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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Video: Vacheron Constantin Patrimony Traditionnelle World Time The World Has More Time Than You ThinkApril 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment  World time is a very popular complication among collectors. The most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction was a world time. The dials can have great aesthetic appeal, and in this age of global interconnectedness, it is always handy to know the time around the world at a glance. Yet most world time watches present a partial picture, displaying only the 24 standard time zones. Recently, some … [Read more...] Ultra Luxus: Five Watches Over $1 MillionApril 5, 2013 By 13 Comments  We've all experienced sticker shock while perusing the world of fine timepieces... there are even a few brands in which five and six-figure prices are the norm. But some watches go beyond "pricey" and into the rarefied over-1-million category. Below, we've compiled a list of five seven-figure watches in which the only things grander than the complications are the price tags. What's the most … [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...] Vacheron Constantin Opens Boutique in ParisFebruary 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Boutique-mania continues for the luxury watch brands. Vacheron Constantin has opened its latest one in Paris, at 2 Rue de la Paix, the brand's 35th boutique worldwide. To mark the occasion, the Geneva-based manufacture is offering a new edition of its 1972 Prestige watch. In addition to the other Vacheron Constantin collections available, the boutique will present exclusive pieces as well as a … [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...] Vacheron Constantin Offers New 1972 Prestige for Opening of Paris BoutiqueFebruary 20, 2013 By Leave a Comment  On June 23, 1972, at Paris's Ritz Hotel, the Comité de France awarded the rare and coveted Prestige de la France award to Swiss watch manufacture Vacheron Constantin. As the first Swiss watch brand to receive this distinction, Vacheron launched a distinctive, asymmetrical timepiece, now referred to as the 1972. Now, to celebrate the opening of its Paris boutique (located at 2 Rue de la Paix, not … [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...] Watch Wallpaper: A Cavalcade of CalendarsDecember 21, 2012 By 1 Comment  It's the holiday season, the time for giving and receiving gifts — and accumulating next year's calendars for your home and office walls. How about some great horological calendars to decorate your desktop? Click here to download beautiful images of calendar timepieces from some of the top haute horlogerie watch brands. … [Read more...] Facetime December 15December 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Welcome to another Facetime! Thanks to the Tiemchaiyapum family, Dr. Cliffton Bong, Joe Durham, and Dr. Manuel Santiago-Cummings 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 photos every … [Read more...] Watch Wallpaper: A Menagerie of Artistic Animal DialsOctober 9, 2012 By 1 Comment  Wildlife — from starfish to birds to tigers — is a popular theme in this year's watches with decorative and artistic dials, particularly in Cartier's Cartier d'Art series and Vacheron Constantin's Métiers d'Art collection. We've compiled a gallery of timepieces from the two brands so you can download these miniature masterpieces for your desktop — at a size that does justice to their … [Read more...] Vacheron Constantin Partners with North American Swiss Watchmaking InstituteOctober 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Vacheron Constantin and the North American Institute of Swiss Watchmaking (NAIOSW) have announced a new, two-year partnership to promote and support high watchmaking in North America. Vacheron Constantin is the first Swiss watch brand to partner with the NAIOSW, based in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. … [Read more...] “Inside Basel-Geneva” Hits East Coast, Draws Record Crowd in NYCSeptember 25, 2012 By 2 Comments  After kicking off in Chicago on September 11, WatchTime's "Inside Basel-Geneva" tour continued last week, as the popular watch-collector events, helmed by WatchTime and noted collector Jeff Kingston, touched down in Philadelphia, on September 18, and New York City, on September 20, the latter event drawing a record crowd of nearly 300 guests. … [Read more...] “Inside Basel-Geneva” Tour Kicks Off in ChicagoSeptember 17, 2012 By 2 Comments  The 2012 edition of WatchTime's popular "Inside Basel-Geneva" collectors' events opened up in grand fashion last week, with the first of this year's series taking place at the luxurious Union League Club of Chicago. Click here for more details and a slideshow of photos from the evening. … [Read more...] Back is Beautiful 2012: More Watch WallpaperSeptember 4, 2012 By 1 Comment  In our September-October issue, on sale September 11, we present our latest portfolio of photos proving that some watches look just as good from the back as from the front. Click here to download the photos — by WatchTime's Nik Schölzel and OK-Photography — as wallpaper for your desktop. … [Read more...] Brand Updates: New Ambassadors and BoutiquesAugust 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Several watch brands have announced new ambassadors recently. Casio's G-Shock has added professional snowboarder Kazu Kokubo to its growing roster of extreme sports athletes. In addition to his many snowboarding victories, including two consecutive US Open of Snowboarding championships, Kokubo also volunteers with the Japanese animal rescue group, JEARS, of which a portion of the proceeds from his … [Read more...] Vacheron Constantin Pays Tribute to Mozart with New Métiers d’Art WatchAugust 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Since 2007, Vacheron Constantin has been a patron of the prestigious Paris National Opera. In 2010, it released the first in a planned series of 15 unique watches in its Métiers d'Art collection, inspired by the breathtaking mural painting on the ceiling of Paris's Palais Garnier Opera House by French artist Marc Chagall. The brand unveiled the third timepiece in the series, the Métiers d'Art … [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...] Slim Tickings: Thin Watches from Audemars Piguet and Girard-PerregauxJuly 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment  As watch lovers rediscover the thin, classically elegant timepiece, WatchTime contributor Martina Richter reviews two that represent the trend: the Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Extra Thin and the Girard-Perregaux 1966. Click here for the head-to-head matchup of the two slender timepieces, accompanied by original photography by Zuckerfabrik Fotodesign. … [Read more...] Test: Vacheron Constantin’s Historiques American 1921July 3, 2012 By 5 Comments  WatchTime continues its "America Week" with a test of Vacheron Constantin's Historiques American 1921, by writer Witold Michalczyk and photographer Nik Schölzel. The watch is an updated version of a classic timepiece from the heyday of Art Deco that was made exclusively for the North American market. … [Read more...] This Week’s Facetime PhotosJune 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment  Here are some new Facetime photos. Keep sending us great photos like the ones below. You can send us a hi-res pic at photos@watchtime.com. … [Read more...] Related WatchesWATCHTIME 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 25Welcome to another installment of Facetime! Thanks to Stephen Danziger, Jason Hardin, and Michael Hershey for the great pictures! … [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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