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 [...]

 

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 [...]

 

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 [...]

 

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 [...]

 

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. The Powermatic 80 is the product of a [...]