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AMERICA'S NO. 1 WATCH MAGAZINE Video: Hamilton Khaki X-PatrolFebruary 11, 2013 By 1 Comment  An aviation-inspired watch released this year as part of Hamilton’s 120th anniversary celebration, the Khaki X-Patrol offers a unique and eminently useful feature for anyone who regularly finds himself traveling between America and other world destinations: a mechanical conversion function that allows the wearer to quickly calculate miles into kilometers, feet into meters, et cetera. Click … [Read more...] Video: WatchTime Talks Racecars and Watches with Lamborghini’s CEOFebruary 6, 2013 By 1 Comment  Last week, WatchTime attended the "global dynamic launch" of the Lamborghini LP 700-4 Aventador Roadster in Miami as a guest of Blancpain, which partnered with Lamborghini in 2009 to establish the Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo single-make race series. While there, we had the opportunity to speak with Lamborghini CEO Stephen Winkelmann, who answered questions about the new car and the future … [Read more...] Video: Controlled Chaos: Harry Winston’s Opus XIFebruary 1, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Meet the Harry Winston Opus XI. The circles, spins and flips of carnival rides were what inspired Denis Giguet in his design of the Opus XI, unveiled last year as part of Harry Winston’s Opus series featuring offbeat watches conceived by various independent watchmakers. Every hour, on the hour, in the span of 2 or 3 seconds, the hour display – a system comprised of a multitude of wheels, … [Read more...] Video: Romain Jerome’s Latest Features DNA From the Statue of LibertyJanuary 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment  It’s been 125 years since the Statue of Liberty — a gift from the French to the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — was first erected in New York Harbor. To commemorate the occasion, Romain Jerome has created a new watch, called Liberty DNA, whose dial contains actual fragments of the statue. Click here to see photos of the Liberty … [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...] Video: Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Roue Carrée SecondeJanuary 21, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Maurice Lacroix’s most talked-about model in recent years has been the one that embodies the concept of “hip to be square”: the Roue Carrée (literally, “squared wheel”) from its flagship Masterpiece collection, which features a square-shaped gear wheel mounted on the dial. This year, in addition to the original version in a stainless steel case, Maurice Lacroix has released a model with … [Read more...] Video: Bremont’s Victory Watch and Flagship BoutiqueJanuary 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment Bremont has collaborated with The National Museum of the Royal Navy to create a limited edition watch made with original parts of the HMS Victory, the oldest serving warship still to be in commission. The watch is available in rose gold or stainless steel. To celebrate the launch of the watch, an event was held at the HMS Victory in Portsmouth. Click here to read more about the Victory … [Read more...] Video: Perrelet’s Turbine DragonJanuary 18, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Perrelet’s newest Turbine watch is the Limited Edition Turbine Dragon. As with the other pieces in Perrelet’s Turbine double-rotor collection, such as the Turbine Toxic Special Edition and Turbine XL America Limited Edition, the spinning blades on the Turbine Dragon reveal an image on the dial when in motion. The dial bears the image of a dragon, commemorating the Year of the Dragon in the … [Read more...] Video: Omega DeVille Chronograph Co-Axial Calibre 9301January 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment  In a year when Omega has introduced a slew of very high-profile timepieces tied to major events that it sponsors — the London Olympics, the new James Bond film, Golf’s Ryder cup — watch aficionados might have thus far overlooked one of the Swiss brand’s most strikingly elegant new releases for 2012, the new De Ville Chronograph — powered by manufacture Caliber 9301, with Omega’s … [Read more...] Video: The Climber’s Timer: Testing the Rolex Explorer IJanuary 11, 2013 By 2 Comments  WatchTime’s Jens Koch spent some time with the 2010 model of Rolex’s classic Oyster Perpetual Explorer — a watch originally made for a Mount Everest expedition and recently revamped with a larger case and new caliber. Click here for more photos of the new Rolex Explorer. Click below to see the video... Receive all the news, features and reviews from WatchTime for free! Sign up … [Read more...] Video: Piaget’s Gouverneur CollectionJanuary 11, 2013 By 1 Comment  Piaget’s headline introduction at this year’s SIHH watch fair in Geneva was a new collection of dress watches called Gouverneur. The Gouverneur models’ distinguishing feature is the shape of their cases and bezels: all have a round case and an oval dial opening. Each dial, in turn, has a circular chapter ring, creating a round, oval, round pattern from the dial to the outside of the … [Read more...] Video: Cartier’s Crystal Ball: Inside the ID Two Concept WatchJanuary 7, 2013 By Leave a Comment  Cartier is rare among watch manufacturers because it releases concept watches that reveal its future plans for all to see. The latest concept, called ID Two, looks like something teleported to us from the year 2020. Click here to read WatchTime technical editor Mike Disher’s report on the ID Two. Click below to see the video... Receive all the news, features and reviews from … [Read more...] Video: Grieb & Benzinger’s “Blue Danube”January 4, 2013 By 1 Comment  The German watch firm Grieb & Benzinger is known for its one-of-a-kind skeletonized watches with intricate guilloché embellishments. Two of its notable watches are the Blue Danube and the Blue Whirlwind, the latter a skeletonized tourbillon minute repeater based on a rare Patek Philippe caliber. Click here for photos of the Grieb & Benzinger Blue Whirlwind. Click below to see a … [Read more...] Omega Introduces Online Video ManualsJanuary 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment Omega is branching out its customer service with a recently launched series of video manuals. Each video features a 3D animation voiced by Omega specialist Julian Lichtsteiner, explaining how to perform tasks like setting the time and date, adjusting the time zone, and operating the chronograph. In addition, the videos go into detail about special features of particular Omega timepieces, such as … [Read more...] Video: Van Cleef & Arpels Pierre ArpelsJanuary 2, 2013 By Leave a Comment The understated, elegant look that has come back into fashion in men’s watches over the past few years is on display in the men’s dress watch introduced by watch-and-jewelry maison Van Cleef & Arpels at this year’s SIHH watch fair: the Pierre Arpels, named after a son of the brand’s co-founder, is a contemporary version of a wristwatch that Arpels created for himself in 1949. Click … [Read more...] Video: Skydiver and His Zenith Watch Break Sound BarrierDecember 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment The Austrian skydiver and Zenith brand ambassador Felix Baumgartner (not to be confused with the watchmaker Felix Baumgartner of Urwerk fame) became the first man to break the speed of sound in a freefall after jumping from the edge of space, 39,045 meters high (the record will be officially certified at a later date). He reached a max speed of 1,342.8 km (Mach 1.24) in the vacuum-like … [Read more...] Video: David Beckham & Breitling’s Transocean Chronograph UnitimeDecember 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment Breitling has announced David Beckham as the representative for its Transocean Chronograph Unitime worldtimer watch, establishing a long-term partnership between the Swiss brand and the famous athlete. About his involvement with the brand, Beckham says “I’ve always been a long-time admirer of Breitling. As a company, they create not only the highest-performance watches but also timeless … [Read more...] Girard-Perregaux’s New Hawk Collection Takes Flight in MiamiDecember 14, 2012 By 2 Comments  One night after its limited edition FOReverglades watch made its debut during the Art Basel Miami Beach festivities, Girard-Perregaux launched its new sports watch line, called Hawk, at a "watchmaking on the beach" event at Miami's Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Before the event, WatchTime sat with Michele Sofisti, CEO of the brand, who gave us a close look at the new pieces and answered questions about … [Read more...] Video: Jaquet Droz’s Bird RepeaterDecember 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment Jaquet Droz has channeled the spirit of its namesake, the 18th-century inventor renowned for his complicated automatons and musical clockworks — many of them using singing birds — with its new ultra-complicated timepiece, the Bird Repeater. Click here to see more photos and details of Jaquet Droz’s Bird Repeater. Click below for a video of the Bird Repeater... Receive all the … [Read more...] Video: Chopard’s Grand Prix de Monaco Historique Watch Inspired by ’70s RacecarsDecember 10, 2012 By 1 Comment  Since 2002, Chopard has partnered with the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, a racing event devoted to historical racecars, which takes place along the same route as the Monaco Grand Prix. As official timekeeper, Chopard this year launches a new chronograph wristwatch inspired by the design of sportscars from the 1970s. Click here for more photos of Chopard’s Grand Prix de Monaco Historique … [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 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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