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On the Upswing of History: Junghans Presents Meister Pilot Chronoscope

The new Meister Pilot Chronoscope follows the success of a pilot’s chronograph from Junghans that the German Bundeswehr equipped their pilots with in the 1950s. In the days before GPS positioning and autopilot, mechanical watches were indispensable for navigation. This instrument-like timepiece was powered by the very precise and reliable J88 caliber. With great attention...

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Mar 24, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

The WatchTime Q&A: Tim Mosso

WatchTime’s Roger Ruegger caught up with self-described “perpetual student” Tim Mosso, “a watch collector, writer, historian of modern watchmaking, and a voice for the global community of watch enthusiasts,” and perhaps best known as the Director of Media at pre-owned specialist Watchbox, for which he and his team have created more than 6,000 videos. Pictured...

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Mar 24, 2023 by WatchTime

Carl F. Bucherer Releases Six New Manero Peripheral Executions With Cool Colors

In time for spring, Carl F. Bucherer has refreshed its Manero Peripheral collection. The understated dress watch is distinguished by an understated design with a snailed subsidiary seconds dial at 6 o’clock. Now the sleek model is available with circle brushed dials in blue, black, white, brown, and green. Each has a contrasting black sub...

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Mar 24, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

The Charisma of Color: Omega Releases Aqua Terra Shades

Today Omega announced a new series of watches in its Aqua Terra collection, aptly names Aqua Terra Shades. The models are offered in either a 34mm or 38mm stainless steel case that is water resistant to 150 meters. Playing to its name, the dial is equipped with a range of sun-brushed shades such as Atlantic...

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Mar 23, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Fine Watchmaking Meets Street Art: The Glashütte Original PanoInverse Limited Edition

This year’s PanoInverse Limited Edition from Glashütte Original impresses with a very unexpected design, bringing street art and fine Glashütte watchmaking together. Its movement, which is shown on the dial side, serves as a canvas for filigreed skyscrapers on the front and back. The detail is magnificent and evokes a stroll through the city, with...

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Mar 23, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

All Aboard: Testing the Sinn 717

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. If you want to discreetly find out the time, you shouldn’t look at your own watch, but at the one that’s opposite you. That’s no problem at all if the person sitting across from you — whether they’re a pilot or...

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Mar 23, 2023 by Martina Richter

Black and Gold Encounter Nautical Style: Ebel 1911

First introduced in 1986, the Ebel 1911 has long been a reference among Swiss luxury sports watches. The latest execution, the Marine Edition, features a black galvanized and luminescent dial with indexes and hands in yellow gold. The watch face is framed by a unidirectional rotating bezel made of black aluminum. The steel case has...

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Mar 23, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Swatch Tresor Magique: For When You Crave Precious Metal

People able to obtain the latest MoonSwatch are, without a doubt, lucky. They were at the right place, at the right time. While we can debate if paying a $25 premium for a different hand is worth it, I have seen worse deals. It is also a very good looking Swatch, but with the hype...

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Mar 22, 2023 by Martin Green

Hands-On Debut: Longines Adds a Flyback Chronograph to the Spirit Collection

Longines’ history-steeped Spirit collection gets further expanded by a flyback chronograph. A first in the squadron of pilot’s watches that was first introduced three years ago, the Longines Spirit Flyback comes in a 42-mm and 100-meter water-resistant stainless steel case and is available with a black or blue sunray dial. Distinguished by a clean style,...

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Mar 22, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Breitling Introduces Top Time B01 Ford Thunderbird

Breitling’s automotive racing team welcomes its newest member: the Top Time B01 Ford Thunderbird. It is the fourth model to join the 1960s-inspired Top Time Classic Cars collection. With its prominent tail fin, rock-solid construction, and luxury features, the Ford Thunderbird, first unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in 1954, made automotive history. The convertible...

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Mar 21, 2023 by Sabine Zwettler

Exquisite Sophisticate: Testing the Breitling Premier Heritage B15 Duograph 42

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. The new Premier Heritage B15 Duograph 42 is currently Breitling’s most elegant timepiece and an homage to the pioneering spirit of the company’s founders. Like its predecessor from the 1940s of the same name, it can record time intervals and...

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Mar 21, 2023 by Martina Richter

Check Out All the New and Returning Brands to Watches and Wonders 2023

Watches and Wonders is an annual event that showcases the latest innovations and designs in the luxury watch industry. Attendees can expect to see new models, limited editions, and the latest advancements in watch technology. The major horological event is making its return to Geneva this month, with a total of 49 brands set to...

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Mar 20, 2023 by Caleb Anderson

Mission Statement: Testing the Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 Night Mission

This article is from the WatchTime archives and was first published in 2020. Wow, that’s hot! Show up wearing the Breitling Avenger Chronograph 45 Night Mission, and that’s how you’ll be greeted. This chronograph is one of 14 models presented in fall 2019 as the reinvigorated and streamlined Avenger collection, including four watches that replace...

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Mar 19, 2023 by Alexander Krupp

The WatchTime Q&A: An Interview with Uwe Ahrendt from Nomos

This article was originally published in 2022. Since February 2022, “made in Glashütte” is a legally protected designation of origin that provides a significantly improved framework and is therefore a more effective protection for watches from the “cradle of German watchmaking.” WatchTime met with Uwe Ahrendt, managing director and general partner of the award-winning German...

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Mar 18, 2023 by Roger Ruegger

Rich Heritage: The Mido Multifort Patrimony Chronograph

The Multifort Patrimony Chronograph’s styling pays tribute to one of Mido’s oldest and most famous chronograph models: the Multichrono from 1937. The homage is immediately obvious whenever you look at the handsome dark blue dial and rose-gold bezel of this model from 2021. Mido’s new version, our test watch, most closely resembles one of its historical...

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Mar 17, 2023 by Martina Richter

Green Rambles: Why I Dislike Safe-Queens

Recently a befriended trader showed me a Rolex Submariner 16610LV, also known as the ‘Kermit,’ that was bought by its initial owner and spent until recently every day in the safe. It was never worn, and the bracelet was not even sized. While this may be a dream come true for some collectors, I always...

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Mar 16, 2023 by Martin Green

Richard Mille RM 07-04 Automatic Sport: The Athletes Watch

The approach of Richard Mille when it comes to sports watches has always been an interesting one. Instead of aiming at its clients, they develop their watches for professional athletes. The most exciting part of this is that most of them don’t need to wear a timepiece when they want to break records and win...

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Mar 16, 2023 by Martin Green

Nomos Glashütte Tangente: Update or Upgrade?

This article was originally published in the January/February 2022 Issue of the WatchTime print magazine. In 2018, Nomos Glashütte equipped its classic Tangente with an intelligent date display called “update.” We tested the new midnight blue model to find out whether the in-house date indicator is just an update or a genuine upgrade. In the...

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Mar 15, 2023 by Alexander Krupp

Hands-On Debut: Girard-Perregaux Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition

Girard-Perregaux and Aston Martin have collaborated on several watches over the past few years and the just-released Girard-Perregaux Laureato Green Ceramic Aston Martin Edition might be the best looking one yet. For the first time, the Girard-Perregaux Laureato will come in a green ceramic case and bracelet offered in both the 42mm and 38mm case...

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Mar 15, 2023 by Bilal Khan

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