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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Lambert to Become CEO of MontblancMay 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment  As our "Watch Insider" Alexander Linz reported as a rumor in his blog earlier this week, the Richemont Group has announced changes in its Group Management Committee that will result in new leadership at one of its luxury maisons, Montblanc. Click here to read the official release from Richemont. … [Read more...] Million Dollar Club 2012: Watch Advertising at All-Time HighApril 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment  In an exclusive report in the upcoming May-June issue of WatchTime, we reveal which watch brands are spending the most on advertising in 2012, a record year for watch-company ad spending, and we provide a complete list of the 60 brands that spent more than $1 million on ads. … [Read more...] Seconds City: Exploring La Chaux-de-FondsMarch 11, 2013 By Leave a Comment  In our March-April issue, on sale now on newsstands and for the iPad, Norma Buchanan visits the Swiss watchmaking town of Le Locle. In this feature story from our June 2009 issue, Buchanan journeys to another cradle of Swiss horology, La Chaux-de-Fonds, a town that is still, as Karl Marx described it a century and a half ago, “one giant watch factory.” … [Read more...] Former Rolex CEO Heiniger DiesMarch 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Rolex SA has announced that Patrick Heiniger, the company's managing director and chief executive officer from 1992 to 2008, has died. Click the link to read the official statement from Rolex. … [Read more...] Inside Rolex’s Bienne Manufacture: Photo SlideshowJanuary 4, 2013 By 5 Comments  In October, WatchTime traveled to Bienne, Switzerland to attend the official opening of the new building that will eventually house all Rolex mechanical movement manufacturing operations. Our story detailing the visit appears in the February issue, which goes on sale January 15. The story contains several images, and below we present a slideshow with an additional 22 exterior and interior shots. … [Read more...] WatchTime Exclusive: Inside Rolex BienneDecember 28, 2012 By 1 Comment  On a rare tour of Rolex’s movement-manufacturing complex in Bienne, Switzerland, WatchTime's Joe Thompson and Norma Buchanan witnessed the making of the Cosmograph Daytona Caliber 4130. Buchanan reported on it in this feature from our March-April 2010 issue. … [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...] TAG Heuer Takes Top Prize at 12th Geneva Watchmaking Grand PrixNovember 26, 2012 By Leave a Comment  The prize-giving ceremony of the 12th annual Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) — the luxury-watch world's version of Oscar night — took place at the Grand Théâtre de Genève on November 15. This year, it was TAG Heuer's high-tech Mikrogirder model that took home the prestigious Aiguille d'Or grand prize. … [Read more...] Seven Questions for Breitling VP Jean-Paul GirardinNovember 20, 2012 By 1 Comment  In our November-December issue, on sale now, Rüdiger Bucher, editor-in-chief of WatchTime's German sister magazine, Chronos, speaks to Breitling Vice President Jean-Paul Girardin about a wide variety of topics, including the development of its in-house B01 chronograph caliber. Click here for excerpts from the interview. … [Read more...] Bonus Audio: WatchTime’s Interview with Ulysse Nardin CEO Patrik HoffmanNovember 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment  In the November-December issue of WatchTime, on sale next week, technical editor Mike Disher profiles Ulysse Nardin and its ambitious new CEO, Patrik Hoffman. Below, you can listen to excerpts from the wide-ranging interview. … [Read more...] The Greening of Jaeger-LeCoultre Continues With Electric Company CarNovember 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment  After setting up public transport service by bus and encouraging car-sharing since October 2007, Jaeger-LeCoultre is now confirming its commitment to environmental protection by replacing one of its company cars with an electric car branded Jaeger-LeCoultre. Jaeger-LeCoultre is also devoting three parking places to employees’ electric cars. The three spots will be equipped with an electric … [Read more...] Selections Announced for 2012 Geneva Watchmaking Grand PrixSeptember 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment  The Foundation of the Watchmaking Grand Prix has announced that the prize-giving ceremony for the 12th Geneva Watchmaking Grand Prix (GPHG) will take place on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at the Grand Théâtre de Genève. The GPHG has also announced the list of 70 nominated watches in seven categories. … [Read more...] Bonus Audio: Excerpts from Our Interview with Festina Group’s Jean-Claude SchwarzSeptember 6, 2012 By Leave a Comment  In the September-October 2012 issue of WatchTime, on sale September 11, executive editor Norma Buchanan profiles the Festina Group, one of the few companies that make movements, including hairsprings, from scratch, and hopes to cash in on cutbacks by the Swatch Group. Click below the photos to listen to audio outtakes from her exclusive interview with Festina Group's Swiss CEO Jean-Claude Schwarz. … [Read more...] Perrelet Launches Alternance 10 In-House MovementAugust 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Swiss watch manufacturer Perrelet has added its name to the growing list of manufacture brands with the introduction of an independently produced caliber, an automatic double-rotor movement called Alternance 10, or A10. … [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...] 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...] Swatch President Arlette Emch Announces RetirementJune 22, 2012 By Leave a Comment  National Jeweler reports that the Swatch Group's Arlette-Elsa Emch, president of the Swatch and CK brands, will retire from her post next month. (Click here for the article.) Emch joined the Swatch Group in 1992 and has managed the Swatch brand since 2009. For the Swatch Group's official corporate bio of Emch, click here. FYI, Arlette Emch is the mother of Manuel Emch, also formerly of Swatch … [Read more...] Merk Out as CEO, Bennahmias In as Interim GM in Audemars Piguet ShakeupMay 29, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Family-owned Swiss watch firm Audemars Piguet has announced that its Board of Directors has reached an agreement with Philippe Merk, the company's chief executive officer, to terminate their collaboration, citing "differences in company strategy." The company also announced that it is promoting Francois-Henry Bennahmias to the position of general manager ad interim. … [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...] Panerai Breaks Ground on New Manufacture in NeuchâtelApril 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Ten years after opening its manufacture in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, Officine Panerai has announced that it will be breaking ground on a new factory at Pierre-à-Bot, on the hills above Neuchâtel. All the company's development, production and assembly of watches and movements will be transferred to the new production facility, set to open by the end of 2013. … [Read more...] WATCHTIME BLOG Watch Insider: My Top 10 Watches from Baselworld 2013The 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 … [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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