Porsche Design Rolls Out New Watches For Its 40th Anniversary

Porsche Design 40Y Chronograph I

The Porsche Design Studio, founded by Porsche 911 designer Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, marks four decades this year. To celebrate, Porsche Design is releasing four new watches: a limited-edition model of its very first product, the Chronograph I, and three new additions to its Flat Six collection. … [Read more...]

WatchTime’s September-October Issue is On Sale Now!

WatchTime Sept-Oct 2012 Cover

WatchTime’s September-October issue is on newsstands now, with tests of Rolex's new Explorer II and Breitling Transocean, an in-depth technical report on the Cartier ID Two concept watch, brand profiles of Ball Watch and Hanhart, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue... … [Read more...]

Annual Check-Up: Testing A. Lange & Söhne’s Saxonia Annual Calendar

A. Lange & Soehne Saxonia Annual Calendar front

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...]

Graham Welcomes Steven Liquorish

Liquorish

Racer Steven Liquorish has joined the Graham team as a brand ambassador, a fitting choice for Graham's racing-themed watches. Liquorish, who started his racing career in 2006, is currently competing in the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge for the 2012 UK championship, winning the opening round at Snetterton with further podiums and another win at Croft, and is currently positioned second in the 2012 … [Read more...]

Chopard’s Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Watch Inspired by ’70s Racecars

Chopard Grand Prix de Monaco Historique-side view

Since 2002, Chopard has partnered with the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, a racing event devoted to historical racecars, which takes place along the same route as the Monaco Grand Prix. As official timekeeper, Chopard this year launches a new chronograph wristwatch inspired by the design of sportscars from the 1970s.  … [Read more...]

Speed Dreamin’: Testing the TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 (Video)

TAG Heuer Carrera 1887 front

A few years ago, TAG Heuer introduced a new version of its racing-inspired Carrera watch with a brand-new movement. Watch writer and reviewer Jens Koch took the watch, called the Carrera 1887, for a spin. Click here for the results of Koch's comprehensive watch test along with exclusive photos by Nik Schölzel (Click on watch photos for larger images). … [Read more...]

Play Ball! Graham Signs MLB Pitcher C.J. Wilson

To many Americans, the start of the new baseball season is a long-awaited rite of spring, and to Graham — a Swiss watch company with British roots and a reputation for distinctively masculine sport watches — it also provides the perfect opportunity to introduce its newest "brand ambassador" and its first from the world of baseball: L.A. Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson. … [Read more...]

Exotic Looks, Exotic Performance, Un-exotic PriceThe 2011 Lotus Evora

A few months ago I joined a group of journalists and pro driving instructors behind the wheels of several high-zoot sports cars at Laguna Seca racetrack, and on the 18 Mile Drive in Carmel, California. One stood out clearly from the rest – the Lotus Evora. Let's take a look. The younger among you may know Lotus only through the Elise – a purpose-built track car that offers great fun in … [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...]

The Art of the Automobile: Masterpieces of the Ralph Lauren Collection

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs at the Louvre in Paris is exhibiting a curated selection of 17 classic sports cars from the Ralph Lauren collection. These beautifully designed European automobiles were created between the 1920s and the 1990s. The collection includes the iconic 1938 Bugatti 57 SC Atlantic Coupé which inspired the Ralph Lauren Sporting Watch. Find stunning wallpaper images from the … [Read more...]

Luminox-Sponsored 911 GT3 Cup Car Sets Pikes Peak Record

Driving the specially prepared Luminox Watch Porsche 911 GT3 Cup race car, Jeff Zwart won the 2WD Time Attack class and set a new class record in the 88th running of the Pikes Peak Hillclimb on June 27. … [Read more...]

TAG Heuer Launches Monaco LE for Porsche Club of America

TAG Heuer is teaming up with the Porsche Club of America to celebrate the club's 55th anniversary by offering a 55-piece limited edition Monaco, a watch strongly associated with sports cars and automobile racing. In preparing to shoot Le Mans, Steve McQueen’s primary inspiration was his friend Jo Siffert, the Swiss racing legend who in 1969 became the first driver ever sponsored by a watch … [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...]