Black Watches

Blue-on-blue isn’t the only popular watch-color trend of recent years. “All-black” watches, with ebony-colored cases, dials, and straps, have also remained popular. Nearly every watch brand, from mass-market and inexpensive to pricey and high-end, now makes at least one black-on-black model.

Squaring the Circle: Hublot’s Square Bang

This article was originally published in the Design 2023 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Hardly any other brand stands for such a wide variety of models as Hublot. In addition to diverse materials and colors, this manufacture is now dedicating itself to form and is introducing a square watch. To what degree is the Square Bang...

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Jul 13, 2024 by Ruediger Bucher

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

Back in Black: Omega Introduces Three New Seamaster Aqua Terra Models

With three new editions, Omega is ushering in a new era for the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M. Housed in stainless steel cases and attached to bracelets, the new watches are offered in three sizes – 34mm, 38mm and 31mm. Notably, the timepieces feature lacquered black varnish dials and do without the horizontally striped “teakwood” motif...

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Jul 11, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Two New Limited Editions join the MeisterSinger Unomat Collection

With the Unomat, MeisterSinger introduced its idea of a sporty watch equipped with a screw-down crown, reinforced steel case back, 30-bar water resistance and protection against magnetism. Three years later, the German brand presents a new generation for the collection. The new model is available in two limited editions: an international edition in arctic blue...

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Jun 28, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Celebrating the 120th Anniversary, Oris Launches Black-on-Black Diver Sixty-Five as Hölstein Edition 2024

The Hölstein Edition is a nice tradition that Oris started five years ago, being a once-per-annum special edition of one of their watches featuring their signature bear paying honor to the brand’s founding city. This week, the Swiss watchmaker launches their latest in the series via a monochromatic black Diver Sixty-Five as their Hölstein Edition...

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Jun 1, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Beautiful in Black: Hanhart Releases Preventor9 S

Every year has its own color trend, or at least it has in the past. In 2024, color in general is all the rage, with gorgeous hues across the palette. Of course, a true “evergreen” on watch faces is black. No other shade exudes such timeless elegance and can be combined with other colors and...

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May 8, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Craftsmanship Meets Ingenuity in Chopard’s L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25

While color in all its shades was the order of the day at this year’s Watches and Wonders, there were also some sophisticated newcomers with black dials. Among them is Chopard’s L.U.C Quattro Spirit 25, an excellent jumping-hour complication that combines an ethical 18-carat white gold case with a pure black Grand Feu enamel dial...

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May 7, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Bienvenue à rue Cambon: Chanel Unveils Stunning Automaton Piece at Watches and Wonders

The J12 Couture Workshop Automaton Caliber 6 Watch is a new creation from the Chanel Watchmaking Creation Studio. Inspired by Gabrielle Chanel and her couture atelier at 31 rue Cambon, the watch features a dial that comes to life to mirror the movements of a couture atelier, with Mademoiselle Chanel and her scissors at the...

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Apr 14, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Back in Black: Meet the Chanel Monsieur de Chanel Edition Superleggera

At Baseworld 2016, Chanel, widely known for its iconic ladies’ watches and métiers d’art timepieces, introduced its first model designed specifically for men, aptly named Monsieur de Chanel. Equipped with a genuine hand-wound movement with a 3-day power reserve, the newcomer featured a retrograde minute display, in which the minute hand travels an unusually long...

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Apr 11, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Patek Philippe Endows the Golden Ellipse with a Chain Bracelet at Watches & Wonders 2024

At Watches and Wonders 2024, Patek Philippe presents its iconic Golden Ellipse wristwatch in a new pink gold execution, with the model featuring an ebony black sunburst dial fitted with a new pink gold mesh bracelet. Revisiting earlier bracelet styles, the model highlights the refined personality of this legendary dress watch. With its instantly recognizable...

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Apr 9, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Swatch Announces Omega x Swatch Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to the Moonphase in Black

It’s official: After a teaser campaign on Instagram featuring Snoopy, this time with a cake and candle motif, and only two weeks after the launch of the Bioceramic MoonSwatch Mission to the Moonphase in white, Swatch today announced the black version, which is scheduled to be in Swatch stores on April 8. Dubbed the “New...

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Apr 5, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Testing Speed with the Zenith Defy Extreme

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Zenith built the El Primero, the world’s most accurate chronograph, in 1969. But now the manufacture has increased its beat frequency from 1/10 to 1/100 of a second. We took a look at what the fastest mechanical watch can do with its...

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Mar 16, 2024 by Jens Koch

The Blackest Black: The H. Moser & Cie. Streamliner Tourbillon Vantablack

This article was originally published in the November/December 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. An unmarked dial done in the blackest man-made substance on earth housed in a solid red-gold case and adorned with a tourbillon would ordinarily be a head-scratcher. But, of course, this is Moser we’re talking about. This latest creation is the...

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Mar 12, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Spotlight: The Porsche Design Chronograph 1 – 1972 Limited Edition

This article was originally published in the May/June 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. In 2022, Porsche Design is paying tribute to some of its most iconic product creations. Among them is a faithful re-edition of “the first all-black chronograph” from 1972, the legendary Chronograph 1. In 1972, Professor Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche, the visionary...

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Mar 5, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Black Magic: The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic

This article was originally published in the March/April 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. Photos by Olaf Köster. Without much fanfare, Tudor has elevated the Black Bay to the status of a Master Chronometer. This classic timepiece now upholds one of the strictest qualitative and technological standards in the watch industry. And the new Black...

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Mar 3, 2024 by Martina Richter

With Just a Touch of Gold (or Silver), Meet the Nomos Glashütte Orion neomatik New Black Executions

Kicking off the new watch year in style, Nomos Glashütte expands the Orion watch family with three new self-winding executions, the Orion neomatik New Black, the Orion neomatik 39 New Black, and the Orion neomatik New 41 Date New Black. Since the manufacture presented its first four timepieces in 1992, the Orion has been a...

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Feb 19, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Going Pro: Testing the Oris AquisPro Date Calibre 400

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in July 2022. Pro as in professional — when it comes to utility, not many modern mechanical dive watches on the market can compete with the new Oris AquisPro Date with the brand’s in-house Caliber 400. We got our hands on the watch for...

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Jan 15, 2024 by Alexander Krupp

Carl F. Bucherer Releases Quartet of Manero Peripheral Perpetual Calendar Watches

Perpetual calendars are the pinnacle of calendar watches. Their mechanical “program,” designed to last for decades and beyond, is able to manage the different lengths of the months (including February) even in leap years, as will be the case in 2024. Behind this precision is a complex mechanism of gears, ratchets, levers and springs that...

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Dec 18, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Swiss Utility, Urban Adventure— The Victorinox Journey 1884 Automatic

Since its inception in 1884, Swiss watchmaker Victorinox has epitomized utilitarian excellence, most notably with the creation of its iconic Swiss Army Knife. Steeped in history and renowned for its commitment to no-nonsense functionality, since entering into horology in 1989 Victorinox has seamlessly transitioned its expertise in tool manufacturing to the world of watches, today...

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Dec 8, 2023 by WatchTime

Two Suns Rising: The Czapek Quai Des Bergues 40.5mm

Geneva-based watchmaker Czapek this fall introduced its latest Quai des Bergues model in a 40.5mm steel case, with a newly developed hand-guilloché pattern executed in a blue or black dial. The slightly smaller steel case retains all of the stylistic signatures of the Quai des Bergues case – with a slight refinement of the case-side...

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Dec 7, 2023 by WatchTime

Sponsored: Powering Sustainable Innovation, Citizen Introduces the Eco-Drive 365

In the bustling world of watches, where the lines of horological tradition often meet technological innovation, CITIZEN stands out through its creations. With a long history of engineering firsts in materials, movements, and design, the brand continues this legacy with its latest: the Eco-Drive 365. Powered by clean energy and distinctly chic in style, these...

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Oct 13, 2023 by WatchTime

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