WatchTime’s May-June Issue Is On Sale Now!

WatchTime May-June 2012 cover

WatchTime’s May-June issue is on newsstands now, featuring a cavalcade of new watches introduced at the Baselworld watch fair and a triple-feature cover story focusing on the Omega Moonwatch, including a detailed history and a comparative watch test. Click here for highlights from the issue... … [Read more...]

Welcome to the new Watchtime.com!

WatchTime Editor Mark Bernardo

If you have been to this site before, you may have noticed some significant differences this week. Yes, Watchtime.com has undergone a major facelift, with numerous upgrades that we feel will make it more useful, informative, interactive, and user-friendly. As those of you who read the print edition of WatchTime may already know, I have taken the reins of WatchTime's online and multimedia editorial … [Read more...]

WatchTime December Magazine and iPad App Now Available

WatchTime's December issue is now available in print and as an enhanced iPad app featuring videos, image galleries and web links. The print edition can be found at Barnes & Noble, Hudson News, and other fine book and magazine retailers. The iPad app is available in the App Store. Click here for a quick overview of this month's reviews, tests, features, and more. And don't forget - a WatchTime … [Read more...]

Thanks, Wolfgang. Welcome, Dominik.

What do Robert Morris, John Witherspoon, and Wolfgang Blum have in common? They belong to the fraternity of lesser-known founding fathers. WatchTime readers surely know the names Joe Thompson, Norma Buchanan and Mark Bernardo – our Washington, Jefferson and Franklin. A few trivia nuts may even know who Howard Fine is. But as your eyes move down the masthead, toward the bottom, you’ll find the … [Read more...]

WatchTime’s October Print and iPad Editions Now Available!

WatchTime's October issue is available now. In it, we test Omega's new Planet Ocean chronograph and Breitling's new Navitimer 01, both with new in-house chronograph movements. How do they measure up? Swiss and German retro-inspired chronographs go head to head: Zenith’s El Primero New Vintage 1969 versus Glashütte Original’s Senator Sixties. Which one comes out on top? … [Read more...]

WatchTime’s August Issue on Newsstands Now

Last week our iPad app became available in iTunes, and this week the print edition hits newsstand shelves. In this issue, Gisbert Brunner goes inside Patek's new 5270; we test watches from Cartier and Zenith; we present 40 new watches from Baselworld; we profile watchmaking legend Ludwig Oechslin, and much, much more. Click here to learn more, and be sure to look for WatchTime at Barnes & Noble, … [Read more...]

WatchTime’s August iPad App is Now Available

In this issue we take an in-depth look at one of the most important watches of the year, Patek Philippe's new reference 5270 perpetual calendar chronograph with in-house movement. We test Zenith’s Captain Grande Date Moonphase and the Cartier Calibre de Cartier with the brand's first in-house automatic movement. Our Baselworld review presents 40 new watches and Joe Thompson's Baselworld business … [Read more...]

Inside Basel/Geneva 2011 Kicks Off in Chicago and Miami

IBG 2011 opened in Chicago and Miami with record numbers of participating brands and best-ever attendance. The strong turnout, coupled with the most-ever brands and independent watchmakers at each show, meant moving to larger venues for 2011, making IBG 2011 a true watch fair. Come inside to see more than 30 images from the events, and don’t forget there are four shows still to come with even … [Read more...]

WatchTime’s June App Now Available

In this issue Joe Thompson profiles Swatch Group CEO Nick Hayek, who is not happy with the current state of watch retailing in America, and he lets us know it. Our Baselworld roundup looks at new watches from the world's largest watch show. We enlist a dive instructor to help us test four diver's watches, and we test new models from Panerai and Seiko. We take a close-up look at Vacheron's new … [Read more...]

More Brands Added to Inside Basel/Geneva 2011; Record Number Participating

Inside Basel/Geneva 2011

Now in its sixth year, Inside Basel/Geneva 2011 will be bigger than ever – much bigger. The shows are fully subscribed with 30 brands and independent watchmakers participating this year. This is your chance to see the latest watches from the 2011 Swiss shows, and more. Look inside to see who will be there and to reserve your spot! … [Read more...]

WatchTime’s April App Now Available in iTunes

WatchTime April App

In this issue we test watches from Rolex, Omega and TAG Heuer, and we take you inside COSC. Our 27-page report on the Geneva Fairs includes business analysis and 55 new watches. We profile Roland Murphy and the new Hublot manufacture. In our interview, Jean-Claude Biver explains why "in-house" matters. PLUS: 11 videos, 62 image galleries and 43 Web links not found in the print edition. Download … [Read more...]

Images from WatchTime’s NYC Hublot Event

WatchTime Hublot Event

This past Tuesday night, a select group of WatchTime friends attended an invitation-only event with Hublot at the elegant Park Avenue Autumn restaurant in Manhattan. About 50 attendees enjoyed an evening of delicious food and wine, fabulous watches, and a chance to meet Hublot CEO Jean-Claude Biver, U.S. president Beatrice de Quervain, Hublot's Mike Margolis, and WatchTime editors Joe Thompson, … [Read more...]

WatchTime Comes to the iPad!

WatchTime now offers a rich media app developed specifically for the iPad. Now you can enjoy America's favorite watch magazine anywhere you take your iPad, with these added features: Each issue enhanced with audio, video, photo galleries, links to past content, web links, and more. Search function in each issue Read on and off-line: bonus content is included in the app Read in portrait or … [Read more...]

Scenes From Inside Basel-Geneva 2009 New York

Jeff Kingston at IBG NY

If you were looking for reasons to be more upbeat about the U.S. economy this week, there were a few to be found. You could have watched Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on the TV news proclaiming that the recession is over. Or you could’ve had a lot more fun by attending this year’s largest-ever “Inside Basel-Geneva” watch collectors’ event in New York, hosted by WatchTime and … [Read more...]

The Decade that Was

WatchTime 10th Anniversary

You can’t see us, but we’ve got our party hats on. This September, WatchTime magazine celebrates its 10th birthday. To mark the event, we’re publishing in our September-October issue (on newsstands now) a 38-page special section on the wild, wacky watch decade that just ended. The bulk of the section is a rundown of the top 10 watch-related stories from 1999 until now. Here’s a glimpse at … [Read more...]