Baselworld

Baselworld watch news, Baselworld watch features, insights and Baselworld secrets about the world’s leading watch fair in Basel, Switzerland. All Baselworld news on this page are curated by WatchTime’s team.

BASELWORLD 2017:

The Baselworld Watch Fair: 10 Things to Know

What is Baselworld, exactly? Why is it so important? What happens there? Can I go? For the answers to these and more questions, read on. We’ve put together a list of 10 watch-centric FAQs.

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Mar 20, 2017 by WatchTime

BASELWORLD 2016

New Hublot Big Bang Aims for the Long Run With 10-Day Power Reserve

Hublot has introduced a dramatic new movement, the manual-wound HUB 1201, with a 10-day power reserve and a machine-like aesthetic inspired by the Meccano game of modular components. The brand is launching the new movement in a model called Hublot Big Bang Meca-10. Children’s Meccano kits include wheels, bars, bridges and pinions that are used...

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Mar 19, 2016 by Carol Besler

BASELWORLD 2016

Introducing the New Omega Speedmaster Moonphase (Updated with Live Photos)

If there’s one watch that deserves a moon-phase indicator, it has to be the one that (literally) went there first: The legendary Omega Speedmaster “Moonwatch.” Omega presented at Baselworld 2016 a Caliber 9904-based version (which means it will be a certified Master Chronometer, one of six new Master Chronometer calibers the brand has introduced this year)...

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Mar 18, 2016 by Roger Ruegger

Close-Up: Blancpain L-evolution Tourbillon Carrousel (Updated with Video)

One of Blancpain’s highlights at this year’s Baselworld is the L-evolution Tourbillon Carrousel, a highly complicated piece with a futuristic dial and case design to match. Tourbillons and carrousels both rotate their cages within a movement, but understanding them can also get your head spinning. So let’s take a moment to break down the differences...

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Feb 18, 2016 by Jay Deshpande

Hublot Hosts Live Art Performance at Baselworld 2015

As it does every year, Hublot introduced an array of new timepieces at Baselworld 2015. This year, the brand also hosted one of the fair’s entertainment highlights: on March 22, a selection of guests gathered to watch a “live art” performance by Brazilian artist, painter and sculptor Romero Britto and Swiss enamelist Vanessa Lecci —...

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Mar 30, 2015 by Robert Velasquez

Baselworld 2015: Maurice Lacroix Masterpiece Gravity Limited Editions

It was a year ago at Baselworld that Maurice Lacroix turned heads with its original Masterpiece Gravity model. This watch was especially notable as one of the first watches with an assortment fully made of silicon. But for Baselworld 2015, the brand wanted to take things farther. After all, 2015 marks the 40th anniversary of...

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Mar 29, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Bulgari Unveils Diagono Magnesium Concept Watch at Baselworld 2015

It’s not a smartwatch, but it is an “intelligent watch.” So says Bulgari of its headliner timepiece at Baselworld 2015, the Bulgari Diagono Magnesium, a concept piece developed for the brand’s new Diagono Magnesium collection, which offers its owner both a traditional mechanical movement and electronic access to a digital “wrist vault” full of useful...

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Mar 28, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Audio: Watch Insider Interviews 10 Watch Brand VIPs at Baselworld 2015

“Watch Insider” Alexander Linz spent Baselworld 2015 dashing back and forth to photograph new products and interview the big hitters of the watch world. Here are links to audio files of the interviews, conducted for WatchTime’s sister blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Mar 28, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2015: Tudor North Flag Features the Brand’s First In-House Movement (Updated with Live Photos)

We report here on Tudor's introduction of its first manufacture movement, Caliber MT5621, which debuted in an all-new collection called North Flag.

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Mar 27, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2015: The Ulysse Nardin Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon

What was still only a prototype in 2014 has now become a reality. At Baselworld 2015, Ulysse Nardin brought out the Ulysse Anchor Tourbillon, a limited-edition piece. This watch is most notable for being the first with Ulysse Nardin’s proprietary constant force escapement system, made entirely out of silicon.

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Mar 26, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Dive Watch Wednesday: Our Top Five Dive Watches From Baselworld 2015

WT contributor reports that, at least for the moment, mechanical dive watches are not yet an endangered species, and he lists some of his personal top picks from watch brands Blancpain, Sinn, Omega, Seiko, Tudor and Oris.

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Mar 25, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Baselworld 2015: The Tissot Vintage Collection (Updated with Live Photo)

In time for Baselworld, Tissot has launched a new collection of affordable luxury watches. The Tissot Vintage watches, for men and women, include automatic and quartz movements and fine engraving work on the dial. What’s more, the automatic models make use of Tissot’s in-house movement. Here’s a look at the men’s versions.

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Mar 25, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2015: Ball Watch’s Ball for BMW TimeTrekker

Ball Watch has a long history that links the brand to transportation. After all, its eponymous founder, Webb C. Ball, made his name by creating timing instruments for the American railroads. One contemporary way that the brand connects to these roots is through its partnership with BMW. At this year’s Baselworld, Ball Watch brought out...

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Mar 24, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Monochrome Monday – Baselworld 2015: Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 13 Silver Snoopy Award

This is the one we (almost) predicted on our Monochrome-Watches blog. We were 90% sure that Omega would come with a new edition of the Snoopy Speedmaster Professional. The one we imagined, however, is quite far from this new Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch Apollo 13 Silver Snoopy Award ref. 311.32.42.30.04.003. Using the iconic Speedy Pro base, it brings not...

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Mar 23, 2015 by Brice Goulard

Baselworld 2015: Introducing The First Skeletonized TAG Heuer Carrera

Over the years, TAG Heuer has introduced a bevy of variations on its flagship watch model, the Carrera, but none quite so avant-garde as the one the Swiss brand introduced this week at Baselworld 2015. The TAG Heuer Carrera Calibre Heuer 01 — a new take on the classic Carrera design that TAG Heuer says...

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Mar 23, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2015: Rolex Launches New Everose Gold Yacht-Master with “Oysterflex” Bracelet

In this review we present the striking black-and-gold version of the Rolex Yacht-Master, the Everose Gold Yacht-Master with "Oysterflex" Bracelet.

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Mar 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2015: Breitling Galactic Unitime (Updated with Live Photos and Prices)

Read about the Breitling Galactic Unitime SleekT's “double revolution" in this article from WatchTime.

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Mar 22, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2015: Breguet Tradition Chronographe Indépendant 7077

One of Breguet’s headliners at Baselworld 2015 is the Tradition Chronographe Indépendant 7077. In this remarkable new chronograph, Breguet pulls off an unusual feat. Looking at the 7077, you’re actually seeing two watches at once. Or, to be more accurate, one timekeeper and one chronograph.

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Mar 22, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Baselworld 2015: New Grand Seiko Revives the Spirit of ’67

For the past two years, Seiko has mined the rich history of its Grand Seiko watch to create modern re-editions of some notable models of the past for what the Japanese brand calls its Historical Collection, This year’s Baselworld saw the launch of its latest, the 62GS, based upon the very first Grand Seiko with...

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Mar 21, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Baselworld 2015: The Hublot Big Bang Alarm Repeater

For the 10th anniversary of the Big Bang, Hublot has created a new alarm watch with a dial arrangement that stands out from most of the brand’s designs. Among the Nyon-based company’s Baselworld headliners this year is the Big Bang Alarm Repeater. It has more than a couple features that will make you sit up...

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Mar 21, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

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