Back is Beautiful 2012: More Watch Wallpaper

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In our September-October issue, on sale September 11, we present our latest portfolio of photos proving that some watches look just as good from the back as from the front. Click here to download the photos — by WatchTime's Nik Schölzel and OK-Photography — as wallpaper for your desktop. … [Read more...]

Facetime: Father’s Day Edition

Darren Collings enjoys a day at Grandview Drive Park, IL with his Longines Grande Vitesse and his two daughters: Miah (left) holds a vintage Longines Admiral and vintage Omega Seamaster; Madelyn, a vintage Eterna-Matic 3000 and Vintage Girard-Perregaux Seahawk

Welcome to this week's installment of Facetime. In honor of Father's Day, all our pictures this week feature fathers with their children (and their watches, of course). If you’d like to be featured here, in our magazine, or on our other social networks, send us a hi-res pic at photos@watchtime.com.       … [Read more...]

Big Time: More Wallpaper From the WatchTime Archives

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This week, WatchTime offers another gallery of one-of-a-kind watch watch photography from its magazine archives as full-size wallpaper for your desktop. This week's theme is "Big Time," first presented at the height of the big-watch boom in 2007, featuring eight large watches re-imagined as larger-than-life sculpture by expert watch photographer Nik Schölzel. Click on the photos for larger … [Read more...]

Dubey & Schaldenbrand Returns to America with New Collection

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Dubey & Schaldenbrand, the boutique Swiss watch brand founded by Georges Dubey and Rene Schaldenbrand in 1946 and known for its art deco design, has announced its return to North America in 2012. Owner Jonatan Gil, who bought the company in 2009, has established Dubey & Schaldenbrand Americas, which will distribute the brand in the U.S. and Canada. … [Read more...]

Porsche Sells Eterna to International Volant Limited of China

Today, International Volant Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Haidian, announced that it has acquired all shares in Eterna AG Uhrenfabrik from F.A. Porsche Beteiligungen GmbH. Eterna was founded (under a different name) in 1856, In 1932, Eterna created a subsidiary called ETA to make movements for itself and other watch companies. … [Read more...]

Claude-Daniel Proellochs Passes Away

Sources in Switzerland are reporting that former Vacheron Constantin CEO Claude-Daniel Proellochs died in his sleep in Neuchâtel this past Sunday evening following a short battle with cancer. Proellochs headed Vacheron from 1988 until his retirement in 2005. Under Proellochs, Vacheron's annual production increased from 3,500 to more than 15,000 pieces. … [Read more...]

Seiko Wins Sports Watch of the Year at the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève

Seiko's Spring Drive Spacewalk Commemorative Edition was named the Sports Watch of the Year at the 2010 Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève. This accolade is the most prestigious yet awarded to Seiko’s unique Spring Drive technology. The Spacewalk was taken into space by Richard Garriott and worn during his stay onboard the International Space Station in 2008. … [Read more...]

Concord C1 Eternal Gravity

Concord might have dubbed this unique piece the Time Warp. Just looking at it transports me back a few years to those giddy days of carefree spending. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess that the $1.2 million C1 Eternal Gravity was not created with the U.S. market in mind. As we all know, the watch words here (pun intended) are sensible, rational, and reasonably priced. … [Read more...]

Porsche Design Rattrapante Chronograph P´6920

Porsche Design presents the limited edition 45mm P´6920 Rattrapante Chronograph with a design reminiscent of their P'6920 Indicator. The Rattrapante is available in 2 versions: PVD-coated titanium (200 pieces, priced at $27,550), and PVD-coated titanium with a rose gold bezel (50 pieces, priced at $35,730). … [Read more...]