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.

A Look Back at Baselworld 2014: Return of the Rolex Sea-Dweller at Baselworld 2014

In this watch review, we take a closer look at the Rolex Sea-Dweller 4000, a highlight piece for many Rolex fans.

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Jan 3, 2015 by Frank Geelen

A Look Back At Baselworld 2014: 19 Interesting New Watches We’ve Seen

Scores of new timepieces have been making their world debuts at Baselworld 2014. Here’s a roundup of the watches we’ve reported on. Take a look back at Baselworld 2014 and rediscover some of the year’s most interesting novelties.

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Jan 2, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

A Look Back at Baselworld 2014: New Breitling Chronomat Airborne Watches

The iconic Breitling Chronomat pilots’ watch turns 30 this year. To mark the occasion, Breitling has released four new models of the Breitling Chronomat Airborne collection, in two case sizes, at Baselworld 2014. The watches have quickly become popular timepieces and are now widely available.

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Jan 2, 2015 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Special: The Edox Hydro Sub “North Pole” Limited Edition

For fans of the dive watch, join us in taking a look at one of the more unusual new dive watches from Edox, the Edox Hydro Sub "North Pole" Limited Edition.

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Jan 2, 2015 by Roger Ruegger

A Look Back At Baselworld 2014: Tudor’s Heritage Ranger and New “Style” Line

Tudor, the Rolex sister brand, has added the rugged new Ranger to its Heritage collection, and introduced a new collection known as Style. We take a look at both in this article from WatchTime.

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Jan 2, 2015 by Jay Deshpande

Monochrome Essentials: Reviewing the Ulysse Nardin Marine Chronometer Manufacture

Finding the right watch is a quest. When a watch fits one’s lifestyle, like a glove to a hand, and not by some artificial marketing association, but the fit of real-world application, then a symbiosis ensues. What watch, for example, is the right watch for the boat owner?

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Jan 1, 2015 by Frank Geelen

Fratello Classics: 5 Watches That Deserve a Re-Edition

Ever since the revival of mechanical wristwatches in the 1990s, brands are eager to re-launch some of their successful models from the past. This makes total sense, since some of the brands out there have an impressive and interesting history behind some of their watches. The most famous ones are, of course, the TAG Heuer...

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Jan 1, 2015 by Robert-Jan Broer

JCK 2014 Revisited: New Oris Pilots’ Watches

Here's a look at two new Oris pilots' watches, the Oris Big Crown Pro Pilot Day-Date and the Oris Big Crown Timer Chronograph.

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Dec 31, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Dive Watch Specials: Discover the Most Dangerous Dive Watch Ever Made

A couple of weeks ago, the watch brand Artya presented a fold-out knife strap buckle for its eccentric range of watches (which the brand’s own representatives refer to as “crazy projects,” occasionally). The idea instantly reminded me of an unfortunately much more serious attempt at bringing together two iconic Swiss products: the Safari dive watch...

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Dec 31, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Fratello Classics: Reviewing the Panerai Luminor Marina 8 Days

About 10 years ago, around the time I started my watch blog Fratello Watches, I owned a couple of Panerai watches and wore them with much pleasure. However, being not only a writer of watch articles but also a watch collector, I “traded them up” over the years for watches from other brands. Of course,...

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Dec 30, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

Gift Ideas for Fans of Wet Times: 23 Divers’ Watches

Recently we helped you pick out a watch for the lady in your life, guiding you to our recent posts covering 25 ladies’ watches. This time we’re looking at 23 divers’ watches covered on Watchtime.com. Follow the links below to find some great gift ideas for the divers and water sports enthusiasts on your holiday gift...

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Dec 30, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

The Apple Watch: New Information, and Hands-On Reactions

The new Apple Watch launched in Fall 2014, and the premier was as notable for what Apple did not tell as for what it did. Over the past few weeks, important new information has become available, as have some initial opinions from hands-on testers. Here’s the latest.

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Dec 30, 2014 by WatchTime

Fratello Classics: My Top 5 Watches from Baselworld 2014

Fratello Classics takes a look back at the many Baselworld 2014 appointments, and in this article, I will show you the five watches that impressed me the most during the show. Actually, it is virtually impossible to come up with just five, as there were 1,500 exhibitors showing their goods. So, my selection is taken only...

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Dec 30, 2014 by Robert-Jan Broer

A Look Back at Baselworld 2014: Seiko Astron and Grand Seiko Models

At Seiko’s opening-day Baselworld press conference on Wednesday, the Japanese company introduced a new chronograph version of the popular Astron GPS and a new high-frequency Grand Seiko movement with a GMT function.

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Dec 29, 2014 by Jay Deshpande

Monochrome Monday: 3 Interesting Vintage Heuer Chronographs

In this selected article from our “Cool Finds” series on Monochrome Watches.com, in which we seek out little-known and often underrated vintage chronograph watches, we focus on a single brand, one that we love and one that is also growing fast in the heart of collectors: Heuer, predecessor of today’s TAG Heuer. Recently we unearthed...

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Dec 29, 2014 by Frank Geelen

Monochrome Monday: A Summer With the Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial

The Omega Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial was the star of Baselworld 2014 — a truly inspired watch with a superb vintage design, great horological cred, and housing a fully anti-magnetic movement. We’ve covered it multiple times already on our blog, Monochrome Watches (here and here). After all the noise generated around this timepiece, it was clearly...

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Dec 29, 2014 by Brice Goulard

A Look Back: The 3 Biggest Surprises at SIHH 2014

I know, I know, you are supposed to expect the unexpected. Even so, I did not expect what Baume & Mercier, Greubel Forsey and Cartier unveiled at this year’s watch fair in Geneva. Here is a look back at the three biggest surprises of SIHH 2014 – as we’re all looking forward to the surprises...

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Dec 28, 2014 by Joe Thompson

Gifts for Her: 25 Ladies’ Watches from WatchTime.com and Watch Insider

With the holiday season almost over, some of you might still be seeking out a gift for the lady in your life, or you were so kind to buy her a gift card from her favorite jeweler? Why not share with her your passion for fine watches? We’ve decided to make your search a bit easier...

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Dec 28, 2014 by Roger Ruegger

Beyond the ÜberWatches: 5 (Possibly) Overlooked Watches from SIHH 2014

At this year’s SIHH, as per usual, the lion’s share of buzz and attention went to a handful of “headliner watches,” or, as we at WatchTime have dubbed them, “überwatches,” even though most of the watch brands each released a dozen or more new products for 2014. And even when a brand doesn’t have what...

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Dec 28, 2014 by Mark Bernardo

Audio: Watch Insider Interviews 10 Watch-Brand VIPs at Baselworld 2014

Our “Watch Insider,” Alexander Linz, had a busy Baselworld 2014, running around to photograph new products and interview some of the watch world’s biggest movers and shakers. Below you’ll find links to audio files of the interviews, conducted for WatchTime’s sister blog, Watch-Insider.com.

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Dec 28, 2014 by Alexander Linz

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