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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE IWC Official “Festival-Time” Partner of the Tribeca Film FestivalDecember 20, 2012 By Leave a Comment  IWC Schaffhausen continues its support of the movie industry in its latest role as "Festival-Time" Partner of the world-famous Tribeca Film Festival, which will be held for the twelfth time in Spring 2013. The Tribeca Film Festival has screened more than 1,400 films from over 80 countries since its first edition in 2002. The Festival has attracted an international audience of more than 4 million … [Read more...] Mountain Climbing: Montblanc’s Journey to Haute HorlogerieDecember 4, 2012 By 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...] Pure & Simple: Patek Philippe Calatrava vs. Lange SaxoniaNovember 30, 2012 By 3 Comments  Two plain-faced beauties, the Patek Philippe Calatrava and A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia, go head to head in this comparison test originally published in our April 2008 issue. Jens Koch gets in depth with the two timepieces and Nik Schölzel provides the gorgeous original photography. … [Read more...] SIHH 2013 Preview: Ralph Lauren Sporting World TimeOctober 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment  The 2013 Salon International de Haute Horlogerie (SIHH), in which many luxury watch brands introduce their new models for the year, doesn’t take place until late January, but one of those brands, Ralph Lauren, has offered us a preview of one of those new watches, called the Sporting World Time. … [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...] Tech Talk: Montblanc’s TimeWriter II Chronographe Bi-Fréquence 1000July 23, 2012 By 1 Comment  If three watches constitute a trend, then measuring milliseconds, or 1/1,000s of a second, is a trend. Two watch brands, each with high-speed horological histories, have launched mechanical chronographs claimed to be capable of accurately measuring 1/1,000s of a second. Last year, TAG Heuer debuted its Mikrotimer Flying 1000 Concept Chronograph, followed this year by the even faster Mikrogirder. … [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...] Stephen Forsey to be Keynote Speaker at AWCI 2012July 11, 2012 By 1 Comment  Fans of both classical and modern horology, take note: the American Watchmakers-Clockmakers Institute (AWCI) will be hosting its 2012 Convention and Educational Symposium on August 1st - 5th at the Hyatt Regency Denver Tech Center in Colorado, and this year's headliners represent two generations of high watchmaking. Stephen Forsey, co-founder with Robert Greubel of the La Chaux-de-Fonds-based … [Read more...] Panerai Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso Revives Historic Case DesignFebruary 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment Vintage looks were a hot trend among the exhibiting brands at this year’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva, and Panerai was no exception. However, unlike so many of its contemporaries, whose vintage-style models are characterized by smaller dimensions and thinner cases, Panerai’s are even bigger than some of its modern watches. Case in point: the new Radiomir 1940 Oro Rosso 47 mm Special Edition. … [Read more...] 2011: The Year in Review Quiz, Part 1December 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment It's December, and you know what that means. It's time to look back. Have you been paying attention for the past 12 months? You knew there would be a quiz, right? Say goodbye to 2011 with this little test the focuses on some of the most (and least) important stories of the year. As always, the answers appear at the end. Good luck! … [Read more...] Richemont Specialist Watchmaker Sales Up 34%September 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment At its Annual General Meeting held today in Geneva, Richemont announced that its overall sales for the five months ended August 31 increased by 29% at actual exchange rates. At constant exchange rates, sales increased by 35%. The Specialist Watchmakers saw an increase of 34% at constant exchange rates, and 28% at actual exchange rates. … [Read more...] EU Probes Watch Manufacturers Over Parts Supply PoliciesAugust 10, 2011 By 1 Comment European Union (EU) antitrust regulators have announced that they will investigate claims that luxury watch manufacturers are refusing to supply spare parts to independent watchmakers and repairers, a breach of EU competition rules. The European Commission did not identify the companies involved in the probe, however Swatch Group has confirmed that it is one of the targets. … [Read more...] Richemont Reports Strong Results for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31May 23, 2011 By 1 Comment Richemont saw strong sales growth across all segments and geographic regions for the year ended March 31, with the specialist watchmakers posting record sales and profits despite the stronger Swiss franc. The group reported record cash flow from operations of €1.696 billion. Operating profit increased by 63%, double the rate of growth of sales, to €1.355 billion. … [Read more...] North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking Celebrates First Graduating ClassApril 7, 2011 By 1 Comment The North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking celebrated its first graduating class on April 2. The Class is comprised of students who have completed a two year program and will receive a North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking Watchmaker Certificate. … [Read more...] TechnoMarine Appoints Jacques-Philippe Auriol CEOJanuary 14, 2011 By Leave a Comment The Board of TechnoMarine SA has announced the appointment of Jacques-Philippe Auriol as Chief Executive Officer of TechnoMarine SA with immediate effect. Since 2007, Mr. Auriol has been developing consulting business specializing in luxury goods strategy and distribution. … [Read more...] Claude-Daniel Proellochs Passes AwayJanuary 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment Sources in Switzerland are reporting that former Vacheron Constantin CEO Claude-Daniel Proellochs died in his sleep in Neuchâtel this past Sunday evening following a short battle with cancer. Proellochs headed Vacheron from 1988 until his retirement in 2005. Under Proellochs, Vacheron's annual production increased from 3,500 to more than 15,000 pieces. … [Read more...] 2010: The Year In Review Quiz, Part IIJanuary 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment Once again we look at the biggest and smallest stories of the year. Were you paying attention? As always, the answers appear at the end. Good luck! … [Read more...] Rolex Romps 7 Million Chronometers in a DecadeOctober 11, 2010 By 1 Comment Watch enthusiasts know that when it comes to producing Swiss chronometers, there are the Big Three Brands – Rolex, Omega and Breitling – and then there’s all the rest. Just how big the Big Three are in chronometer production becomes startlingly clear when you analyze Swiss chronometer output by brand over the past decade. … [Read more...] Richemont Reports Strong Sales ResultsSeptember 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment Richemont has announced that its sales for the five months ended August 31 2010 increased by 37 percent at actual exchange rates. At constant exchange rates and excluding the impact on sales of the acquisition of Net-a-Porter.com in April 2010, sales increased by 22 percent. The Group acknowledges that its results reflect, in part, low sales figures for 2009. … [Read more...] The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Watch Company Financial Results for 2009April 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment For the most part, the Great Recession of 2009 pretty much mugged corporate sales and profits. In the watch sector, for example, the Bulgari and Movado groups reported red ink for the year. But there were exceptions to the battered sales and profits syndrome. Fossil, for one, had its most profitable year ever. Here’s a survey of the full-year results of publicly traded firms who are watch … [Read more...] WATCHTIME BLOG Christie’s to Auction Historic Patek Philippe Grand ComplicationAt the Important Watches auction on June 11, Christie's will be auctioning the historically significant Stephen S. Palmer Patek Philippe Grand Complication No. 97912. The watch, … [Read More...] WATCHTIME MAGAZINECONNECT WITH WATCHTIME
WATCH TO WATCH Breguet Type XXII 3880 in Rose GoldAmong Breguet's offerings at Baselworld 2013 — and perhaps overlooked in the wake of such haute horlogerie pieces as the Classic Chronométrie and Classique La Musicale, was a new version of its luxuriously styled Type XXII … [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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