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Vacheron Constantin Introduces Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 in Steel

Vacheron Constantin's Reference 6087 from 1955 is coveted by collectors and historically notable, with its unusually shaped lugs that resembled the "horns of a cow" (Cornes de vache in French). Vacheron revived the model for its vintage-inspired Historiques collection in 2015, and has thus far only offered it in precious metals. This week, however, the Historiques Cornes de Vache 1955 makes its debut in stainless steel.

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Oct 16, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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

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IWC Marks an Aviation Anniversary with New Pilot’s Watch Timezoner Saint Exupéry Limited Edition

IWC Schaffhausen continues its partnership with the Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Youth Foundation, founded by the family of the famed French pilot and author of Le Petit Prince (The Little Prince), with the release of a new limited edition timepiece commemorating Saint Exupéry’s nonstop crossing of the Atlantic in 1939. Here’s the story behind the Pilot’s...

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Oct 15, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Bell & Ross BR 05 Black Steel

America's luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, is less than two weeks away! Returning for its fifth consecutive year at Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25 - 26, the event is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among them is longtime WTNY exhibitor Bell & Ross, which will be showcasing the BR 05 Black Steel from its recently launched sport-luxury collection.

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Oct 14, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Showing at WatchTime New York: Oris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115

America’s largest luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, returns for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25 – 26. This year’s event, now just two weeks away, is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. First-time WTNY exhibitor Oris...

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Oct 12, 2019 by WatchTime

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Citizen Launches New Marvel and Spider-Man Anniversary Watches at NY Comic Con

Another New York Comic Con is in the books, and with it comes another round of superhero-themed timepieces from Citizen, which began a partnership with Marvel Comics and its parent company Disney in 2018. Following last year’s initial launch of eight men’s pieces, and the subsequent launch of the collection’s first ladies’ pieces concurrently with...

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Oct 11, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Bremont H-4 Hercules Limited Edition “Spruce Goose”

UK-based Bremont is a fan favorite for many watch enthusiasts, with most followers of the brand lauding its ties to British aviation and the interesting timepieces that result. This week, the brand released its newest model, which will also be its showcase piece at the upcoming WatchTime New York collectors’ event: the H-4 Hercules Limited...

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Oct 10, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

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Zenith and Phillips Partner for a One-of-a-Kind El Primero A386

Zenith this year has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the EL Primero chronograph, and to cap off this massive milestone has partnered with auction house Phillips, in association with Bacs & Russo, to produce and auction a unique piece for charity. This new watch will be the first and only El Primero A386 to...

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Oct 8, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

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Grand Seiko Creates a Monster: Introducing the Godzilla 65th Anniversary Edition

Seiko’s iconic clock tower atop its Wako retail store famously survived the bombing of Tokyo in World War II. However, it could not withstand an assault by Japan’s most famous fictional giant monster, who demolished it during a rampage through the Ginza in the iconic, original Godzilla film in 1954. As it turns out, both...

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Oct 5, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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A. Lange & Söhne Lange 1 Tourbillon Rounds Out the 25th Anniversary Collection in High-Horology Style

Throughout this year, A. Lange & Söhne has been releasing limited-edition watches to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its relaunch in 1994, and more specifically to celebrate that year’s launch of the original and iconic Lange 1. To cap off this milestone year, the German manufacture’s tenth and final release in the commemorative series will be the Lange 1 Tourbillon “25th Anniversary,” another famed piece that first debuted in Lange’s portfolio in 2000.

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Oct 4, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Cyrus Klepcys Vertical Skeleton Tourbillon

The Swiss micro-manufacture Cyrus is named for Cyrus the Great, a king of ancient Babylon, and its watches are distinguished by replicas, imprinted on the casebacks, of a 2,500-year old Babylonian coin, one of the world’s first currencies. Designed by Swiss watchmaker Jean-François Mojon — who masterminded the Harry Winston Opus X and collaborated with...

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Oct 2, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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The Eagle Has Landed: Chopard Launches New Alpine Eagle Collection

It’s always notable when a brand like Chopard introduces an entirely new collection, but the new Alpine Eagle series, announced today, is particularly special: it revives for a modern audience the very first watch conceived by current Chopard co-president Karl-Friedrich Scheufele, introduces a new, exclusive material to the watch industry, and even contributes to the...

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Oct 1, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: MB&F Legacy Machine 2 Red Gold Blue

America’s largest luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, returns for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25 - 26, 2019. This year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is MB&F, which will showcase the last-ever Legacy Machine 2 to be crafted in 18K rose gold.

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Sep 29, 2019 by WatchTime

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Breguet Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395

Breguet's Classique Tourbillon Extra-Plat Squelette 5395 is a watch that combines the most emblematic of all Breguet inventions, the tourbillon, with a unique skeletonized dial architecture. The new watch — shown to audiences in the U.S. for the first time at the upcoming WatchTime New York event — takes the extra-thin, tourbillon-equipped Caliber 581 and removes close to 50 percent of its normal material construction.

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Sep 28, 2019 by WatchTime

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A New Team of Avengers: Breitling Relaunches the Avenger Collection at L.A. Summit Event

The third Breitling Summit took place on September 24 in Los Angeles, and the headlining announcement was the relaunch, and revamp, of the sporty, aviation-inspired Avenger collection, a series of models that had been mostly dormant for the past few years of the new Breitling era. Here is a brief rundown of what the new...

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Sep 26, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Ice for the “Iceman:” Introducing the Richard Mille RM 50-04 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Kimi Räikkönen

To commemorate this year’s Singapore Formula 1 Grand Prix, Richard Mille will be releasing the limited-edition RM 50-04 Tourbillon Split-Seconds Chronograph Kimi Räikkönen released in partnership with the famed F1 world champion it’s named for. This new watch, limited to 30 editions, pays homage both to the legacy of Kimi “Iceman” Räikkönen as the 39-year-old...

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Sep 24, 2019 by Caleb Anderson

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Dual Time

America’s largest luxury watch extravaganza, WatchTime New York, is returning for its fifth consecutive year at Midtown Manhattan’s Gotham Hall on October 25 – 26, 2019. This year’s event is shaping up to be the biggest yet, with 37 participating watch brands displaying their latest and greatest timepieces. Among these brands is Jaquet Droz, who...

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Sep 24, 2019 by WatchTime

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Blancpain Fifty Fathoms in Rose Gold with Blue Ceramic Dial

You missed them in Basel; come see them in New York. Blancpain, which skipped the Baselworld watch fair this year with the rest of the Swatch Group, will again be among the exhibiting watch brands at WatchTime New York on October 25-26. Among its highlight timepieces for 2019 is the new rose-gold cased model of the manufacture's Fifty Fathoms luxury dive watch, featuring an all-new blue ceramic dial.

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Sep 22, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Showing at WatchTime New York 2019: Glashütte Original Spezialist SeaQ Panorama Date

Glashütte Original, the Swatch Group-owned firm that emerged from the end of Cold War-era nationalization of Germany’s top watchmaking companies, has had modern success with vintage-styled models like the Sixties and Seventies, which hearken back to the “Spezimatic” watches from those pre-unification decades. This year, the Saxon manufacture adds an entirely new and sporty collection...

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Sep 18, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Double Vision: H. Moser & Cie. Pioneer Perpetual Calendar MD Features New Dual-Window Display

H. Moser & Cie. gave the watchmaking world its most elegantly minimalist perpetual calendar in 2005. That award-winning timepiece has been reimagined in several iterations in the years since, most recently in 2016's Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Concept, with an even starker, more streamlined design. For its most recent evolution, as part of Moser's sport-luxury Pioneer collection, the dial gets slightly more complex in the service of being eminently more legible.

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Sep 17, 2019 by Mark Bernardo

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Back to the Future: Urwerk Redefines Space-Age Watchmaking with the UR-100

Given the sheer amount of independent watchmaking brands that have emerged in the 21st century, many people fail to realize that a small number of these firms actually date back to the mid-1990s. Among those pioneering companies that are still going strong is Urwerk, a brand that was founded in 1997 through a partnership between...

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Sep 16, 2019 by Logan R. Baker