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FEATURE

Design With a Bite: Five Timepieces with Animal Allure

Dangerous creatures have always held a magical attraction. In this feature from the WatchTime Special Design Issue 2019, on sale now, we look at five exciting horological creations that reveal this fascination.

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Nov 16, 2018 by Maria-Bettina Eich

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How to Save When Buying Your Next Wristwatch

“I check the website daily, as I never know what deals I’m going to find,” states a Canadian businessman, who has been collecting luxury watches all of his adult life. The “website” is ShopWorn.com, the two-year-old brainchild of Richard and Larry Birnbaum, veteran retailers in the luxury-goods market, with particularly deep knowledge — and connections...

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Nov 13, 2018 by WatchTime

Downsizing: Six New Watches Under 40-mm from Top Brands

Over the past two years, we’ve seen an influx of modestly-sized timepieces from the dominant industry players. Even the leaders of the “wrist-saucer” trend, Panerai and Breitling, have changed their strategy and started developing a more approachable range. It turns out after years of wristwatches growing exponentially to the point where they dwarf anyone that...

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Nov 16, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

FEATURE

Design King: Updating the Rolex Datejust

The new Datejust that Rolex unveiled at Baselworld 2016 scarcely differs from the Rolex Datejust II. The similar design characteristics set Rolex watches apart from other brands. Learn more details in this feature article from WatchTime's Special Design Issue 2017.

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Nov 16, 2018 by Jens Koch

PROMOTION

TAG Heuer Launches the Carrera “Tête de Vipère” Chronograph Tourbillon Chronometer

TAG Heuer launches the TAG Heuer Carrera “Tête de Vipère” Chronograph Tourbillon Chronometer at Baselworld 2018 - a limited edition with a rare stamp of excellence celebrates the chronograph’s 55th anniversary.

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Nov 5, 2018 by WatchTime

News:

Oris Big Crown Pointer Date 80th Anniversary

To mark the 80th anniversary of the model, Oris has introduced the Big Crown Pointer Date 80th Anniversary Edition (Ref. 01 754 7741 3167-07 5 20 58BR), a special piece with a 40mm case, fluted bezel and oversized crown cast in bronze, and a striking green dial. It’s the third time Oris uses bronze for...

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Nov 15, 2018 by Roger Ruegger

WATCH TO WATCH

Split Precision: The Breitling Navitimer 1 B03 Rattrapante Boutique Edition

Breitling introduced its Navitimer 1 B03 Rattrapante 45, outfitted with the venerable brand’s first in-house split-seconds chronograph movement, in 2017. At the recent Breitling Summit in London, whose centerpiece launch was the new Premier collection, Breitling unveiled a new limited version with a “Stratos gray” dial, available for sale exclusively at the brand’s 70 boutiques...

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Nov 15, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Anything But Ordinary: 8 Watches Made from Extraordinary Materials

Is gold too precious and stainless steel too commonplace for you? Several watch manufacturers are experimenting with case materials that add even greater excitement to unconventional timepieces. From the WatchTime archives, here are eight timepieces that incorporate these out-of-the-ordinary materials.

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Nov 15, 2018 by WatchTime

WATCH REVIEW

Pilots’ Hours: Testing the Bell & Ross BR V1-92 Black Steel

Bell & Ross’s watches are inspired by the history of aviation. Legibility, reliability and precision lead the list of specs. We checked all these attributes in our test of the BR V1-92 Black Steel.

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Nov 15, 2018 by Martina Richter

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Introducing the Brellum Wyvern Manufacture Limited Edition

Since its launch in mid-2016, Brellum has quickly become a leader in the arena of small-scale, value-focused Swiss watchmaking. The brand was founded by Sébastien Muller, a fourth-generation watchmaker from Porrentruy, a hidden town in Switzerland’s Canton of Jura with a storied watchmaking history. After turning 40, Muller made the choice to start his own...

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Nov 14, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

NEWS

Calling all Paneristi: 3 Unique Prototype Panerai Watches Up for Bid at Sotheby’s

Many watch collectors cherish the opportunity to wear a timepiece that few others have owned or even seen, or even one for which only a single piece was ever sold. But rare indeed is the opportunity to strap on a watch that is not only unique but has never even been made available to the...

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Nov 14, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

PORTFOLIO

6 Sports Watches and Dive Watches Built for Adventure

From the WatchTime archives: If you want to climb mountains, explore caverns, or undergo underwater ordeals, these watches will blithely master such extreme situations. But their attributes can also be useful in everyday life.

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Nov 14, 2018 by Jens Koch

WATCH TEST

A Watch for All Seasons: Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39

If you want just one, all-purpose watch, our watch tester says Rolex’s recently introduced entry-level model, the Oyster Perpetual, might be it. Find out more about in this in-depth review of the Rolex Oyster Perpetual 39.

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Nov 14, 2018 by Jens Koch

Highlights from WatchTime’s November-December Issue, On Sale Now

The final WatchTime issue of 2018 hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from our cover story featuring the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere with its innovative world-time display; a large selection of ladies’ models released in 2018; an intimate portrait of Rexhep Rexhepi of Akrivia, the 31-year-old watchmaker who recently took home the Men’s award at the 2018 edition of...

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Nov 13, 2018 by WatchTime

NEWS:

Oak & Oscar Introduces its Fourth Release, the Humboldt

It’s no secret that we’re big fans of Oak & Oscar. The Chicago-based brand, founded by former real estate analyst Chase Fancher (check out our 2017 profile here), exemplifies everything that is interesting about the current scene of American independents. The three watches they’ve produced so far stand out among a sea of derivative designs and...

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Nov 13, 2018 by Logan R. Baker

WATCH REVIEW

Borrowed Time: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Skelet-One

You can do a lot with a figure eight. Over the years, Jaquet Droz has used its iconic Grande Seconde dial configuration — a figure-eight design with a small subdial for the hours and minutes atop a larger subdial for the seconds — as the template for numerous variations. With the new and somewhat oddly named Grande Seconde Skelet-One, introduced this year at Baselworld, the brand has introduced its boldest and most unusual take on the Grande Seconde to date.

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Nov 13, 2018 by Mark Bernardo

FEATURE

Double Time: Eight GMT Watches For Travelers at Work and Play

A second time zone can be shown in many ways, offering a wide range of options for watch designers. As we approach holiday travel season, we showcase some notable timepieces with second-time-zone (GMT) displays in this article from our 2019 Special Design Issue (on sale now).

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Nov 12, 2018 by Jens Koch

PORTFOLIO

Bring On the Water! 11 Watches Built for Water Sports

In addition to diving, water sports include sailing, surfing and even fishing. The appropriate watch can be a topic of conversation during breaks but also provides valuable time-related information. From our February 2018 issue, here are 11 water-sports watches worth checking out.

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Nov 12, 2018 by WatchTime

BOOK EXCERPT

When Rolex Went Quartz: A Tale of the 1970s

In this excerpt from the book “Electrifying the Wristwatch,” by WatchTime contributor Lucien Trueb, we explore how mechanical-watch king Rolex dealt with the arrival of quartz in the 1970s.

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Nov 12, 2018 by WatchTime

FEATURE

Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Doxa SUB 300 Searambler “Silver Lung”

In 2017, the storied Swiss dive watch brand Doxa shocked the market by selling 300 of its SUB 300 Professional “Black Lung” watches only hours after their release. The new watch was a re-issue of a vintage model known as one of today’s most famed and collectible dive watches, the SUB 300 Professional “Aqua Lung.”...

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Nov 11, 2018 by Caleb Anderson

GPHG 2018: Comparing the Official Winners with our Readers’ Selections

The 2018 edition of the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Geneve has officially wrapped up and the 12 winning watches have been crowned along with the winner of the coveted Aiguille d’Or. While the official jury deliberated over the past week in Geneva, we ran our own polling to see how this year’s winners would match...

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Nov 9, 2018 by WatchTime

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