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Buy Watches Securely, Directly from Collectors with Grailzee

Grailzee, a premier online auction house and marketplace specializing in luxury watches, is establishing itself as the international benchmark for trust and authenticity in the industry. Offering a curated selection of over 50 prestigious watch brands, including Audemars Piguet, Rolex, Richard Mille, and Patek Philippe, Grailzee has overseen more than 10,000 successful watch transactions in...

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May 7, 2024 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

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

From Dresden, with Love: Glashütte Original Unveils PanoMaticInverse Limited Edition

Dresden, known as the “Florence on the Elbe river” for its stunning architectural and artistic treasures, is a city brimming with history, culture, and natural beauty. Located on the banks of the Elbe River in the state of Saxony, it boasts a rich heritage that dates back over a thousand years. Aside from its renowned...

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May 6, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Wempe Launches Third Model of “Signature Collection” with Girard-Perregaux

Global watch and jewelry retailer Wempe launches the latest iteration of its “Signature Collection” with Girard-Perregaux. The “Signature Collection” is a series of limited-edition and exclusive timepieces created in collaboration with the world’s finest watchmakers and available only at Wempe. The latest release with Girard-Perregaux, a 42mm Laureato Chronograph crafted from 904L stainless steel, features...

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May 6, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

And Action:

Time for the Movies: 10 Times a Watch Stole the Spotlight from the Actors

This article is from the WatchTime Archives. (Warning: Spoilers ahead.) Watches in movies have fascinated watch fans since collecting timepieces became (at least) as interesting as getting an autograph from your favorite actor. From Steve McQueen’s Monaco in Le Mans (1971), Ripley’s (Sigourney Weaver) Seiko Giugario in Aliens (1986), Christian Bale’s Datejust in American Psycho...

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May 5, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Complete, Annual, And Perpetual Calendars, And Why They Are Different

This article is from the WatchTime Archives and was originally published in 2022. Ever since the first clocks were created, there has been a desire to add complications. Moon phases and calendar functions were among the first, and as pocket watches and later on, wristwatches appeared on the scene, these complications were there too implemented...

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May 5, 2024 by Martin Green

Touchdown in Le Locle: An Interview With Aaron Rodgers and Zenith

This article was originally published in the September/October 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine, before Aaron Rodgers’ 2023 move to the Jets. Aaron Charles Rodgers (born Dec. 2, 1983) is a quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has been a brand ambassador for Swiss watchmaker Zenith since January...

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May 4, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

The Beauty of Driving: Chopard Launches Mille Miglia GTS Automatic Chrono California Mille 33rd Edition

For the sixth consecutive year, Chopard proudly served as the Official Timekeeper of the 33rd annual California Mille, which took place last month from April 21 to 25. Inspired by the original Italian Mille Miglia open road race from Brescia to Rome (of which Chopard has also been a global sponsor since 1988), the California...

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May 3, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

The Fun Factor of the Ferragamo Secret

In all honesty, I usually am not one to quickly review a watch born from fashion and fitted with a quartz movement, but the Ferragamo Secret watch is the exception to this rule. The uncommon timepiece reminds me of the 1980s, when subtle and creative watches by fashion brands added something relevant to the horological...

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May 3, 2024 by Martin Green

Striking Simplicity: Spotlighting the Patek Philippe Ref. 6301P Grande Sonnerie

Patek Philippe’s 6301P features not only a grande sonnerie with a petite sonnerie and a minute repeater, it also comes with a patented “seconde morte” jumping subsidiary seconds. We delve into its many complexities in this feature from our archives. In the world of haute horlogerie, hardly anything is as exclusive and alluring as a...

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May 2, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Flip It and Reverse It: Hands-on with the Cartier Santos-Dumont Rewind

One of the most buzzed about releases from Watches & Wonders 2024 was the Cartier Santos-Dumont Rewind watch. Personally one of my favorite watch releases from the brand in recent memory, the Rewind is a classic Santos-Dumont with the whimsical twist of telling the time counterclockwise. Just as languages that are read from right-to-left and...

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May 2, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Bremont Launches New Terra Nova Collection

While many new releases at Watches and Wonders 2024 were variations on existing models or reinterpretations of popular designs, Bremont surprised attendees at the start of this month with a completely new collection of tool watches called Terra Nova. Inspired by military pocket watches from the early 20th century, this collection includes a two-hand timepiece,...

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May 1, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

TAG Heuer and Kith Collaborate to Revive Original Formula 1 Watch

In what is sure to be one of the more buzzworthy releases of the year, TAG Heuer has just partnered up with fashion retailer Kith to revive the very first Formula 1 watch. Dating back to 1986, the original Formula 1 was the bright and fun icon that also happened to be the first TAG...

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May 1, 2024 by Bilal Khan

Navigating Through the Years: Hands-On with the Ulysse Nardin Marine Torpilleur Chronograph

For its 175th anniversary last year, Ulysse Nardin introduced an impressive fleet of Marine Torpilleur limited editions. In this latest visit to our esteemed archives, WatchTime sets sail in this latest visit to our archives with the Marine Tourpilleur Chronograph, which also has the added complication of an annual calendar onboard. The French term torpilleur...

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Apr 30, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

Dressed for Success: Best Dress Watches from Watches & Wonders 2024

Whether you’re dressing for an important party or a business lunch, a dress watch is always a safe bet. Also known as a suit watch, these three- or two-handed timepieces are ideal because they are subtle yet stylish and sophisticated. Here are five examples embodying understated luxury that were recently unveiled at Watches and Wonders...

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Apr 30, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Elevating the Speedmaster 38, Omega Introduces Eight New Models with Diamond Bezels

Omega is expanding its Speedmaster 38mm collection with a host of new models, a choice of three materials and two dial colors. The new automatic chronographs are available in stainless steel, the brand’s genuine Sedna Gold and Moonshine Gold alloys and paired with a chocolate brown or emerald green PVD dial that is framed by...

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Apr 30, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

A Brief History of the Mechanical Watch’s Fight Against Magnetism

In our latest visit to the global WatchTime archives, a look at how watchmaking has countered the threat of magnetism over the years, from using metals like palladium in 1915 to silicon in 2015. Magnetism has been the mechanical timekeeping’s nemesis through the years. It is to the mechanical watch what Prof. Moriarty is to Sherlock...

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Apr 29, 2024 by WatchTime

Hermès Delights the Ladies with the Cut Watch

While the plethora of introductions at Watches and Wonders 2024 were additions to existing collections, Hermès surprised with an entirely new watch collection, the Hermès Cut. With a modest diameter of 36 millimeters, the women’s casual three-handed stainless steel timepiece could also appeal to aficionados who appreciate slim and elegant proportions and an aura of...

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Apr 29, 2024 by Sabine Zwettler

Re-Enlistment: Hands-On with the Vintage Military-Inspired Bulova “MIL-SHIPS-W-2181”

Named after the United States Navy’s Bureau of Ships “water-tightness specifications of MIL-SHIPS-W-2181,” American watch brand Bulova brings back two variants of its U.S. Navy prototype dive watch from the 1950s, which take a closer look at today in our latest visit to the WatchTime Archives. The latest addition to Bulova’s “Archive Series” is a...

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Apr 28, 2024 by Roger Ruegger

WATCH REVIEW

A Hands-On Review of the Certina DS PH200M Dive Watch

With the DS PH200M, Certina raises one of its early divers’ watches up to the surface. Not only is the design authentic, the construction is, too. We give it an in-depth look in this review from our May-June 2019 issue.

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Apr 27, 2024 by Alexander Krupp