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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Basel Preview: Hublot Gold King Power Tourbillon GMTJanuary 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment  The King Power Tourbillon GMT is Hublot's first tourbillon with a dual time zone indicator. The red and blue GMT dial located at 1 o'clock displays a second time zone of the traveler's choosing. A retrograde date is located at 9 o'clock. This piece also stands apart because its gold color is unique. The watch is crafted from a new gold alloy containing 5% platinum called "King Gold." Only 28 … [Read more...] Basel Preview: Hublot Big Bang Steel Tutti Frutti RoseJanuary 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment  The new Big Bang Steel Tutti Frutti Rose features a fine mother of pearl dial which adds a touch of elegance. The satin-finished case is surrounded by 48 baguette-cut pink sapphires, with an alligator strap to match. The case measures 41mm in diameter and is water resistant to 100 meters. The movement is a mechanical auto-winding Hublot caliber HUB4300. … [Read more...] Rotonde de Cartier AstrotourbillonJanuary 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment  At SIHH last week Cartier launched the new Rotonde de Cartier Astrotourbillon with their new manual winding movement, Caliber 9451 MC, designed and created by Cartier watchmakers. This unusual movement is the product of 5 years of development at the Cartier Manufacture in La Chaux-de-Fonds. … [Read more...] Basel Preview: Glashütte Original Senator Sixties Panorama DateJanuary 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment  Glashütte Original previews the Senator Sixties Panorama Date which combines the Senator Sixties' distinctive retro-modern design with GO's trademark panorama date. This new model will be available in a stainless steel case measuring 42 mm x 12.4 mm, with a galvanized black or satin-finished silver dial. The GO Calibre 39-47 movement is visible through a sapphire display back … [Read more...] Swatch Group Enjoys Rebound in Second Half of 2009January 28, 2010 By Leave a Comment  Swatch Group struck a positive tone in its 2009 financial report as results for the second half of the year were much stronger than the first half, when watch sales were down 16.4%. Watch sales finished the year down 5.5% at a constant rate, largely outperforming Swiss Watch Federation export sales figures for the same period. The Group forecasts improved sales and margins in 2010. … [Read more...] Ultra-thin is In at PiagetJanuary 27, 2010 By Leave a Comment  To celebrate the 50th anniversary of their legendary caliber 12P, the world’s thinnest mechanical self-winding movement at that time, Piaget introduces Caliber 1200P, today’s thinnest automatic movement at 2.35mm. The new movement is housed in new limited and unlimited Altiplano models, which at 5.25mm are the thinnest automatic watches on the market today. … [Read more...] Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore DiverJanuary 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment  Audemars Piguet launched a new diver's watch at SIHH last week. The Royal Oak Offshore Diver measures 42mm x 13.75mm and is powered by AP's manufacture 3120 automatic movement. The ROO Diver meets or surpasses each of the Swiss watch industry norms (NIHS) for dive watches, including time preselection device, visibility, water resistance, anti-magnetic properties, resistance to shock and thermal … [Read more...] March 28 & 29: Antiquorum Auctioneers, GenevaJanuary 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment Important collectors wristwatches, pocket watches, and clocks … [Read more...] Patrizzi & Co. Auctioneers, MilanJanuary 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment Important pocket watches, vintage and modern wristwatches … [Read more...] Baselworld – Basel, SwitzerlandJanuary 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment The world's largest wristwatch, clock and jewelry trade show runs March 18-25 and is open to the public. Admission is SFr. 60 for a 1-day pass, or SFr. 150 for an 8-day pass. Visit the official Baselworld website for additional information. … [Read more...] Patrizzi & Co. Auctioneers, New York CityJanuary 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment Important pocket watches, vintage and modern wristwatches. … [Read more...] Trivia Quiz: Watches in the MoviesJanuary 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment  In the February issue of WatchTime, we reveal which watch Richard Dreyfuss wore as shark researcher Matt Hooper in Jaws. Not all movie watches take decades to identify. Test your knowledge in this quiz to see how well you know your Hollywood watch trivia. Hints in the form of answers appear at the end. … [Read more...] SIHH: Images from A. Lange & SöhneJanuary 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment  During my visit with A. Lange & Söhne at SIHH last week, I had an opportunity to snap some images in and around the booth, including a few of the new timepieces. The big story this year is the brand's 165th anniversary and the three Homage to F.A. Lange pieces in Lange's proprietary honey gold. The new Annual Calendar was also very well received. … [Read more...] New Manufacture Movement Powers Calibre de CartierJanuary 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment  At SIHH last week, Cartier introduced a new in-house automatic movement known as 1904-PS MC. It powers the new men's Calibre de Cartier line. The movement features twin barrels to provide a steady flow of power to the escapement, and the regulation system allows for fine adjustment to increase timekeeping accuracy. A stop-seconds system facilitates synchronization to a reference signal. … [Read more...] SIHH: Something (Really) Big From Panerai: Mare Nostrom 52mm Special EditionJanuary 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment  Mare Nostrum is the chronograph that Officine Panerai supplied to the Italian Navy in 1943. Very few prototypes were produced – almost certainly three in total – of which first all trace, and then all relative documentation, was lost following the flood that hit Florence in 1966. Panerai's discovery of one of the prototypes - now part of the collections at the Officine Panerai Museum in … [Read more...] SIHH: Montblanc Vintage ChronographeJanuary 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment  Montblanc adds a new member to the Collection Villeret 1858 family with a beautiful modern re-interpretation called simply the Vintage Chronographe. This classically elegant piece features a grand feu enamel dial and a hand-finished MBM caliber 16.29 column-wheel movement. The dial is created by heating a solid gold disk in a kiln to a temperature of about 800 degrees Celsius, fusing it to a … [Read more...] Basel Preview: Breguet Tradition Fusee Tourbillon With Silicon Balance SpringJanuary 21, 2010 By Leave a Comment  In 1795, Breguet conceived the “Breget overcoil” spring, today still the reference in terms of balance springs. In 2006, Breguet introduced its first wristwatches with silicon balance spring and escapement. Today, the new Breguet silicon balance spring is featured in the Breguet Tradition 7047 model with tourbillon and fusee-and-chain transmission. Inspired by the design of the first … [Read more...] SIHH: Jaeger-LeCoultre Duomètre à Quantième LunaireJanuary 20, 2010 By 1 Comment  For 2010 Jaeger-LeCoultre expands the Duomètre family with the addition of the 42mm Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire. This piece displays time with a jumping foudroyante seconds hand showing 1/6th of a second increments, along with the date and the age of the moon. The "dual-wing" movement features two independent power supplies: one regulated by the escapement and balance, and the other for the … [Read more...] WATCHTIME WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
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