About Us

WatchTime was founded in New York City in 1999 by the Ebner Publishing Group of Ulm, Germany. Ebner is a diversified publishing company and Europe’s leading publisher of consumer watch magazines. WatchTime is Ebner’s fourth consumer watch magazine and first in the United States.

Since its launch, WatchTime has become America’s top watch magazine. It is written for the growing number of Americans interested in fine wristwatches. People have worn and appreciated watches for more than 400 years. However, the remarkable revival of the fine mechanical watch over the past decade has stimulated unprecedented interest in the wristwatch in America. For American men, the watch is an increasingly important accessory. It’s become a major “guy thing,” like the car, a treasured possession with fascinating technical and design features that express a man’s lifestyle and attitude.

WatchTime’s mission is to explore and celebrate fine wristwatches and “watch culture.” WatchTime covers all aspects of fine timepieces: the watches themselves; the companies and countries that manufacture them; and the community of watch lovers who design, manufacture, wear and appreciate them.

WatchTime is published bi-monthly by a staff of American and European watch journalists and watch experts, complimented by prominent lifestyle feature writers. Each issue offers a balanced mix of informative and entertaining articles for the American watch aficionado, covering a wide range of topics:

• reviews of specific watches;
• objective watch tests;
• in-depth reports on watch technology, design and history;
• watch company profiles;
• provocative interviews with prominent watch people like movie/TV/and sports celebrities, collectors, and watch industry power players;
• interesting and offbeat items from around the watch world, and more.

All of it is accompanied by finest watch photography found anywhere.

WatchTime Online

In 2008 WatchTime brought Mike Disher on board to improve and expand our online presence. Mike has been a watch enthusiast for 35+ years, and prior to joining WatchTime, Mike managed TimeZone.com, a leading wristwatch enthusiast community web site, for 7 years.

This web site you’re currently visiting is an interim upgrade.  It’s a step in the right direction, and there’s more to come. Over time we will expand the range of online features and resources for the WatchTime community.  We are pleased to include in this site one of the most comprehensive wristwatch databases anywhere, with more than 9,000 watches from almost 500 brands, and more are being added all the time. You can find and compare watches by price, size, complications, movement type, and more!

If you like what you see here, look for us on newsstands and in bookstores, or visit our new subscribers page and have WatchTime delivered to your home!