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

Longines

Premiering at WatchTime New York: Longines Avigation BigEye

Longines's vintage-inspired Heritage collection continue to grow, and the latest makes it exclusive U.S. debut this weekend at WatchTime New York, America's largest luxury watch show, being held at Manhattan's Gotham Hall. Here's what you need to know about the Longines Avigation BigEye, which we discovered this evening.

2 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 13, 2017

Omega Speedmaster Racing Schumacher (1996)

Chronometer

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 4: The 1990s - TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

In this fourth chapter in our series on the 60th anniversary of the Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the eleven most noteworthy Speedmasters from the 1990s, including the first COSC-certified manual-wound Speedmaster and the Omega Speedmaster 40th Anniversary.

5 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 10, 2017

Limited Editions

Six Decades of Omega Speedmaster, Part 3: The 1980s - TIMEPIECE TIMELINE

In the third chapter in our series of features articles on the 60th anniversary of the iconic Omega Speedmaster, going decade by decade, we present the five most noteworthy Speedmasters from the 1980s, including such Reagan-era milestone pieces as the first Omega watch with an exhibition caseback and the first Speedy with a moon-phase.

4 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 3, 2017

Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Power Reserve Black Ceramic Clous de Paris

Watch Features

Borrowed Time: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Black Ceramic Power Reserve Clous de Paris - WATCH REVIEW

6 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 2, 2017

Luxury Watches

Borrowed Time: Jaquet Droz SW Chrono with Blue Côtes de Genève Dial - WATCH REVIEW

Jaquet Droz has been producing its Jaquet Droz SW sports watch collection since 2008, most of them utilizing the iconic figure-eight dial layout of its flagship Grande Seconde collection. Recently, however, the brand broke a bit with that design to produce the Jaquet Droz SW chronograph. Here we review the model with a blue côtes de Genève dial.

7 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Apr 17, 2017

GMT Watches

Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time Ref. 5650G: New Innovations on Display - BASELWORLD 2017:

Patek Philippe unveiled its fifth "Advanced Research" limited-edition timepiece today at Baselworld, and it's not just a showcase for two impressive technical innovations but also an anniversary piece for the brand's sportiest collection. Here's what you should know about the Patek Philippe Aquanaut Travel Time Ref. 5650G.

4 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Mar 22, 2017

Accessories

Single-Malt "Watch": Urwerk Teams Up With The Macallan - NEWS

We've always known that many aficionados of fine watches are also fans of high-end spirits, particularly single-malt Scotch. Now, thanks to a collaboration between the avant-garde Swiss watch brand Urwerk and the whisky maestros at the Macallan, well-traveled fans of both watches and Scotches can carry their whiskies in a high-tech flask made especially with them in mind.

3 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Mar 7, 2017

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Hemispheres - White Gold - Front

Luxury Watches

Borrowed Time: Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda Hémisphères - WATCH REVIEW

6 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Feb 10, 2017

Watches

Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda 1950 Météorite Special Edition - SIHH 2017 Preview:

Parmigiani Fleurier has announced that it will unveil, at the upcoming SIHH watch salon in Geneva, the newest addition to its Tonda 1950 Meteorite family. The watch, like its two predecessors, features a dial made from a meteorite fragment and cut using a special process developed by Parmigiani watchmakers.

3 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Nov 14, 2016

Patek Philippe Nautilus Chrono 40th Anniversary CU

Chronographs

Patek Philippe Celebrates 40 Years of the Nautilus with New Limited Editions

In 1976, Patek Philippe released the original Patek Philippe Nautilus. This year, that now-iconic timepiece marks its 40th year in production, and Patek is commemorating it in style, with two new limited-edition Nautilus models — one a platinum-cased tribute to the 1970s original, the other a flyback chronograph patterned after the model's most recent redesign in 2006.

5 minutes

Mark Bernardo

Oct 5, 2016