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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Breitling for Bentley Supersports ChronographJanuary 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Earlier this year, we showed you two new models from Breitling's Breitling for Bentley collection, developed in cooperation with the British luxury automaker. Also new to the family this year is the Bentley Supersports Chronograph, a limited-edition timepiece made in tribute to the Continental Supersports, the fastest and most powerful Bentley car ever manufactured, and holder of the world ice … [Read more...] WatchTime Exclusive: Inside Rolex BienneDecember 28, 2012 By 1 Comment  On a rare tour of Rolex’s movement-manufacturing complex in Bienne, Switzerland, WatchTime's Joe Thompson and Norma Buchanan witnessed the making of the Cosmograph Daytona Caliber 4130. Buchanan reported on it in this feature from our March-April 2010 issue. … [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...] Seven Questions for Breitling VP Jean-Paul GirardinNovember 20, 2012 By 1 Comment  In our November-December issue, on sale now, Rüdiger Bucher, editor-in-chief of WatchTime's German sister magazine, Chronos, speaks to Breitling Vice President Jean-Paul Girardin about a wide variety of topics, including the development of its in-house B01 chronograph caliber. Click here for excerpts from the interview. … [Read more...] Roger Dubuis Excalibur AutomaticNovember 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Under the leadership of its ambitious president Georges Kern, Roger Dubuis has spent the last few years retooling its collection, discontinuing some underperforming families while adding new ones like the Pulsion and Monégasque. However, the flagship of the brand remains its iconic Excalibur, which despite its continuing popularity has also undergone some alterations in the design of its dial and … [Read more...] Breitling Adds “Code Yellow” Model to Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel LineNovember 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Breitling's Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel model — a divers' watch with 3,000-meter water resistance and a carbon-treated black steel case — was one of WatchTime.com's most popular "Watches to Watch" of recent months. This week, Breitling announced the release of a new model, limited to 1,000 pieces, called Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel Code Yellow. The "Code Yellow" nickname refers to the yellow … [Read more...] Heaven & Earth: Breitling Chronomat B01 vs. IWC Big Ingenieur ChronoOctober 16, 2012 By 1 Comment  Two chronographs with in-house movements — Breitling’s pilot-styled Chronomat B01 and IWC’s rugged Big Ingenieur Chronograph, designed for earthbound adventure — go head-to-head in this comparison test from our April 2010 issue, by writer Jens Koch and photographer Nik Schölzel. … [Read more...] The Sinking Man’s Watch: Omega Seamaster PloprofSeptember 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment  WatchTime's Jens Koch tests the Omega Seamaster Ploprof, a re-edition of a classic divers’ watch from 1970 with double the original’s water-resistance and a manufacture caliber. Click here for the results, along with a gallery of original photos by Nik Schölzel. … [Read more...] Breitling Superocean Chronograph M2000September 27, 2012 By 3 Comments  Many divers' wristwatches include chronographs, but few of them can be operated at great depths underwater due to the risk of water entering the case when the chronograph pushpieces are activated. Breitling has hit upon a solution to this problem in its Superocean Chronograph M2000, which, as its name implies, has a chronograph that is operable at a depth of 2,000 meters underwater. The watch … [Read more...] Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer ManufactureAugust 30, 2012 By 6 Comments  Marine chronometers are part of Ulysse Nardin’s identity: the company was famous for them in the 19th century. It should come as no surprise, then, that the brand selected its Marine Chronometer wristwatch, which was named in honor of the company’s ships chronometers, to be among the first timepieces to receive the new caliber UN-118 manufacture movement. The Marine Chronometer Manufacture … [Read more...] The Climber’s Timer: Testing the Rolex Explorer I (Video)August 27, 2012 By 4 Comments  WatchTime's Jens Koch spent some time with the 2010 model of Rolex’s classic Oyster Perpetual Explorer — a watch originally made for a Mount Everest expedition and recently revamped with a larger case and new caliber. Click here to read the results of his comprehensive test of the watch, along with original photos by Nik Schölzel. … [Read more...] Corum’s New Admiral’s Cup Challenger 44 Chronograph RubberAugust 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Corum has introduced a new Admiral's Cup watch, the Admiral's Cup Challenger 44 Chronograph Rubber. Available in several color variations, this watch comes with vulcanized rubber strap made by a high pressure injection procedure which gives the rubber a matte look and soft texture. The automatic CO 753 movement, certified by the COSC, is held in a 44mm-diameter case. Each color will be available … [Read more...] Omega DeVille Chronograph Co-Axial Calibre 9301August 23, 2012 By 7 Comments  In a year when Omega has introduced a slew of very high-profile timepieces tied to major events that it sponsors — the London Olympics, the new James Bond film, Golf's Ryder cup — watch aficionados might have thus far overlooked one of the Swiss brand's most strikingly elegant new releases for 2012, the new De Ville Chronograph — powered by manufacture Caliber 9301, with Omega's now-famous … [Read more...] Perrelet Launches Alternance 10 In-House MovementAugust 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Swiss watch manufacturer Perrelet has added its name to the growing list of manufacture brands with the introduction of an independently produced caliber, an automatic double-rotor movement called Alternance 10, or A10. … [Read more...] Breitling Avenger Seawolf BlacksteelAugust 9, 2012 By 2 Comments  The latest addition to Breitling's Avenger series of timepieces is a sleek divers' model outfitted in black and tough enough to descend to serious undersea depths. The limited-edition Avenger Seawolf Blacksteel is a professional-grade diver’s watch whose case — made of steel and blackened by means of a highly-resistant carbon-based treatment — is water-resistant to the extreme depth of 3,000 … [Read more...] Breitling Rolls Out New BentleysAugust 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment  It’s been a big year for Breitling, which introduced a slew of new products at this year’s Baselworld watch fair in March. The brand's family of Breitling for Bentley watches, elegant sporting timepieces developed in cooperation with Bentley, the prestigious British automobile marque, was no exception. This year sees the debut of two new models: a more compact version of the Barnato and a new … [Read more...] 100 Points of Time: Reviewing TAG Heuer’s Carrera Mikrograph 1/100July 25, 2012 By 1 Comment  Last year, TAG Heuer introduced the Carrera Mikrograph 1/100, the first mechanical wristwatch with a central sweep-seconds hand that measures 1/100-second increments. Click here to read WatchTime contributor Thomas Wanka's comprehensive look at this groundbreaking timepiece, part of the TAG Heuer triple feature in our July-August issue. … [Read more...] This Year’s Model: Rolex Releases New-Look Submariner for 2012 (Video)July 9, 2012 By 23 Comments  Subtle but significant redesign is the hallmark of the 2012 model of Rolex's iconic Oyster Perpetual Submariner. The watch, introduced at the Baselworld watch fair in March, retains the Submariner's immediately recognizable look but dispenses with the date window of previous models and incorporates several new technical innovations exclusive to Rolex. … [Read more...] Chopard’s Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Watch Inspired by ’70s RacecarsJune 29, 2012 By 4 Comments  Since 2002, Chopard has partnered with the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, a racing event devoted to historical racecars, which takes place along the same route as the Monaco Grand Prix. As official timekeeper, Chopard this year launches a new chronograph wristwatch inspired by the design of sportscars from the 1970s. … [Read more...] Mastering the Rolex Sky Dweller (Video)May 31, 2012 By 7 Comments  In the past half-century, since it launched its GMT Master, Rolex has brought out just one new complication: the Yacht-Master II, in 2007, which has a countdown yacht timer. This year it’s launching another, the Sky-Dweller, equipped with both a second time zone and an annual calendar (a calendar that automatically differentiates between months of 30 days and 31 days, and need be adjusted just … [Read more...] WATCHTIME BLOG Watch Insider: My Top 10 Watches from Baselworld 2013The Baselworld 2013 watch fair has come to and end, and now, having seen and covered dozens of new watches on my blog, Watch-Insider.com, my colleagues at WatchTime have asked me … [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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