Senior Managing Editor Ruediger Bucher | WatchTime Germany

Ruediger Bucher

Senior Managing Editor

Ruediger Bucher has been working for the Ebner Media Group's watch media since 1999, since 2005 as Editor-in-Chief for Chronos, under the joint flag WatchTime Germany as Senior Managing Editor. Apart from watches, Rüdiger Bucher has a penchant for England, soccer and British pop and rock music.

Articles by Ruediger Bucher

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon Yoon and Verbal

Tourbillon Watches

Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Concept: Flying Tourbillon by Yoon and Verbal

Audemars Piguet has unveiled a new Royal Oak Concept Flying Tourbillon created in collaboration with Japanese-Korean artists Yoon Ahn and Verbal. Limited to 150 pieces, the watch combines titanium, black aventurine, and a striking red-accented flying tourbillon.

4 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

Jun 19, 2026

Automatic Watches

Ba111od Chapter 7 Skeleton: Skeletonized sports watch with integrated steel bracelet

With the Chapter 7 Skeleton, Ba111od expands its sporty-elegant collection with an open-worked model featuring an anthracite PVD coating, an integrated steel bracelet, and a Swiss automatic movement. The watch combines skeletonized mechanics with an accessible price point.

3 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

Jun 18, 2026

Philippe Stern (1938–2026), former president of Patek Philippe

Luxury Watches

Philippe Stern, 1938–2026: The Architect of Patek Philippe's Supremacy - In Memoriam

The man who transformed a respected Geneva manufacture into the world's definitive reference for haute horlogerie died on June 14, 2026, aged 87. His legacy is less a collection of landmark watches than a coherent, decades-long philosophy of independence, craft, and restraint.

13 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

Jun 15, 2026

Watch Features

To the Summit without Oxygen: A Spotlight on the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere 0 Oxygen

Montblanc is emphasizing the meaning of its brand name to a greater degree and creating innovative watches connected to alpinism. The company recently collaborated with extreme mountaineer Reinhold Messner to create a watch with no oxygen inside its case.

9 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

May 25, 2026

Dive Watches

Eberhard & Co. Scafograf 200 MCMLIX Revisits the Original Scafograf - A compact diver’s watch inspired by the first Scafograf from 1959

Eberhard & Co. expands its diver’s watch line with the Scafograf 200 MCMLIX. The new model reflects the design of the first Scafograf from 1959, with more compact proportions and an everyday-oriented format.

3 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

May 15, 2026

Swiss Watches

Favre Leuba Introduces the 1737 Triple Calendar and Revives the Harpoon - A new triple calendar moonphase and a faithful reinterpretation of its 1966 Harpoon

Favre Leuba expands its collection in two directions: the 1737 Triple Calendar brings a classic calendar complication back to the brand, while the Harpoon Revival reinterprets a 1966 model with modern mechanics.

4 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

May 5, 2026

Minute Repeater

Armin Strom Introduces the Minute Repeater Resonance 12:59 First Edition - A new architecture built around sound and synchronization

Armin Strom combines minute repetition and resonance in a newly developed architecture, adding four hammers and dual striking modes to expand the acoustic complexity.

4 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

Apr 22, 2026

Blancpain

An Interview with Blancpain CEO Marc A. Hayek

As Blancpain looks beyond the 70th anniversary of the Fifty Fathoms, President and CEO Marc A. Hayek discusses what’s next for the iconic dive watch, the impact of the Blancpain x Swatch collaboration, the brand’s long-standing Ocean Commitment, and the high-complication movements shaping Blancpain’s future.

7 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

Jan 9, 2026

IWC

The Iconic Pilot: A Watch Test of the IWC Mark XX

IWC has maintained and developed the Mark, its classic pilots’ watch, for decades, while giving it progressively higher designation numbers. But with the latest Mark, you can see many similarities to another star of the brand.

11 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

Dec 24, 2025

Watch Features

Where Collecting Meets the Metaverse

7 minutes

Ruediger Bucher

Jul 23, 2025