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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Girard-Perregaux Traveller: The Evolution of the ww.tc CollectionJune 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment  The streamlining of Girard-Perregaux, which began last year with the introduction of the Hawk collection, continues with the debut of the new Traveller, an updated version of G-P's ww.tc collection, at Baselworld 2013. The first two Traveller models are a chronograph with world-time function and a moon-phase model with large date. … [Read more...] Breitling Redesigns the Avenger, Introduces Four New Avenger II ModelsJune 6, 2013 By 2 Comments  Right on the heels of introducing the Emergency II, the modern version of its Emergency watch, at Baselworld, Breitling has announced that another popular line in its portfolio, the Avenger series, will undergo a redesign. The new Avenger II collection will include two chronographs, one divers' watch, and one GMT model. … [Read more...] Richard Mille Opens New Factory in the Swiss JuraMay 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Richard Mille has become the latest luxury watch manufacturer to take a decisive step toward becoming a full-fledged manufacture, announcing the opening of its new case and component factory in Les Breuleux in the Swiss Jura. … [Read more...] Blancpain’s Bathyscaphe Celebrates 60 Years of Fifty FathomsMay 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment  At Baselworld 2013, two iconic sport watches — the Rolex Daytona and TAG Heuer Carrera — celebrated their 50th birthdays with new models, while another historic watch brand, one with "50" in its name, celebrated its 60th. Blancpain's influential Fifty Fathoms divers' watch, now an entire collection, went back to the basics of its 1953 creation with the release of the vintage-inspired Fifty … [Read more...] Ulysse Nardin Launches Marine Chronograph Manufacture With In-House MovementMay 16, 2013 By 1 Comment  Ulysse Nardin's journey toward more in-house movement production, a stated goal of UN CEO Patrik Hoffman, continued apace at this year's Baselworld, when the brand released the new Marine Chronograph Manufacture, its first chronograph watch with an in-house movement. … [Read more...] Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Lambert to Become CEO of MontblancMay 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment  As our "Watch Insider" Alexander Linz reported as a rumor in his blog earlier this week, the Richemont Group has announced changes in its Group Management Committee that will result in new leadership at one of its luxury maisons, Montblanc. Click here to read the official release from Richemont. … [Read more...] Germany’s Nomos Comes to the U.S. With Bauhaus-Inspired Tangente WatchApril 10, 2013 By 1 Comment  Nomos Glashütte, a watch brand very popular in its native Germany but not as well-known here in the States, is finally making a big push in America, beginning with its flagship timepiece, the starkly designed — and multiple design-award-winning — Tangente watch, which applies Bauhaus design principles to its dial. … [Read more...] Million Dollar Club 2012: Watch Advertising at All-Time HighApril 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment  In an exclusive report in the upcoming May-June issue of WatchTime, we reveal which watch brands are spending the most on advertising in 2012, a record year for watch-company ad spending, and we provide a complete list of the 60 brands that spent more than $1 million on ads. … [Read more...] Rolex to Launch Tudor in the U.S. this SummerMarch 5, 2013 By 19 Comments  Rolex has confirmed to WatchTime that it will be launching its sister brand, Tudor, in the United States in the late summer. It has set up a new company, Tudor Watch USA LLC, in New York City. … [Read more...] Tutima Begins Deliveries of Its Hommage Minute RepeaterFebruary 25, 2013 By Leave a Comment  In summer 2011, Germany-based Tutima, known chiefly for its modestly priced pilots' watches, unveiled a watch-world first: the first minute repeater wristwatch whose entire mechanism was built entirely in the German watchmaking town of Glashütte. As of the beginning of this year, the company announced, deliveries of the eagerly awaited timepiece have finally begun. … [Read more...] Fossil Goes Upscale With New Swiss-Made WatchesFebruary 21, 2013 By 2 Comments  Texas-based Fossil, Inc., known for its range of low-priced, mass market wristwatches and accessories, has launched a new collection of Swiss-made timepieces, the first from the brand to include Swiss movements, including some mechanicals, with prices ranging from $695 to $995. … [Read more...] Vacheron Constantin Offers New 1972 Prestige for Opening of Paris BoutiqueFebruary 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment  On June 23, 1972, at Paris's Ritz Hotel, the Comité de France awarded the rare and coveted Prestige de la France award to Swiss watch manufacture Vacheron Constantin. As the first Swiss watch brand to receive this distinction, Vacheron launched a distinctive, asymmetrical timepiece, now referred to as the 1972. Now, to celebrate the opening of its Paris boutique (located at 2 Rue de la Paix, not … [Read more...] RGM Marks 20 Years With Third In-House CaliberFebruary 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment  RGM, the pioneering Pennsylvania-based watch brand founded in 1992 by Roland G. Murphy, turns 20 years old in 2012. Murphy commemorated the anniversary in the manner he knows best: by developing his brand's third in-house mechanical movement, called Caliber 20, and outfitting it in a new watch that RGM introduced at January's Geneva Time Exhibition. … [Read more...] F.P. Journe Releases Octa Perpetual CalendarFebruary 13, 2013 By 3 Comments  Independent watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe has added a ninth model to his eponymous brand's Octa collection, called the F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel, a perpetual calendar timepiece with an instantaneous jump function. The watch, which will be limited to 900 pieces, made its debut in Geneva during the SIHH and GTE watch fairs. … [Read more...] Hublot Adds Three More to its Ferrari FleetJanuary 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment  It's been a year since Hublot released the first Big Bang Ferrari watches, products of a collaboration with the famed Italian automaker. In Geneva last week, the brand introduced three new models to the collection, including the "Red Magic Carbon," a watch with a carbon-fiber case and red-tinted sapphire crystal. … [Read more...] Swatch Group Acquires Harry Winston Watch & JewelryJanuary 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment  The Swatch Group has added another jewel — or, more precisely, jeweler — to its crown. The Bienne, Switzerland-based company, which owns watch brands ranging from Swatch to Hamilton to Omega to Breguet, announced Monday that it is acquiring world-renowned jewelry brand Harry Winston, which in recent years has also become a bastion of high watchmaking. … [Read more...] Arnold & Son’s HMS1 Collection Strives for Classical EleganceJanuary 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Arnold & Son, the Swiss watch brand based in La Chaux-de-Fonds and named for 18th-century London watchmaker John Arnold, has released a new collection of elegantly simple watches called HMS1. The name harks back to John Arnold's history as a supplier of marine chronometers to the British Royal Navy. … [Read more...] Inside Rolex’s Bienne Manufacture: Photo SlideshowJanuary 4, 2013 By 5 Comments  In October, WatchTime traveled to Bienne, Switzerland to attend the official opening of the new building that will eventually house all Rolex mechanical movement manufacturing operations. Our story detailing the visit appears in the February issue, which goes on sale January 15. The story contains several images, and below we present a slideshow with an additional 22 exterior and interior shots. … [Read more...] Ball and BMW Team Up For New Watch CollectionDecember 24, 2012 By 7 Comments  Ball Watch Company, whose history is rooted in the early days of train travel, has taken its watchmaking talents from the rails to the roads, collaborating with German luxury automaker BMW to introduce a new line of watches, called Ball for BMW. … [Read more...] News, Photos, and Video: F.P. Journe Unveils Chronomètre OptimumDecember 3, 2012 By 1 Comment  Even though he has created many very complicated watches, French watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe has always been interested in accuracy above all. His newest timepiece, the Chronomètre Optimum, which made its debut last week at the F.P. Journe boutique in New York City, takes the quest for timekeeping precision to a new level. … [Read more...] WATCHTIME BLOG Kobold Offers Made-in-Nepal Soarway Transglobe WatchOn its newly launched website, koboldwatch.com, Pittsburgh-based Kobold Watch Co. is offering the new Soarway Transglobe to existing Kobold clients for only $2,650 (offer expires … [Read More...] WATCHTIME MAGAZINECONNECT WITH WATCHTIME
WATCH TO WATCH Patek Philippe Ref. 5200 Gondolo 8 Days, Day & Date IndicationAmong Patek Philippe's new product releases at Baselworld 2013 was a timepiece aimed squarely at aficionados of classical, hand-wound watches: the Ref. 5200 Gondolo 8 Days, Day and Date Indication, which features the Gondolo … [Read More...] More Watches To WatchFACETIME PHOTOS Facetime June 15Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Matthew Marcus, Jason Stanford, and Hamed Abbas for the great pictures! As … [Read More...] WATCH WALLPAPER Watch Wallpaper: A. Lange & Söhne Watches in Basic BlackLike many luxury watch brands, Germany's A. Lange & Söhne has embraced the all-black color scheme as a sleek, elegant look for several of its timepieces. Click here to find downloadable wallpaper … [Read More...] WATCHTIME MAGAZINECONNECT WITH WATCHTIME
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