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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE TissotNews and information on Tissot watches including the Tissot Luxury Automatic COSC collection and more. Facetime May 18May 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Pat Brennan, Vladimir Vakser, and Raef Wyatt for the great pictures! As always, if you would like to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We'll also select the most popular weekly photos every two months and present … [Read more...] Star Time: 10 Celebrity-Branded Sports WatchesMay 12, 2013 By 1 Comment  There is no shortage of celebrities, many of them celebrity athletes, who serve as "brand ambassadors" for watch brands, appearing in ads and attending events wearing their watches. However, a few of these big-name stars go the extra mile, giving input and often even becoming involved in the design process, for special watches to which they lend their own names. Below is a list of 10 sports … [Read more...] Tissot PR 516 Test in WatchTime’s March-April IssueApril 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment  The March-April issue of WatchTime, on sale now, features a test of Tissot's PR 516. The PR516 revisits a Tissot design from 1968, with several modern updates. WatchTime's Alexander Krupp tests the watch, noting its retro design and affordable price (under $700) as attractive selling points. To read Krupp's full test of the Tissot PR 516, buy the March-April issue, in newsstands now, or download … [Read more...] Facetime April 6April 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Donna Schmick, Ilya Peysakhov, and Joseph Gonzalez for the great pictures! As always, if you would like to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We'll also select the most popular weekly photos every two months and … [Read more...] Tissot’s Luxury Automatics Offer 80-Hour Power ReserveFebruary 27, 2013 By 1 Comment  Fans of affordably priced Swiss mechanicals may want to take a close look at the new Tissot Luxury Automatic COSC collection, which includes the first Swiss watches to contain the new caliber nicknamed Powermatic 80, an automatic movement with COSC chronometer certification and an 80-hour power reserve. … [Read more...] Watch Wallpaper: 10 Skeleton WatchesFebruary 22, 2013 By 1 Comment  Growing fascination with the inner workings of mechanical watches has sparked a boom in skeletonized looks. Click here to download wallpaper images of skeleton watches from Breguet, Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget and more of the watches showcased in our feature, "The Inside Story," from the upcoming March-April issue of WatchTime. … [Read more...] Facetime December 1December 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another Facetime! We have some great photos this week, including one from a reader all the way in Kuala Lumpur. Thanks to everyone for the great pictures! As always, if you want to be featured in our weekly Facetime section, as well as on Pinterest and our other social networks, please submit a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) to photo@watchtime.com. We'll also select the most popular weekly … [Read more...] Facetime August 11August 11, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another installment of Facetime! This week we have some nice shots from Mount Rushmore, Africa, and more. As always, if you’d like to be featured here, in our magazine, Pinterest, and our other social networks, send us a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) with your at photo@watchtime.com. … [Read more...] Facetime August 4August 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Happy August, and welcome to another installment of Facetime! As always, if you’d like to be featured here, in our magazine, Pinterest, and our other social networks, send us a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) with your at photo@watchtime.com. … [Read more...] Facetime July 28July 28, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another installment of Facetime! If you’d like to be featured here, in our magazine, Pinterest, and our other social networks, send us a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) with your at photo@watchtime.com. … [Read more...] Facetime for July 14July 14, 2012 By 2 Comments  Thanks to all of our readers who have sent in great pictures so far. Send us your pictures so you can share your watch collection with fellow watch buffs. If you’d like to be featured here, in our magazine, or on our other social networks, send us a hi-res pic (at least 1mb) at photo@watchtime.com. … [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...] Watches Submitted for the 2011 International Chronometry ContestMay 26, 2011 By 1 Comment The 18 watches taking part in the 2011 International Chronometry Contest were submitted on Friday May 20 at the Musée d’horlogerie du Locle – Château des Monts. The watches come from the Jura, from Geneva, from France and the United States. The watches will be subjected to a number of tests over the summer, and the results will be announced on October 20. … [Read more...] Visual Quiz: Mystery WatchesApril 17, 2011 By 1 Comment Can you identify manufacturers without seeing their names on the dials? We’ve lined up a dozen images, sans brand identification, to test your visual skills. Some watches are current, while others were produced in years gone by. As always, the answers appear at the end. Good luck! … [Read more...] 18 Entrants Will Compete in the 2011 International Chronometry ContestMarch 11, 2011 By 1 Comment Fourteen watchmaking companies and four schools will participate in the 2011 International Chronometry Contest. The winners will be announced on October 20 at Château des Monts – Horological Museum of Le Locle. Find complete details and a list of entrants inside. … [Read more...] Trivia Quiz: Hollywood WatchesNovember 14, 2010 By 1 Comment This time around our quiz features (mostly) action films, and we throw in a small-screen question or two. Do you know which watches these characters wore? This ticket to the movies is free, and 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...] Who are Switzerland’s Top Chronometer Producers?September 12, 2010 By 8 Comments Rolex, Omega and Breitling once again lead the list of Switzerland’s top producers of chronometer watches. Data recently released for 2009 by Switzerland’s official chronometer testing agency, COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres), shows that the Big Three accounted for 78% of all chronometer certificates issued that year. (A watch is designated as a certified chronometer if its … [Read more...] Tissot Lets You Try on Virtual Watches in Real Time 3DMay 6, 2010 By Leave a Comment Tissot has added 3D augmented reality technology to its website, allowing visitors to try on virtual watches in 3D and to interact with features on the brand's pioneering Touch collection. When visitors hold their wrist in front of their webcam, they see themselves "wearing" virtual 3D watches in real time. 28 watch variations from the Touch collection are available to try on, including the new … [Read more...] Trivia Quiz: Watches in the MoviesJanuary 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment In the February issue of WatchTime, we reveal which watch Richard Dreyfuss wore as shark researcher Matt Hooper in Jaws. Not all movie watches take decades to identify. Test your knowledge in this quiz to see how well you know your Hollywood watch trivia. Hints in the form of answers appear at the end. … [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 PHOTOSFacetime 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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