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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar ChronographMarch 22, 2013 By 3 Comments  Cartier's ultra-complicated Rotonde de Cartier Double Mystery Tourbillon stole the show at this year's SIHH (a detailed report on that model appears in our current issue), but Cartier, as per usual, released a slew of other new timepieces as well. Not to be overlooked is the Cartier Rotonde de Cartier Perpetual Calendar Chronograph, the first timepiece in the Rotonde de Cartier family to combine … [Read more...] F.P. Journe Releases Octa Perpetual CalendarFebruary 13, 2013 By 3 Comments  Independent watchmaker Francois-Paul Journe has added a ninth model to his eponymous brand's Octa collection, called the F.P. Journe Quantième Perpétuel, a perpetual calendar timepiece with an instantaneous jump function. The watch, which will be limited to 900 pieces, made its debut in Geneva during the SIHH and GTE watch fairs. … [Read more...] SIHH Preview: Piaget Unveils its First Minute RepeaterDecember 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...] Watch Wallpaper: A Cavalcade of CalendarsDecember 21, 2012 By 1 Comment  It's the holiday season, the time for giving and receiving gifts — and accumulating next year's calendars for your home and office walls. How about some great horological calendars to decorate your desktop? Click here to download beautiful images of calendar timepieces from some of the top haute horlogerie watch brands. … [Read more...] Gearing Up for SIHH 2013: IWC Ingenieur Chronograph RacerDecember 12, 2012 By 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...] Records Fall at Antiquorum and Christie’s Watch Auctions in GenevaNovember 14, 2012 By 1 Comment  In early November, the watchmaking city of Geneva hosted two auctions of fine timepieces, held one day apart — one by Antiquorum and the other by Christie's — each of which achieved new records for watches at auction. Antiquorum boasted the highest price ever paid for a Rolex sports watch and a Patek Philippe sold at Christie's garnered the highest price ever paid for a non-complicated watch. … [Read more...] WatchTime’s November-December Issue is On Sale Now!November 13, 2012 By 1 Comment  The November-December issue of WatchTime is in stores now, featuring tests of Audemars Piguet's Royal Oak Extra-Thin and IWC's Top Gun Perpetual Calendar, an exclusive connoisseur profile of Arnold Schwarzenegger, our annual sports-watch showcase, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue... … [Read more...] SIHH 2013 Preview: Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Grande ComplicationNovember 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment  This year, Audemars Piguet celebrated the 40th anniversary of the original Royal Oak. Next year marks two decades of the larger, sportier Royal Oak Offshore, and Audemars Piguet plans to commemorate the milestone with the release of the extremely limited Royal Oak Grande Complication. The watch makes its debut at the SIHH watch fair in January, but the company has offered a tantalizing glimpse of … [Read more...] Eric Clapton’s Patek on the Block at Christie’sOctober 15, 2012 By 1 Comment  Last week, Christie's auction house held a press preview of jewels and other items from its upcoming auctions. One particular item that caught our eye was this Patek Philippe watch, a very rare Ref. 2499/100 from the personal collection of legendary guitarist Eric Clapton. Manufactured in 1987, the watch has a perpetual calendar, chronograph and moon-phase. Christie's expects this timepiece — … [Read more...] Patek Philippe and Harry Winston Headline Antiquorum’s October AuctionOctober 10, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Antiquorum, the world's leading auction house devoted to watches, will hold its fall "Important Modern and Vintage Timepieces" auction on October 19th at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. More than 300 timepieces will be up for bid, including several notable Patek Philippe watches and rare models from Harry Winston and Louis Vuitton. … [Read more...] Cartier’s Crystal Ball: Inside the ID Two Concept WatchSeptember 10, 2012 By 3 Comments  Cartier is rare among watch manufacturers because it releases concept watches that reveal its future plans for all to see. The latest concept, called ID Two, looks like something teleported to us from the year 2020. Click here to read WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher's report on the ID Two, along with a video animation of how it works. … [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...] Christie’s 2012 First-Half Results Shows Boost in Fine and Rare Watch SalesAugust 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Much of the world's economy may still be in the doldrums, but the secondary market for fine timepieces appears to be in good health. Christie’s, the world’s leading auction house, recently reported a boost in global sales for fine, rare and unique watches. Pointing to rare timepieces as a sound investment, Christie’s posted a five percent increase in revenue from watch sales alone, topping … [Read more...] Family Values: Patek Philippe’s Thierry and Philippe SternAugust 8, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Geneva’s Stern family has owned and operated Patek Philippe for 76 years. When it comes to making watches, they say, family matters. Click here to read WatchTime editor-in-chief Joe Thompson's up-close-and-personal profile of Philippe and Thierry Stern from our December 2008 issue. … [Read more...] Annual Check-Up: Testing A. Lange & Söhne’s Saxonia Annual CalendarAugust 6, 2012 By 1 Comment  WatchTime's Jens Koch takes the pulse of A. Lange & Söhne's Saxonia Annual Calendar, the first such complication for the Glashütte-based luxury watch brand, in this Watch Test feature from our archives. Click here to read the results and to marvel at Nik Schölzel's gorgeous photos of the watch. … [Read more...] Watch Wallpaper: Fantastic Faces and Beautiful BacksJuly 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Is your desktop in need of some horological flair? Check out this gallery of timepieces whose exhibition casebacks are as gorgeous as their dials. It's the latest installment of wallpaper images from WatchTime's "Back is Beautiful" archives, lavishly photographed by Nik Schölzel, and in this assortment you can download full-size images of both the front and back views. Just click on the photos … [Read more...] A. Lange & Söhne CEO Wilhelm Schmid: The WatchTime Q&AJuly 20, 2012 By 6 Comments  Wilhelm Schmid came aboard as CEO of the German luxury watch brand A. Lange & Sohne in January 2011 after eight years in senior sales and marketing positions at BMW. Recently, WatchTime sat down with Schmid at the New York City offices of Lange's parent company, the Richemont Group, for a conversation about his growth plans for Lange, his passion for watches, and the challenges of keeping the … [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...] Patek Philippe Ref. 5726 Nautilus Annual CalendarMay 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Annual calendars were a popular complication among the new watches introduced at this year's Baselworld watch fair, and now Patek Philippe has introduced a new steel-bracelet version of the one from its luxury-sport Nautilus collection. (The first Nautilus Annual Calendar was launched in 2010 with a leather strap.) The Patek Philippe Reference 5726/1A Nautilus Annual Calendar, which has a steel … [Read more...] Sotheby’s to Auction Rare Patek Philippes Owned by Henry Graves FamilyMay 1, 2012 By 1 Comment  In December 1999, Sotheby’s made watch-auction history. The auction house sold the so-called Henry Graves Supercomplication — a pocketwatch originally commissioned from Patek Philippe by noted watch collector Henry Graves, Jr., and which featured 24 complications — for an astounding $11,002,500, still the world record for any timepiece at auction. Last week, Sotheby's announced that it will … [Read more...] WATCHTIME BLOG Longines Official Timekeeper at Preakness StakesAt the conclusion of Oxbow's upset victory at last weekend's Preakness Stakes, Longines, the race's official timekeeper and watch, ceremoniously awarded Oxbow’s owner, trainer … [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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