Mark Bernardo

Digital Media Editor

Mark Bernardo was WatchTime’s digital media editor, overseeing content for WatchTime.com and tablet editions. Formerly managing editor (2006–2011), he has written about major and artisan watch brands. Before WatchTime, he edited Smoke magazine and contributed to Robb Report, Worth, and more on luxury topics like cigars, watches, and cars.

Articles by Mark Bernardo

Watch Features

An Interview With Jean-Claude Biver - THE WATCHTIME Q&A

6 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Dec 18, 2017

Chronometer

Borrowed Time: Mido Multifort Chronograph PVD Special Edition - WATCH REVIEW

6 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Dec 14, 2017

Omega

Omega Speedmaster Returns to its Racing Roots With "Porsche Club of America" Limited Edition - WATCH TO WATCH

Years before it rocketed into space to earn its place in timepiece history as the first watch worn on the moon, the Omega Speedmaster was engineered for more terrestrial pursuits, specifically as an instrument to time automobile races. With the new Speedmaster Porsche Club of America Limited Edition, the Speedy revisits its motor racing history while adding a few distinctly modern elements.

4 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Dec 12, 2017

Shinola Lake Erie Monster Limited Edition

Dive Watches

It Came From Lake Erie: Shinola's First Dive Watch and First Automatic - NEWS

When it comes to mythical sea creatures, Scotland has nothing on Detroit. Most of us are familiar with the Loch Ness Monster but fewer are aware of the Lake Erie Monster, an enduring legend in the U.S. Great Lakes region. It was only fitting that Detroit-based Shinola adopt the name for its newest timepiece, which is both its first dedicated divers' watch and its first watch with a mechanical movement.

4 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Nov 7, 2017

MIDO

Mido's "Inspired by Architecture" Limited Edition Has the Wright Stuff

Mido doubles down on its identity as a brand with design codes influenced by contemporary architecture with the launch of the new Inspired by Architecture Limited Edition — a timepiece that channels the look of one of America's most iconic buildings, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.

4 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 27, 2017

Omega Speedmaster Speedmaster Racing (2017)

Chronographs

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 6: 2011-2017 - TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

In the final chapter in our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the thirteen most noteworthy Speedmasters from 2010 to today, including the recently launched special edition for #SpeedyTuesday, the Speedmaster 38mm, and the Speedmaster Racing.

5 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 24, 2017

Watch Features

Hands-On: CT Scuderia Master Time Automatic - WATCH REVIEW

The so-called “bullhead” chronograph — with crown and pushers at the top of the watch rather than on the side — is a type that very few watches even attempt to pull off today, with some notable exceptions but Contatempo Scuderia, a brand of auto-racing inspired chronographs founded by third-generation Italian watchmaker Enrico Margaritelli, has embraced the style.

5 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 23, 2017

Omega Speedmaster From the Moon to Mars (2003)

Watch Features

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 5: 2000 - 2010 - TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

In the fifth chapter in our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the 13 most noteworthy Speedmasters from the early 2000s, including the famous Snoopy Speedmaster and a collectible model with a dial and subdials made from slices of meteorite.

6 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 17, 2017

Watches

TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition Makes U.S. Debut at WatchTime New York - UPDATED WITH LIVE PHOTOS

WatchTime New York, America's largest watch show, has returned to Manhattan's Gotham Hall this weekend, and for the first time, Swiss sports-watch specialist TAG Heuer is among the sponsoring brands. Making its official U.S. debut at the event is the new TAG Heuer Monaco Gulf Special Edition.

3 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 14, 2017

A. Lange & Söhne Blue Dial Saxonia Watch

Watch Features

A. Lange & Söhne Unveils Four New Blue Dials at WatchTime New York

WatchTime New York continues today, and A. Lange & Söhne, one of the 30 exhibiting watch brands, has brought to the U.S. for the first time a quartet of new, blue-dialed timepieces that wowed the crowd at Gotham Hall. Here's a closer look.

3 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 14, 2017