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Jaeger-LeCoultre Wins Montres Passion Watch of the Year Award

For the third time since 2004, the Public Prize in the Montres Passion Watch of the Year competition goes to a timepiece from Jaeger-LeCoultre. The 2010 winner is the Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire, as selected by the public from all around the world voting online. In 2007, the Duomètre à Chronographe took the prize.

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Oct 22, 2010 by WatchTime

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

Alpina Genève Club Range

The Alpina Genève Club range offers stylish, well made watches at affordable prices. The line includes a quartz chronograph, an automatic model with a choice of three case colors, and at the top of the range, a regulator with manufacture movement. All models measure 44mm in diameter.

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Oct 21, 2010 by WatchTime

Preview: Sotheby’s October 27 NYC Auction

Sotheby’s October 27 auction of Important Watches and Clocks in New York City features a wide-ranging selection, ranging from 18th century enamel watches, snuff boxes and music boxes, to tourbillons from modern horological masters. Here are five pieces sure to delight wristwatch collectors. Lot 114 is a platinum IWC Il Destriero Scafusia, No. 105, circa...

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Oct 20, 2010 by WatchTime

Cartier Takes Fine Watchmaking Line on the Road

Now through March, Cartier is showcasing their entire Fine Watchmaking line throughout the United States. The tour began earlier this month, and there are eight stops remaining. This exclusive collection is rarely seen in one location. View these timepieces at Cellini in the Waldorf Astoria in New York City October 30-November 10. The remaining tour...

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Oct 20, 2010 by WatchTime

IWC Co-Stars in New Action Film RED

IWC Schaffhausen sees red in the new film from Summit Entertainment and D.C. Comics, starring Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, and Academy Award Winners Morgan Freeman, and Helen Mirren.

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Oct 19, 2010 by WatchTime

Ulysse Nardin Hammerhead Shark Limited Edition Maxi Marine Diver

For 2010, Ulysse Nardin introduces the Hammerhead Shark to its Marine collection. The timepiece is offered as a limited edition of 350 pieces in 18k gold and titanium, and 999 pieces in titanium and steel. The 45mm polished titanium case is individually numbered and water resistant to 200 meters. Engravings of the hammerhead shark decorate...

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Oct 19, 2010 by WatchTime

Corum Round Golden Bridge Limited Edition

To celebrate the brand’s 55th anniversary, Corum is re-issuing some of its classic models in limited series. One of them is the Round Golden Bridge featuring the legendary C0113 baguette movement. This caliber accommodates 140 components in a space just just 33mm long, 3mm high and less than 5mm thick. This mechanical, hand-wound caliber is...

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Oct 19, 2010 by WatchTime

Berner’s Dictionary of Horology Now Online

The Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry has published the well-known reference Berner’s Illustrated Professional Dictionary of Horology on its website. The dictionary is in French, English, German and Spanish, and it allows translations from one language to another. For example, search on a French term, then click the British flag icon to display the...

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Oct 19, 2010 by WatchTime

LVMH Watch and Jewelry Sales Jump 29%

Revenue for the Watches and Jewelry division of LVMH, the world’s largest luxury group, climbed to €687 million for the first nine months of 2010, an increase of 29% over the same period last year. Overall LVMH achieved revenue of €14.2 billion for the period, up 19% over 2009. The company noted that momentum continued...

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Oct 18, 2010 by WatchTime

Chronometer Quiz

You’ve read about COSC results here recently, but how much do you know about chronometer testing and certification? Here are a dozen multiple choice and true-false questions, plus an extra-tough bonus question, to test your chronometer knowledge. Will you achieve the accuracy required to earn your certificate? Take this test in 3 positions to find...

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Oct 17, 2010 by WatchTime

Sotheby’s Launches App; Geneva Auction Offers Modern and Historic Classics

1744 meets 2010 as Sotheby’s launches its new application for the iPhone and iPad. Sotheby’s will also offer 244 lots at its autumn sale of Important Watches at the Hôtel Beau-Rivage in Geneva on Sunday, November 14. The sale brings together an impressive range of timepieces tracing this history of watchmaking from 1620 to the...

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Oct 15, 2010 by WatchTime

Peter Speake-Marin: The New Thalassa

It is rare for one man to design every component of a watch’s case, dial and movement. Peter Speake-Marin’s new Thalassa is such a watch. The harmonious design incorporates Peter’s trademark elements, and so is instantly recognizable as his. The blued‐steel of the outer dial, hands and seconds wheel create a nautical ambiance which inspired...

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Oct 13, 2010 by WatchTime

Seiko Launches World’s First Active Matrix EPD Watch

Seiko has announced the world’s first watch with an active matrix EPD display. The watch features a 300 dpi high resolution display for very detailed graphics. You can choose from among five displays to suit your personal taste, or your mood. This solar-powered watch receives time-setting signals from the world’s atomic clocks, assuring amazing accuracy....

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Oct 12, 2010 by WatchTime

Zegna and Sowind Form Partnership to Produce Zegna Timepieces

Ermenegildo Zegna, CEO of the Zegna Group, and Gino Macaluso, majority shareholder of Sowind Group, which heads Girard-Perregaux and Jeanrichard, have announced a partnership agreement for the design and production of Ermenegildo Zegna watches.

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Oct 11, 2010 by WatchTime

Thomas Morf is Hanhart’s New CEO

Effective October 1, former Carl F. Bucherer CEO Thomas Morf took charge of the watch brand Hanhart, which is based in Diessenhofen, Switzerland, and in Gütenbach, in the German Black Forest. Morf server as CEO at Carl F. Bucherer until May, 2010. The brand also announced that the Gaydoul Group is now the majority shareholder...

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Oct 8, 2010 by WatchTime

Sotheby’s Hong Kong Sale of Important Watches Brings US$7.14 Million

Sotheby’s October 6 Hong Kong’s sale of Important Watches totaled US$7.14 million, establishing Sotheby’s highest-ever total for a various owners sale of important watches. The auction was 79.9% sold by lot and 85.8% by value. Leading the sale was a Greubel Forsey Double Tourbillon 30º Vision No. 2 with mother-of-pearl dial, circa 2004, which sold...

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Oct 7, 2010 by WatchTime

Christophe Claret DualTow NightEagle – Stealth That Gets Noticed

Last year Christophe Claret generated the biggest buzz at Baselworld with the DualTow, a wonder of the horological world created to mark the Manufacture’s 20th anniversary. For 2010, a new, black DualTow appears with the intriguing name NightEagle. If you look closely at the movement and squint, you can see a tiny, polished sign that...

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Oct 6, 2010 by WatchTime

Audemars Piguet Celebrates its 135th Anniversary and Launches a New Royal Oak Offshore

On October 5, Audemars Piguet Japan held the brand’s 135th anniversary and new product launch party in the “Choice!” restaurant on the third floor of Tokyo’s prestigious Ark Mori building. The event was attended by 500 guests including VIPs, celebrities and media. The evening included the launch of a new Royal Oak Offshore limited edition.

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Oct 6, 2010 by WatchTime

Antiquorum October 20 Auction Benefits National Multiple Sclerosis Society

// The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is hosting an auction to be held October 20 at Antiquorum Auctioneers in New York. This is the first in a series of annual events that will offer watch enthusiasts the opportunity to bid on fine timepieces while supporting the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in their movement toward a...

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Oct 5, 2010 by WatchTime

Hautlence Presents its 2010 HL Collection

Hautlence has not followed the traditional path in the way its timepieces are developed. The brand works with a select group of about 50 artisans known as “the College” to bring its creations to life. The goal is to find the best source for each component. In several areas, such as machining and surface treatment,...

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Oct 5, 2010 by WatchTime