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IWC: Portugieser Perpetual Calendar

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Omega: Speedmaster Dark Side of Moon Apollo 8

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Tudor: The New Pelagos FXD

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Breguet: The New Type XX Chronographe

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Pacific Ocean Edition from Blancpain and Swatch

Blancpain X Swatch: Everything About the Collab

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IWC Schaffhausen: Ingenieur Automatic 40

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Blancpain: Fifty Fathoms “70th Anniversary Act 3” in Bronze Gold

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Citizen: A Deep Dive Into the Challenge Divers

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Video: Alpina Launches Startimer Pilot Collection

Alpina’s new Startimer Pilot Collection includes a range of timepieces inspired by original Alpina designs used by pilots during the 1920s and 30s. The collection includes four models, each measuring 44mm in diameter: three variations offering time and date, including two with a manufacture movements, and a two-register chronograph. Click here to see photos of...

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Apr 1, 2013 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

Video: Christophe Claret Teases Kantharos

Christophe Claret, a brand known for creating complicated timepieces (like the Soprano, seen at SIHH), has posted a teaser video for its Baselworld 2013 novelty, the Kantharos. The video provides a sneak peek of the movement of the watch, which is a mono-pusher chronograph with constant force mechanism. The watch will be formally unveiled at Baselworld...

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Apr 1, 2013 by WatchTime

Arnold & Son’s HMS Victory Set

With it’s latest watch collection, Arnold & Son is honoring the HMS Victory, a ship famous for participating in the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary War, and the Napoleonic wars.

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Mar 29, 2013 by WatchTime

Watch Insider Interviews Rado CEO Matthias Breschan

At watch-insider.com, WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz has posted an audio interview with Rado CEO Matthias Breschan, discussing the brand’s latest offerings, it’s upcoming appearance at Baselworld, and Rado’s relationship with the sport of tennis.

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Mar 29, 2013 by WatchTime

Video: Hamilton Pan Europ

Inspired by a Hamilton timepiece of the same name originally introduced in 1971, the modern Pan Europ takes a nostalgic look back in time. The year 1971, also the number of pieces in this limited edition, is a significant date in Hamilton’s history. It marks the year the brand joined the Swatch Group, then known...

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Mar 29, 2013 by WatchTime

Video: Omega Debuts New Planet Ocean Collection and Announces Film Project in Capri

Omega chose the Italian island of Capri to debut its upgraded Planet Ocean collection. The four new watches are equipped with unidirectional rotating bezels, helium escape valves and water resistance to 60 bar / 600 meters / 2000 feet. The in-house co-axial movements with silicon balance springs are backed by a four-year warranty. Click here...

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Mar 29, 2013 by WatchTime

Five “Uber Watches” from SIHH

There are watches and there are watches. Included in the second category are pieces so technically extravagant, so hyper-engineered that they belong to a very special club. Their prices are stratospheric. Hardly anyone will ever own one. But they are fascinating nonetheless. As always, this year’s SIHH fair in Geneva in January brought out a...

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Mar 29, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Renato Watches Launches Master Horologe Swiss Made Collection

After seven years in business, Renato Watches, a brand known chiefly for modestly priced timepieces sold on ShopNBC, is stepping into the higher-end, Swiss-made watch arena with the introduction of the Renato Master Horologe Swiss Made collection.

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Mar 28, 2013 by WatchTime

Only Watch Auction Returns to Monaco in September

The fifth Only Watch, a charity auction of unique timepieces, returns on September 28th, taking place once again in Monaco and conducted by Antiquorum Auctioneers.

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Mar 27, 2013 by WatchTime

Louis Moinet: Rewriting Chronograph History

The Swiss watch brand Louis Moinet has unveiled an artifact that may change how we look at the history of timekeeping — a timekeeping device from the early 19th century, invented by the brand’s namesake, that may be the first chronograph ever created.

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Mar 27, 2013 by Jay Deshpande

Panerai Announces Dates for 2013 Classic Yachts Challenge

Preparation for the 2013 racing season of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge, the international circuit for vintage and classic sailing vessels, is already underway with the announcement of a new host city and regatta.

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Mar 26, 2013 by WatchTime

Nicole Kidman Visits Vienna with Omega

After a press event promoting Omega‘s Ladymatic collection, held at Vienna’s historic Postal Savings Bank, Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman and Omega president Stephen Urquhart paid a visit to the Omega Boutique Vienna at Stock-im-Eisen-Platz 3.

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Mar 26, 2013 by WatchTime

Baselworld Preview: Cuervo y Sobrinos Historiador Flameante

More news and photos of new watches debuting at April’s Baselworld watch fair continue to flow into our in-box. Here’s one of the latest, from Cuervo y Sobrinos, the “Swiss brand with Latin soul,” originally founded in Cuba: the Historiador Flameante, a classical, ultra-thin watch based on a 1950s design.

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Mar 26, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Explore the Rolex Lexicon in the WatchTime E-Special: “Inside Rolex”

The WatchTime E-Special: “Inside Rolex,” available exclusively on the WatchTime app, has been a hit among our readers. In addition to its rare look behind the scenes at Rolex factories in Bienne and Geneva, “Inside Rolex” features the Rolex Lexicon, a dictionary of the terminology used by Rolex (and its legions of fans) to describe...

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Mar 25, 2013 by WatchTime

Video: Tempting Tonneaus: Vacheron Constantin Redesigns the Malte Collection

Vacheron Constantin introduced its first form watch in 1912. To celebrate the centennial of the curvy case, Vacheron Constantin launched four new Malte models at SIHH, each wearing an appealing, updated shape. The top model houses the new hand-wound Calibre 2795 shaped tourbillon movement. Click here for more photos of the Malte Collection. Click below...

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Mar 25, 2013 by WatchTime

Watch Insider Baselworld Preview: Corum and Antoine Martin

WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz takes a look at more Baselworld novelties on his blog at watch-insider.com.

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Mar 24, 2013 by WatchTime

Video: Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin

Piaget is the undisputed master of ultra-thin. The brand holds several world records for thinnest movements, both simple and complicated. At SIHH, the list of records grew by two with the introduction of the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin. Click here to read more about the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin. Click below to start the video…...

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Mar 22, 2013 by WatchTime

Watch Insider Previews Baselworld Novelties From Bulova and More

Over at watch-insider.com, WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz takes a look at some of the novelties that will be on display at the upcoming Baselworld fair.

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Mar 22, 2013 by WatchTime

Kobe Bryant Joins Hublot’s Roster of All-Star Athletes

Hublot continues its domination of the sports world with the signing of all-star Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as its newest “brand ambassador.” Like other high-profile athletes in Hublot’s stable, including fellow NBA star Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat, Olympic runner Usain Bolt, and soccer star Diego Maradona, Bryant will lend his name...

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Mar 21, 2013 by Mark Bernardo

Rado Airs Andy Murray TV Commercial

Rado has launched its first television commercial, which aired internationally yesterday, starring last year’s U.S. Open Men’s Champion and Rado brand representative Andy Murray. The commercial, shot in Miami, shows Murray testing the scratch-resistance of his watch, the Rado HyperChrome Chronograph, in a variety of training activities. The commercial, which will debut on the Tennis Channel on March...

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Mar 21, 2013 by WatchTime