolex Submariner 16610LV, also known as the ‘Kermit,’ that was bought by its initial owner and spent until recently every day in the safe. It was never worn, and the bracelet was not even sized. While this may be a dream come true for some collectors, I always...

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Mar 16, 2023 by Martin Green

Hands-On Debut: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition

Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin have collaborated on several watches over the past few years and the just-released Girard-Perregaux Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition might be the best looking one yet. For the first time, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato will come in a green ceramic case and bracelet offered in both the 42mm and 38mm case...

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Mar 15, 2023 by Bilal Khan

The Frustrating Lack of Availability & How It Can Enrich Your Watch Experience

You want a particular watch, and you have the funds for it, yet you still are not able to obtain it. This is a reality with a surprisingly large amount of different watches, and the numbers only seem to increase as time passes. I am not talking here about scarce limited editions, but regular production...

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Mar 14, 2023 by Martin Green

A Second Look: Zenith Embraces the Arctic with DEFY Extreme Glacier (With Hands-On Photos)

Photography by Bilal Khan. With its glaciers, ice floes, and snow-covered mountains, the awe-inspiring arctic has provided inspiration for many creative endeavors, with one of the latest examples being the DEFY Extreme Glacier from Zenith. To achieve the dynamic glacial-inspired model, the brand makes use of semi-precious chalcedony stone that mimics the appearance of ice. ...

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Mar 9, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

In Memoriam: Gerd-Rüdiger Lang

The watch industry lost one of the greats. Gerd-Rüdiger Lang passed away on March 3rd in Munich at the age of 80. Gerd-Rüdiger has long been a fixture in the horological industry and is considered as a pioneer of the mechanical renaissance. In 1983, during the quartz crisis, Gerd-Rüdiger founded his own brand, Chronoswiss, in...

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Mar 6, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Running on Sun: A Second Look at the TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph

Photography by Bilal Khan. At the 2022 meeting of Watches and Wonders in Geneva, TAG Heuer introduced the first Aquaracer Professional 200 Solargraph, a sleek and versatile sports watch powered by innovative technology. The black DLC-coated steel case was the first to house the TAG Heuer Solargraph technology, which is powered by any light source...

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Mar 6, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Introducing at Watches & Wonders 2023: Hermès H08 in Pink Gold and Titanium

At this year’s Watches & Wonders, Hermès will debut a new variant of its striking H08 timepiece that made its debut two years ago. Designed by the brand’s creative director Philippe Delhotal, the latest iteration of this pronounced masculine watch arrives in an intriguing two tone look, combining pink gold and titanium. Like its predecessors,...

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Mar 3, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Taking a Second Look: The Cartier Pebble

In October of 2022, Cartier announced the limited-edition re-release of one of its lesser known designs, the Pebble. Prior to last year’s revival, only six examples of the Pebble are estimated to have been released by the brand. Also known as the “Baseball” for its round case shape, the Pebble design was released in 1973,...

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Mar 3, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

FEATURE:

First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their Timepieces

WatchTime shares, in this feature on U.S. presidents and their watches, what brands graced the wrists and waistcoasts of our chief executives, such as Lincoln's Waltham pocketwatch, JFK's Omega Ultra Thin and Bill Clinton's Cartier Ballon Bleu.

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Feb 20, 2023 by WatchTime

What Is It Like To Visit Watches And Wonders?

With nearly 22,000 visitors, Watches & Wonders is the major event in the watch industry. However, when we look at the size of the market that they service, the fair is actually very exclusive, also for us as journalists, as of those 22,000, only a mere 1,000 are representatives of the press. So what is...

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Feb 19, 2023 by Martin Green

Green Rambles: Watches & Wonders

As a reader, you most likely don’t know this, but currently, the email servers of WatchTime are in overdrive, as are all our phones. The reason for this is that Watches & Wonders is just a few weeks away, and this means that we have started meticulous preparation. It is somewhat of a military operation,...

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Feb 17, 2023 by Martin Green

Blancpain Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms with the New Tech Gombessa (with Hands-On Photos)

Photography by Roger Ruegger. Blancpain is celebrating the 70th anniversary of its iconic Fifty Fathoms dive watch with the launch of a new model, the Tech Gombessa Fifty Fathoms. The diver was co-developed by Blancpain CEO, Marc A. Hayek, and founder of the Gombessa Expeditions, Laurent Ballesta, and highlights seven decades since the first ground-breaking...

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Feb 16, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

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