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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE SIHHThe latest updates from SIHH in Geneva, including detailed coverage of novelties presented at the watch fair and a live blog from the SIHH show floor. Parmigiani Adds New Tourbillon to Its Pershing CollectionApril 4, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Parmigiani Fleurier, the boutique brand founded by master watchmaker Michel Parmigiani, has added a new limited-edition watch, called the Tourbillon Abyss, to its collection of Pershing timepieces, established in 2007 in a partnership with the prestigious Italian yacht manufacturer. … [Read more...] Five “Uber Watches” from SIHHMarch 29, 2013 By 2 Comments  There are watches and there are watches. Included in the second category are pieces so technically extravagant, so hyper-engineered that they belong to a very special club. Their prices are stratospheric. Hardly anyone will ever own one. But they are fascinating nonetheless. As always, this year’s SIHH fair in Geneva in January brought out a fresh crop of these, what we might call “über” … [Read more...] Video: Tempting Tonneaus: Vacheron Constantin Redesigns the Malte CollectionMarch 25, 2013 By 2 Comments  Vacheron Constantin introduced its first form watch in 1912. To celebrate the centennial of the curvy case, Vacheron Constantin launched four new Malte models at SIHH, each wearing an appealing, updated shape. The top model houses the new hand-wound Calibre 2795 shaped tourbillon movement. Click here for more photos of the Malte Collection. Click below to start the video... Receive … [Read more...] Video: Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-ThinMarch 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment Piaget is the undisputed master of ultra-thin. The brand holds several world records for thinnest movements, both simple and complicated. At SIHH, the list of records grew by two with the introduction of the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin. Click here to read more about the Piaget Altiplano Skeleton Ultra-Thin. Click below to start the video... Receive all the news, features … [Read more...] IWC North America President Gianfranco D’Attis: The WatchTime Q&AMarch 19, 2013 By 1 Comment  IWC Schaffhausen has made 2013 the Year of the Ingenieur, and to launch the new collection in the U.S., the brand joined WatchTime for a gala event at its flagship boutique in New York City. Prior to the event, WatchTime spoke with IWC North America president Gianfranco D'Attis about the revamped Ingenieur line and his lifelong personal connection to the brand. … [Read more...] WatchTime’s March-April Issue is On Sale Now!March 14, 2013 By 6 Comments  The March-April issue of WatchTime is on newsstands now (and also available for the Nook, Kindle, and iPad), featuring a test of the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra GMT, a look at new watch releases from SIHH, a visit to the Swiss watchmaking village of Le Locle, the untold story of Winston Churchill's lost watch, a gallery of skeleton dials, and more. Click here for highlights from the issue... … [Read more...] Baume & Mercier Clifton Complete CalendarFebruary 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Among the big news coming out of this year's SIHH watch fair was Baume & Mercier's launch of an entirely new men's collection, the Clifton, inspired by a 1950s model from the brand's extensive archives. The collection consists of the Automatic, a three-hand model with small seconds; the Clifton 1830, a gold version directly influenced by the 1950s original; and one that particularly caught my … [Read more...] Watch Insider’s Top 10 SIHH WatchesFebruary 13, 2013 By Leave a Comment  WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz shares his 10 favorite watches from SIHH 2013 over at watch-insider.com. Among his favorites are the new Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore Diver and the A. Lange & Söhne Grosse Lange 1 Lumen (seen below). For the whole list, click here. Receive all the news, features and reviews from WatchTime for free! Click here and get the free newsletter. … [Read more...] Richard Mille’s New RM 011 Brings Another F1 Material to WatchmakingFebruary 12, 2013 By 1 Comment  Richard Mille has long been at the forefront of introducing new materials into watchmaking, particularly those used in the world of Formula One auto racing. At this year's SIHH, the brand introduced yet another first in that area: the new RM 011 Flyback Chronograph, the first watch with a case made of brown silicon nitride. … [Read more...] Photo Slideshow: Inside SIHH 2013January 31, 2013 By 1 Comment  The 2013 Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) was held last week in Geneva. And unlike its larger counterpart in Basel, this watch fair is mostly closed to the public. To give our WatchTime fans a glimpse of what goes on in those hallowed halls of horology, we've compiled a slideshow of photos, taken at the show by our own Mike Disher. … [Read more...] Cartier’s Les Heures MysterieusesJanuary 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment  At watch-insider.com, WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz takes a look at some of Cartier's highlights from SIHH, including the revival of the brand's Les Heures Mysterieuses collection. To see more of the collection, click HERE. Receive all the blog posts and breaking news from WatchTime for free! Sign up to our free daily alert and get it all delivered to your inbox. … [Read more...] A. Lange & Söhne Unveils its Grand Complication at SIHHJanuary 29, 2013 By 1 Comment  Avid fans and collectors of A. Lange & Söhne are now one step closer to their Holy Grail: the German watch brand announced at the SIHH in Geneva that it will release its long-anticipated Grand Complication wristwatch this year — and, from the standpoint of complications, it looks to be even more than many expected. … [Read more...] More from Geneva: Christophe Claret, De Bethune, Urwerk, and MoserJanuary 28, 2013 By 1 Comment  The SIHH takes place at the massive Palexpo convention center near the Geneva airport, but during that week in January, the whole city becomes a new-watch paradise. My final day in Geneva took me away from the halls of the SIHH to take a look at a number of other new watches, from brands that were not part of the show, shown to retailers and journalists either in suites at one of the city's … [Read more...] SIHH 2013: Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 JubileeJanuary 25, 2013 By 1 Comment  At watch-insider.com, Alexander Linz takes a closer look at one of Jaeger-LeCoultre's SIHH novelties, the Master Grande Tradition Gyrotourbillon 3 Jubilee. For technical specifications and more images of the watch, click HERE. Receive all the blog posts and breaking news from WatchTime for free! Sign up to our free daily alert and get it all delivered to your inbox. … [Read more...] Video: Montblanc’s TimeWriter II Chronographe Bi-Fréquence 1000January 25, 2013 By 2 Comments  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...] SIHH 2013: IWCJanuary 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment  WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz takes a look at some of the highlights from IWC at SIHH over at his blog on watch-insider.com. Linz has two separate posts, filled with images of IWC novelties. Head over to watch-insider now for more. Click HERE for the first post, and HERE for the second. Among the new IWC pieces at SIHH is the IWC Ingenieur Constant-Force Tourbillon 46 mm seen … [Read more...] SIHH Day Four: Vacheron Constantin and Ralph LaurenJanuary 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Geneva’s luxurious SIHH watch fair rolls on. Here's a taste of the new releases from two more of the exhibiting brands. Vacheron Constantin raised lots of eyebrows this year with its bold and unexpected (at least by those of us in the watch press) decision to focus its 2013 SIHH novelties entirely on ladies. That’s correct: not a single new release from Vacheron this year is a men’s … [Read more...] SIHH 2013: Audemars PiguetJanuary 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Alexander Linz of watch-insder.com had a sit-down with Claudio Cavaliere, Audemars Piguet's head of product management, at SIHH and got an up-close look at the brand's latest offerings. To see more of the Audemars Piguet Tradition Tourbillon Chronograph Minute Repeater (below) and other Audemars Piguet pieces from SIHH, click HERE. Receive all the blog posts and breaking news from … [Read more...] SIHH 2013: PiagetJanuary 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment  WatchTime contributor Alexander Linz has the latest from Piaget at watch-insider.com. At SIHH, the brand introduced the Emperador Coussin Ultra-Thin Minute Repeater. Click HERE for more images of the watch and an audio clip of the minute repeater in action. Stay tuned to our SIHH blog for more updates. Receive all the blog posts and breaking news from WatchTime for free! Sign up to our free … [Read more...] SIHH 2013: Greubel ForseyJanuary 23, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Alexander Linz continues his SIHH coverage at watch-insider.com. Over at his blog, Linz has posted images of his meeting with Robert Greubel and Stephen Forsey (of Greubel Forsey) and takes a look at their newest watches on display at SIHH. Click HERE to see more of the Contemporaine (below), and other Greubel Forsey watches from SIHH. And visit our SIHH blog for the latest … [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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