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SIHH 2018:

The New Cartier Santos: The First Men’s Wristwatch Gets a Modern Makeover

It was in 1904, when pocketwatches were still in style for gentlemen, that pioneering aviator and bon vivant Alberto Santos-Dumont approached his friend, Louis Cartier, about fashioning for him a timepiece that he could wear, and check the time, while keeping both hands on the controls of his aircraft. The watch that Cartier made for...

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Jan 18, 2018 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

SIHH 2018:

Discovering L’Astronomo: Panerai’s First Moon-Phase Watch is So Much More

While it is best known for the many variations on its classic Luminor and Radiomir collections, Panerai has dabbled, pretty impressively in some cases, with highly complicated, highly limited timepieces, as witness the brand’s Carillon Tourbillon Minute Repeater GMT from 2016, for example. However, the one complication that the Florentine brand had never produced, amazingly...

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Jan 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2018:

Getting Into Shape: New Movements for Parmigiani Fleurier Kalpa Collection

Parmigiani Fleurier is "shaping up" its emblematic Kalpa watch collection at this year's SIHH, launching three new models and outfitting each of them, for the first time since the Kalpa's 2001 debut, exclusively with in-house movements that are shaped to perfectly fit the dimensions of the watches' tonneau cases.

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Jan 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2018:

The New Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Collection Revives the Spirit of ’68

To most historians, the year 1968 was defined mostly by tragedies and setbacks — the assassinations of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, the escalation of the war in Vietnam, unrest and protests on college campuses — but to students of horological history, the year offered some bright spots. One of these was undoubtedly Jaeger-LeCoultre’s...

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Jan 16, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2018:

Power of Three: Introducing the A. Lange & Söhne Triple Split

The SIHH watch salon always offers some surprises, but also some things that can be counted on like clockwork, including that A. Lange & Söhne will wow the assembled media with at least one breathtakingly complicated timepiece. The Glashütte-based brand delivered again this year with the introduction of the Triple Split, the world's first mechanical split-seconds chronograph that can perform multi-hour comparative time measurements.

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Jan 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2018:

Vacheron Constantin Gets Vintage Kicks with New FiftySix Collection

With 263 years (and counting) of watchmaking history to draw from, Vacheron Constantin needed to reach back only a little more than half a century to find the inspiration for its latest all-new timepiece family, unveiled today at SIHH 2018 in Geneva. The Vacheron Constantin FiftySix collection takes as its template a vintage model from 1956, the now-iconic Reference 6073, giving it an elegantly modern twist and offering three distinctive models.

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Jan 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Bovet Edouard Bovet Tourbillon: A Triple-Threat Travelers’ Watch

The Bovet watch brand was incorporated in 1822, but its foundations were laid four years earlier, in 1818, when Edouard Bovet introduced his ticking masterworks to a collector in the Chinese city of Ghuangzhou. This year marks 200 years since that fateful journey, and today's Bovet is commemorating it with what it calls a high-end timepiece dedicated to travel: the Edouard Bovet Tourbillon, unveiled today ahead of the 2018 SIHH.

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Jan 14, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

Agent Provocateur: H. Moser & Cie. Trolls the Swiss Watch Industry Before Backtracking

Well, that was a whirlwind. On Thursday, we received word that H. Moser & Cie. — the brand behind the Alp (faux-Apple) Watch and the Swiss Mad watch made from Swiss Cheese (yes, really) — had released the Swiss Icons watch. Moser, intending to make a splash before heading to Geneva for SIHH, decided to...

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Jan 13, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2018 PREVIEW:

Baume & Mercier Introduces the Baumatic, a Chronometer with a Five-Day Power Reserve

Amid the constant stream of pre-SIHH novelties that have floated across our desks over the past few weeks, we’ve seen a theme of innovation and development that is sometimes lacking at the annual industry fairs. That isn’t to say we aren’t in one of the most experimental times in horological history, because, by-and-large, we are...

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Jan 12, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Introducing:

The Oris Carl Brashear Chronograph Limited Edition

Back in 2016, Oris released the Carl Brashear Limited Edition as a bronze addition to the brand’s beloved Diver Sixty-Five line. Ever since, the watch has become a go-to recommendation for dive watch enthusiasts looking to add a bronze timepiece to their collection — that is, if you were somehow able to find one. Earlier today,...

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Jan 9, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

Highlights from WatchTime’s January-February Issue, On Sale Now

The first 2018 issue of WatchTime hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from interviews with Richard Mille and LVMH Head of Watchmaking Jean-Claude Biver, a profile of Romain Gauthier, a test of the revamped Breitling Navitimer, in-depth reviews of new watches from Porsche Design, Seiko, and Zenith, a deep dive into the history of Breguet,...

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Jan 9, 2018 by WatchTime

Wake-Up Time: 5 Luxury Watches With Mechanical Alarms

They're not as sexy as tourbillons or as complicated as perpetual calendars, but mechanical alarm watches possess one of the more useful complications for a weary traveler or an overworked executive. Here are five alarm watches worth noting, including Blancpain's Villeret Reveil GMT, Breguet's Marine Royale 5847 and Jaeger-LeCoultre's Master Memovox.

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Jan 9, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

Ball Watch Debuts New In-House Caliber in Engineer M Challenger

With the introduction of its new Engineer M Challenger, Ball Watch Co. joins the fraternity of watch manufacturers that produce at least one in-house movement. Here's what you need to know about the watch and the new manufacture Caliber 7309.

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Jan 5, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

NEWS

The Seiko Prospex “Black Series”

The dust hasn’t yet settled from our New Year’s celebrations and we’ve already received word on three new timepieces from Seiko. The three watches come as a part of the new “Black Series” of diving watches from the brand’s “Prospex” line. The all-black style here is a welcome addition to Seiko’s supremely popular and accessible...

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Jan 2, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

PHOTO GALLERY

Scenes from the Opening of Breguet’s New Fifth Avenue Boutique

On November 30, a group of select watch media and watch collectors gathered to toast the opening of Breguet's new flagship New York boutique, which moved from its previous location on 5th Avenue to a spot in the ritzy St. Regis Hotel. Click through our slideshow below for images from the evening.

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Dec 20, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

SIHH 2018 PREVIEW:

Greubel Forsey Unveils a Watch with a Minuscule Foudroyante Jumping Seconds Complication

Earlier this morning, Greubel Forsey flexed its horological muscles with an official SIHH 2018 teaser that offers a whole new take on the traditional foudroyante jumping seconds complication. If you’re not sure what a foudroyante jumping second hand is, you’re not alone. It’s a rare complication that doesn’t show up too often, but when it does,...

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Dec 19, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2018 PREVIEW:

Piaget Introduces the Record-Breaking Altiplano Ultimate Automatic Collection

The seemingly annual competition of watch brands vying to produce the thinnest automatic timepiece on the market received another entrant this morning when Piaget teased its pre-SIHH novelties. The new Altiplano Ultimate Automatic collection — which contains two 41 mm timepieces in 18k white gold and 18k rose gold — is now the current record holder...

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Dec 18, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

SIHH 2018 PREVIEW:

The Shape of Things to Come: Cartier’s New Libre Collection for Ladies

"Stretched, shrunk, and transformed into objects of fantasy with unbridled creative license" is how Cartier describes its new Libre collection for ladies, debuting at SIHH 2018. "Libre" means "free," and with these new additions to its Bagnoire and Crashfamilies, five new watches in all, the watch-and-jewelry giant takes a truly freeform approach to some of its classical case shapes.

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Dec 17, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

A Holiday Gift Guide for the Watch-Collecting Renaissance Man

While all watch enthusiasts are different, and diverse in their pursuits and interests, there are some traits that we’ve found to be fairly common among the collector community. Among these are an eye for stylish fashion; a taste for fine spirits and, often, premium cigars; an appreciation for art, travel, and high-end writing instruments; and,...

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Dec 15, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

The Last Jedi: A Second Look at the Star Wars by Devon Works Limited Edition Watch

In the esoteric world of watchmaking, Devon Works watches represent a very small segment within an already niche area of the watch-collector market. Why? Its unique timepieces are not powered by a quartz or mechanical movement; instead, they are powered by electronic motors that receive energy from a rechargeable battery, similar to how a smartwatch works, but not identical.

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Dec 15, 2017 by Jason Pitsch