WatchTime Blog

Welcome to WatchTime’s blog – the watch collector’s daily resource for the latest news on watches and the watch industry. Here, the WatchTime editorial team and other contributors from top watch blogs and online watch magazines post reviews of new watch models, news from the watch industry, reports from watch collector events, and much more.

Temptations by Escapement: Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGE005

A hands-on review of the Seiko Grand Seiko Spring Drive SBGE005, with a self-winding and highly innovative. Spring Drive movement.

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Oct 31, 2015 by Angus Davies

Orbita Sempre is Automatic Watch Winder for Manual-Wind Watches

During our annual visits to Orbita at the various watch and jewelry trade shows, we always see an impressive collection of new and existing winders of all sizes, holding anywhere from a single watch to as many as 48. And of course, the vast majority of these Orbita watch winders — and most other watch...

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Oct 30, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Diving into WatchTime New York 2015

If you are as much into dive watches as we are at DiveIntoWatches.com, last week’s WatchTime New York event offered at least 30 additional very good reasons to visit the show at Gotham Hall. And just in case you missed it, here is a comprehensive overview of what the sponsoring brands had on display (from...

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Oct 28, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Splash of Color: Watch Insider’s 10 Colorful Dive Watches

Assuming that all divers’ watches from luxury brands are similarly suited to perform their functions properly underwater, how best to determine which one is right for you? Obviously, the look of the watch has a lot to do with the decision, and nowadays you have an array of colorful options to choose from. Some years...

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Oct 26, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Fratello’s Top 5 Favorite Divers’ Watches

WatchTime writer reveals his top five favorite divers' watches, including those from watch brands Omega, Rolex, Longines and Audemars Piguet.

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Oct 23, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Dive Watch Wednesday: My Take on the Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial

In this article, we review the vintage-styled dive watch, the Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial.

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Oct 21, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Watch Spotting in Dubai

Last week we at DiveIntoWatches.com had the chance to spend a couple of hours in Dubai’s larger shopping malls, and since most of the watch brands there are available in flagship stores only, we visited many of these retailers in the hopes of finding not only the current range, but also a couple of watches...

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Oct 14, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Five Affordable Swiss Watches with In-House Movements

Here are five Swiss made watches with In-house movements that you can acquire without breaking the bank, such as Alpina's Startimer Pilot Manufacture and the Rolex Oyster Perpetual.

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Oct 9, 2015 by WatchTime

Watch Insider Explains the Rado Hyperchrome Ceramic Touch Dual Timer

Read this user-friendly guide to how the Rado HyperChrome Ceramic Touch Dual Timer works.

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Oct 8, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hublot’s Latest Dive Watch is a Drone

Hublot is a sponsor in the continuing exploration of the famous Antikythera shipwreck, and has even released dedicated Antikythera editions of its Hublot Oceanographic dive watch. Now the Swiss watch brand has developed an underwater drone specifically suited for the expedition.

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Oct 7, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: Introducing the Delta Dive from Georg Jensen

In 2014, the Danish watch brand Georg Jensen launched a 42-mm dive watch powered by an ETA 2824 movement. The surprisingly heavy Georg Jensen Delta Dive (named after the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet) offers 200-meter water resistance, a sapphire crystal with magnifying lens, a black ceramic bezel insert, a steel bracelet (without divers’...

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Sep 30, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Watch Insider’s 6 Most Underestimated Watch Manufacturers

Some watch brands get all the credit, while others deserve more than they get. This six-pack – Breguet, Cartier, Chopard, Glashütte Original, Nomos and Tissot – does a great job. All six are extremely innovative and have a huge range of in-house-manufactured calibers. But the greater public of watch collectors and aficionados may not realize all that these...

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Sep 24, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Dive Watch Wednesday: Real-Life Photos of the Sinn T1 and T2 B

In 2012, German watch manufacturer Sinn released two new dive watches with cases made of titanium (instead of the heavier “submarine steel” the brand normally uses for its dive watches, such as the U1, U2, and U1000): the 1,000-meter water-resistant T1, with a 45-mm diameter; and the 4-mm smaller but twice as water-resistant T2 (also...

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Sep 23, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: 3 More Votes for the Tudor Pelagos

Usually, dive watches do not perform very well when it comes to the awards that honor the watch industry. They rarely compete on a level playing field with their much more complicated counterparts, and we probably can also agree that as a category, dive watches tend to be a bit more restricted when it comes...

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Sep 16, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Temptations by Escapement: Moser Endeavour Perpetual Calendar Funky Blue

I am incessantly asked about so-called “smart watches.” Usually, I practice incredible diplomacy, seldom revealing my extreme distaste for this genre of gadget, preferring to avoid discussing them altogether. However, I now feel compelled to reveal my colors, having recently been asked about “smart watches” again for the umpteenth time. For the record, I do...

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Sep 16, 2015 by Angus Davies

The World’s Most Expensive Watches: 8 Timepieces Over $1 Million

We've compiled eight of the world's most expensive watches, all breaking the $1 million ceiling, from brands like Jaeger-LeCoultre, Greubel Forsey, Vacheron Constantin and others.

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Sep 14, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Another Reason to be Impressed by the IWC Aquatimer 2000

In 2014, IWC introduced the completely re-designed IWC Aquatimer collection, with the Aquatimer 2000 (Ref. 358002) as its most performance-oriented representative: its 2,000-meter water-resistance, titanium case, in-house IWC 80110 caliber, and new “SafeDive” bezel system made it one of the most interesting dive watch releases of that year. But what may be the most interesting...

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Sep 9, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Close-Up: Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium Poetic Complication

In this Close-Up article, we take a look at Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium Poetic Complication watch.

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Sep 9, 2015 by Norma Buchanan

Tudor Watches: Getting to Know the “Other” Rolex

With the return of Tudor watches to the United States, we take a look at some of the Tudor watches that U.S. watch collectors had been missing out on, along with some current models, including the Tudor Heritage Advisor, Tudor Heritage Black Bay and Reminiscent of Rolex's Day-Date watches, Tudor's Classic Date-Day watch.

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Sep 9, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Watch Insider: My Top 15 World-Time Watches

We showcase 15 World-Time Watches - from brands like Breguet, Breitling, Patek Philippe and Girard-Perregaux - to help you surf through the world's time zones instantly.

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Sep 7, 2015 by Alexander Linz

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