HYT, the "hydro mechanical horologists," made waves at last year's Baselworld fair with its H1 watch, which displays time via two liqiuds flowing through tubes. HYT has just released a first look at the H1's successor, the H2, which will be shown at Baselword 2013 later this month. Click below to watch the teaser video for the H2. Receive all the blog posts and breaking news from … [Read more...]
SIHH Preview: Piaget Unveils its First Minute Repeater
December 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Piaget has announced the launch of its first minute repeater timepiece, set to debut at next month's SIHH watch fair in Geneva. In the brand's tradition of historically thin watches and mechanical movements, the new watch sets another record for slenderness in its category: only 4.8 mm thick for the caliber and only 9.4 mm for the case. … [Read more...]
HYT Introduces WISeAuthentic Service
December 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Watch brand HYT, famous for its hydropowered H1 watch, has introduced yet another technological innovation, the WISeAuthentic Service. With this new service, each HYT watch comes with a digital warranty card containing a unique and non-forgeable digital certificate stored in a crypto chip, as a reader for the card. HYT watch owners can now authenticate their watches securely online. In case the … [Read more...]
TAG Heuer Takes Top Prize at 12th Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix
November 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The prize-giving ceremony of the 12th annual Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) — the luxury-watch world's version of Oscar night — took place at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on November 15. This year, it was TAG Heuer's high-tech Mikrogirder model that took home the prestigious Aiguille d'Or grand prize. … [Read more...]
Hanhart Heads West
October 24, 2012 By 2 Comments
In this feature from our current issue, Gisbert Brunner profiles Hanhart, a Swiss-German company known mostly in Europe — and mostly for its stopwatches — and its plans to bring its wristwatches to the United States. … [Read more...]
F.P. Journe and HYT Win Awards
October 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment
At the European Watch of the Year event, held at the London May Fair Hotel on October 2nd, 2012, F.P. Journe won the "Best Men's Watch 2012" award for its Chronomètre Souverain. The Chronomètre Souverain is insipired by early 19th-century marine chronometry, including a twin-barrel movement for precision timekeeping. We tested this watch earlier this year. Read our results here. FP Journe … [Read more...]
Corum Admiral’s Cup Legend 42 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor
June 21, 2012 By 2 Comments
Corum has added a tourbillon model to its yachting-inspired Admiral's Cup collection of watches — specifically, a tourbillon with automatic winding via a microrotor — a timepiece whose steel-case version retails for under $50,000. The Admiral's Cup Legend 42 Tourbillon Micro-Rotor has a 42-mm-diameter case and the 12-sided bezel, with 12 nautical pennants indicating the hours, which has … [Read more...]
The Latest FaceTime Photos
May 25, 2012 By 1 Comment
Dear WatchTime readers, thank you very much for continuing to send us photos of yourselves wearing your favorite watches in all kinds of interesting places and situations! Here are some of the latest we've received. If you'd like to see yourself and your timepiece here, email us a high-res photo, along with a descriptive caption, to photo@watchtime.com. The best photos will also be selected for … [Read more...]
Hydromechanical Horology: Inside the New HYT H1, continued
April 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
A proprietary movement powers the display. The movement generates .7 Newton meters (Nm) of force, and is capable of producing 1.2 Nm, thanks to one of the most powerful mainsprings available. Chronode solved the problem of how to move liquid at a uniform pace by replacing the hour hand with a snail cam that operates the pistons, which in turn compress the bellows. These bellows can be seen on the … [Read more...]
Hydromechanical Horology: Inside the New HYT H1
April 23, 2012 By 4 Comments
One of the most talked-about timepieces of the 2012 Baselworld watch fair was the HYT H1, an unusual-looking watch that indicates the time by means of two liquids — one green, one clear — that flow through a tiny tube along a peripheral hours scale. WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher explores the technology behind the watch and its movement, and we provide wallpaper images, prices, and an … [Read more...]
Jaeger-LeCoultre Presents Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire Limited Edition
May 26, 2011 By 3 Comments
Jaeger-LeCoultre's Duomètre à Quantième Lunaire has won numerous awards and been heralded by collectors and enthusiasts, and today the manufacture in Le Sentier announces that this timepiece will be offered in a limited series of 200 pieces in white gold with a matte black dial. Find complete details, pricing and wallpaper inside. … [Read more...]
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