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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.

Dive Watch Wednesday: The New Girard-Perregaux Sea Hawk with Vintage Lume

At the end of 2012, Girard-Perregaux relaunched the Sea Hawk dive watch collection. The 1,000-meter water-resistant diver (or 300-meter, if you opt for the black ceramic case) was updated with a rather progressive case design but still managed to keep the DNA of its impressive predecessors, one of them being the first dive watch with...

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Aug 5, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Dive Watch Wednesday: New Dials for the Sinn T1 and T2

German watch manufacturer Sinn just released a blue-dial option for the brand’s only dive watches with titanium cases, the Sinn T1 (45-mm diameter and water-resistant to 1,000 meters) and Sinn T2 (41-mm diameter and water-resistant up to 2,000 meters). Both were introduced in 2013, at the time only available with black dials. Both the T1...

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Jul 22, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Monochrome Monday: Hands-on with the Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Quantième Complet

This year Montblanc introduced the entirely new Heritage Chronométrie collection, which immediately sparked interest from collectors. The collection features classic looks, classic complications, and even classically sized watches. The Montblanc Heritage Chronométrie Quantième Complet is also part of this new collection, featuring a quantième complet – “complete calendar” in English – in a beautiful 40-mm...

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Jul 20, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

Watch Experts Network: Chopard Mille Miglia 2015 Race Edition – Watch Review by Escapement

Angus Davies reviews the Chopard Mille Miglia 2015 Race Edition, an ebullient version of the Mille Miglia GTS Power Control, launched earlier this year at Baselworld 2015. This watch joins a long line of octane-rich timepieces referencing the Swiss luxury brand’s role as official timekeeper of the iconic 1,000-mile race from Brescia to Rome and...

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Jul 18, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

Fratello Friday: Our Top 7 Favorite Watches from Only Watch 2015

At the 6th edition of the biennial Only Watch charity auction we will see as many as 42 unique timepieces going under the hammer. That’s nine more than in the last Only Watch auction in 2013. Without any doubt the stainless steel Patek Philippe Grande Complication (tourbillon, minute repeater and perpetual calendar with moon-phase) with...

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Jul 17, 2015 by Carina Friedrich

Dive Watch Wednesday: Introducing the Technos Acqua 800 ATM

The recently revived, Brazilian-owned Swiss watch brand Technos seems to be focusing on dive watches for the Brazilian market — at least to judge by its URL and the language used on its website — and it looks like the brand is quite serious about them. Here’s a glimpse of its flagship model, the Acqua. The...

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Jul 15, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Temptation Thursday by Escapement: Patek Philippe Perpetual Calendar Retrograde Date Hand, London

I am a Lancastrian. I was born in Blackburn, a locale once synonymous with cotton weaving. In the late 18th Century, the advent of the industrial revolution saw Britain become the world’s biggest producer of cotton. In particular, by 1860, Lancashire’s “dark satanic mills” were responsible for producing half of the world’s cotton supplies. Despite...

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Jul 9, 2015 by Angus Davies

Dive Watch Wednesday: Introducing the Tudor Heritage Black Bay “One” for Only Watch 2015

Not only will Tudor be participating in this year’s Only Watch charity auction, but the watch the brand has presented for it may well be the most beautiful version of its Heritage Black Bay model to date. The Tudor Heritage Black Bay “One,” a unique piece, comes with the same 41-mm case and 2824 movement...

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Jul 8, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Legendary Divers: Watch Spotting at the German Historical Diving Society

Last weekend, the German Historical Diving Society held its ninth annual meeting in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse, with participants from all over the world. Some of them worked at Comex, others have a military background, and most of them are collectors of vintage dive gear – but most of all, they all share a unique...

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Jun 27, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Temptation Thursday by Escapement: Jaquet Droz Grande Seconde Deadbeat

Last year, I spent an evening in the garden of the Orangerie in Versailles watching the Béjart Ballet Lausanne, a partner of haute horlogerie brand Jaquet Droz. I have long been an ardent admirer of this prestigious watch company, based on the outskirts of La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland. I confess that prior to attending the...

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Jun 18, 2015 by Angus Davies

Dive Watch Wednesday: Franc Vila Launches the Intrepido Diver Superligero

We at DiveIntoWatches.com recently discovered another new dive watch for 2015 that we somehow didn’t catch when we were in Baselworld. The Franc Vila Intrepido Diver Superligero (Ref. FVi62) is the indie brand’s first attempt at creating a model with a divers’ bezel. The watch comes with a titanium case offering 300 meters of water...

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Jun 17, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Watch Insider Presents Eight New Watches for Summertime Fun

What do Alpina, Blancpain, Breitling, Longines, Omega, Oris, Rolex and Tudor have in common? Of course, they’re all hoping to conquer the very limited and therefore precious space on your wrist, but they also have all released watches this year that are ideal for sun, fun, and watersport. Scroll down to see my selections for summertime watches....

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Jun 16, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Monochrome Monday: Reviewing the Hublot Big Bang Ferrari Speciale Unico Ceramic

While Hublot celebrates 10 years of the iconic Big Bang line with a series of 10 unique haute joaillerie Big Bang Unico creations priced at $1 million each, the brand is also releasing a new Big Bang Ferrari Speciale model which is definitely more suited for everyday wear. Available in two editions, black ceramic with...

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Jun 15, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Fratello Friday: Reviewing the Gold Patek Philippe Nautilus

Some of you may know that I have a weak spot for watches designed by Gérald Genta in the 1970s, a list that includes the Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet and the Ingenieur by IWC (it is a common misconception by many that the ‘222’ and the Overseas by Vacheron Constantin were also designed by...

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Jun 12, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

Star Time: 13 Celebrity-Branded Sports Watches

We list 13 celebrity watches - including the Hublot King Power “D-Wade" and RM 27-01 Tourbillon Rafael Nadal - developed in honor of, and named for, their famous representatives.

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Jun 11, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Wednesday: Hands-on with ZRC Grands Fonds 300

In this dive watch review, we take a look at ZRC's re-edition of the Grands Fonds 300. Here's what you need to know about this rather unique looking diver from the past with the crown positioned a 6 o’clock.

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Jun 10, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

Watch Insider’s Top 10 Chronograph Watches: Are These The Best Chronographs?

For lovers of chronographs, read our WatchTime contributor's list of his personal choices - from brands like Breitling, Chopard, Jaeger LeCoultre, Patek Philippe and others - for the top chrono watches.

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Jun 6, 2015 by Alexander Linz

Fratello Classics: My Top 10 Chronograph Watch Movements; What Are Yours?

A while back, I wrote an article on my top 5 iconic chronograph watches. Some of you readers wondered why Zenith wasn’t in there. Quite simply, it didn’t make my personal Top 5. However, I do love the Zenith El Primero movement, and think that its reputation as a great chronograph caliber is well-earned. So,...

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Jun 6, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

7 Personalized Watches Made for World Champion Athletes

WatchTime takes a look at seven notable watches of world champion athletes, including the Citizen Eli Manning Limited Edition Perpetual Chrono A.T and the Hublot King Power Black Mamba, made for the L.A. Lakers' Kobe Bryant.

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Jun 5, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Temptation Thursday by Escapement: Nomos Glashütte Lambda Roségold

Recently, I flew to Berlin and traveled onwards by car to the German home of watchmaking, Glashütte. The German town is located in Saxony and isn’t the easiest place to get to. However, within moments of arriving at the small atelier, positioned adjacent a railway platform, I knew my rationale for making the journey was...

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Jun 4, 2015 by Angus Davies

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