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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE CartierCartier watch news and reviews, including Cartier watches for women like the Cartier Tank watch as well as Cartier watches for men. Cartier Gets Serious: The Evolution of Cartier Men’s WatchesMay 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment  In recent years Cartier, the king of haute joaillerie, has begun storming the bastions of haute horlogerie. In this full-length feature from our October 2010 issue, WatchTime's Joe Thompson explores the intriguing origins and bold future initiatives of Manufacture Cartier. … [Read more...] Five “Uber Watches” from SIHHMarch 29, 2013 By 2 Comments  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 fresh crop of these, what we might call “über” … [Read more...] Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar ChronographMarch 22, 2013 By 3 Comments  Cartier's ultra-complicated Rotonde de Cartier Double Mystery Tourbillon stole the show at this year's SIHH (a detailed report on that model appears in our current issue), but Cartier, as per usual, released a slew of other new timepieces as well. Not to be overlooked is the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, the first timepiece in the Rotonde de Cartier family to combine … [Read more...] Photo Slideshow: Inside SIHH 2013January 31, 2013 By 1 Comment  The 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) was held last week in Geneva. And unlike its larger counterpart in Basel, this watch fair is mostly closed to the public. To give our WatchTime fans a glimpse of what goes on in those hallowed halls of horology, we've compiled a slideshow of photos, taken at the show by our own Mike Disher. … [Read more...] Cartier’s Les Heures MysterieusesJanuary 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment  At watch-insider.com, WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz takes a look at some of Cartier's highlights from SIHH, including the revival of the brand's Les Heures Mysterieuses collection. To see more of the collection, click HERE. Receive all the blog posts and breaking news from WatchTime for free! Sign up to our free daily alert and get it all delivered to your inbox. … [Read more...] SIHH 2013, Day One: First Look at Novelties from Cartier and IWCJanuary 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment  The 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) — the luxury watch world's winter festival of new timepieces from more than a dozen top brands — kicks off today, and WatchTime is here to get up close and personal with the slew of new watches, many of which won't even find their way to the States until later this year. I'll be reporting throughout the week on our new SIHH Blog to … [Read more...] Video: Cartier’s Crystal Ball: Inside the ID Two Concept WatchJanuary 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Cartier is rare among watch manufacturers because it releases concept watches that reveal its future plans for all to see. The latest concept, called ID Two, looks like something teleported to us from the year 2020. Click here to read WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher’s report on the ID Two. Click below to see the video... Receive all the news, features and reviews from … [Read more...] Breitling Launches Las Vegas Boutique with Holiday CelebrationJanuary 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment  The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace hosted celebrities and VIPs earlier this month as Breitling celebrated the holidays at its newly opened boutique in Las Vegas. "Today is officially ‘Breitling Boutique Las Vegas’ day," proclaimed Las Vegas mayor Carolyn G. Goodman, who participated in an official ribbon-cutting ceremony with astronaut Captain Mark Kelly, husband of Rep. Gabrielle … [Read more...] Watch Wallpaper: A Cavalcade of CalendarsDecember 21, 2012 By 1 Comment  It's the holiday season, the time for giving and receiving gifts — and accumulating next year's calendars for your home and office walls. How about some great horological calendars to decorate your desktop? Click here to download beautiful images of calendar timepieces from some of the top haute horlogerie watch brands. … [Read more...] Mountain Climbing: Montblanc’s Journey to Haute HorlogerieDecember 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment  In this profile piece from WatchTime's January-February 2009 issue, executive editor Norma Buchanan reveals how Montblanc, a brand best known for pens, entered the heady world of haute horlogerie, and explores the brand's ultra-complicated Grand Tourbillon Heures Mystérieuses. … [Read more...] Watch Wallpaper: A Menagerie of Artistic Animal DialsOctober 9, 2012 By 1 Comment  Wildlife — from starfish to birds to tigers — is a popular theme in this year's watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier's Cartier d'Art series and Vacheron Constantin's Métiers d'Art collection. We've compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop — at a size that does justice to their … [Read more...] First Watch: U.S. Presidents and Their TimepiecesOctober 8, 2012 By 5 Comments  With the presidential race between Barack Obama and Mitt Romney heating up, we felt it was the perfect time to share this feature on presidents and their watches from the WatchTime archives (December 2008). Click here to find out what brands graced the wrists and waistcoasts of our chief executives. … [Read more...] WatchTime’s September-October Issue is On Sale Now!September 11, 2012 By 8 Comments  WatchTime’s September-October issue is on newsstands now, with tests of Rolex's new Explorer II and Breitling Transocean, an in-depth technical report on the Cartier ID Two concept watch, brand profiles of Ball Watch and Hanhart, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue... … [Read more...] Cartier’s Crystal Ball: Inside the ID Two Concept WatchSeptember 10, 2012 By 3 Comments  Cartier is rare among watch manufacturers because it releases concept watches that reveal its future plans for all to see. The latest concept, called ID Two, looks like something teleported to us from the year 2020. Click here to read WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher's report on the ID Two, along with a video animation of how it works. … [Read more...] Pocket Full of Complications: Today’s Haute Horlogerie PocketwatchesAugust 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Even though the wristwatch long ago supplanted it in popularity, the classical pocketwatch continues to soldier on as a novelty in the world of timepieces, beloved by some collectors for their old-school appeal and large, decorative movements, and many of today's watch brands have used the style to express not only their historical cachet but also their horological expertise. Here we shine the … [Read more...] Elegant Accessories: Pens for Watch LoversJuly 30, 2012 By 1 Comment  Watch companies have upped the ante in the quality of their branded accessories — particularly in the case of fine writing implements, a category near and dear to the hearts of many watch collectors. In this 2009 column by Fine Pens writer Jan DiVincenzo, the first in our online archive of WatchTime's popular lifestyle columns, we take a look at some of the standouts. In pairing a watch with … [Read more...] Talking Watches With New Alpina Brand Ambassador William BaldwinJuly 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Recently, the sporty Swiss watch brand Alpina announced that actor William Baldwin (Backdraft, The Squid and the Whale, TV's "Gossip Girl") will be the celebrity brand ambassador for its new line of Alpina Divers watches. The brand welcomed Baldwin in a gala press event at New York's Maritime Hotel in late June. At the event, WatchTime sat down with the actor — a fan and collector of fine … [Read more...] Facetime Photos for June 23June 23, 2012 By 1 Comment  It's time for another round of Facetime photos. Summer's officially here, so be sure to send us photos from your vacations. Send us a hi-res pic at photos@watchtime.com and your photo can appear here, on our social media sites, and in our magazine. Our first photo this week includes an impressive collection of watches. If anyone can top this collection, share it with us (and make sure you're … [Read more...] Million-Dollar Club: What Watch Brands Spent the Most on Advertising in 2011?May 8, 2012 By 3 Comments  If watch advertising is a barometer of the health of a market — and it is — then the U.S. watch market is bouncing back after the catastrophe of 2009. Spending on watch advertising in the United States jumped 16 percent in 2011 to $365.8 million, indicating that the watch market here is improving. … [Read more...] Breguet Birthday Bash: Exhibit Celebrates Bicentennial of the WristwatchApril 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment  The discussion about what was the first timepiece for the wrist, and what watchmaker produced it, has typically involved a handful of well-known contenders, chiefly Cartier, with its Santos-Dumont from 1904, and Patek Philippe, with its Countess Koscowicz watch from 1868. Breguet, however, has the historical documents to make a compelling case for the honor. The brand's namesake, legendary … [Read more...] WATCHTIME BLOG IWC’s “For the Love of Cinema” at CannesIWC mingled with movie stars at the Cannes International Film Festival last weekend, hosting an exclusive “For the Love of Cinema” dinner on May 19th. About 200 guests were in … [Read More...] WATCHTIME MAGAZINECONNECT WITH WATCHTIME
WATCH TO WATCH Panerai Luminor 1950 Regatta 3 Days Chrono Flyback Titanio (Video)Panerai has been involved in the sport of yacht racing since 2005, when it became sponsor of the Panerai Classic Yachts Challenge. So it was probably inevitable that the brand, best known for its distinctive divers' watches, would … [Read More...] More Watches To WatchFACETIME PHOTOS Facetime May 18Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Pat Brennan, Vladimir Vakser, and Raef Wyatt for the great pictures! As … [Read More...] WATCH WALLPAPER Watch Wallpaper: Seven New IWC IngenieursAt this year's SIHH, IWC Schaffhausen introduced its revamped IWC Ingenieuer collection, with designs and materials inspired by the brand's new partnership with the Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One … [Read More...] WATCHTIME MAGAZINECONNECT WITH WATCHTIME
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