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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE LonginesNews on Longines watches. Prices and reviews for watches including the Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7 as well as Longines ladies watches. Watch Insider: My Top 10 Watches from Baselworld 2013May 19, 2013 By 1 Comment  The 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 to name my favorite new timepieces from this year's show. Click here to see my top 10 watches from the most well-established brands. … [Read more...] FaceTime May 11May 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Dr. Bryan Wierwill, David Cohen Valdes, and Mark Jennings for the great pictures! As always, if you would like to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We'll also select the most popular weekly photos every two months … [Read more...] Longines at Baselworld 2013April 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment  WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz sat down with Walter von Känel of Longines at Baselworld, and post an audio interview on his blog at watch-insider.com. Linz also got a look at the new Longines revealed at the watch fair. To see the new Longines watches and hear the interview with Walter von Känel, click here now. … [Read more...] Video: Longines Column-Wheel ChronographApril 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Longines started manufacturing timing equipment in 1878 with the launch of a simple 20 ligne column-wheel chronograph, reference number 20H. Over the years, many other Longines chronograph calibers have incorporated a column-wheel mechanism. The new Longines Column-Wheel Chronograph continues this horological heritage into the 21st century. Click here for a photo of the Longines Column-Wheel … [Read more...] Facetime April 20April 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Steve Bright, Barbara Dolce, and Patrice Dessureault for the great pictures! As always, if you would like to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We'll also select the most popular weekly photos every two months and … [Read more...] Grading the Retrograde: Longines Master Collection RetrogradeJanuary 9, 2013 By 1 Comment  Longines’s Master Collection Retrograde has an exclusive movement with no less than four retrograde functions. How does it hold up under WatchTime’s exacting scrutiny? Find out in this watch test feature by "Watch Insider" Alexander Linz and photographer Nik Schölzel, presented in WatchTime's June 2009 issue. … [Read more...] Longines Ladies Diamond ConquestNovember 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Longines, currently celebrating its 180th anniversary, has introduced two new ladies watches designed to be both elegant and sporty. The Diamond Conquest has a stainless steel steel case and bracelet, with ceramic accents on the bracelet and bezel in either black or white, with matching dial in white mother-of-pearl or black. It also features 54 Top Wesselton VVS diamonds set around the inside … [Read more...] Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7October 11, 2012 By 1 Comment  No, that's not a typo... the name of Longines's newest pilot-inspired timepiece is apparently an amalgam of "aviation" and "navigation." It's a fitting name for a very unconventional watch, one whose large-cased, angled-dial design is based on aviators' watches from the early 20th century. The Longines Avigation Watch Type A-7's retro look is based on watches developed by Longines during the … [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...] New Facetime PhotosJuly 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Welcome back to Facetime! We have some great pictures this week, and we want to share even more, so keep them coming. To appear here or in the magazine, send us a hi-res picture (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. Remember to tell us your name, location, and the brand and model of watch you're wearing. … [Read more...] Simon Baker is Longines’ Newest AmbassadorJune 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment  At this year's Prix de Diane, Longines introduced The Mentalist's Simon Baker as their "Ambassador of Elegance." This is the second year in a row Longines partners with the 2,100-meter horse racing event. Longines also unveiled its new line, the Saint-Imier Collection, at the event. … [Read more...] Facetime: Father’s Day EditionJune 16, 2012 By 1 Comment  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...] Elvis Presley’s Omega Fetches King’s Ransom at Antiquorum AuctionJune 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment  "Thank you, thank you very much!" That's what the folks at Antiquorum Auctioneers might be saying today to the private collector who acquired the showcase piece at this week's auction in New York, an Omega Constellation once owned by the King of Rock 'n' Roll, Elvis Presley. The watch sold for an astounding $52,500, five times its pre-sale estimate and a world record for that reference. … [Read more...] Longines is the Official Watch of the 2012 Belmont StakesJune 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Swiss watch brand Longines partnered this past weekend with the New York Racing Association, Inc. to serve as the Official Watch and Preferred Partner of the 144th running of the Belmont Stakes, the third leg of the prestigious Triple Crown, on June 9, 2012 at Belmont Park. During the winner’s circle presentations, Longines awarded watches from the Longines Saint-Imier Collection to owner … [Read more...] Longines 180th Anniversary Collection Embraces the Brand’s HistoryJune 11, 2012 By 4 Comments  The Swiss watch brand Longines was founded 180 years ago this year in the village of Saint-Imier. The current Longines president, Walter von Känel, has not been around quite that long, but his tenure is an impressively lengthy one, nevertheless: 43 years with the brand. And von Känel, who spoke with me during this year's Basel fair, is demonstrably excited about his brand's 180th anniversary and … [Read more...] Watch Wallpaper: Sport-Specific WatchesJune 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Certain watch models are inseparably linked with particular sports. In our December 2009 issue, we presented a gallery of specialized sports watches inspired by activities from yachting to golf to horse jumping, with original photos by ace watch photographer Nik Schölzel. Now we present six of these exclusive shots to download for your desktop. Click on the photos for wallpaper images. … [Read more...] Rocket Watch: How the Omega Speedmaster Made it to the MoonMay 29, 2012 By 3 Comments  When Omega introduced the Speedmaster watch in 1957, no one imagined that it would later accompany a parade of space pioneers to the moon. Click here to read watch writer Jens Koch's fascinating history of the "Moonwatch," from the current issue of WatchTime. … [Read more...] More FaceTime PhotosMay 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment  WatchTime's readers continue to send in photos of themselves sporting their favorite timepieces... the latest are below. … [Read more...] Big Time: More Wallpaper From the WatchTime ArchivesMay 17, 2012 By 1 Comment  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...] 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...] 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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