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BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

Omega Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8

Omega's main focus at this year's Baselworld was on its Seamaster and Seamaster Diver collections, both of which marked major anniversaries. Not to be overlooked, however, is the latest addition to the brand's popular Dark Side of the Moon series commemorating NASA's historic Apollo 8 mission: the new Speedmaster Dark Side of the Moon Apollo 8.

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Apr 24, 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

It’s Not Easy Being Green: MB&F Releases a Viridescent Aquapod

The MB&F HM7 Aquapod is back. First released in 2017, the original Aquapod combined an annular design inspired by a jellyfish with dive watch elements and a flying tourbillon. This morning, the brand announced the introduction of a new limited-edition version with a titanium case and an electric-green bezel. If you recall, the unidirectional bezel construction from...

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Apr 24, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Announcing The 15 (+2) Prize-Winning Watches at the 2018 Red Dot Design Awards

Fifteen watches have won the coveted international Red Dot design prize in 2018, with two additional watches winning Honorable Mention awards, which the jury grants for well-executed details. Two of the 15 top watches were honored with the prestigious Red Dot: Best of the Best award: the Bulgari Octo Finissimo Automatic and the TAG Heuer Connected Modular 45 Luxury Kit.

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Apr 23, 2018 by Ruediger Bucher

Bulova Embraces Pioneer Role in New Book

Bulova is remarkable in many ways. Horologically, it has been the flagbearer of American-born watchmaking for over a century (143 years, to be exact). Culturally, the brand’s silhouette reaches even further, having been a touchstone for how corporate America presents itself in countless ways. It’s this history that the latest timepiece-centric book from publisher Assouline,...

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Apr 22, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

Anonimo Goes From Military Machismo to Florentine Elegance with New Epurato Collection

Anonimo has long been known for big, masculine, military-look timepieces, but at Baselworld 2018 the Florentine watchmaker of robust divers' models like the Militare and Nautilo dipped its toes into the shallower waters of gentlemanly elegance with the launch of the new Epurato collection.

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Apr 21, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED:

The Rolex Deepsea Sea-Dweller Gets an Upgrade

As per tradition, Rolex generated much of the watch-media buzz at Baselworld 2018, primarily for the release of its new GMT-Master II in a steel case. But that was not the only big news coming out of Rolex this year; fans of the brand's extreme-depth divers' watch, the Oyster Perpetual Deepsea Sea-Dweller, were treated to a revamped model with new lugs and bracelet and a new "Superlative Chronometer" movement.

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Apr 17, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 208 REVISITED

Whirlwind in a Bubble: The New Corum Bubble 47 Central Tourbillon

While the once-rare tourbillon has by now been firmly established as a mainstay in the haute horlogerie world, there are still some watchmakers that can come up with clever new variations on it. At Baselworld 2018, Corum became one of these innovators, with the release of a new timepiece with an eye-catching centrally mounted tourbillon in its "playful and contemporary" Bubble collection.

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Apr 16, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018 REVISITED

Expanding the Ocean: Breitling Superocean Héritage II Adds Chronographs, New Cases

Released in 2017 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Breitling‘s first Superocean dive watch, the Breitling Superocean Héritage II has become, according to new CEO Georges Kern, one of the top-selling stars in the company’s largely aviation-inspired lineup. Thus it should come as no surprise that among Breitling’s Baselworld 2018 offerings were a host of...

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Apr 10, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

A Grand Debut: Patek Philippe Nautilus Perpetual Calendar Ref. 5740/1G-001

Since its storied debut in 1976, at the vanguard of the luxury sports-watch revolution, the original three-handed Patek Philippe Nautilus has grown and evolved into an entire collection, now counting among its portfolio models with chronographs, second-time-zone displays, and a patented annual calendar. But perhaps not even the Nautilus’s legendary designer, Gérald Genta, could have...

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Apr 3, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Bell & Ross Takes to the Air With BR V1-92 and BR V2-94 Racing Birds

Bell & Ross, a watch brand whose designs are rooted in aviation history, has in recent years entered into partnerships to produce aeronautically engineered land vehicles that the company in turn used as design templates for limited-edition timepieces — like the B-Rocket motorcycle in 2014, the AeroGT concept automobile in 2016, and last year’s Bellytanker....

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Apr 2, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Chronoswiss Marks Dual Anniversaries with Sirius Flying Regulator Open Gear Limited Edition

Lucerne-based Chronoswiss has long been credited with bringing the regulator dial into modern vogue. Thus it is appropriate that the brand's headliners from Baselworld 2018, a pair of limited editions celebrating both the brand's founding and the release of its first Régulateur timepiece, offer an intriguing new twist on the historical regulator design. Here's what you need to know about the Chronoswiss Sirius Flying Regulator Open Gear.

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Mar 30, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Two Faces, 14 Indications: Introducing the Chopard L.U.C All-in-One

Chopard continues to push the envelope of high-complication horology with its flagship L.U.C collection. How far, you ask? How about a timepiece with 14 indications on two dials, including astronomical and calendar functions and a tourbillon? Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the Chopard L.U.C All-in-One.

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Mar 29, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

A Bomber Drops at Basel: Breitling’s WWII-Inspired Navitimer Super 8 (Updated With Live Photos)

As most of us now know, Breitling’s release of its streamlined, vintage-influenced, and arguably more elegant Navitimer 8 collection earlier this year represented a new direction for the Swiss brand. But for all of those Breitling purists who may have fretted that Breitling was backing off from the big, hyper-masculine aviation timepieces that made its...

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Mar 28, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Darkness for Descent: The Longines Legend Diver in Black PVD (Updated with Price)

Longines has released a host of historically inspired pieces from its Heritage Collection over the past few years (I’m wearing the Avigation Type A-7 1935 for an upcoming wrist review as I type this), but the most recent, unveiled to the press at Baselworld 2018, has a decidedly modern twist: a black-PVD-coated version of the...

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Mar 28, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

A World First: Carl F. Bucherer Unveils the Manero Tourbillon Double Peripheral

In 1888, 130 years ago, Carl Friedrich Bucherer opened his eponymous watch and jewelry boutique in Lucerne, Switzerland, and in 1919 he released the first watch bearing his name. It is the former anniversary that the modern Carl F. Bucherer company commemorates this year, and it is doing so in grand horological fashion, with the...

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Mar 27, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Dressing up the Senator: Glashütte Original’s New Senator Excellence Perpetual Calendar

At Baselworld this year, while the vintage-inspired and anniversary models by major brands are dominating the scene, some manufacturers are straying from what seems to have become the new orthodoxy in favor of watches based firmly in the 21st century. Glashütte Original, one of those rare brands that’s able to move fluidly between modern and...

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Mar 26, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

BASELWORLD 2018:

Porsche Design Adds In-House Flyback Chronograph to 1919 Collection

Porsche Design unveiled its first in-house movement, Caliber Werk 01.200, in 2017, installing it as the engine of the limited-edition Chronograph 911 Turbo S Exclusive Series. At Baselworld 2018, the manufacturer launched the first watch in its 1919 Chronotimer collection to be outfitted with the movement, the 1919 Chronotimer Flyback Brown & Leather.

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Mar 26, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Blancpain Adds New Complications to Fifty Fathoms Bathyscaphe Collection

Blancpain’s legendary Fifty Fathoms, which more or less established the blueprint for the modern-day dive watches that followed its debut in 1953, is the gift that keeps on giving for the venerable Swiss brand. The model begat an entire collection, one of the three pillars of today’s Blancpain, which continues to expand every year with...

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Mar 25, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Ticking the Blues: Raymond Weil Maestro Blues Timepieces (Updated with Prices)

The "great blue wave" that has swept through the watch industry in recent years — giving rise to a host of blue dials and straps from brands in every style and price segment — continued into this year's Baselworld watch fair, as evidenced by two new models from Raymond Weil, called Maestro Blues. Here is what you need to know about them.

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Mar 25, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

BASELWORLD 2018:

Jaquet Droz Introduces New Grande Seconde Moon in Black Enamel (Updated with Price)

Jaquet Droz added a moon-phase complication to its growing collection of Grande Seconde timepieces at last year's Baselworld. As we await the revelation of the brand's full array of new products at Baselworld 2018 in March, Jaquet Droz has offered us a glimpse of the latest version of the Grand Seconde Moon, now fronted by a handsome black enamel dial.

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Mar 25, 2018 by Mark Bernardo