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Gearing Up for SIHH 2013: IWC Ingenieur Chronograph Racer

December 12, 2012 By Mark Bernardo Leave a Comment

News of new watch launches at next month's SIHH watch fair in Geneva continues to trickle into WatchTime's offices, the latest from IWC Schaffhausen. Last year, IWC focused on expanding and revamping its Pilot's Watch collection. It appears that in 2013, it will be the brand's sporty Ingenieur collection in the spotlight, starting with the new Ingenieur Chronograph Racer. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Watch News, Watches Tagged With: Auto racing, Gérald Genta, IWC, Limited Edition, Only Watch, Perpetual Calendar, SIHH, tourbillon, WatchTime

Mountain Climbing: Montblanc’s Journey to Haute Horlogerie

December 4, 2012 By Norma Buchanan 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...]

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Bulgari Octo Maserati Special Edition

June 5, 2012 By Mark Bernardo Leave a Comment

The Bulgari Octo Maserati is the result of a pairing of iconic Italian brands. The famed Roman watch-and-jewelry house teamed up with the Modena-based maker of luxurious sports cars to produce a Swiss timepiece that should appeal to both diehard auto enthusiasts and aficionados of haute horlogerie. Powered by a manufacture movement, Caliber GG7800, developed at Bulgari’s atelier in Le … [Read more...]

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Dominique Loiseau on Girard-Perregaux: The WatchTime Q&A

April 26, 2012 By Mark Bernardo 3 Comments

French-born watchmaker Dominique Loiseau first caught the attention of watch collectors in the 1980s, the great wasteland years of the mechanical watch industry when quartz ruled the watch-world roost. His complex and creative inventions, such the Rose des Temps clock, the Blancpain 1735 wristwatch and the 1f4 models from his own independent atelier, have made him a legend among the collector … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Watch Features, Watchmakers Tagged With: Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Breguet, Gérald Genta, Girard-Perregaux, Independent Watchmakers, Jaquet Droz, Jean-Claude Biver, JeanRichard, minute repeater, Rado, Sowind Group, Swatch Group, UTS, WatchTime

New York Exhibit Celebrates 40 Years of Audemars Piguet Royal Oak

April 10, 2012 By Mark Bernardo 1 Comment

Audemars Piguet's iconic sports watch with the octagonal bezel, the Royal Oak, turns 40 this year, and the Swiss watch firm plans to celebrate the milestone in style, kicking off a touring exhibit of 100 rare Audemars Piguet watches, set against an artistic multimedia presentation showcasing the brand and its history, with an opening engagement this week at New York's Park Avenue Armory. Click … [Read more...]

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Gérald Genta Has Died at Age 80

August 19, 2011 By Mike Disher 3 Comments

Gérald Genta, designer of the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Patek Philippe Nautilus, IWC Ingenieur, Omega Constellation, Cartier Pasha, Bulgari Bulgari, and other icons of the modern era has passed away at age 80. Genta was born to Italian immigrant parents in Geneva in 1931. He launched his career as an independent watch designer in 1961, and in 1968 he designed the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse. … [Read more...]

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An Afternoon with Christophe Claret

November 28, 2010 By Mike Disher 1 Comment

In many ways, the story of Christophe Claret is the story of the Swiss watch industry. He is independent and innovative. Much of his work is done in secrecy. He designed and created many of the most complicated movements introduced during the past 20 years. Now, Claret emerges from behind the curtain to produce timepieces under his own name. … [Read more...]